There are good quality hotels in La Ceiba, including the Quinta Real, La Quinta, Hotel Paris, the Aurora and, between the airport and downtown, the Coco Pando. A good mid-range hotel is the Iberia. There are also safe budget hotels in town such as the Catracho and the Lastenia.
A big draw-back for budget travelers is the lack of hostels. There are only a couple & both are surrounded by dark streets after 7pm, offering very little. There is a hostel located in La Ceiba called Banana Republic but it has problems with security, most recently date unknown involving a series of break-ins.
Via radio, they communicate with a personal cab driver that will offer you transportation around the city as well as for $20US as of Oct 2007 the 20 mile ride north to their jungle lodge, located in the Pico Bonito national rain forest see DO above.
Lastenia Hotel is nice and cheap place to stay, they have a really tiny swimming pool upstairs, a cafeteria next door, you can get a room with a/c or fan, depending on your budget. 3 people can stay for about $15.00 a night and they now provide transportation to Bus station, airport or Ferry terminal for about $3.00 per room, not per pax, per room.
Hotel Gran Ceiba is another seemingly good quality hotel, but travelers who stayed there in February 2009 were robbed by someone with access to the hotel keys, so buyer beware.
