Cara Lodge Hotel

The food here is excellent, they have a wide variety both international and Guyanese cuisine and the service is excellent. It’s very quite and colonial style architecture take you back in time. Part meets present. If you are looking for good service, food and a quiet and relaxing space, this is it

Excellent stay at the Cara Lodge in May 2024! Great room well taken care of by the room attendants. Very pleasant and accommodating staff. Very good restaurant with a preference for the Salt Fish and Bakes and the Garlic Pork! Gavin, keep up the great work!!!!

Stayed at this hotel many times on business. The old part was built over 180 years ago and the rest of the buildings have been added in the same colonial style, which has a certain charm. Its main drawback is that it is very noisy. You will hear everything that is going on outside, in the hallway. It was often the case that the shower only had cold water. On the positive side - very good restaurant compared to others in the city. Well and the best room is the suite under the roof - two rooms, kitchen very and comfortable. Verdict, if you want exotic, stay here.

My wife and would like to offer our sincere apologies to a few of the staff at Cara lodge in Georgetown, Guyana. First of all to the two receptionists we encountered on our three separate stays in April - it was very thoughtless of us to arrive during the day and disturb you by wanting to check in. Furthermore we didn’t know it was rude to smile and be friendly or we certainly wouldn’t have done so, and should not have been surprised that you did not return the smiles. It was also especially inconsiderate of us to have expected someone to help take our one bag up three flights of steep and narrow stairs, even though we were staying in the Quamina Suite - your top accommodations. To compound our rudeness I personally apologize to the receptionist I asked for glue or something to help reattach a sole that had come loose on my sneaker. I should not have been surprised that you didn’t give a damn and offer any kind of help. We also offer our most sincere apologies to the tall waitress at breakfast - there is no reason for you to smile and be pleasant at 8AM when we were they only people in the restaurant. We also apologize for disturbing you at the bar in the afternoon and we know we were because you made it very obvious. We would however like to thank the barman and the two waiters who looked after us so wonderfully at our delicious rum tasting dinner, and the pleasant and helpful young man on our second and third stays who did carry our bag up the three flights of steps.

Our group is a surgical team working for 1 week in Georgetown 4x/year. We chose Cara Lodge on the recommendation of the hospital’s Board Chair. Every aspect of our interaction w/all associated w/the Lodge has been outstanding. Reservations accommodated the team even with our changing room needs 3x! The food is delicious. All servers are pleasant and efficient! The rooms are just fine; clean, quiet, comfortable and a great shower! We are returning for our third visit in May and will do so for our Nov. mission. Other hotels were suggested as they are less expensive and closer to the hospital but all team members agreed that they feel safe and the staff is very responsive and accommodating and prefer to stay at Cara Lodge.

A charming old hotel in Georgetown..with walking lanes around, but a bit of a hike from the sea face and town. The rooms were well appointed, and comfortable. But since it was a period building..sans lifts - getting to & from the second floor with baggage was hard. The central atrium, with the bar ( which dished up an amazing pina colada ) was a lovely place to catch up with fellow travellers. The breakfast was great & in-house restaurant was lovely - food, ambiance, et al. Thought a bit pricy. A lovely hotel..would stay there again anytime

This hotel was badly let down by poor service. I suggest you allow at least an hour for breakfast, even if you're ordering the simplest things, as the service there in particular was painfully slow, even when not especially busy. Service was better at other meals, though still with room for improvement in terms of efficiency and friendliness. The quality of the food was generally good, though the Pepperpot was a big disappointment, as there was as much fat, gristle and bones as meat. In the dark sauce, these were difficult to tell apart until you bit into them - not a pleasant experience. The rooms were good, although on one occasion my wife was deluged with brown water when taking a shower, messing up her hair for days. When we mentioned this to reception, we were told that there had been a plumbing problem which was now sorted, and if we let the taps run for a bit it would be OK (It wasn't actually clear until the next day). Much netter if we'd been told in advance that there was a problem. You may also need to double-pump the toilet in order to get it to flush. On one occasion, I met the room cleaner. She was really friendly and did her job perfectly well. If the other staff could have matched her, this would easily have been a five star review.

Only came here for dinner, which was very disappointing. New York prices (if not higher), but the quality/taste was extremely poor. Unfortunately, this was one of the worse meals we had during our stay in Georgetown.

Cara is good depending on your needs. If you are just staying in town and plan to spend time with family or friends you probably don't need Cara. For us, we were traveling around Guyana and needed a place with reliable breakfast and dinner for before we leave and after we return from trips. CONS: - Definitely needs some updates, easy ones like painting, deep cleaning (mold on fridge door, toilet bowl lever was very dirty, a big dead roach greeted us our first night) - Old school, so no elevator to help with luggage on any floor because even the first floor is a flight up PROS: - Food is EXCELLENT. Each meal was delicious, and the curry and roti were literally the best I've had in my life - Service is pretty good and helpful especially certain waiters - Central to the city