Mexico’s landscape is extremely varied, ranging from steamy jungles and cactus-strewn deserts to white-sand beaches and even a few snow-capped mountains. The accommodations across this colorful country are just as varied as the geography.
In Mexico you can sleep anywhere from a luxuriously converted bullfighting ring or castle to upcycled Volkswagen Beetles or a lone designer museum by a beach in the wilderness. Read on to learn more about the most unique accommodations across one of the most diverse countries in the world.
Matices Hotel de Barricas
A field of blue agave blankets a tequila brewery. Squatting amongst the spiky tequila plants are giant barrels. These are the surreal hotel rooms at Matices Hotel de Barricas, a “barrel hotel” in the heartland of the Mexican drink tequila in Tequila (of course!), Jalisco.
Coming for a drinking tour is oodles more fun when you know you will be sleeping on site here. The interior of each oversized cask is surprisingly sleek too, with curved wood-paneled ceilings, air-conditioning and enough space for a sofa, bathroom and private terrace for tequila cocktails under the stars. The restaurant serves regional cooking and the town centre is a ten-minute walk or free shuttle bus away. Staying here is a transporting experience when each morning the scent of roasting piña (agave hearts) wafts by and reminds you that you could only be in Mexico.
Hotel Castillo Santa Cecilia
On the grounds of a 17th century hacienda a castle has been converted into a sprawling hotel complete with four-poster beds to live out a medieval Spanish fantasy. The rooms are rustic with arched doorways and cobbled terraces opening to rampart walls that peer across the colorful houses strewn on the hills of colonial Guanajuato. But beyond the historic setting there are modern comforts here like air-conditioning and full bathrooms.
Opened since 1952, it’s fit for actual royalty: Spanish King Carlos de Borbon and Queen Doña Sofia have stayed here and graced the ballrooms of Hotel Castillo Santa Cecilia, as have famous Mexican and foreign film stars including María Félix and Brigitte Bardot. When you want to return to everyday life, the charming narrow streets of Guanjuato town centre are a short drive away.
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