After getting rained out at the Copan Ruins we decided to find a hotel in the local town and get to the ruins the following day. We headed into town and found a very nice Honduran National Policeman that directed us to the Hotel Marina Copan.

This hotel is located just of the central square in the heart of the town. It was cheap – $115 a night for the three including a pool and wireless internet. There was a restaurant, bar and gift shop all inside the hotel so even if it was raining (and it was) we had no need to go out in search of food etc.

I recommend this hotel without reservation. It was very clean with big rooms and very comfortable beds. The pool is quite big for hotel in Central America and the restaurant and bar were very very clean and served excellent food. The staff were excellent and even spoke enough English to be understood and understood enough English for me to get my point across without having to butcher the Spanish language.

At check-in I noticed a sign on the desk that mentioned a tour of a coffee plantation that was run daily and I asked the clerk if he knew of this tour and how did I book it? He explained that it was a local operated tour and they picked us up at the hotel at 9 AM. He would also book it for us. Five minutes later we had the tour all booked and settled in a good night’s sleep.

Next post will be about our tour of the Finca Santa Isabel  coffee plantation.