For dia de Muertos again. Wife's happy place and daughter and granddaughters all in on dressing up for the event. My favorite restaurant in town was Ole' Ole' but it didn't survive La Rona apparently. So we will be looking for other off the beaten path eateries. They have many here but I don't come to Mx to eat at Italian or Pizza restaurants.

Awesome, one of our bucket list destinations that we still have not visited even though it's an easy long weekend from DFW.

Yea you need to, we stay at Rosewood snd rent a house, they have great daycare activities almost like a kids camp. I like Sierra Nevada as well but it's not my choice to make. Daughter, DIL and grands go with.

Both of those properties are amazing. I'd lean Sierra Nevada too but if I was going with kids or grandkids you can't beat the Rosewood. I think the food at Sierra is better personally, so the free breakfast feels like a better perk. That said, there are no shortage of places to eat.

For breakfast my favorite has been Aldama 9 (aka Posada Corazon), but also like Rustica & Buonforno. For lunch or dinner, Lolita is solid but my fave is Mestiza.

Hope y'all have a great time!

I've been considering a trip there. What all is there to do/see and how many days would you spend? Is everything in town or do you venture out to other areas?

It's super walkable, so most of the highlights are right in town, the Parroquia and Jardin, Fabrica La Aurora for galleries and art studios, El Charco del Ingenio botanical garden, and El Mirador for sunset views. The food scene is incredible, as expected.

Outside town, it's worth a half-day trip to Atotonilco (painted church, sometimes called the Sistine Chapel of Mexico). You can pair it with a visit to the hot springs nearby, or a day trip to Dolores Hidalgo for history and ceramics.

I haven't personally done them yet (hope to next time), but there are a couple wineries that my friends have liked (Vinedo San Miguel and Cuna de Tierra).

I'd plan on 4 days, a couple days to explore town at a relaxed pace, plus one for a day trip out. Streets are cobblestone and hilly, so comfy shoes are a must.

Fave hotels are Rosewood, Sierra Nevada and Hotel Matilda.

Happy to answer questions or help with the trip if you're looking for it.

Good list. You might throw in a Tequila tasting at Casa Dragones. We are going to some dude ranch kind of venue because grands like riding horses. Good food.

Zibu Allende is great, too. Owned by a friend of ours.

Rancho Xotolar?

We love hitting up the Mercado de Artesanas (Artisian's Market).

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Rancho Xotolar?

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Rancho sol Dorado. But I'll run this one past my daughter and wife that line these things up.
I ride but this isn't really riding, but my granddaughters are all in so this is what we do. Daughter is pregnant and wife a gallina so it's SIL and I going with.

Got another question. We are flying into Quertaro this time instead of Leon, GTO. Transfer is shorter and I like Quertaro. Rosewood quoted us $700 US one way from airport to hotel in Sprinter van. We've always travelled by Suburban in the past.
Who to contact about transfer services that are reliable?

I use DayTrip for most of my Mexico transfers. It was like $450 last time if I am remembering correctly for a van, still pretty pricy.

Might check with SMAride as well? They've got great reviews online.

Perfect, thanks, we will, or bilingual rib will.

ADO

We are also on the hunt for a Mercado with more street food. The one I think off Relox down toward the Artisan market is kinda boring. We always tend to hang around El Centro and Parrochia area. Time to do something different. SMA IS OK to me but there's so many places in Mx that I've not been to yet.
I'd really like to check out Sinoloa and Coastal Sonora more, I've only been to Sonora hunting.

When we went last year we used BajioGo on a recommendation from here and thought it good. They were there, had our reservation, and took us to the hotel with no issues. That time we did a shared shuttle, but for our upcoming trip in February I just booked a private transfer that wasn't much more than shared. Four adults came out to $340 USD round trip.

My wife and I went to SMDA for the first time in June. Transferred from QRO directly to our hotel (Casa Sierra Nevada Belmond) using BajioGo. It was quick, easy, and significantly cheaper than arranging the service through our hotel. It was a shared van, but there was only 1 other couple with us. We Ubered back to the airport at the end of our trip. The Uber was about $100 if I remember correctly.