Casa Del Alma Boutique Hotel

The Hotel Bo feels like a breath of fresh air, a sleek, contemporary hotel amidst San Cristobal’s colonial treasures. The striking architecture evokes a modern re-working of Chiapas’ rich culture, history and landscapes and above all pays homage to the four essential elements of water, fire, earth and air. Either way, it works. The open-air plan and straight lines give a sense of space and time while the vibrant colours evoke the Maya yet are tempered by warm local woods. The rooms ar...

The Casa Mexicana occupies an elegant colonial mansion and is among the most comfortable options in San Cristobal. The boutique hotel retains the mansion’s original design with rooms wrapped around a series of leafy garden courtyards while both the lobby and atrium feature an impressive glass ceiling which floods the entrance with natural light. The rooms are divided between the original mansion and a colonial house across the road and they are all simply furnished with standard mod-cons. S...

Diego de Mazariegos is a small attractive hotel that embodies San Cristobal’s colonial character. The hotel occupies 2 former townhouses which are wrapped around a sun-drenched courtyard replete with a tinkling fountain, wooden pillars and bright, richly coloured walls. The rooms are divided between the two sections of the hotel with several of the larger, older rooms featuring a fireplace, French windows and traditional Mexican tiles. San Cristobal has no shortage of bars and cantinas yet ...