San Miguel de Allende B&B Adds New Room

We at Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast would like to announce that our newest and largest room, the Michoacan Room, is ready! Book now for stays after June 21, 2010.


Decorated with clay pottery and art from the State of Michoacan, this room features all of the amenities that our guests have come to expect including an American King size bed, free phone calls to the US, Canada, and other select places from the comfort of your own room, free in-room movies, and much more.

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Our 2009 Day of the Dead Altar at Antigua Capilla B&B in San Miguel de Allende

Here's our first video that we recently put together while fooling around with a movie maker program. The video shows images of our Day of the Dead altar inside our old chapel at Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast. We had lots of help, and it still took over 6 hours to complete!

The Day of the Dead is a huge Mexican holiday that is celebrated to remember those who have passed away. The holiday is celebrated over 2 days, November 1 and 2, to coincide with the Catholic holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. In Mexico, it is tradition to erect altars in honor of the deceased.

Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast Joins the Recycling Community of San Miguel de Allende

In an effort to divert as much of our waste as possible from the local landfill and help make San Miguel de Allende a more sustainable place, Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast has signed up with Reciqla, a local recycling company.

For 36 pesos (that's less than $3!) a month, Reciqla comes to our door once a week to pick up our presorted recyclables. Not all neighborhoods are covered in their routes, but as demand grows, so will their coverage.

Believe it or not, this service did not exist in San Miguel de Allende prior to 2009. Needless to say that when we arrived from San Francisco, CA, where recycling had been second nature to us for years, throwing a plastic bottle in the trash seemed incredibly sacrilegious. We had recycling withdrawals! Now with the Reciqla curb-side service, we can resume doing what we took for granted in the States.

Help us make San Miguel de Allende a more sustainable community. Whether you choose to stay at Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast or at another B&B or hotel in San Miguel, we ask that you support the businesses that recycle.

For more information about Reciqla visit their website at www.reciqla.com.

Return Visitors to our Mexico B&B - The Barn Swallows

The swallows are back in town and have been spotted scouting Antigua Capilla B&B for possible accommodations in San Miguel de Allende.We have seen groups of up to five come to check out the place. As you can see, they like hanging out on our lamps and column caps. We have also seen them on our emergency lamps and hanging lamps just outside the guestrooms.Swallows are such beautiful birds, and they will always be welcome as temporary visitors, but they sure can be messy if they stick around for too long! Hopefully they’ll find a nice private area nearby to call home and continue to stop by for short visits.

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Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast En Español

We are happy to announce that our website can now be viewed in Spanish!

Spanish speaking visitors researching hotels and B&B's in San Miguel de Allende can visit us at www.antiguacapillasanmiguel.com/espanol.

The Inn Keepers

Francisco and Antonieta enjoy opening their San Miguel home and their hearts to all of their guests at Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast.

Francisco was born in Guatemala City, raised in San Francisco and studied Architectural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Antonieta is a San Francisco native born to a Mexican father and Nicaraguan mother. She has a Business Degree in Hospitality Management from the University of San Francisco and a Pastry Chef degree from Tante Marie Cooking School.

In 2004, we purchased a Victorian home in San Francisco and opened Arlington Street Urban Inn Bed and Breakfast. It was an instant success and we soon discovered our true calling and career path. We eventually sold our successful B&B in 2006 and moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where we built the beautiful Antigua Capilla B&B.

As frequent travelers ourselves, we designed a unique Bed and Breakfast that we would enjoy staying in, as will you.

We will both be making contributions to this blog and will often switch from the first to the third person and back. We hope this doesn't confuse you!

To learn more about our San Miguel Bed and Breakfast, visit our website.