Hotel Virrey de Mendoza in Morelia, Michoacan. 55 rooms of which 14 are
suites.
In the heart of the historic center of Morelia you will find Hotel Virrey de
Mendoza (the only place CancunSteve stays when his travel plans call for Morelia).
Year after year still one of the most beautiful mansions in Morelia.
To the left an antique desk in one of the master suites.
Can you dig writing Aunt Mildred a wish-you-were-here postcard while sitting at this desk?
All rooms decorated with antiques and original colonial art.
CancunSteve in an antique chair next to a bronze from two centuries ago.
Even the exquisite hardwood table holding the bronze deserves attention.
Be sure to see the fine baby grand paino in the lobby.
All rooms have
telephones, cable TV, alarm clocks, bottles of purified water, and room service.
The history of Hotel Virrey de Mendoza in Morelia begins in 1565 with the
marriage of Doña Catalina and Don Francisco de Cuena y Laneta when Catalina's
parents gave Francisco this building as part of a dowry.
Esperanza poses next to an antique religious work from a past century.
Esperanza loves religious art.
And you'll love discovering antique art from the past as you walk in the halls; climb the stairs; explore your room.
And we both love staying in Hotel Virrey de Mendoza in Morelia.
The hotel has fax and internet service as well as baby sitting. Valet
parking.
For the beautiful people the hotel has a piano bar. And a lobby bar for all.
Rooms come with either: king; 2 double; 2 single; queen beds. Some Jr Suites
have both a king and individual bed. Suites and master suites have either one
king or two individual beds.
The restaurant is ready to serve you non-stop from 7:30AM to 11:00PM offering
great views of the Cathedral of Morelia and fine fare for breakfast, lunch or
dinner.
Fine oils adorn the stone walls and the wife can check her eyeliner in one of the antique gilded mirrors which line the halls as seen on the first floor of the photo to the right.
The Hotel is a great starting point to travel on to see the monarch
butterflies.
The miracle of the monarch butterflies is an excellent trip to consider as these fragile creatures fly thousands of miles from Canada to Michoacan each year.
As these fragile creatures have a lifespan of only a few months the monarchs who came to Mexico from Canada are not the ones who return, but their offspring. So the monarch migrating to Canada in the spring never went there before. And likewise the monarch leaving Canada and the northern US to migrate to Mexico never went there before. Each trip is a new generation, but yet each new generation knows to return to this same mountain. So if they can find it, so can you.
Within walking distance of the hotel:
The cathedral. Palacio de Gobierno. Plaza de armas. Palacio de justicia.
The Michoacan museum.
Municipal Palace. Templo de La Merced Templo de Las Rosas .
Music conservatory. Las Rosas garden. Palacio Clavijero
Colegio de San Nicolás Biblioteca pública Casa natal de Morelos
Ex-convento de San Agustín Casa museo José Ma. Morelos
Palacio del artesano (Casa de las artesanias)
Above the view from the balcony of one of the suites overlooking Ave Madero.
In addition to the cultural sites close to the hotel vendors of colorful ballons dot the square in front of the hotel.
Availability and reservation requests
More images of Hotel Virrey de Mendoza and price charts
Our hotels throughout Mexico
The miracle of the migration of the monarch butterfly
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