The best hotel in Georgetown, Guyana is the Meridian Pegasus Hotel. We ask for the Executive Wing, non-smoking. The hotel offers wireless internet for $15 every 24 hours. Besides a poolside restaurant, it boasts an elegant restaurant that offers the best salmon one could imagine. Water in Guyana comes out of the tap looking very brown. Drinking bottled water is a must.
Situated below sea-level, as is all of Georgetown, the Meridian Pegasus overlooks the Caribbean. The water is brown due to the tree bark from the interior of Guyana that is carried by very dark rivers.
The currency in Guyana will throw you for a loop. A $1000 bill is worth $5 U.S. dollars, so the prices on the menu are quite startling at first brush. The breakfast that comes with the price of the room is outstanding.
The airport is about a 45 minute drive from the hotel. As you travel to the hotel you will pass horse-drawn wagons, many people walking along the road, and unattended cows. Guyana is the most third-world of the countries in the West Indies.
