Some properties you have to explain. This one you just have to see: a five-bedroom chalet set on 4,500 m² (48,438 sq ft) of landscaped riverfront in Lanquín, Alta Verapaz, facing a stretch of turquoise water the locals call La Poza — a natural swimming hole where the current slows, a sandy river beach forms, and the water turns the kind of blue-green that made this corner of Guatemala famous.
Twenty minutes down the road is Semuc Champey, the protected Natural Monument whose limestone pools draw travelers from every corner of the world, and the famous Lanquín caves are practically next door. Access is fully paved all the way to the property — a rarity in this region — with Cobán, the departmental capital and its airstrip, about an hour away.
The grounds are fully landscaped and face the water: lawns, fruit and ornamental trees, flower gardens, a fire pit, and lounging areas running the length of the riverfront. There's a swimming pool for the days you want a chlorinated option, and La Poza itself for the days you don't.
The house was built to host. Each of the five bedrooms has its own private bathroom — the property has operated as a boutique hotel — and the second-level attic offers a ready expansion into additional guest or hostel-style accommodation. A large pergola currently runs as a full restaurant, backed by an industrial stainless-steel kitchen, with a spacious interior dining room and a second outdoor dining area, both steps from the kitchen. Foundations are already in place at the paved street edge for additional commercial space. A cistern and high-capacity water-supply equipment are included, and there's parking for six vehicles.
Live in it as a private riverfront retreat, run it as the turnkey hotel and restaurant it already is, or both — in one of the highest-traffic ecotourism corridors in Guatemala, where guests arrive year-round for the pools, caves, and river tubing. Title is fully registered with complete GPS topography.
Properties with this combination — paved access, direct river frontage on swimmable water, and proven hospitality infrastructure minutes from Semuc Champey — almost never come to market. Contact us to arrange a visit.
