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La Valise San Miguel

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Ochre stucco room with carved sun motif, wooden chairs, copper vessel, Aztec-inspired wall reliefs, and clay fireplace.

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La Valise San Miguel is a restored hotel that marries old-world elegance with contemporary design.

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The classic structure blends in with the local architecture, complementing the surrounding beauty and hiding a true oasis within it. Its polychromatic spaces highlight the uniqueness of Mexican craft and Aztec symbolism, further decorated with an ensemble of contrasting modern accents and thoughtful bulbous fixtures. The distinct shapes unite the post-romantic marriage of styles in a nook of past and present.

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Geometric terracotta façade with cascading stairs, metal railings, and reflecting pool beneath overcast sky.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Pink-washed courtyard with colonial columns, hanging vines, wooden doors, terracotta vessels, and upper-level windows under clear sky.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Pink stucco courtyard with geometric relief wall, stone steps, mature tree, turquoise pool, and terracotta pottery accents.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Terracotta courtyard with white columns, arched doorway, wooden furniture, and ceramic vessels in warm Mediterranean light.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Wooden bench with cream fern-print pillows beside terracotta vessel, sunlit minimalist adobe wall.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Minimalist courtyard with geometric pink stucco wall, turquoise pool, stepped platform, mature tree, terracotta vessels, and sculptural stone spheres.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Minimalist bedroom with terracotta wooden wardrobe, curved woven chair, sun relief wall art, geometric rug, natural light.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Minimalist bedroom with dark wooden beams, terracotta pottery, geometric patterned rug, and natural light from large windows.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Ochre stucco entry with carved Mesoamerican relief, wooden doors, terracotta fireplace, and leather chairs flanking copper side table.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Ochre bedroom with carved wooden headboard, brass lamps, geometric-patterned rugs, and modernist lounge chair beneath sloped ceiling.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Wooden-framed window opening onto courtyard, natural light illuminating simple chair, small table with fresh flowers, and coffee cup in minimalist interior.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Minimalist bedroom with cream plaster walls, wooden window frame, green upholstered bed, striped rug, and sculptural furnishings bathed in natural light.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Cream-hued bathroom with sculptural pedestal sink, soaking tub, round mirror, and potted palm under wooden ceiling fixture.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Sculptural plaster wall with embedded niche displaying terracotta vessel, iron candelabra with candles, and striped textile floor detail.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Wooden shuttered window with potted plants casting shadows on terracotta walls, rustic chairs in warm natural light.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Spa alcove with terracotta vessels, wooden towel rack, white flowers, candles, and stone basin beneath arched ceiling with pendant light.
La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Minimalist bedroom with wooden beam ceiling, terracotta chairs, red geometric rug, and natural light from arched doorway.

Ollin Suite

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Cream plaster fireplace with carved relief panels, wooden beam ceiling, terracotta vessels, woven rugs, minimalist seating arrangement, warm ambient lighting.

Alma Suite

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Ochre-walled bedroom with exposed wooden beams, terracotta lounge chairs, stone accent wall, warm ambient lighting, and minimalist mid-century furnishings.

Genesis Suite

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Ochre-toned bedroom with black iron bed, leather chair, round side table, woven accents, warm ambient lighting, and geometric patterned rug.

Coatl Suite

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Ochre bedroom with woven sunburst headboard, wooden furniture, monstera plants, and colorful woven textiles on terracotta floors.

Aura Suite

La Valise San Miguel, Mexico — Minimalist living room with cream sofa, turquoise abstract artwork, wooden dresser, and woven accents on warm wood flooring.

Master Suite

The Details

What makes it Kobu

La Valise San Miguel has been intervened by Mexican-Italian artist Pedro Friedberg, leaving his signature on the wall embossments across the hotel suites. Like this, we embrace the power of art and embody our spaces with the power of imagination. The artist and designer is known for his surrealist work filled with lines, colors and ancient and religious symbols.

At heart is a courtyard oasis where time ceases to exist and melts away in the soft sway of the lemon trees, sounds of water and gentle sunshine. A double Chichimeca staircase is at the helm of the garden, framing its ancient cultural omens. They tie together the aesthetics of the architecture with the unique elements of design, including furniture pieces, textiles, objet’s d’art, and local materials for an intimate, calid atmosphere of home.

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Directions

Aeropuerto Internacional de Querétaro (QRO)

20 min by car

The Destination

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