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“They need more warmth, light, smiles.”

Hotel la Choza

2 of 5 stars
Marlene64
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Nov 30, 2009

It's a great setting but the staff was unfriendly (no greeting, no smiles), too many things were lacking in the room (we had to ask for a 2nd towel, a 2nd glass, and to have the lamp fixed, and even...more

“Fantastic building”

Hotel Posada del Hidalgo

4 of 5 stars
johnboyPeterborough
Peterborough
Nov 29, 2009

We stayed at Posada del Hidalgo for one nght as part of the Copper Canyon tour. The hotel building was absolutely fantastic. An old colonial mansion that retained most of it's historical components....more

“El Fuerte, Sinaloa--So Much To Do”
5 of 5 stars
clechialf
Watauga, Texas
Jan 9, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Located about 52 miles inland from the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, El Fuerte is the first stop eastward on the Chihuahua al Pacifico Railroad, or "Chepe." It sits on the coastal plain just before...more

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