We stayed here on the 1st and last 2 nights of a burro hiking tour in Copper Canyon. The owner, Chal, is very nice and helpful, as are all the staff. He arranged for our transport to and from the Los Mochis airport.
The place is lovely, with bougainvilla and lots of other tropical flowers, hummingbirds and other colorful birds everywhere. There was a small gecko in the bathroom. The rooms are fairly large, colorful and rustic. A delicious breakfast is served on a charming balcony with a river view. On our last day Chal arranged for us a birding and petroglyph tour on the El Fuerte River with his brother Felipe. Felipe was an excellent and knowledgeable birding guide. Both Chal and Felipe speak good English.

The hotel is a short and easy walk from the center of town, next to the museum.

The shower worked fairly well, but the beds were a little too soft. I only gave it a 3 for sleep quality because of the roosters, donkeys and the noises from partying neighbors on the hillside below.

We arrived in El Fuerte after a long train ride from Creel. The taxi driver took us straight here; it is both well hidden but also very near the centre of the village.

Great welcome, very nice large room with bathroom on the ground floor level. Excellent food although there were few people staying while we were there. Very attentive host.

You can really relax here on the patio, looking out over the river. We wished we had had time to stay longer.

We stayed at Rio Vista Lodge as the first overnight on a tour with CanyonTravel.com....the amazing plethera of hummingbirds is terrific - but on the other hand, the laxidaisical attitude of customer service in Mexico prevails, it is once again 'buyer beware'. As an American, it is hard to prepare yourself for the pitfalls other than to lower your expectations to the ground. Thankfully we did not have power outages during our stay, but the ram-shackleness of the facility could have turned bad at any moment - fortunately we were okay and rolled with the punches. But I would recommend if you're booking with CanyonTravel.com, please read more of those reviews first.

We stayed one night at the Rio Vista lodge ($50 for a double room) after a trip through Copper Canyon. We had heard good things from other travelers about this hotel, and so we were looking forward to our stay. While the hotel is located on a hill above the town, it is only a very short walk to the main plaza.

The hotel is a multi-level melange of rock, flowers, colorful murals and antiques tucked into various nooks and crannies. Our check-in was swift with eager young boys helping us with our luggage. Our room was large but on the funky side with some broken furniture, paper thin walls, and unusual decor. Everything would have been OK except for the 2 lengthy power outages that occurred, one upon check-in and the other first thing the next morning. It appears that the hotel does not have enough of a power supply to adequately serve its guests.

The owner seemed overwhelmed with the problem and offered no apologies or recompense. He did, however, drive us into town to pick up the bus to Los Mochis.

I recommend this hotel with some reservation. Stay there for the lovely setting but don't say I didn't warn you about the power supply.