Global travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler has released its Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 with its list of the top 10 hotels in Mexico. Mexico City hotels, unsurprisingly, won spots, as did some resort destinations you might expect. However, the top two spots were again in the relatively small, landlocked expat haven of San Miguel de Allende, which in total featured three hotels chosen by Condé Nast Traveler readers.
Here’s the complete list: Up one position from last year, Casa de Sierra Nevada “gets everything right,” the magazine said, finding the correct balance between acknowledging San Miguel de Allende’s rich history and providing the conveniences of modern life. Housed in multiple historic buildings, the hotel is full of antique touches yet also features modern comforts like a luxury spa, three upscale restaurants and a bar. Some rooms even have private rooftops, the magazine said.
Down one spot from 2023, the Rosewood hotel has long been a favorite with affluent Mexicans in town for weekend getaways or destination weddings, as well as with retired expats socializing at its three restaurants and its upscale, low-key rooftop lounge. According to Condé Nast, the San Miguel de Allende luxury mainstay “captures an idea about faded colonial grandeur but presents it in a way that is bright, fresh, vibrant.” Located in the capital on the iconic Paseo de la Reforma avenue, one of Mexico City’s busiest streets, the magazine describes this property as “a t.