Since 2002, Casita de las Flores has been San Miguel de Allende's lovely, affordable, and friendly alternative to expensive hotels and BB's. The Casita is a charming little BK (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 weve 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 dont 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 youd like to reserve, please feel free to send us an email. (Please see our reviews at tripadvisor.com, if youd like references.). Bienvenidos. Casita de las Flores welcomes you. Click on images to enlarge. © 2002 - 2007 CasitadelasFlores.com

Casita de las Flores offers San Miguel de Allende's value accommodations a lovely, peaceful, and comfortable ambiance at low prices. Casita details: The rooms are good-sized and full of natural light. Each room has a desk, chair, ceiling fan, heater, and a window and door that open onto the patio. The bathrooms are simple but clean. (Hot water 24 hours a day.) The kitchen/dining room is large, sunny and stocked with dishes, pots, pans, and utensilseverything you might need to prepare and serve a meal. Breakfast is served whenever you feel like making it. (We're not exactly a Bed Breakfastwe're more of a Bed Kitchen-You-Can-Use-Any-Time-You-Want.) Common areas are cleaned six times a week. Bathrooms are cleaned daily. (Naturally, guests do their own dishes and clean up after themselves in common areas). Rooms are tidied daily and linens are change once per week (more often by special arrangementplease let us know when you reserve). SecurityBYOL: The Casita is quite secure, but we do provide lockboxes for guest use. We no longer provide locks, as they keep departing with guests. If youd like to use the lockbox, please bring a lock with you or be prepared to buy an inexpensive one here. prices now include all taxes. $612 per month (about $20 per day). $715 per month (about $23 per day) extra person charge of $15 per night. * We have a two night minimum stay. * Rates are discounted in May. * Rates are US $5 higher per night during high season. * Rates go up for fiestas and peak season. * Rates are subject to change without notice. Fiestas/Holidays: -Easter week, and the weekend before -Weekend or days around Sept 15 -Weekend of Fiesta de San Miguel (usually the last weekend of September or first of October) -Day of the dead (Nov 2) and the weekend, if it falls on one -Holidays: Nights of Dec 19 - Jan 3. *Holiday/Fiesta Rates: US $49 a night, for one or two people. High Season: * January, February, March, and July. * High season daily rates are US $5 more per night. Please ask us about high season monthly rates. * Rates are higher during fiestas, holidays, and peak season. * Discounts are offered during May. * Lost sets of keys incur a US $8.00 fee. * There is a small extra fee if you would like heat in your room during cold months. Reservations cannot be made without prepayment or a deposit. (The reservation request form is only a request. Reservations are made via follow-up emails.). Advance reservations are made exclusively via email. Deposit policies: 7 nights or less: We need full payment in order to reserve. More than 7 nights: We need 7 days or 50 percent (50%) of your total stay as a deposit, whichever is greater. *The balance of your payment is due upon arrival at the Casita. so, please bring the balance with you in US dollars, pesos, or travelers checks. Payment Options * We do not accept personal checks, postal orders, or money orders. Payments can be made in three ways: 1) Credit card (via a secure online credit card payment servicethe service charges 3% for US credit cards, 4% for cards from other countries.) We must initiate the payment, so let us know if you want to pay by credit card. 2) Wire/money transfer to our U.S. bank account (our bank does not charge a fee to receive money transfers, but your bank might charge a fee to send one.) Let us know, and well send you the appropriate info. 3) Western Union to our Mexican bank (there are no additional fees on this end). Let us know, and well send you the appropriate info. To Reserve: If you wish to book a room, please click the reserve button and fill out a reservation request form. (this does not reserve your room, it is only a request). We will get back to you promptly with availability and rates. *By sending us a payment or deposit, you agree to the terms of our refund and cancellation policies and you accept that if you do not show up to claim your room, or fail to contact us when you arrive, you forfeit your deposit. Cancellations/Refunds Because we have only five rooms and very low prices, we have to try to keep the rooms full at all times. So, if your plans should change, we need as much notice as possible in order to re-rent the room(s) and get you the applicable refund. Refund Policies: Sixty days (or more) in advance of arrival date: Full refund, minus a US $30 processing fee. Less than 60 days in advance of arrival date: Refund of the rate paid only for whatever dates we are able to re-rent, minus the $30 USD processing fee. Deposits and payments are forfeited for any dates that cannot be re-rented. If you have to cancel less than 60 days before: So that we can get you as much of a refund as possible, please let us know as soon as you know you will not be able to come. We will begin trying to re-rent your room(s) immediately. Then, please email us after your intended stay, and we will let you know what we were able to re-rent and send you the applicable refund. *There are no exceptions to these policies.

