Location: Centro Historico, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Central Mexico, Mexico (3.5 hrs by car from Mexico DF, 1.5 hrs to Leon Airport)
Accommodations: House, 3 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 3 Baths (Sleeps 6)
This house will truly be an unforgettable experience for you and your party. The property is located in the Historic Centro of the city in one of the most exclusive areas. You will be close to El Jardin with a leisurely 10 minute level walk from your front door. There are excellent restaurants, galleries and shops only two blocks away. San Miguel de Allende continues to be rated as one of the top ten destinations by Conde Nast!
The rental includes a wonderful cook with a large repertoire of Mexican Dishes. (write for Menus) The owner lives on property adjacent to the house, and is available to help with any problems you may have...a distinct advantage over arriving to an empty house with keys and a sheet of instructions! Airport transfers available too!
There are an incredible amount of activities to suit any taste.. Music and Art Festivals, Bullfights, Theater, Language study, Painting and Pottery, Frequent Local Festivals, and Much, Much More! This beautiful, colonial, Mexican town surrounded by mountains, lies three hours Northwest of Mexico City and less than two hours from Leon, and the beautiful Capital city of Guanajuato.
Within a quiet and enclosed community, you arrive at this large colonial house, with impressive carved stone facades and ironwork, a huge outside green area with grass, cactus, avocado, lemon, and pepper trees. Go back along the shaded walk to a very private entrance, where you enter the house with a unique and interesting floor plan; including a sunny formal living room, an impressive foyer, a large formal dining room with seating for eight persons, a wonderful kitchen with its own table for informal dining, an arboretum with banana trees, ficus, bougainvillea, pool table, plus a very comfortable adjoining den.
Walk up the impressive stone "flying stairway" past a 20 foot cathedral window looking into a patio with a flower lined fountain and a beautiful tile-lined spa (easily holding eight persons) with old columns supporting the tile roof. At the top of the stairs admire the cupola and suspended chandelier, walk into the enormous master bedroom and adjoining dressing room and bath. The boveda covering part of the master bedroom is a unique design which lowers the ceiling, giving the feeling of a canopy over the bed. Also at the head of the stairs, you may enter the guest wing of the house, which has a sunny and spacious bedroom, with boveda ceilings,fireplace,and comfortable chairs for reading. The guest bath has a shower and is divided into 3 separate sections for the shower, washbasin, and commode. No Children or Pets, please.
The entire house is a feast for the senses, with windows, light, and unending details... such as the lima-bean shaped tile bathtub in the master bedroom, the hand painted relief on the large arch spanning the kitchen, beautiful woodwork, stonework, arches, terraces, fountains, fireplaces, beamed ceilings, etc. The home has two Wurlitzer Juke boxes from the 30's and 40's (enjoy the lights but please do not play) a piano, an antique Brunswick solid oak pool table from the 20's, (please DO play!), Wet Bar, large outdoor grille, and patio furniture for outside dining. There is lots of comfortable furniture for just relaxing.
The staff includes a very capable and sweet cook, an upstairs maid who washes and irons linens and personal laundry, (personal laundry can also be left at the full service laundromat one block from the house), and gardener, as well as a night watchmen outside. You will be perfectly positioned to take advantage of all the activities in this interesting city, between the Instituto Allende, and the central square called the "Jardin." Cozy studio apartment also available on the premises for additional guests in your party. Secure parking is available.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Linens Provided
- Covered Parking
- Gas Fireplace
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Private Hot Tub
- Pool Table
- Ping Pong/Table Tennis
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Balcony
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Fireplaces, Gardens, Patios, Terraces, Phones, Wurlitzer Juke Boxes, Antique Brunswick Pool Table, Exercise Equipment, Mountain Bikes, Large Covered Outdoor Hot Tub for 8, Large Rooftop Terrace. No Pets or Children, please
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Not Suitable for Children
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Racquetball
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Other Activities
- Bullfights, Art, Language, & Cooking Schools, Numerous Cultural Festivals in English & Spanish, Great Dining Out & Music Scene, Native Festivals, Galleries, Historical Sites, & Churches, Swimming in Natural Hot Springs
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
$ 950/wk (2 guests).
$1000/wk (3 guests).
$1100/wk (4 guests).
$1200/wk (5-6 guests).
$1350/wk (main house plus studio apt. w/queen bed)
Rates include Utilities & Staff.
$500 Telephone & Damage Deposit.
NO CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, OR PETS, PLEASE.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Property Photos
- View of Interior Courtyard ; Below, the Den Area - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico - Vacation Rental - Better than a Hotel!
- Pool, Anyone? - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico - Vacation Rental - Better than a Hotel!
- Main Foyer and Entrance to Formal Living Room - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico - Vacation Rental - Better than a Hotel!
- Top: Kitchen. Bottom: Sitting Area In Master Bedroom
- Dining Room
- Main Patio and Covered Jacuzzi
- Bath in Main Bedroom
- Stairway, Bar, and 1939 Wurlitzer Jukebox
- Driveway and Guest House
- Interior Door to Kitchen and Pantry
- Den and Jukebox
- One of the Upstairs Terraces
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #6804
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