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HOLIDAY DATES AT THE SCHOOL
The school is closed on the following days :
- December 25th Christmas day
- January 1st New Year's Holiday
- Viernes Santo Las friday on Easter Week.
- November 1st Día de Todos Los Santos in Guatemala
Please note that no classes or activities take place on these dates. Also note that no meals will be served at the family homestay on these dates.
Friendly Recommendation
When you come to Guatemala, and if you bring US Dollars in cash, we do not recommend that you exchange them for Quetzales at the airport, since the exchange rate varies a lot and could be very low. We suggest you change your cash at any bank in the country, it is especially easier in Antigua Guatemala. We recommend that you bring 100 and 50 bills. Making purchases or payments in Quetzales in small stores or businesses is easier than using US Dollars.
Payment Methods
We manage a fixed rate of 8 quetzales for one USD dollar exchange at the school, due to fluctuations the bank shows every week.
Please payment methods apply for in-person classes in Antigua Guatemala only.
Payments for Spanish classes, homestay and transportation should be:
- You can pay with Guatemalan Quetzals (Guatemalan currency).
- Visa credit card (please add 17% for credit card tax & bank fees).
- You can also use your credit/debit card using the ATM machine to exchange money to quetzales and pay cash and avoid the 15% extra charge for paying with your CC at the school
Please make the payment in the first when you classes begin and/or first day of each week, as we pay teachers and homestay during the week and not at the end.
NOTE:If you do less than 7 nights homestay or do extra nights the price is more expensive. Also for classes if you do less than 20 hours in the week the price is more expensive. Also Note: If you bring american dollars you can have some problems to pay at differentes places here in Guatrmala or you will recive too low rate. We do not recommend to exchange money at the airport. Better once you will be in Antigua.
If you wish to make your reservation, please wirte us a e-mail with your request, you dont need to fill out a contact form if you dont want to, please include your name, e-mail, emergency contact info.
Transportation ( one way )
$ 55 per person for private, safe and direct transportation from Guatemalan Airport to Antigua (one shuttle, one way). $ 75 for 2 students (one shuttle, one way). Note that these transport rates are temporary due to public demonstrations in Guatemala that block the usual access routes to the city. You could also arrange transportation by yourself to take UBERS, taxis, collective shuttles, or public busses. If you make flight changes or cancellation for any reason, you must notify us 24 hours before the arrival date, this is because the driver of your private transport has already organized the trip and reserved the time exclusively for you. If you do not report it 24 hours before, you will have a 100% penalty.
Contact Us:
Please feel free to contact us if you should have questions on Spanish Classes rates. Email us at
antiguenaschool@gmail.com or mail@spanishacademyantiguena.com