We just returned from a 7 day stay at Villa Jacaranda. It is a lovely, quaint hotel, well located close to the Jardin. The restaurant serves wonderful food, and the hotel staff is exceptionally friendly. I would stay there again for an future trips back to San Miguel.

We stayed at Villa Jacaranda with several other couples in December, 2004, and thought the hotel was very nice. Granted, it is in an historic (1800s) building, so everything is not shiny and new, but the people were very nice, our mini-suite was lovely with a balcony overlooking the front of the hotel, and the little bar was nice and cozy. We had breakfast each morning which was a buffet of both American and Mexican dishes, lots of fresh fruit, pastries, juices, etc. Very good!

On the recommendation of Karen Brown, my friend and I booked this hotel for 6 nights. After the first night, we felt that it was not a good value. Although, the hotel restaurant and patio is pretty, the room we had seemed to have been a converted storage area....it was not worth the $$$. We found a much better hotel, closer to the Jardin and had a wonderful time for much less $$$$$.

We stayed at this hotel at Easter (2004). The $125/night price quoted over the phone turned into about $175/night at checkout after the administration added 25% for a child over 12 and then added the 17% taxes on top of the whole thing. At that rate, the hotel was definitely overpriced. On the plus side, the location is good and the hotel layout is interesting: we shared a little patio with two other rooms; it had a little table and chairs and one of those swinging couches. Up where the jacuzzi is, there is another terrace with tables and a nice view. On the down side, every day they kicked us out of the jacuzzi between 6 & 7pm on the pretext of having to add chemicals. While we were there, however, the jacuzzi was never cleaned and gradually turned a murky, greenish color. This hotel has pluses and minuses. At a better price, I might give it a better rating, but service wasn't wonderful either in the hotel or restaurant either and next time I think I will look for a different hotel. Re the restaurant: we didn't find it so outstanding, and if you are in San Miguel it's much more fun to eat in town where all the atmosphere is than in the hotel. Note: if you have a handicap, this hotel is not for you. It is vertical. There are steps to get everywhere. But, then, San Miguel itself is vertical and cobbled.