La Ceiba is situated around beautiful lush tropical gardens, neatly tended. There is a sparkling swimming pool with tables & chairs and sun-loungers around it. Reception and housekeeping staff were quite friendly & helpful. Our room was spacious and clean, and the bathroom was clean with adequate hot water. The first night there, we ate at the restaurant - we ordered the pollo chiapanesco, and the bistek de res mexicana. These dishes were served without any of the usual accompaniments - salsas, tortillas, etc - just plonked on the table with nothing else but a neanderthal grunt.. When travelling, we generally order different dishes and sample eash other's meal,so both can benefit from the different flavours. When we ate the chicken, we found that although it was cooked, it was cold inside, indicating that it had been cooked, then put aside for an unknown amount of time, then partially and inadequately reheated prior to serving. As a result next morning we both had food poisoning. Be careful too when ordering drinks at the restaurant - the waiters make up the price as they go, putting a few extra pesos onto the price for some pocket money for themselves - they don't supply a written cuenta for drinks. These also come without the customary accompaniments, like limes, peanuts etc. There are plenty of other good restaurants within 5 minutes' walk from the hotel - but check first - some of them seem to close surprisingly early.
- La Ceiba Hotel