Flying in If you're flying into Mexico, there are two easier ways to get to San Miguel de Allende. (There is no really easy way, maybe that's part of San Miguel's charm...). One, fly into Leon, Guanajuato (the airport is outside of the city, at Silao) and get a shuttle from the Leon airport into San Miguel de Allende. The shuttle takes about an hour and a half and costs US $28 per person, if there are two people or more on the shuttle. Here's the shuttle company we always use. They are very polite, totally reliable, and they give our guests a special rate. http://www.viajessanmiguel.com/leon.htm. The other alternative, which may be less expensive, airline ticket-wise, but is more time consuming and more of a hassle, is to fly into Mexico City. There is a first-class bus (it takes around 3 hours and costs around US $20.00 each way) that leaves just about every hour, directly from the Mexico City AIRPORT (so you don't have to mess around with Mexico city taxis and traffic and such), to Queretaro, where you can take an inexpensive bus to San Miguel (45 minutes to an hour). This is the least painful and least expensive way to get to SMA from Mexico City. Miscellaneous Airline Information AeroMexico is generally the cheapest airline from the United States. (It is often cheaper to fly out of Tijuana, Mexico, if you happen to live nearby.) Tip: If you have any Delta frequent flyer miles, they usually work with AeroMexico. has some very inexpensive fares from Oakland, Las Vegas and Tijuana to Leon and Mexico City. http://www.allegroair.net/start.htm. Schedule Suggestions Try to avoid very late-arriving flights and very early outward-bound flights, as the roads from/to Mexico City and Leon are not terribly safe in the dark (not because of banditos, but because of rambling livestock, iffy narrow lanes, non-existent shoulders and a general lack of lighting). If you come in late, you might have to spend the night in Mexico City or Leon, which would be more complicated and expensive;but then, maybe you want to see the Mexico City lights and sights (and smog) or spend a morning shopping for shoes in Leon, Mexico's leather capital... If you come into the Leon airport very late, and decide to stay the night, consider staying in Guanajuato instead of Leon. Gto. is a really beautiful city, and it's the same distance as Leon from the airport. (About a US $20 cab ride.) Then, after paying the famous Gto. mummies a visit, catch an inexpensive hour-and-a-half bus to San Miguel the next day. As for a place to overnight in Guanajuato, There's Casa de Pita. We haven't seen it ourselves, but many former guests tell us it's a nice, inexpensive place with very friendly people--and it's very near the historic centro. http://www.casadepita.com. El autobus Within Mexico, the bus is often the best way to travel. First class is worth the extra cost, as it means fewer stops and faster trips, not to mention air conditioning, cushy chairs and sometimes a free coke and even a movie. Here are links to Mexico's two major bus lines: http://primeraplus.com.mx/iata/. A more comprehensive listing of bus companies in Mexico by. Getting to the Casita once in San Miguel The Casita is located in a small private walkway and rather hard to find, even for the local taxi drivers. A map with the exact address will be sent to you with your reservation confirmation. You will need to phone us 10 to 15 minutes before you plan to arrive. If you're arriving in a Viajes San Miguel Shuttle from Leon, the driver should know to call us about 15 minutes before arriving. We will meet you at the Casita. So, it is important that you let us know, in advance, the when and how (bus, shuttle, car?) you plan to arrive in San Miguel de Allende, so that we can make a plan to meet. FYI: The sun is quite brutal at this altitude, and sunscreen is obscenely expensive here...so bring your own. And, although we are in the high desert, there's no shortage of water in which to frolic. Hotel pools and nearby hot springs make it very worthwhile to bring a bathing suit (and that sunscreen, of course), even in winter. If you have any more travel questions or concerns, or would just like to know about the and what to bring, please

 Luggage storage
 Credit cards accepted
 Kitchen
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Patio, summer terrace