I arrived in Guanajuato feeling a bit under the weather from a bad cold that hit while I was in Morelia. I’m now starting to feel stronger and healthier than I perhaps have ever been! Partially that’s thanks to this beautifully walkable city that I’m happy to wander around for hours taking in the beautiful sights and sounds (I plan to write all about Guanajuato soon), partially it’s thanks to the amazing breakfasts served here at my current hostel.
I’m staying at La Casa de Dante. This little hostel nestled on the mountain side is one of the most home-like places I’ve ever been in. The rooms are comfortable and the breakfasts here are more like feasts! Don’t believe me? This morning I woke up and went downstairs and there was the now familiar fruit plate waiting for me. Each morning it’s different but there’s always fresh fruit. This morning’s creation was a swan with mango wings, a pineapple tail with a fruit (that I’m not sure of it’s name) as extra decorative tail feathers, a banana neck and pecan eyes and beak. Surrounding it was little islands of strawberries!
As I began digging into that dish she brought the second course, a plate of rice and vegetables, then a third course of a special vegan taco filled with steamed spinach and avocado. By this point I thought I was in heaven! Then she brings even more! A bowl of freshly made guacamole (the best I’ve ever tasted and I’m a huge guacamole fan!) with some baked tortillas and then a desert… very tasty vegan sweet bread. All this was with a pitcher of freshly squeezed juice and a cup of amazing spiced coffee.
If you are ever in Guanajuato and want to feel pampered, this is the place! Laundry is done for guests (it’s included in the price), bottles of fresh water are left in the room, free wifi, and they even have fresh cut flowers in a vase in the room. There are also 3 kitchens in this place, so making your own dinners is easy. On the roof is a beautiful outdoor common area with an amazing panoramic view of this city.
The drawbacks? Well it is a bit more expensive than most hostels (around $27 / night for a private room with a full washroom including shower with plenty of hot water. Some rooms even have a private balcony!) and there are over 150 steps up to get to the place.
Oddly I’ve come to like those stairs. I’m happy to say that after a week here I can now make it to the top without stopping or gasping (much) for breath. Trust me, when I arrived I had to stop 3 times on the way up gasping like a fish out of water and my legs feeling like they would give out on me.
I’m off to wander this city again and work of some of that breakfast. I plan to describe the town of Guanajuato in my next post, it is one of the places I’ve found that feel like it could be ‘home’ at some point.
(Full disclosure: I am in no way being paid to write this, I just wanted to let other travellers know about this hidden gem.)
Photos From Guanajuato, Mexico
Mango & Strawberry Bird
One of the fruit plates served as a first course for breakfast at this hostel.
Breakfast, the Second Course
This came after the fruit, each breakfast was different, custom made for each guest and delicious!
Guanajuato Cityscape
Part of the view from the rooftop overlooking the city.
Guanajuato Rooftop View
Another view overlooking the city and mountains.
Beautiful view!
Another shot of the skyline seen from the hostels rooftop patio.
Lots of steps!
The daunting stairs leading up to La Casa de Dante.
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Wow, La Casa De Dante sounds amazing! I’d never had much desire to travel in Mexico before reading your blog, but you’re making me reconsider!
It’s funny, I didn’t have much desire to travel Mexico either when I first went here, it was a ‘place to go that was warmer’. I intended to stay only a few weeks before heading farther south, I’m almost at the 2 month point and still have no urge to leave.
The more of Mexico I see, the more I find that there is to explore and learn about. So far the people I’ve met along the way have been wonderful and very happy to help a lost traveller.