Primavera Gallery Home – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

San Miguel de Allende was voted the best place to live in the world for two years in a row, as described here and here. The city is beautiful in the daytime and equally beautiful at night.

At Primavera Gallery Home you’ll have your own private patio and garden.

This Gallery Home is a great place to relax amidst artwork by talented Mexican and international artists. Below painting is by Gerardo Ruiz. The antique Shiraz Persian Rug was made in the 1940s.

Below, the light sculpture, “Imago,” is by Australian-Indian artist Sutopa Parrab. The painting “El Nicho” is by San Miguel artist Gerardo Ruiz, who has a gallery at Fabrica la Aurora.

The light, double-height balcony space opens onto the main living area.

Quiet Safe Location. This location is much quieter than the center of town, but there’s easy access to downtown whenever you want. The townhouse is one block from the Casa Primavera Boutique Hotel and Spa, where you can enjoy the hotel dining room, pool, massage and spa, and entertain guests nearby.

Primavera Gallery Home with Private Patio & Garden. Sleeps five. The king bed can be split into two twins on request. The mattress is European memory foam

The upstairs double bed has a handmade organic cotton mattress.

There is an additional twin bed in the terrace office pictured below (not a private room but with its own terrace).

The house is behind the Hotel Casa Primavera in a quiet, private complex with its own public park.

The house has a private garden that attracts hummingbirds, doves and other birds.

The garden features night light sculptures by Indian-Australian artist Sutopa Parrab. Below is “Glyph” and below that “Bard’s Tale.”

For nearby breakfast, besides your own kitchen and the hotel, there’s also a café through the iron gate a block down the street. It’s an easy walk to the Tuesday Market (a true Mexican experience) and Luciernaga Mall, which has banks, ATM, Soriana Grocery, coffee houses, Office Depot, cafés, Liverpool Department Store (Mexican equivalent of Macy’s) etc. There’s a large pharmacy half a block beyond the bus stop. La Comer, a short taxi ride downhill, is one of the best grocery, takeout, and household furnishing stores anywhere. Everything you need is in one place.

Indoor Parking for One Car in the garage. Park other cars along the quiet street. The big advantage here is that parking is easy and it’s easy to get into downtown San Miguel. You avoid fighting the heavy traffic in the downtown area. You can catch a bus back up the hill (#7, #8, #9) for a few pesos and it stops very close.

Above and below in the foyer are prints on aluminum by Australian-American artist Seana McNamara: “Goya’s Forest” and “Badger.”

TRANSPORTATION is easy & inexpensive.  You will not need a car here because there’s easy access to transportation.. Taxis charge a flat fare (a few dollars US) for daytime trips anywhere in the city. They charge slightly more at night or if you call them. Public buses stop two blocks from the house on Avenida Real Salida a Querétaro and all bus routes (#7, #8, and #9) go straight to the center of town for 7 pesos (US 35 cents) from that same Avenida.

Though you can walk to and from town, we’re atop a steep hill.

So take a taxi or bus unless you’re a hiker. Ask the hotel to call you a taxi and wait in the lobby of the hotel for your taxi. Or hail a taxi on the main street Avenida Real Salida a Querétaro, Or call a taxi to come to the house.

From the Flower Market to the Toy Museum, there’s lots of life and creativity.

NOT TO MISS. Be sure to visit Fabrica la Aurora, which has been converted into a large complex of artists’ galleries, cafés and shops. Taxi is easiest, though one bus into town and another (#6) out to Fabrica will get you there. Saturday the organic market, Mercado SANO, is fun, with great food to buy and eat there, plus lively musicians.

When you book Primavera Gallery Home, we’ll send you a guide with lots of other recommendations, from great restaurants to cultural events.

Gardening & Cleaning. The garden was designed by the owner, a Harvard-trained architect, and Victor Herrera, master gardener, who maintains the garden and inspects the house when he comes. He can rapidly call a plumber or electrician or repairmen as needed. Maria Soria does the cleaning.

Emergency. Two people, who are completely trustworthy, can be called in case of emergency:

• Victor Herrera & Maria Soria, as above 415-113-0254
• Cristina Acevedo <employ.cristina@gmail.com> works for the builder and has an office to the left after you go through the iron gate to the courtyard 415 114 0067

Laundry Service. Go through the iron gate a block down the street to the courtyard and shops. Turn right onto the main street. The laundromat is on your right.

From playing golf

to hiking in the wilderness

to dancing and night life, it’s all here.

Mail Service. For longer stays, La Connexion has an office five minutes walk away (on your way to the Tuesday Market) at Plaza Real del Condo Local BA14. Walk down the left side of the red building to the door and La Connexion is just inside.  You can have mail delivered there to you, care of the owner. Please request this service.

Weekly Newspaper with Listing of Events. For 20 pesos, on Fridays, or until they sell out, you can buy at La Connexion a copy of the English-Spanish weekly newspaper L’Atencion, which comes out each Friday, listing special events for the week.

Medical Facilities. There are top quality medical facilities nearby: San Miguel de Allende’s newest hospital MAC San Miguel De Allende Hospitales is next to Luciernaga Mall, within walking distance. Hospital H+ is a short taxi ride. And the clinic Genecell is two blocks walk.

NO Pets or Smoking. You’ll enjoy antique Oriental rugs, handmade leather chairs, and original artwork. Please keep the place nice for those who come after you. Enjoy your visit!

Fourteen kilometers out of town is the Atontonilco Sanctuary, with impressive murals,

and nearby La Gruta Hot Springs.
The weather in San Miguel is wonderful because the town is situated in the mountains. There is a 40 degree Fahrenheit temperature swing from the 80+ mid-afternoon temperature to the evening temperature after the sun goes down. Summer is the rainy season, with short storms typically around 4 or 5 PM after a sunny early afternoon.

Download Our List of Recommended Things to Do in San Miguel: PrimaVeraCasa-SanMiguel-1-19.

Don’t miss the Botanical Gardens.

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