Since 2002, Casita de las Flores has been San Miguel de Allende's lovely, affordable, and friendly alternative to expensive hotels and B&B's. The Casita is a charming little B&K (Bed and Kitchen) located in the Colonia Allende, a typical Mexican residential neighborhood, just a 20-minute stroll from the historic Jardin, or town square, and a ten-minute walk from the Instituto Allende.

   Nestled at the end of a privada, or private walkway, the Casita is a tranquil place, full of plants, flowers and sun. As all the rooms open onto a central courtyard, the Casita is also a great place to meet people with similar interests, to practice your Spanish, to write, paint or draw, to do yoga, or to just unwind.

The Casita offers:
   · Five private rooms with bed(s) desk, chair, ceiling fan, and heater
   · Two full shared bathrooms (sorry, there are no private baths)
   · A bright, fully-equipped kitchen/dining room
   · A large, flower-filled patio with table, chairs and hammoc
   · Wi-Fi internet access
   · Purified drinking water
   · Clean sheets and towels once every 7 days (more by special arrangement)

   We do not serve breakfast, but you can make it (or lunch or dinner) any time you want. Our guest kitchen is fully equipped. Please see our rates page for more details.

   We cater especially to travelers, adventurers and artists of all ages who are interested in visiting the real San Miguel de Allende, not a fancy gringo version of it. If this is you, the Casita is the perfect place to stay while pursuing your interests, be they Spanish, art, photography or jewelry classes, or just a relaxing vacation in one of Mexico's most beautiful and artistic towns. (Please see our local resources page for more on classes and other activities available in San Miguel)

   Casita de las Flores is based on the concept of the European "Pensione" or guest house — more private than a hostel and more personal and less expensive than a hotel. The kitchen and the bathrooms are shared, and it's not right in the center of town (which actually makes it quieter than more centrally located places), but the Casita is pretty, clean, comfortable, and a very good deal. The city bus runs right outside our main gate and cabs are inexpensive and readily-available, if you don't feel like walking.

   We at the Casita take our job as vacational therapists seriously, and we like to think we do a little bit of good in the world. We know that our guests generally come to escape the frenetic first world, and to enjoy all San Miguel has to offer — to bask in our sun and slow pace, to paint, draw, or write, to go to concerts and lectures, swimming or horseback riding, on field trips and adventures and maybe even to do a little bit of nothing.

   We give them a comfy home-away-from-home (or oasis, as we’ve been called) from which to do all of this, and more (or less), depending on their needs. "Whatcha doing, Molly?" I once asked a guest as she lay in the hammock on a particularly blue-skied day, a week or so into her stay. "Watching the laundry dry," she said. I smiled. Another vacational therapy success story. Life is good.

   Casita guests (those who stay a while — whirlwind weekenders don’t much feel the effects) generally leave recharged and refreshed, ready to tackle the first world once more (and perhaps ready to move a little more slowly within it). And, more often than not, when they leave, they take a few hugs and email addresses with them. Perhaps the best part of our work is that people make friends at the Casita, and return often. We hope you will join us.

   If you have any questions, or if you’d like to reserve, please feel free to send us an email. (Please see our reviews at tripadvisor.com, if you’d like references.)

Bienvenidos. Casita de las Flores welcomes you.

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