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Hotels
The Guanajuato/San Miguel de Allende region has an ample number of hotels.
There are a number of Special category facilities that make excellent venues for
small incentive groups. For a truly unique trip, it is a good idea to include
both cities in the itinerary.
| City |
|
Hotel |
N° of
Rooms
|
Telephone |
 |
| San
Miguel | Special |
Casa de la Sierra Nevada |
33 |
(415) 152-7040 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
La Puertecita |
33 |
(415) 152-5011 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Villa Rivera |
12 |
(415) 152-0742 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Hacienda Taboada |
70 |
(415) 152-0850 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Casa Rosada |
17 |
(415) 152-0382 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Hacienda Santuario |
18 |
(415) 185-2036 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Villa Marisol |
10 |
(415) 152-1564 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Casa de Liza en el Parque |
6 |
(415) 152-0352 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Dos Casas |
6 |
(415) 154-4073 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Carmina Suites |
16 |
(415) 152-3361 |
|
| San
Miguel | Special |
Villa Jacaranda |
16 |
(415) 152-1015 |
|
| San
Miguel | 4
Star | Vista
Real | 21 |
(415) 152-3996 |
|
| San
Miguel | 3
Star | Mesón
de San Antonio | 11 |
(415) 152-2897 |
|
| San
Miguel | 3
Star | La
Morada | 16 |
(415) 152-1647 |
|
| San
Miguel | 3
Star | Posada
Carmina | 12 |
(415) 152-0458 |
|
| Guanajuato | Special |
Quinta las Acacias |
9 |
(473) 731-1517 |
|
| Guanajuato | Special |
Casa de los Espíritus
Alegres | 8 |
(473) 733-1013 |
|
| Guanajuato | Special |
Hacienda del Antiguo Camino |
8 |
(473) 733-1853 |
|
| Guanajuato | Special |
La Casa del Quijote |
8 |
(473) 732-3923 |
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 Special
Activities for Incentive Groups
Club de
Golf Malanquín San Miguel de Allende
9 holes, par 36, Clay Fuller
design
Tel. (415)1520516
Sports
Horseback Riding, rappelling, hiking, biking, camping, four-wheeler bikes and
hot air balloons.
Natural and Urban Landscape
Even though
Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende are both classified as “Colonial Cities”,
they are quite different. Guanajuato’s climate is semi-arid whereas the climate
in San Miguel is temperate and more humid. The topography is also different: Guanajuato
is set in a ravine and San Miguel is built on a plain, which adds a touch of variety
to an incentive trip.
Shopping
and Art
San Miguel de Allende has specially good shopping as does Dolores
Hidalgo, a town midway between San Miguel and Guanajuato, that is famous for the
talavera ceramics made there.
San Miguel has two of the best art institutes
in México, one public “Centro Cultural el Nigromante”, known
also as “Bellas Artes” (fine arts) and one private “Instituto Allende”
incorporated to the University of Guanajuato “Instituto Allende” founded
in 1950. There are 40 Art Galleries with different artistic styles. Nightlife
and Shows
Nightlife is concentrated in San Miguel, especially on weekends.
There are a number of discotheques and restaurants that open until the early hours
of the morning. Nights in Guanajuato tend to be quieter.
 Unique
Attractions
Guanajuato´s Calendar
The Cervantino festival, which
honors Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, is Guanajuato’s major
event, although we don’t suggest scheduling incentive trips for those dates.
Throughout the year, however, there are representations known as “entremeses
cervantinos” (“entremeses” are short plays), that are more appropriate
for incentive visits.
San Miguel Calendar:
January: Winter Chamber
Music Festival, General Ignacio Allende and Unzaga’s Birthday.
March-
April: Easter, Holy Week , Spring Equinox (21st) by the crossing over the
Ingenio Pool (“Charco Ingenio)
April: Puppet Festival
May:
Fashion Festival
June: Festival of San Antonio de Papua. “Los
Locos de San Antonio” Corpus Christy
July: International Guitar
Festival International Short Film Festival
August: International Chamber
Music Festival
September: Traditional Celebrations: “el grito”
(September, 15)
Independence Day (September, 16) Sanmiguelada (Running of
the bulls, third Saturday)
Alborada (Festival of the Archangel San Miguel,
September, 29)
October: International Film Festival
November:
National Brass and Wool Fair. International Jazz Festival
December:
“Christmas Festivities”
 Other
Activities
“Callejoneadas”, walking tours of the city’s
major sights, accompanied by a group of student musicians, are a Guanajuato tradition.
Also several hotels in San Miguel have SPS services and thermal baths. |
