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Drinking in Honduras

December 6, 2006 at 11:35 AM | 0 Comments

Jaunted contributing editor Paul Brady is on tour in Honduras, the original Banana Republic. We'll be posting stories this week about his travels in the tropics. Have any burning questions?

After settling into my hotel, the Guadeloupe Dos, I met a friend for a drink at the Hotel Honduras Maya. It used to be the nicest hotel in town--until Marriott arrived--but it's still pretty impressive. Two floors are open to the public: upstairs, find an ATM and a bar with a full cocktail menu. Downstairs, check out the gift shop, the massage parlor ($10 for 50 minutes!), the restaurant, the courtyard and a pool. You'll have to pay a day use fee for the pool, but I skipped it since it was overcast and cool when I stopped by.

Instead, my friend and I sat out in the courtyard, enjoying a 7 year old Flor de Cana rum and a view of the mountains around town. Rooms at the Maya, if you're into the convention hotel vibe, start at $70. But you'd do better to snag a room at a simpler hotel and save your money for a flight, rather than a bus, to La Ceiba and the Bay Islands.

[Photo: Dr Robt]