How many hotels and rooms are there in Guatemala and how are they legally classified?

INGUAT had 4,651 registered lodging establishments (hotels, motels, guesthouses) in June 2026. The only national room count found dates from November 2014: an INGUAT statement to Hosteltur that the figure 'se sitúa en 15.000', 15,000 rooms, written with the Spanish thousands separator, now 12 years old. ECLAC (CEPAL, 2016, drawing on INGUAT 2014) counted 'category I' hotels suitable for international tourism: Guatemala 66 establishments/3,425 rooms, Antigua 74/1,262, Panajachel 33/751 and Esquipulas 23/732; Sacatepéquez had 154 establishments, 2,130 rooms and 6,225 bed places (2013). Hotel employment was 12,498 permanent staff + 2,062 temporary, 1 permanent job for every 3.3 occupied rooms (ASIES 2014). The legal classification is the Regulation for Lodging Establishments, Governmental Agreement 1144-83: Group 1, hotels of 1–5 stars; 2, motels; 3, guesthouses A/B/C; 4, hostels A/B/C.