Where to stay in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico?
For a luxury stay, check out the Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada.
Just don’t look for a cookie-cutter hotel building.
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada review
The 37 rooms and suites of this San Miguel de Allende hotel are housed in 16th to 18th century, colonial-style casonas or mansions.
The casonas are sprinkled about (close together) in the heart of UNESCO-listed San Miguel de Allende.
From our private pool suite, we had to cross a cobblestone street to get to the hotel’s reception and restaurant.
Individually decorated rooms
Rooms and suites have high timbered or curved ceilings, talavera-tiled bathrooms, original paintings and stone, tile or hardwood floors.
Each room is individually decorated.
Some have wood-burning fireplaces and freestanding beaten silver or copper tubs.
Prime rooms have decks with unbelievable views of the colonial town’s rose-hued rooftops and tolling bells of La Parroquia church.
Organic lavender-scented bath products and fast, free in-room WiFi are other nice touches.
We hit the jackpot with our one-bedroom suite.
It was tucked away in “Casa Limon,” which is built around a garden courtyard with a 60-foot pool surrounded by lawn.
Our suite had an indoor/outdoor shower and large copper tub.
We also had a private walled courtyard with lounge furniture and a stone plunge pool.
Spa and cooking school
Casa de Sierra Nevada’s Laja Spa has a Temazcal (a type of stone sweat lodge) and offers shaman-led purifying rituals.
And you can take cooking classes at Sazon, its highly-regarded culinary school.
Local living feeling at Casa de Sierra Nevada
The location of this Belmond hotel is ideal.
Just a couple of blocks from the Gaudi-inspired La Parroquia church and central square, it’s an easy walk from shops, restaurants (great bakery around the corner!) and most of San Miguel’s attractions (like its playful Toy Museum).
And that’s perhaps what we loved best about Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada.
Instead of staying as guests in a could-be-anywhere hotel, we felt like we were living in an historic apartment (minus the kitchen) right in San Miguel.
At a glance: Casa de Sierra Nevada review
Rooms: 37 room and suites in 6 Spanish-colonial mansions
Restaurants: Restaurante Del Parque and Adanza (2 restaurants)
Spa: Yes
Location: In the heart of San Miguel de Allende
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada, Mexico
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Grace
Monday 22nd of December 2014
This a gorgeous spot! I love how vibrant and colourful it all is.
alison
Saturday 18th of October 2014
I fell head over heels for San Miguel. Many people poo poo all the expats there, but to tell you the truth, I barely noticed. I was there with my daughter and a friend and just had the best time. Now I want to get back with my husband and Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada looks like just our type of place - dripping with lots of local flavor!
Amy Lynne Hayes
Tuesday 14th of October 2014
Looks so quaint! I love spots like that - always filled with so much character and charm. The cooking classes would be an excellent option for taking home a bit of local flavor. ;)
Irene
Tuesday 14th of October 2014
What a fabulous find in the heart of this wonderful colonial town!