Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa, a four-star property, sits in San Cristobal De Las Casas. On site you'll find a spa, a restaurant and breakfast. It scores 4.6/5 across 254 guest reviews — an excellent rating. In our 2026 scans, rooms ranged from US$137 to US$282 per night depending on dates and occupancy. It is right in the centre of San Cristobal De Las Casas. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
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Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 10 priced stays for Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa: rates ran from US$137 to US$282 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. Rates in San Cristobal De Las Casas move with demand: midweek stays booked a couple of weeks out are where our scans found the widest choice of free-cancellation rooms. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa is at Calle 16 De Septiembre No. 24, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Mexico. That puts it right at the heart of San Cristobal De Las Casas's hotel cluster. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Tuxtla, about 52 km away — compare Tuxtla hotels too if your plans are flexible. This page's “View on map” link opens the exact spot in Google Maps, so you can measure the journeys that matter to you.
The facilities, in detail
For food and drink, the hotel lists bars, breakfast in room, minibar, restaurant(s) and room service. On the wellness side there's fitness center, jacuzzi, massage, sauna and spa. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, concierge, free car parking, laundry service and luggage storage. In the room itself: air conditioning, bath, bathrobe, bathroom, free wifi and hairdryer. The full list of 57 facilities is below; double-check the ones that are deal-breakers when you book, as hotels adjust what they offer by season.
Good to know before you book
Booking is straightforward: pick dates and guests in the widget, check the live rate on app.impt.io, and complete the reservation there. Most rooms are offered with free cancellation until a few days before arrival — the exact deadline is shown next to each rate before you pay. Every confirmed booking also removes a tonne of CO₂ through IMPT's carbon-removal projects, at no extra cost to you. When comparing, note that the four-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
San Cristobal De Las Casas for hotel guests
The axis is the Real de Guadalupe pedestrian street and the blocks around the zócalo: that is where the courtyard-mansion boutique hotels, the serious coffee and the low-key nightlife concentrate. The Cerrillo and Guadalupe barrios, toward the hilltop church, keep the charm with less noise; out toward the Chamula road, prices drop. Our 2026 scans logged 31 hotels with a real price: from US$26 a night and a typical rate of about US$65 — among the most affordable of the colonial cities. Honestly: you are at 2,200 metres in the Chiapas highlands — nights are cold all year and not every hotel is heated; ask about a fireplace or heater before booking, especially from November to February. All hotels in San Cristobal De Las Casas →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.6254 reviewsService is excellent and ambiance is very nice, but I found the spa experience to be way overpriced for the value delivered. I booked the jacuzzi for an hour ($1000 MXN!) and while it’s a nice spacious tub, it had rings of dirt along the side, the water cooled off to lukewarm quickly, and the jets were super intense and I had no button to switch them off. Staff were responsive, but couldn’t really help the situation. I ended up ending my session early so I could warm up with a hot shower 🤷♀️
Had a great stay here. A modern hotel with nice rooms . Good showers with lots of hot water. Free parking. Good service. Great location.
Relatively large hotel for the area. Nice rooms high end toiletries, great parking and location.
Planning your trip to San Cristobal De Las Casas
When to go
From November to February the sky stays clean: frost on the roofs at dawn, 20-22°C in the midday sun, and nights that fall to a few degrees. It is the best light of the year and the busiest stretch as well, peaking over Christmas and New Year. Early December adds the processions up to the Guadalupe hill church, which fill that barrio for days.
March and April are the mildest months before the rains and among the dearest: Holy Week runs straight into the Feria de la Primavera y de la Paz and the city fills with Mexican visitors. Book far ahead for those weeks and accept that the andador will be lively until late.
June to October rains almost daily, but on a timetable: clear mornings, a mid-afternoon downpour, cold clear nights. September is the wettest month and, along with May and June, the cheapest in our 2026 scans. The countryside is green and the dirt roads out to the villages turn slippery.
The honest caveat here is cold and altitude rather than heat. At 2,200 metres the shade chills you in seconds and the uphill blocks tire you for the first two days. Pack layers, something waterproof from May to October, and thick socks year-round: adobe houses hold the cool even when the sun is out.
Getting there and around
The airport that matters is Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ), down in the valley. The climb up the highway takes around 1 hour 15 by shared van or bus, in the order of MX$250-400 per person on the services leaving the terminal; a private taxi costs considerably more. Leave slack on the way back — fog on the high stretch delays things regularly.
