Mexico (Part 13) Bela’s B&B in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas

Bela’s was a great place to enjoy our stay in San Cristóbal. She has 5 rooms she rents to the myriad of travelers that are either using San Cristóbal as a destination or simply a stopover while traveling the Mayan route through Mexico.

Bela is an extremely warm and friendly hostess, and an American if you need someone who speaks English. Included in the price is a great breakfast every morning where you get to meet the other guests from around the world that are staying with her. During our 6 days there, we met people from Spain, Chile, Panama, Canada, and France. Everyone took time to introduce themselves. I believe this part of travel is the best…….meeting other people who share their travel experiences. You become instant friends.  

 Bela has two great cooks that really know how to prepare fantastic meals.  Take a look at this photo of the kitchen below.  Can you imagine the delicious food that is prepared there?

                 The Kitchen where the great meals were prepared

We had the blue room at the top of the house (pictured below) that had a beautiful view of the city and the surrounding mountains.

                 The view from the window of our room

The rooms were extremely well decorated and spic and span clean.

                 Our Bedroom

Even though only breakfast was included in our price, Bela invited all of her guests for a special lunch one day. Her cook, Manuela, prepared absolutely the best chile rellenos I have ever eaten in the world. The 8 guests at the luncheon table all shared their own stories of their journeys through Mexico.

                                                  The dining room:  breakfast is almost ready

                      A typical, very healthy breakfast at Bela’s

                                                 The cozy fire in the corner of the dining room

                                                 The sitting area in the other corner of the dining room at Bela’s

                                                Bela (Left), chatting with Carol (right).  The dog  could care less about the conversation.

Bottom line: If you plan to visit San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico you need to consider Bela’s. It is a very reasonable place to stay. Here is the link to her web site for more information:

www.belasbandb.com

I have some interesting photos coming up in the next few posts giving you good idea of what the town looks like and the language school we attended

 Next-The food photos of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

 BTW-If you want to check out some really neat stuff about what is happening on the redesigned Newsok.com then you need to check out Alan Herzberger’s update here

View my other travel blogs on NewsOk.com:

Colombia:                                                                            

http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/colombia/

Mexico:                                                                                 

http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/mexico/  

Caribbean island of Barbuda:                                            http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/barbuda/  

San Juan with a 5 hour layover:                                                    http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/san-juan-puerto-rico/

Fly around the U.S. for the day:                                                        http://blog.newsok.com/thewanderer/category/day-trip/

Thank you for joining our conversation on The Wanderer. We encourage your discussion but ask that you stay within the bounds of our commenting and posting policy.