Good value for your money! We had booked the hotel a few months back and were a little hesitant when we read one of the reviews. Nothing could have been far from the truth, the room was spotless. We had a room on the 2d floor and for $27/night it was very nice; the bathroom a little small, but it was clean and with a wonderful water pressure.
We stayed a total of 5 days and left our luggage stored (free) for two day, when we went to Tikal.
We are glad we kept our reservation and will recommend this hotel.

Hotel Casa Cristina, was a nice start for our Guatemalan tours in part to the helpful insider tips from the owner. We had almost given up hope of finding a middle class hotel when we found it. We looked at so many hotels either to expensive or so cheap (Hostels) with out towels, soap, etc. Casa Cristina had what we were looking for; private bathroom, clean rooms and free internert. I miss having my morning coffee on the terrace over looking the Merced Church and the many
Volcanoes.

I stayed here while visiting some friends. I didn't mind the size of the room. The shower issues, were a little annoying, you can't come back from going out and take a shower (late at night) because the owner goes to bed and they shut the boiler/heater off. Also the roach problem in the room where I stayed was terrible. I saw roaches on the floor, bathroom, wall, nigtstand... I was fortunate enough not to have paid for that night yet, so late and all, I was leaving to another hotel, when the guy in charge of the door at night called the owner, who told me that I had to pay for that night even though we'd had the roach problem and couldn't take a shower. I wasn't going to do that! I think a good hotel owner should recognize when there is a problem and try to make the client feel as good as possible, which did not happen. I left anyway and found a very nice place just around the corner where we stayed the other two nights, waay better showers, place, patio, everything and NO ROACHES. Do the research, and only pay for one night if you want to stay here, check it out and then decide if you want to stay, trust me, you don't want to sleep with the roaches so close to you.

We visited during Semana Santa and rates were high and availiblity was limited. Though I started searching in December, I was put off by some of the high rates. I was asked by Hotel Cristina to pay in advance via paypal and to commit for four days.

The rooms are very, very small, even the "deluxe" rooms. There is no courtyard, which is common in Antigua. Many of the rooms have windows only on the hallway and if you want air, you have to open the window to the hallway and other guests can watch you sleep. The noise from other guests is also a problem. My son, who slept downstairs, reported he could hear me snore upstairs.

I was disappointed in the quality of the baths (very small, shower curtain too short to contain the water) and there are one or two rooms with a TV but the TV was in poor condition and you could not see the images.

Even though we paid for four nights we left after two.

The staff is very friendly and I resist making this negative recommendation because I like the people, it is just that we were charged a lot for a very uncomfortable rooms. It is not much different than a hostal.

Antigua is full of scenic places to stay, many with twice the square footage. I resented having to pay in advance, even for Semana Santa. I would say that the hotel was the most negative thing about our visit to Antigua and I would recommend you research other posadas/inns/hotels. There was one right around the corner that was the same price but twice the atmosphere.