Overland, ADO arrives from Palenque in about 5 hours, from Villahermosa and Tuxtla, and from Oaxaca on an eleven- or twelve-hour night bus. The Ocosingo road to Palenque is beautiful and now and then affected by roadblocks or protests; check conditions the morning you travel, and do not drive it after dark.
In town you need no car: zócalo to El Cerrillo or Guadalupe is a ten-minute walk, and the bus station sits about fifteen minutes from the centre on foot — uphill with luggage. Local taxis charge a short flat fare, in the order of MX$40-60 at 2025 prices; ride-hailing apps work only patchily.
Colectivos for Chamula and Zinacantán leave from around the municipal market for a handful of pesos, though a local guide earns their fee in context alone. Sumidero, El Chiflón, Montebello and Agua Azul are full-day tours: four to six hours of road round trip, with no shortcuts.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The core is the rectangle between the zócalo, Santo Domingo and the Real de Guadalupe andador: two-storey courtyard houses, cafés and agencies on foot. You pay for the location and also for the noise — live music and bars run late at weekends. Light sleepers should ask for an interior room, or move one block off the strip.
El Cerrillo, north of Santo Domingo, and the Guadalupe barrio along the walkway up to the hill church are the best balance: the same old houses, five minutes on foot, quiet nights. Mexicanos and Santa Lucía, to the west, come slightly cheaper and feel residential, with fewer restaurants around the corner.
Out toward the Chamula road and the ring road prices drop, and so does the comfort of walking home after dinner. Our 2026 scans logged 31 hotels with a real rate: from US$26 and a typical figure of about US$65, so buying yourself the central blocks costs less here than in other colonial cities.
By profile: first visit, three blocks off the zócalo; couples, a house with a fireplace in Guadalupe or El Cerrillo; families and long stays, the kitchen apartments around Mexicanos; tight budget, the guesthouses at the upper end of Real de Guadalupe. Whichever you choose, ask how the room is heated and whether the hot water holds at seven in the morning.
Eating and going out
Chiapas eats differently from the rest of the south: sopa de pan, cochito horneado, tamales de bola and chipilín, butifarra, Ocosingo cheese. A set lunch in a fonda or at the market runs MX$80-130 at 2025 prices; restaurants on the andador charge double for less local cooking. The municipal market, north of the centre, is the best cheap breakfast in town.
Coffee justifies half the trip: the beans come from the state's highland farms and several roasters in the centre pour single-origin filters for something like MX$40-70. The same goes for chocolate and bread — the bakeries around El Cerrillo open early and are the right answer to a cold morning.
Nights here are musical rather than rowdy: trova, jazz, cumbia and salsa in small bars on and around Real de Guadalupe, winding down towards one or two. Pox, the local maize-and-cane distillate, is poured in several places downtown — pace the first round, because at 2,200 metres it lands sooner than you expect.
Walking the centre at night is normal and reasonably safe; a few blocks out the lighting thins and a taxi is the sensible call. Watch your bag and phone on the crowded andador, and leave nothing visible in a rental car. Beyond that, this is a city you enjoy on foot without drama.
Booking well
It is a small market: 31 hotels with a real price in our 2026 scans, from US$26 a night and a typical rate of about US$65. At those numbers, moving up a notch in comfort costs very little. Outside high season a week's notice usually suffices; for Holy Week, July-August and the year-end, move a month or more ahead.
These houses have six, eight, ten rooms, so the specific place you saw in photos sells out even when the city has beds to spare. Check three things before paying: heating or a fireplace, water pressure and temperature, and whether the room opens onto the patio — lovely, but you hear everything and it keeps the night cold.
Many small guesthouses prefer cash or add a card fee; ask when you book and carry pesos, since downtown ATMs run dry on long weekends. For stays of several weeks, write to the hotel directly — off-season monthly rates fall well below the nightly figure. The prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; verify the live rate with the widget before you commit.
Frequently asked about Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa
How much does Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$137 per night. These are scan observations, not a live quote: the final rate depends on your dates. Use the check-availability widget on this page to see the current price.
Where is Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa?
The address is Calle 16 De Septiembre No. 24, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Mexico, San Cristobal De Las Casas. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa have?
The hotel lists 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Balcony, Banquet and Bars. The full list (57 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Casa del Alma Hotel Boutique & Spa?
Pick dates and guests in this page's check-availability widget: it takes you to the live price on app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms come with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
