Caracas has few characterful boutique hotels or small guest houses, but there are plenty of business-style establishments to bed down in comfort.

The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over Bs 225,000)
$$$ (Bs 120,000 to Bs 225,000)
$$ (Bs 55,000 to Bs 120,000)
$ (up to Bs 55,000)
Prices are for a double room per night, including tax and breakfast.

Hotel Gran Melía Caracas
This princely choice is one of the city's largest and most sumptuous hotels, which manages to feel far removed from the surrounding noise and heat despite its central location. It boasts all the trimmings including Jacuzzis in the rooms, gym, swimming pool and several first-class restaurants.

Avenida Casanova, Bellomonte 
Tel:  (0212) 762 8111.
Website: www.granmeliacaracas.solmelia.com
Price: $$$$
 
Hotel Hilton Caracas
The city's longest established business hotel is an enormous and ugly high rise but it is extremely well equipped and is in the ideal location for culture vultures, close to museums, galleries and Caracas' main concert hall. 

Avenida Libertador, Parque Central
Tel: (0212) 503 5000.
Website: www.hiltoncaracas.com.ve
Price: $$$-$$$$

Hotel Paseo Las Mercedes
This squeaky clean business stopover has uniformly comfortable rooms and pleasant English-speaking staff. It is located in a shopping centre but has the pick of dozens of excellent restaurants, cafés, bars and nightclubs on its doorstep.

Centro Comercial Paseo Las Mercedes, Las Mercedes
Tel: (0212) 993 1244.
Website: www.hotelpaseolasmercedes.com
Price: $$$

Hotel Residencia Montserrat
Helpfully located by the Metro station in a significantly safer area than downtown, this ageing hotel has faded but spacious rooms with good views over the lively plaza in front or a beautiful garden behind. Bring earplugs for traffic noise.

Avenida Ávila, Plaza Francia, Altamira
Tel: (0212) 263 3533.
Price: $$
 
Plaza Catedral Hotel
This simple hotel is smack bang in the heart of the historic district, overlooking Plaza Bolívar. The rooms are frill-free but the rooftop restaurant is a treat. Be back before 2100 as the area is dangerous at night.
 
Plaza Bolívar, Centro
Tel: (0212) 564 2111.
Price: $-$$