Relax! These 5 places in Guanajuato will help you take a break

Published December 29th, 2021

The year is almost over and without thinking twice we all want and need a break to recharge our batteries or simply to help us de-stress and/or disconnect a little from the daily routine.

In the beautiful state of Guanajuato, we can find wonderful places to spend a few unforgettable days that will surely make us disconnect and release the stress that we accumulate throughout the year.

So leave work aside and get ready to visit these paradisiacal places that you will never want to leave.

Temazcal La Casa del Venado Azul

In the town of Mineral de Pozos is located La Casa del Venado Azul, a small hotel that houses a house of pre-Hispanic instruments and a magical temazcal.

The place is pure magic, the good vibe is perceived from your arrival and the guide of this ancestral ritual, is passionate about this art; here you can surely put in peace and balance your spiritual side and relax completely.

Among cedron, eucalyptus, and pirul, the abuelitas (as the stones that cover the temazcal are called) come to the call of our guide to share the experience and connect with mother earth.

The space is not very big but the experience is, little by little along with the chants and reflections that accompany the steam of the herbs your heart will be happy and all your senses will calm down.

Without a doubt, it is an experience that you have to live at least once in your life.

Hotel Nirvana

This refuge located in the town of Atotonilco in San Miguel de Allende is an oasis of happiness.

Hotel Nirvana is a boutique hotel located in a 7-hectare ranch/hacienda with landscapes that you won’t want to miss.

It has a number of options to relax and enjoy like never before.

From the entrance, you can see its thermal water pool, surrounded by a natural landscape that invites you to relax and smile.

The menu is very diverse and the restaurant is always full, this speaks of its excellent cuisine and the pleasant atmosphere.

The concept is “farm to table” and the menu is delicious and varied.

If you want to spend a few days of relaxation and connect with nature this is the ideal place, its 9 cabin-like rooms will make you fall in love instantly, and as if that were not enough the place is pet-friendly.

The site has a spa with perfect therapies to have a great time, take a massage or a facial is synonymous with a guarantee.

Here you can also practice adventure tourism and recreation, they have an unforgettable activity with horses.

The place is run by Juan Carlos Escalante, chef, and host of the place, who tells us about this dynamic.

“Coaching with horses, as this therapy is called, is an intercommunication between the human being and the horse where through experiential learning the horses will be our mirror, reflecting our emotions, helping us to identify our areas of improvement and potentiate our qualities, being this a unique process of self-discovery”

Without a doubt, you will leave renewed after visiting this place.

Viñedo Cuna de Tierra

Guanajuato is already a must for lovers of good wine and this winery offers a variety of experiences around the vine that you should not miss.

Take a break and enjoy different wine activities such as food pairing that includes 4 times created by chef Ricardo Luna,

Or how about becoming an expert and creating your own label by the hand of the winery’s winemaker, in this experience you can learn about the main characteristics of wine and its different strains and then create your favorite wine that will be delivered to you at the end of the fully customized activity.

Spa Caliche

The Caliche Spa is located inside the hotel La Casona, an old Porfirian construction with great tradition and history.

This spa offers treatments outside the traditional ones, and contacts you with a different and ultra renewing experience.

One of the most outstanding is the chocolate treatment, it is a jacuzzi type tub that has the antioxidant properties of chocolate, While you relax with the temperature of the water and the bubbles of the tub, a therapist gives a neck and back massage to you and your companions (the service is possible for 2 or 4 people) during the treatment you can taste a chocolate dessert flamed with mezcal, the experience lasts about an hour and at the end of the treatment, you can taste a delicious chocolate martini and toast to a day of complete de-stress.

There are similar experiences, with wine, lavender, and beer, so there is no excuse not to immerse yourself in a day of happiness.

Sense by Rosewood

If there is a place that stands out for its luxury and good taste is the Rosswood hotel located in the heart of San Miguel de Allende.

Its spa “Sense” is one of those that have to be on your checklist.

The place uses natural and native ingredients for its different treatments, upon arrival the therapist welcomes you with a natural infusion of guava, sweetened with honey, which reminds you of the traditional Mexican punch.

Then after choosing your treatment you can go to their wet areas or directly to one of their luxurious cabins where a friendly therapist awaits you to de-stress completely.

The menu of treatments is very broad and stands out for its healing, relaxing, and de-stressing power, with special emphasis on lunar mysticism, offering a unique and authentic Sense of Place experience.