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Villa Montaña Hotel & Spa & Hotel De La Soledad





            at the chic Hotel De La Soledad, a member of Small   room's velvet couches sat beneath a swirling wall
            Luxury Hotels of the World. The busy cathedral and   sculpture with colored light baubles; soaring stone
            central plaza areas were just up the cobblestone   arches framed the marble sink. Spot lighting illumi-
            street and the city bustled with energy. I wasn't   nated wall sculptures and generous wooden closets.
            prepared for the lush courtyard inside the hotel's 18th-  The sheets were divine. We commandeered a table
            century facade. The interior looked utterly enchanting,   in the dining room and plotted our days over tender
            with a splashing fountain and twinkling fairy lights   huevos mexicana, homemade breads and jams and
            wrapped around palms. Couches and chairs with     a ridiculously alluring array of pan dulce. One night,
            elaborately embroidered pillows were clustered under   exhausted after a long day at a farm, we bonded over
            archways and dining tables edged the stone portico   chef Ontiveros's chayote creations—especially the
            leading to the rooms. Elaborate, stylish chandeliers   sweet chayote bread—and vowed to work together
            brought a modern, artistic touch to the historic setting.   again. https://hoteldelasoledad.com/en/.
              Once again, I faced a fabulous suite. The sitting




                                                                                     Chef Ontiveros pre-
                                                                                     sented a tasty chayote
                                                                                     sampling at the Hotel
                                                                                     De La Soledad. Secret
                                                                                     arches and doorways
                                                                                     lead to spacious, hand-
                                                                                     some suites at Villa
                                                                                     Montaña. The pleasant
                                                                                     courtyard at the Hotel
                                                                                     De La Soledad.

































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