Luxury at Budget Price in San Miguel de Allende!

Description from the owner

Stays of 3 or more months will be billed at $350 per month.

This self-contained one bedroom casita or apartment is one of 3 "habitaciones" in the compound. The property is located just about one level mile from the center of everything. The bus stops half a block from your door and takes you into the Centro Historico (abt 7-10 mins), and it costs 5 pesos. It takes between 20-30 minutes for most people to walk to Centro. Along the way you will find first, open country, then shops and restaurants. We are about one mile from Via Organica, a lovely organic grocery and restaurant. We are perhaps half a mile to the Fabrica La Aurora, wh...ich is described later on.

Your apartment has everything you need to make meals, and be comfortable. It is very clean, and only 3+ years old. There is a walk-in closet, a king sized bed, and a twin daybed in the living room. The apartment is all on the ground level, and there is a patio outside your entrance door. There is also a shared laundry, for your convenience. (Everyone uses their own laundry products.) There is WiFi, Cable TV, and all your utilities are included as well. This is predicated on the requirement that you are conservative, as electricity is very expensive in Mexico, should you waste it. Also, if you rent for 3 or more months you will get a discount on rent, but cleaning will not be included.

Smoking is outside only. It is possible that if you have a very quiet, clean, small, flea treated dog, you might get permission to bring it along!

The neighborhood is called "Colonia Santa Cecilia", and it is a typical Mexican neighborhood, with open air markets within blocks on Monday and Saturday. There is Zumba in the park, and a good pizza restaurant 3 blocks away.

Bicycles are easier to use here than in the closer-in colonias, because there are dirt paths and cement streets rather than only cobbles. The bus stops half a block away and costs 5 pesos. It will drop you near the Fabrica la Aurora, a large complex of artists' studios and galleries, restaurants, etc, or in to the very center of town, practically across the street from the fabulous Bi-lingual library, or it will take you all the way to Mega, a huge super- market owned by Costco Mexico. The apt has conveniences not found in many rentals.

It is usually much quieter here than inside the center of town, but there are more dogs running around. They are friendly.

Whenever possible, we have breakfast and snack foods in your kitchen awaiting you when you arrive! If you reserve at least 10 days, there will be a cleaner weekly. If we negotiate the rental price downwards, the cleaner will not be included.Read more

Additional Location Information

About one mile North of the Center, using Aurora to Benito Juarez. Genaro Sandi is the very first horizontal street you come to, and it is on the right. It is still un-paved. The house is about half a block from the main street, Benito Juarez.

There is no off street parking here, alas.

There is a gym less that 3 blocks away, and they charge about $2 per visit. There are small stores on each street. There are open air markets on Saturday and Monday, within about 6 blocks.

To walk in to town takes about 20 minutes, and after the first half of the distance, you will be in commercial zones, with houses, shops, restaurants, and you will pass by the fabulous Fabrica la Aurora, where you will find many galleries and art studios and shops.

Location Type Village

What Past Guests Are Saying

• completely_beat
  San Francisco, CA

  Good option for independent/budget travelers

  Left on 08/25/2012 for a stay in August 2012
  
  

  This is a clean and charming rental, in a quiet outlying SMa neighborhood (with lots of dogs). The unit is colorfully decorated with Mexican art + textiles. It is very comfortable for a couple and can accommodate about 3 people without feeling too claustrophobic. It is about a 30 minute walk to the downtown plaza but a taxi only costs about 35 pesos and the local blue+white bus is about 5 or 6 pesos per person. A well-stocked neighborhood corner store is a block away where you can buy beer, soda, eggs, veggies, and so on (return/redeem your glass beer bottles for 10 pesos!).
  
  Sharyn, the owner, is uber responsive and very pleasant. We were surprised to find coffee, bananas+oranges, cheese, bread, and salsa in the kitchen upon our arrival. Unfortunately, I brought dinner leftovers home one evening and was disappointed to learn that there wasn't a microwave in the apartment afterall. Another small disappointment was that the wifi connection for the Casita is slow, so don't count on sending or downloading any large files while you are here. One evening I grew concerned that there wasn't a telephone in the unit in case of an emergency,.. but I'm prone to paranoia once in a while.
  
  This is an excellent option for budget travelers or independent travelers seeking a bit of tranquility in the sometimes chaotic country of Mexico. I want to give Casita Santa Cecilia 5 stars but when my husband changed the drinking water in the kitchen (on Day 3 of our stay), I noticed a small gang of black bugs frolicking around in the remaining water in the dispenser. Ack! We obviously survived, however, so I'll give this rental 4 stars.

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