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You can have it all! True 18th century charm and 21st century convenience on one of San Miguel’s oldest streets, in a quiet, desirable neighborhood just three blocks from San Miguel’s elegant, festive Jardin. This beautiful home is charming and comfortable, offering bright, colorful interiors, gracious outdoor living, and stunning views. Great for 2, 4, or 6!
The king master bedroom suite has doors leading to a plant-screened terrace, with a king-size bed, a walk-in closet, fireplace, and tiled bath and shower.
The queen master bedroom suite has a garden balcony and a vaulted boveda ceiling, with a queen-size bed, fireplace, and its own walk-in closet, tiled shower, and private studio with vaulted boveda ceiling.
The twins master bedroom suite has twin beds, a walk-in closet, and tiled...You can have it all! True 18th century charm and 21st century convenience on one of San Miguel’s oldest streets, in a quiet, desirable neighborhood just three blocks from San Miguel’s elegant, festive Jardin. This beautiful home is charming and comfortable, offering bright, colorful interiors, gracious outdoor living, and stunning views. Great for 2, 4, or 6!
The king master bedroom suite has doors leading to a plant-screened terrace, with a king-size bed, a walk-in closet, fireplace, and tiled bath and shower.
The queen master bedroom suite has a garden balcony and a vaulted boveda ceiling, with a queen-size bed, fireplace, and its own walk-in closet, tiled shower, and private studio with vaulted boveda ceiling.
The twins master bedroom suite has twin beds, a walk-in closet, and tiled bath and shower, and its own living area with fireplace and vaulted boveda ceiling.
All bedrooms share an internal stairway to rooftop terraces with extraordinary views of the Parroquia and town, lake, mountains, and sunsets. Lie in the sun on chaisse lounges or sit in shade under the tiled veranda.
You’ll love your choices for relaxation and enjoyment throughout this thoroughly modern home with 18th century walls. In the living room you’ll find overstuffed sofas and chairs, a hand-built fireplace, and thick, warmly colored walls. In the dining room you may gather for meals at a long country table. The brightly tiled kitchen is ready for cooking or for being served.
Relax in the stone patio by a sprinkling tile and stone fountain. Sit outdoors at tile tables or in the cool shade of the outdoor sala with its overstuffed sofas and chairs.
This home is in the best area of town, across the street from the home of one of Mexico's most famous actresses, close to buses and within short walks to everything, only three blocks from the Jardin. There is parking on the street and a supervised parking lot is close by. The neighborhood has its own wonderful little bar around the corner, the Fat Mermaid, recently featured as not-to-be-missed in the New York Times.
Maria Louisa, the housekeeper, comes to clean, do laundry and change the linens three days a week. We can arrange for a cook by the day for a modest extra fee. The property is also professionally managed by an English speaking manager who is always on call in case you have any problems.
House Rules
Pets not allowedKid friendlyNo smoking
We ask that you treat our home as well as you would your own. No parties or events.
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All that needs to be said is this home is everything it appears to be in photos. Incredibly well maintained, well stocked & CLEAN! Location is fantastic! Property is the quintessential San Miguel experience. .
Visited September 2021
Written 11 October 2021. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
austinmex
2 contributions
The best
We had an amazing month long stay in San Miguel and 99.9 percent of the reason was this home. It is not only beautiful, the energy is so calming and peaceful. There is an office with a dreamy view of the courtyard and the gurgling fountain. The roof terrace has gorgeous plants and a five star view. We had everything we wanted or needed and were very comfortable and at ease.
Visited July 2021
Written 29 September 2021. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Mary Anne P
Brenham, TX153 contributions
Beautiful home and wonderful stay!
We had a wonderful time in this beautiful colonial style Mexican home with all the modern conveniences. There were 3 bedrooms each with its own bathroom and sitting rooms that gave you privacy when you wanted. The rooftop terrace was gorgeous with a wonderful view of San Miguel de Allende. It is located on a steep cobblestone street so if you have difficulty walking just call a taxi. They are really inexpensive! I have arthritis in my right knee but I did fine walking slowly. I loved having a washer and dryer available to do laundry in the home. I wished I had known about this ahead of time and I would have packed less. Their maid comes in three times a week and is very helpful and accommodating. We had a great vacation there although a week was too short.
Visited October 2018
Written 4 November 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
jaywvogt
Thank you for your kind words. We very much appreciate it, as we are relatively new to this site, and have over one hundred five star reviews at another we've used for years. We always welcome guests who enjoy San Miguel and our home!
Written 18 November 2018. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
LargoJazzy
Chicago, IL12 contributions
Large beautiful house with cold bathrooms when cold outside
By now you’ve probably read all the wonderful things about this house. You will feel like royalty living in a castle since it’s so beautiful and spacious. The beds are comfortable, the furniture is comfortable, the kitchen is well equipped, etc. There is a big refrigerator with a large separate freezer compartment. The terrace is huge with comfortable furniture and fantastic views. There’s lots of hot water.
