Hotel Del Portal San Miguel De Allende

“Cozy hotel”

This hotel is located in the heart of San Miguel de Allende Historic center . It’s and beautiful old casona their rooms are thematics which is different and nice. Excellent service, the front desk clerk Dolores was great she was very attentive .

“Steep stairs lead to a quiet refuge in the heart of San Miguel”

The first unexpected thing about this hotel was that the van I had taken from the airport could not deliver me to the door: I was dropped off a block and a half away. Once I found the entrance, which was hard to spot among all the businesses in that block, I had to lug my suitcase up a steep flig… more

The first unexpected thing about this hotel was that the van I had taken from the airport could not deliver me to the door: I was dropped off a block and a half away. Once I found the entrance, which was hard to spot among all the businesses in that block, I had to lug my suitcase up a steep flight of stairs. The room I was given was right next to the lobby -- it literally had windows through which I could see the front desk, and I had to keep the curtains drawn for privacy. There was no mini-fridge or microwave in the room, no desk, and no chair either. All this might sound rather off-putting, and for someone with mobility issues it might be difficult, but for me it worked out well. The hotel is located on the main square, which is closed to traffic along with the surrounding streets for one block in every direction. This means that, whenever you go out, you exit onto a shady patio filled with pedestrians rather than a narrow sidewalk on a busy street. By the third day I was able to zip up the stairs without stopping halfway up, as I had to at first. And the room was very quiet; I had no trouble sleeping. The hotel has a terrace on the roof, and there is a bar next door with free wifi, so I had no problem finding places to use my laptop. I would add that the bed was comfortable, the aircon worked well, and the bathroom was odd but functional. The location is as central as can be, close to everything of interest to tourists. All of the staff were friendly and helpful, and about half of them are fluent in English. If you can deal with the stairs then the Hotel de Portal is an excellent economical option in San Miguel de Allende.

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“nice hotel in good location, but there are many other better options closeby”

Very small hotel with outstanding location right on main square. However, no cars are allowed on square, so you have to walk 2 blocks with your luggage and up a flight of stairs to get to hotel; they have no porters to help with luggage. My room overlooked second floor terrace of hotel and had ama… more

Very small hotel with outstanding location right on main square. However, no cars are allowed on square, so you have to walk 2 blocks with your luggage and up a flight of stairs to get to hotel; they have no porters to help with luggage. My room overlooked second floor terrace of hotel and had amazing views of the main church; however the drapes in my room were transparent allowing for absolutely no privacy as anyone could look directly into room from the terrace. Also, light was poor in the room and the safe did not work, The front staff, however, were very nice and helpful, especially Pedro. The staff quickly arranged for new safe and also got an additional lamp to help with light. All facilities were very clean. Coffee is prepared every morning, but there is no food service.

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“SMDA”

Hotel is clean and staff is friendly and accommodating. Location right in front of the plaza central to everything Bathroom could use some shelves to put all toiletries much needed space. Would stay here again. Loved SMDA and the Mariachis