Perched on the edge of the canyon, this hotel offers is a relatively new facility, with bright spacious. There are no phones or TV in the rooms, but you won't miss them. The scenery is breathtaking.

Upon arrival in DIvisidero, the hotel is waiting to pick you up at the train station. Despite ten people checking in, the process went smoothly. This hotel looks like it could accommodate for 300+ people. However, with all the travel warnings, which I found to be totally unwarranted on all phases of my recent Copper Canyon trip -- that said, I did avoid entering Mexico through any border towns -- the hotel only had ten guests the night I was there. Nice. We were treated well.

Management gave hotel guests a free tour of the nearby indian cave dwellings, and pointed out the new cable car -- which stops running at 4 p.m.

The Mirador is a full-service hotel, and you can book other tours/activities through the hotel.

The evening standard, "one free margarita" was a nice touch, as was the fire and the evening enterainment. The hotel had an excellent local musician come in to play the guitar and sing to entertain the guests. Everyone enjoyed their drinks, free popcorn and entertainment, untill it was time for dinner.

The food was good, and included in the price of the hotel.

Unlike the Grand Canyon, which is so wide, the there is complete silence as one approaches the edge of the canyon. Not so with the Copper Canyon. The indians have lived here for centuries. And the Copper Canyon is alive with sound -- even at night.

The canyon is so rugged and beautify, that I elected to sleep with the door open. (Thankfully, the bedroom was warm, and had plenty of nice thick blankets, as the canyon gets quite chilly at night.) As each balcony is private, and the floor of the canyon is quite a distance below, it was safe to do so. No one mentioned the moaning sound that the wind makes as it blows through the canyon walls. Never heard anything like it, but, you could hear it all night. Also, many indians live in the canyon, so you can here their dogs barking and roosters crowing at morning light. The smell of the wood fire, the wood and the sound of the birds were other sensual delights that those of us from urban environments don't often have the opportunity to experience.

However, nothing prepared me for the stars. The night I spent on the edge of the canyon was clear and crisp -- with no clouds. Unless you get far enough outside the lights of a big city, you don't realize how many stars there are in they sky, and how much light the moon and stars generate. There were do many stars, and they were so bright, that it almost looked like it was snowing as a gazed blearily into the cold nigiht air.

The next morning, coffee and a hearty breakfast were enjoyed, while watching the birds on the deck of the hotel.

Here is the Mirador Web site: http://hotelmirador.hotelesbalderrama.com/index.html

As this was part of a package, I'm not sure what price was paid for this room, but can say, I really, really enjoyed my stay.

This hotel is literally right on the top of a canyon cliff, and our room had the most stunning view I have ever experienced from a hotel bedroom window. Very comfortable hotel with good service, and the further entertainment of many humming birds on the patio. A good location for exploring the canyon rim and also the bottom, although the scale is such that this should not be attempted unless adquate time is available. Nerby there is a ski lift recently opened connecting various rocky outcrops, and zip lines were in the process of being installed, which should make life more exciting for those inclined.

If you are going to the Copper Canyon this is the only place to stay. It is built on the edge of the canyon and every room has a balcony overlooking the Canyon with a stunning view.
The rooms are basic but adequate, the food is to a good standard and the service is excellent. If yo are fit try to get a room number in excess of 69. These are on the top floor and afford the best view and do not have the noise of people walking past your room.

I was confused about this hotel since TripAdvisor has two different hotels listed, but it is the same one - hotel Posada Barrancas Mirador. Basically, when you are on the train, you can get off in Divisadero station and choose from many hotel options, or go to the next station - Posada Barrancas - and choose from 2 or 3 hotels. All look like chain hotels and this one is definitely the biggest of them.

There are tons of rooms and the place feels like Disneyland. It is definitely a good option for families. I expected a hiker paradise, and it was none of that. I even asked a receptionist for a map of hikes around the hotel and was told that did not exist. There is one marked trail to a house of Tarahumara tribesmen, but the trail is about 1/4 of a mile long! We looked for own hikes and went on some trails that were quite dirty. Some people went on offered Hummer trips, which we did not find appealing being tree-huggers.

I am glad we stayed only 1 night - there is nothing else to do besides staring out of the balcony.

The food was good though, surprisingly so for such a large place where the same food is served for everyone at certain times. But we discovered it is repeated every day pretty much - so not a good idea to stay more than 1 night!