I spent two nights here. I felt the hotel location and river views to be fantastic. The hotel sits on the highest part of the town overlooking the river. It is near the museum at the top of a hill. The best parts of this hotel in addition to the river views are the conversations (in english) and interaction with... More

The balcony outside our comfortable room offered great views of the river below. We enjoyed the hotel's open-air dining area for breakfast and lunch, which offered more delightful views. The food was very good too. It's a short walk from the hotel to the zocalo or central plaza of El Fuerte, a colorful and attractive town. We came with a... More

This was the best place I stayed on my whole trip to Mexico! First there's the extraordinary river view: Magnificent and unbeatable anywhere in town. But, secondly, there's Chal, who runs the place, is a mine of information, and incredibly helpful. I was in town off-season and without him I would have been lost. He knows where everything is, gives... More

I just want to let people know that this hotel used to be nice and beautiful, but now is the worst in price and acommodations. My friend and I arrived at night, the room was crowded of bugs (crickets), most of the rooms were closed, the outside areas were in dirty and like a ruin. We spend the next days... More

We stayed at Rio Vista as the start of a Copper Canyon trip. Chal was great. We arrived at his hotel to find that our tour organizer (Canyon Travel) had taken our money but made no arrangements at all. Chal scrambled and put together our tour with discounted prices to try to make up for Canyon Travel's fraud. He was... More

My wife and I spent 2 nights going and 2 nights coming back on a Copper Canyon tour. The Rio Vista is a bit of an off-beat place but very charming in its own right because it offers the only view of the river of all the hotels in El Fuerte. The proprieter, Chal is as about as accomodating as... More

We stayed here on the 1st and last 2 nights of a burro hiking tour in Copper Canyon. The owner, Chal, is very nice and helpful, as are all the staff. He arranged for our transport to and from the Los Mochis airport. The place is lovely, with bougainvilla and lots of other tropical flowers, hummingbirds and other colorful birds... More

We arrived in El Fuerte after a long train ride from Creel. The taxi driver took us straight here; it is both well hidden but also very near the centre of the village. Great welcome, very nice large room with bathroom on the ground floor level. Excellent food although there were few people staying while we were there. Very attentive... More

We stayed at Rio Vista Lodge as the first overnight on a tour with CanyonTravel.com....the amazing plethera of hummingbirds is terrific - but on the other hand, the laxidaisical attitude of customer service in Mexico prevails, it is once again 'buyer beware'. As an American, it is hard to prepare yourself for the pitfalls other than to lower your expectations... More