We found the hotel by chance, although choice is quite limited in Chiapa de Corzo. This is an excellent choice if your visiting the canyon and the city (walking distance to the embarcadero). The staff was very nice and accomodating.

The hotel is very romantic with colonial style architecture and a lush garden in the courtyard. You can sit outside your room on the open corridoor and relax with a view of the garden and pool. The WiFi is ok but didn't quite reach the room (had to sit outside). The sockets were two pin only so I couldn't plug in my laptop in any case! Price was $660 pesos ($55 usd) which was a little pricey for what you get.

We spent one night in Chiapa de Corzo, at this hotel. There really isn’t much choice in town. We first looked at alternate accommodations, and found them “basic,” where we might have stayed if in our teens or twenties, for $30 a night or no. But for lodging for the middle classes or above, it has to be La Ceiba, for lack of options. The room was okay and clean but nothing special. Accommodations would probably be worth $45 if in Oaxaca, for example. Staff were cold and unresponsive, and in one case were simply untruthful to us. We asked about dinner options and were told that all other restaurants except theirs, close at 7 pm. We drove around and found several which were open much, much later. At check out time we advised the new desk person about having a word with the PM staff and that they ought to be up front with their guests. A shallow smile was the response. We did enjoy sitting around the pool at a bar table and sipping our own wine that evening upon arriving and before going out for dinner. And we enjoyed the hotel’s proximity to the downtown restaurants and sights….but there really aren’t any of the latter. The attraction of the town appears to be its proximity to the boat rides through the canyons. However, boats won’t depart until they have at least 10 passengers. We arrived after 8 at the docks, opening time, and were told we might have to wait up to 2 hours for others to fill the seats. We decided to do the drive through the canyons instead, and truly enjoyed it. For the drive to the canyon lookouts you have to backtrack to Tuxtla, and I believe similarly to the zoo which is apparently worth a stop. Your options are to do what we did, or spend the night in Tuxtla, which we were not interested in doing being of its size and industrialization / commercialization. But on a future trip we would probably use a third option: leave Oaxaca earlier in the morning, take in the zoo and canyons by drive, and then pass right by Chiapa de Corzo to San Cristóbal. However, the way we did do it wasn’t all that bad except we overpaid for a middle-of-the-road hotel. But within the scheme of things, that’s not all that bad. Just don’t have high expectations for the place, and you’ll be fine. Spending perhaps $20 - $25 more than “the value” of accommodations must be looked at within the context of options available, realizing that your choices are limited. Owners of this hotel must therefore realize that they’re the only decent option in town, and hence they offer what they do, and nothing more.

For our last two nights in Chiapas we decided to treat ourselves and stay at the best hotel in Chiapa de Corzo. We had no reservation but it didn't matter as the place was practically deserted. For $641 pesos we got a very nice room with two comfortable beds, a bathroom with a real shower stall (!) and a highly efficient and almost silent air conditioner.

The hotel is very pretty and is situated away from the main plaza. We asked for a quiet room and were not disappointed.

The pool was clean and shaded by many tropical trees. In fact, the pool cleaning staff was kept busy all day removing tree-litter from the water and deck.

The front desk staff, although seeming to be rather uninterested in anything around them, did take the time to phone the airport to confirm our flight. It wasn't a quick transaction, but they did it willingly and we were thankful as our Spanish isn't up to making phone calls.

The only problem was the restaurant. Don't eat there, please. My husband and I got quite sick on the food. There was no one else at the restaurant and we think we know why. Eat at the town square; it's a lot safer.