San Miguel de Allende Travel Forum

We - a couple who live in Todos Santos, BCS - plan to travel for the month of September on the mainland. We would like to spend a week in San Miguel and are looking for a small self-contained casita to rent. We do not need a huge kitchen - just enough space and necessities to prepare breakfast and lunch. We have a guest casita in Todos Santos and would consider a trade - the trade to be used at a time convenient to both parties. Our casita can be seen at www.casasofiabaja.com We are also willing to pay rent - maybe $650 a week? We will be traveling by bus and would like central accommodations. Please let us know if you have any suggestions.

You're wise to be asking about this now - because September is one of the busiest times (maybe the busiest) of the year in San Miguel de Allende: there's the Fiestas Patrias celebrations, the running of the bulls, assorted religious days . . . and the biggie of them all, the blowout for San Miguel himself. I don't have a specific suggestion for you. I did lots of research last year when I planned to be there in September, also - and the VRBO website produced some excellent leads; you might want to give that a shot for starters (if you haven't already).

For $650 a week you should be able to have a little kitchen, too. Look at ensuenos.com and sanmiguelrentals.com for some options and to get a general feel. If you want to trade, you might try craigslist.com under Guanjuato (the state San Miguel is in). There are always a surprising number of trades listed whenever I search any city there. Good luck! matt