It's time to start thinking cold-weather trips. Why not head South for the winter? We're thinking way South, like Mexico. One place to hit up San Miguel, which is 177 miles northwest of Mexico City. Not only is the town a UNESCO World Heritage Site with some amazing Spanish colonial architecture, but it's the location of the brand-spankin'-new Rosewood San Miguel de Allende.

The hotel, which will open in early 2011, is now accepting reservations for stays beginning February 1. It's offering a special grand-opening rate starting at $295 a night. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2010-09-01T10:56:30-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/94429/5207 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again, HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L."><b>Tim Leffel</b></a> is moving around Mexico, checking out the hotel scene in the colonial heartland. If you have a question about where to stay in Guanajuato or San Miguel de Allende, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>hit us on the tipline</b></a>, or just comment below, and we will do our best to get you some sort of answer. Enjoy.</i><p> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/casa_linda.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Casa+Linda/local/1197"><b>Hotel Casa Linda</b></a> is an American expatriate's dream hotel and parts of it actually do look like something out of a dream. Each room here has a different theme and whimsy wins out over subtlety every time. <p>The Angeles Suite features a carved headboard filled with angels, angel tiles in the bath, and a few Tim L. 2008-04-23T13:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/22/93141/1443 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again, HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L."><b>Tim Leffel</b></a> is moving around Mexico, checking out the hotel scene in the colonial heartland. If you have a question about where to stay in Guanajuato or San Miguel de Allende, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>hit us on the tipline</b></a>, or just comment below, and we will do our best to get you some sort of answer. Enjoy.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/casa_luna.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>The two luxury San Miguel de Allende hotels we profiled earlier present an elegant, toned-down side of Mexico, intentionally draining out some of the vivid colors and bold folk art motifs. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Casa+Luna+B%26B/local/1196"><b>Casa Luna B&amp;B</b></a> goes in the opposite direction, figuring if one angel statue and blood red wall are nice, then a dozen of both Tim L. 2008-04-22T10:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/21/94449/4920 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again, HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L."><b>Tim Leffel</b></a> is moving around Mexico, checking out the hotel scene in the colonial heartland. If you have a question about where to stay in Guanajuato or San Miguel de Allende, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>hit us on the tipline</b></a>, or just comment below, and we will do our best to get you some sort of answer. Enjoy.</i> <p><object width="399" height="299"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r2n9yMyGtc8&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r2n9yMyGtc8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="399" height="299"></embed></object> <p>Prior to 2006, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Casa+De+Sierra+Nevada/ian/204133"><b>Casa de Sierra Nevada</b></a> was already the top hotel in town. But then the Orient-Express company took over, making it their second hotel in Mexico after <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Maroma+Resort+And+Spa/ian/140644">Maroma</a> in the Riviera Maya. They got straight to work, sprucing up the place and renovating Tim L. 2008-04-21T10:16:32-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/18/95550/9680 <![CDATA[<p><i>Once again, HotelChatter contributing editor <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L."><b>Tim Leffel</b></a> is moving around Mexico, checking out the hotel scene in the colonial heartland. If you have a question about where to stay in Guanajuato or San Miguel de Allende, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>hit us on the tipline</b></a>, or just comment below, and we will do our best to get you some sort of answer. Enjoy.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/doscasas_view.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Dos+Casas/ian/260685"><b>Dos Casas</b></a>, on the site of what was once "two houses," shows that a place with only seven rooms and suites can still wow guests with the best of them. This elegant boutique hotel offers the most luxurious small hotel experience in a town overrun with beautiful inns: San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico. <p>Located Tim L. 2008-04-18T11:22:20-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/