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This is the only town in my 6 weeks of travel in Mexico where I felt that the tourism had exceeded the community's comfort zone - people were not nearly as talkative as usual (I speak quite a bit of Spanish and really enjoy engaging with the locals) and by far the primary reason that people visit here is for the mushrooms. It's great for that and also the temezcals, but a 2 night stay would be plenty. There are small neighboring towns that offer the same things but with much less tourism and I ended up at one of those and really enjoying it. 4 nights here was too long, it's fun for a few days. Also, the logging trucks are noisily passing through the area almost constantly.

Small wooden cabin rigth in the middle of the forest where you can enjoy a peaceful and quiet night. You can fire up a bonfire and brew a good coffee. If you are into mushrooms, you can get from local people and the cabin balcony is the prefect place to experiment.

A unique, interesting, and friendly little town. If you enjoy nature, you'll like this place. Don't miss out on experiencing a temazcal. Enjoying the area's well known magic mushrooms while trekking through one of the many nature trails was a great experience.

I noticed some other reviewers complained about the cold and also the remoteness and bumpy roads. We stayed there in early January, and the temps were perfect. Warm during the day, cold at night, but not cold enough for a heavy coat--just a couple of layers. The stove was well stocked with firewood and it heated both floors of the place very nicely. As for the remoteness, it's in the mountains! That's the beauty of it because the main road of the town far below is not that pretty. And there is a good system of tuk tuks that can handle you and your luggage. The local restaurant owner was always happy to call us a tuk tuk. Yes, you have to use a central charging station because there are not outlets inside the cabins, but I enjoyed being off the grid and the solar lights worked great. I think the people who complain want city life in a wilderness setting. You won't find that here. Instead you'll find peace and quiet, community too, if you want it, around a campfire.

I wish we had more than two nights here, to explore more. Lots of restaurants and places to walk. Walking along the road is not easy but not hard, just be careful and cross so you're not in the inside of a blind corner. The air's pretty thin at 8100 feet above sea level. We went up to the Mirador at 8600 feet, great view unless there's fog - which there is a lot!

Excellent location and attendants were very helpful. The shower did not have hot/warm water. The help tried to fix it several times but wasn't able to keep it working long enough for a decent shower. Also, 2 suggestions: more floor towels or rugs for bar feet. The nice attendant helped get our fire going. It was beautiful! In hindsight, we should have saved half the wood for the morning when it's the coldest. Wish they would have suggested that. The hikes were gorgeous. We really love the area and the location of the cabanas is superb.