Let me tell you some things that don’t seem to matter, but really make this place exceptional when compared to other vacation rentals I’ve been in. There are lots of electric outlets and even some handy AC power bars. There are lots of light switches and some have dimmer switches. I love dimmer switches. There are lots of closets to hang your clothes, lots of hangers and lots of empty drawers. There are handy hooks everywhere. The master and twin bedrooms have separate toilet rooms. The climb up the hill to the house is steep and there is no sidewalk, just big cobblestones, but I liked it. It was the only aerobic activity I got. My favorite restaurant, El Manantial, is down the hill and only 1 ½ blocks away. The owner was very generous to give us some extra days for free at the beginning and end of our stay (3 altogether) when we found out that the direct flight from Chicago to Leon on Volaris airlines only flys on some days and not others. We got in trouble, however, because the one flight on Volaris home to Chicago was scheduled rather late in the afternoon, and so the shuttle picked us up at 2:30 pm. We were out of our rooms early so that the house keeper could clean them, and we had our bags near the front door ready to go. But we stayed in the living room/kitchen which made her have to stay later to finish up. We will be penalized for this from our security deposit. So when they say be out by 10 am, they really mean it. If you have a late flight I guess you’re supposed to tell the shuttle company you want to be picked up at 10 am and then spend the day at the airport.
Here are some trivial things that we didn’t like. There were no knobs on the inside of the bathroom doors, so you had to pull on the wood beams. I said this was trivial. The blender was not very powerful, so difficult for my husband to make smoothies. The WiFi was not fast enough to stream movies. We brought an extra HDMI cable and an adapter to make the 2 cables into one long cable which made it handy to have the laptop on the coffee table. We could see the laptop screen on the big TV, but still the internet was not good enough for Netflix. There were 2 WiFi systems in the house because it is so big, so sometimes you would be in one part of the house with your phone and would have to manually switch to the other network to get a good connection.
Here’s one thing that made me consider only giving this place 4 stars. It was very cold in the master bathroom in January and the beginning of February. The bathroom itself was nice with 2 sinks and plenty of storage space and a good shower. But the master bedroom was so large that the fireplace was very far away from the bathroom and did nothing to heat it up. I may be a wuss, but I found it very unpleasant to take showers in the morning. It was a little better in the middle of the day when it was warmer outside, and was not much of a problem at all our last few days because it got warmer outside. The Queen bedroom is probably better if you are worried about this, because the fireplace is closer to the bathroom and the room itself is much smaller. I asked the owner if we could buy a little electric heater, at our own expense, but he said no. Then I got very jealous as I saw other houses with electric heaters in the bathrooms and gas heaters near the bathrooms. We stayed the year before in Casa de Burro on Barranca which had little handy electric heaters. I don’t think this owner was worried about fire, because there were no smoke detectors or CO detectors in the house. So it must be the cost of electricity. I wouldn’t stay in that room again.
Finally, and this has nothing to do with this particular house, there is an H+ hospital nearby which everyone raves about. One of our guests, an MD from Wisconsin, came with some kind of bronchial infection on top of her asthma. At some point she went to that hospital and got a chest X-ray. She was very impressed with this hospital and thought the hospital was efficient, friendly and well-equipped. I think San Miguel del Allende is actually good for people with asthma, because the air is so clean compared to big US cities. My husband who has asthma had better breathing, as proven by his flow meter, than in Chicago.
Visited January 2018
Written 28 February 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
jaywvogt
We are always glad that our guests feel like royalty. And no, we don't allow electric heaters in the bathroom, believing water and electricity don't mix in developing countries. All part of the charm of staying in an old Colonial house in the heart of the UNESCO district, rather than at a Hyatt. If you don't mind a few quirks, and love a killer view, and a close walk to town, this may be your house.
Written 10 March 2018. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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Map
Getting there
Del Bajio Airport
48.2 mi
Queretaro Airport
41.3 mi
Restaurants
Casa Nostra
4 min
Quince
5 min
La Doña de San Miguel
4 min
La Parada
4 min
Attractions
Galeria San Francisco
5 min • Art Galleries
Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel
6 min • Architectural Buildings
JardÃn Allende
6 min • Historic Walking Areas
Sazon
4 min • Educational sites
About the neighbourhood
Spanish Colonial silver city
Great architecture, culture, dining
High desert with year round dry temperate climate
Getting around
Great walking town
Easy to get taxis
First class buses to nearby town
Access
Car not needed
How to get there
Fly to Leon or Queretaro via Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta
Then take a door to door shuttle - about 75 minutes
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