Cob House in the Jungle, El Remate

A cob bungalow, built from earth by local hands, in a small jungle garden that its owner has been growing for fifteen years in El Remate, the lakeside village on the road to Tikal. The bungalow is a private room with its own bathroom, sleeping two, and the garden around it is planted with enough tree species to keep the birds busy all day; at night the host says you hear the animals. Lake Petén Itzá is across the road for swimming, and Tikal is about an hour north, close enough for a sunrise entry. A Superhost with six years here and a 4.86 across more than 150 reviews. This is the cheap, quiet, characterful way to do the Maya heartland.