There's something special about hotels in old mansions. Of course, with the turn to fall and Halloween around the corner, they do make you wonder about all the macabre events that occurred there — and there's no shortage of tales about haunted hotels, everywhere in the world.
But this October, we have another reason to celebrate: Mexico's unique abundance of residential-style accommodations. On September 12, 2024, the very first list of Mexican Key hotels was announced. The Keys are the most outstanding hotels in our selection, as chosen by MICHELIN Inspectors.
All eight Mexican mansion hotels below made the list, hauntingly beautiful places filled with the kind of character that can only come from a lifetime of personal care and passion. For decades these spaces were used as private family homes, and as a result, there are traces of warmth and intimacy throughout every room.
Grana B&B
Distinction: One KeyLocation: Oaxaca City
A stately 18th-century residence on the west side of Oaxaca City is now Grana B&B, and it’s safe to say that it’s rather more grand than the bed-and-breakfast tag ordinarily implies. Its 15 rooms have been left largely intact — a necessity given the house’s landmark status — but they’ve been updated in an eclectic, contemporary style, mixing traditional craft and modern design in roughly equal measure.
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Casa Kimberly
Distinction: One Key
Location: Puerto Vallarta
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Pug Seal Allan Poe
Distinction: One Key
Location: Mexico City
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Ignacia Guest House
Distinction: One Key
Location: Mexico City
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Nima Local House Hotel
Distinction: One KeyLocation: Mexico City
Mexico City’s charming and stylish Roma district feels almost European, and there’s more than a little bit of that old-world elegance about the turn-of-the-century mansion where Nima makes its home. Once inside, however, you’ll find the style is contemporary, thoughtful, and subtly stylish — not a “design hotel,” per se, but a well-designed hotel all the same.
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Casa de Sierra Nevada, A Belmond Hotel
Distinction: Two Key
Location: San Miguel de Allende
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Hotel Casa Blanca 7
Distinction: One Key
Location: San Miguel de Allende
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Las Casas B+B Hotel
Distinction: One Key
Location: Cuernavaca
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Hero image: L’Ôtel Chiquitos — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
