Hotel La Villa de Pozos — Hotel in Guanajuato

Mineral de Pozos is quite small and it is a perfect visit to anyone looking for a visit to a not-so-developed (summer 2018) pintoresque town in Mexico. It was a booming mining city at the start of the 20th century, becoming then a ghost town and still has very interesting remains of these activities. Over the last decade some small, boutique hotels have opened in town and Hotel La Villa de Pozos is one of the newest.||It is a jewel. Really. Not only the architecture is extremely nice, updated without losing its charm, but the owners and staff really go out of their way to make you feel at home. The small underground restaurant (actually it is on a slope but it has that cellar feel...) is good enough, but the staff made all they could to accommodate any special need, such as a special way to prepare our beer drink (it was a hot Saturday afternoon...) to be sure we were happy with our selections. It was the same over breakfast (the basic breakfast was included, we only ordered separate pancakes for one of our kids); the were very nice in checking that our choices were good and what we really wanted and even went out of their way to crank up an espresso machine to prepare a cappuccino. Also, they were very helpful in letting us know where, when and how to visit the different sites, giving us tips and directions.||And the rooms were small but extremely comfortable, with nice details and very good taste in their decoration. We had to book a large, 2 bed room, but we visited other rooms and were quite nice. The rooms are on several floors, accesible via nicely incorporated stairs in the architecture. ||The hotel itself is very beautiful, but bear in mind that the town is very small and rough; parking is on unpaved road (if you have a car it can matter) and the hotel shares the road with rural roads and houses, food stalls and such. It is at the entrance of the town and it is a much more real atmosphere but it is better to know.||In short, very recommended, the owners and staff were amazing with us (a family of 4 with kids 12 and 8). Definitely plan on going back sometime to keep exploring the town's surroundings and have told about this hotel to many of...

If you want to get away from EVERYTHING for a couple days, in a beautiful desert setting, try this totally new elegant hotel complete WITH BALLROOM and CHEF FLORES. Oscar Flores and his wife Rosa built this beautiful hotel from the ground up. Rooms are gigantic and furnished Casually Elegant. (Trust me......I am an Interior Designer.) Just outside is a lovely Lavender garden. And you might want to take Tango lessons. Want to have a destination wedding? ........This could be the place. ||||Not a lot to do in town unless you want to build a gorgeous new home in brand new ecologically correct subdivision going in on the outskirts of town, or go to a spa, or look for crystals out in the desert. (I bought a two foot tall crystal in Pozos!) Or visit the largest art school in Central America or wander the hills looking at the ruins of the 1890's deserted mining town. You don't expect to see large elegant homes spotting the desert do you? They're here along with the crumbling village where the workers lived.||||Mineral de Pozos is a town waiting to be discovered. Actually is HAS been discovered and it is only time before it will be different. Enjoy it while the history of the largest Silver mining location in Mexico can still be seen. It is like stepping back in time. ||||The Dogs of Pozos are very sleepy and love the Jardin. I think you'll like it if you're looking for a unique quiet lovely get away. Or come on October 21st and see a Fashion Show of gorgeous Fall/Winter Clothing and Jewelry by a San Miguel fashion designer & jeweler. It will have a Day of the Dead influence and it...

Desde nuestra llegada, el staff falto de attention. La señora americana presente para acoger a los clientes estaba leyendo en el sol y le costó trabajo quitarse de su tranquila lectura para recibirnos. Empezó la conversación por "su nombre!" En lugar de un cordial "Buenas tardes, cómo están?" (Que nunca vino). De toda la estancia en este hotel, nunca recibimos buenas ondas del staff. ||||Luego por un precio de $2,500 por noche, la habitación faltaba de demasiado detalles para compensar la mala calidad del staff: ||1/ el agua caliente era difficile a lograr, tuvimos que pedir 2 veces que volvieron a conectarla para que funcionara.||2/ no hubo internet durante les 3 días (que si se necesita en un pueblo donde todo está cerrado a las 9pm).||||Faltaba también:||- el jabón en el lavabo del baño||- toallas para el pelo||- batas||- ganchos para el armario||- secador de pelo||- un foco sobre las 3 lámparas que tenía la habitación (ni siquiera eran del mismo color los 2 focos que estaban en la habitación). ||- en todo el Hotel hay cables que salen de las paredes cómo si fueran todavía en el medio de una obra.||||La limpieza entre los 2 días de estancia también fue mal hecha (entre otros no cambiaron las toallas, no tiraron los papeles..)||||El staff se enojo contra nosotros porque quisimos tomar en la habitación la botella de vino que trajimos (mientras el Hotel no tiene servicio de room service).||||Por fin, el desayuno, aunque rico, solo tiene como opción huevos (no se puede pedir frutos o otra cosa), entonces pedimos huevos divorciados y aunque acostumbrados al piquante estos huevos ni para mi amigo mexicano se podían comer. Además sirven el desayuno en la cava del hotel donde hace un frío enorme en lugar de hacerlo arriba dónde hay sol y luz... la música tipo del antro del pueblo que acompañaba este desayuno fue la gota que derramó el vaso. ||||No me gusta escribir en internet malas notas sobre un lugar pero al final de estos 2 días quise hablar con el dueño para explicarle el punto pero la misma americana del principio me recibí en la recepción en el medio de una llamada, me pido de esperar arriba mientras se fue en la cava del desayuno. Después de 15 minutos de espera, baje a ver si la señora americana había encontrado el dueño y aquí la encontré... siguiendo su llamada!!! Aquí cambio su comportamiento de mal onda a falta total de respeto y empezo a gritarme de volver arriba a esperar y que el dueño de todas formas no iba a venir.... ||||Entonces escribo este mensaje al dueño para que sepa que 1/ tiene que acabar los detalles de su hotel (comprar todo lo que falta) antes de rentar sus habitaciones 2/ tiene que cambiar su staff de manera...