El Jardin Principal is San Miguel de Allende's main plaza, a shaded garden of clipped laurel trees surrounding a Victorian iron bandstand and flanked by portales — covered arcades of cafes and restaurants — where the Mexican tradition of the evening paseo — strolling around the plaza — brings the entire community together at dusk in a social ritual unchanged for generations. The Jardin is the centre of San Miguel's fiestas, mariachi serenades, and the celebration of the city's patron saint that is one of Mexico's most exuberant festivals. Hotels near El Jardin are in the absolute heart of one of Mexico's most beautiful and culturally rich colonial cities.
Our Picks — San Miguel de Allende
Historic Centre
A palatial colonial compound spread across several buildings in the heart of the historic centre, the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende surrounds a series of courtyard gardens with a pool, a spa, and the city's finest restaurant. The rooftop terrace bar with its views of La Parroquia's neo-Gothic spires at sunset is the social zenith of San Miguel.
Historic Centre
A collection of 17th and 18th-century mansions joined into a single intimate luxury hotel, Casa de Sierra Nevada is San Miguel's original grande dame and still its most celebrated. The rooms are filled with antiques, the gardens are magical, the spa is superb, and the equestrian programme at the sister ranch outside the city is unique.
Historic Centre
San Miguel's most design-forward hotel, Matilda combines the Mexican craft tradition with international contemporary design in a building that has galleries, a cinema, and a world-class restaurant by renowned chef Matteo Salas. The rooftop pool with La Parroquia views is among the most photographed in Mexico.
Historic Centre
Two 18th-century colonial casas joined into an intimate fourteen-room boutique, Dos Casas offers a serene spa, a garden restaurant, and rooms filled with local artisan crafts. The scale is deliberately intimate — maximum thirty guests — and the attention to detail from the owners is remarkable.
Historic Centre
A charming boutique hotel in a colonial house with a fountain courtyard, a rooftop with church views, and rooms filled with local Talavera tiles and hand-loomed fabrics. The breakfast of fresh fruit, tamales, and café de olla is the best way to begin any San Miguel morning.
Historic Centre
An elegant small hotel in a carefully restored colonial house with only nine suites, each individually decorated by local artists. The staff-to-guest ratio is exceptional, the breakfasts are lavish, and the courtyard reading garden shaded by a 200-year-old bougainvillea is one of the most peaceful places in the city.
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