Casa Cristina Antigua

... to pass out from all of the fabulous food, we ordered a chocolate souffle served with vanilla ice cream, and a kahlua/chipotle caramel sauce with a "potato cloud". So good. Afterwards we waddled back to Casa Cristina for (hopefully) a restful night...

... another hotel ASAP.     And just a block away, on Callejon Camposeco, was the lovely Casa Cristina - given a mediocre review by Lonely Planet and I'm really starting to question their criteria because this place was stellar!& ...

... .  We stayed near the Merced church and just wandered around a bit, having stayed here in 2000.  The staff at our little hotel was very friendly and we had a spectacular view of the volcano from our room. Casa Cristina is located on a quiet side street.

... had in Paris, if not better! After all the food, we decided we needed to return to the hotel for a nap. That's because.... Casa Cristina is located RIGHT NEXT TO Iglesia La Merced. The church is best known for being the starting point for Holy Week ...

i'll have to make this post quick as ... i'm using internet i'm not supposed to!! at the casa cristina hotel.. but i'm staying next door at casa luna. hee he heee.. casa luna is muuuch nicer... cept they have no internet... so i spent the day in ...