April 29, 2008 Mother-daughter trip report Mesones Sacristia of Puebla, Mexico I just returned from a week at the Meson Sacristia de la Compania, a small boutique hotel in Puebla, Mexico. We purchased a special "Talavera" package, which included the room, two meals a day at the NY Times-recommended restaurant, and activities related to the city's Talavera tile industry. The... more

Initial contact was through the boutique hotel chain.The concierge there was great and advised re buses from the airport to Puebla and booked the tickets.We arrived at 4am,the room was ready-at no extra charge for the early arrival- and it was great.A lovely colonial mansion converted.The local staff were also tremendous and advised about the luxury coaches to our next... more

We did the Pueblan Cuisine package and it was a wonderful experience. The cooking classes are excellent and the food is even better. It's an amazing value for the money. We booked through mexicoboutiquehotels.com. The hotel is charming and the staff is very accomodating. Some of the staff had limited English, but it was never a huge problem. I speak... more

We spent two nights in the Meson Sacristia de la Compania and would recommend it to anyone visiting Puebla. The location is ideal for shopping and sightseeing. When you first arrive you are warmly welcomed and shown to your room and brought a delicious plate of cookies and other sweets. The room was spacious, clean, comfortable and cute. The entire... more

This hotel has charming decoration in most areas but it needs better manteinance, specially in the bathrooms which tend to be small (I saw 3 rooms). Beds can be more confortable. If the restaurant is not open this place feels dead. Too expensive for what you get but worth visiting. more

Lovely, small hotel in the historic district. You can walk to most of the sights. Rooms are all different and situated above the interior courtyard. Pros Friendly, helpful staff who go out of their way to assist you. Clean rooms. Fantastic restaurant with typical Poblano cuisine. Excellent breakfasts included in the room rate. Great cooking school program. Cons Very noisy... more

We booked an Epiculinary cooking school vacation at Meson Sacristia, and were very happy with our accomodations at the boutique hotel. One thing to consider at Meson Sacristia is that there are three types of rooms - one has no windows, one has windows facing the street, and one has windows facing the glassed-in courtyard. We were in all three... more

Beautifully decorated room. Incense was burned on our arrival. Our room had no windows, which made the room very quiet at night. The coffee was the best I had during a 10 day trip in Mexico. The breakfast was also the best. Staff were very helpful. more

We visited over Thanksgiving, 2007 and had a great time. Cooking classes were a highlight. Here's the scoop: - They are taught at the sister hotel Mesón Sacristía de Capuchinas about 2 blocks away - Five of us (three generations of a family) took two days of classes. The kitchen is small - about five students is the limit at... more