na|na, four private rooms in San Miguel de Allende

A Hidden Garden Refuge in San Miguel de Allende

na|na is a garden guesthouse in Zona Centro, the historic center of the UNESCO World Heritage site, San Miguel de Allende. It has four rooms for up to eight guests, available individually or as a whole house.

Hirracional and ImoxStudio designed the home. Their approach is rooted in gardens, silence and a meaningful pause from everyday life. The property sits in a section of Zona Centro with historic protections, which meant the part of the home facing the street needed to be restored. But the rest of the property is newly built and takes sustainability seriously. Greywater runs through a small constructed wetland before it reaches the gardens, the roofs are planted, and bees, hummingbirds and dragonflies are regular visitors.

The house is laid out as a series of zones, and moving between them is part of what makes the stay special. Náay and Zana are reached over volcanic stone bridges (Náay's crossing a pond), and Kuna sits at the top of a private staircase inspired by old monasteries. In between are three gardens, the Jardín del Oficio, the Jardín del Recreo and the Jardín Múbú, each with a stone fountain, and the pool. Take your morning coffee along the paths while the hummingbirds work the planted roofs, find a quiet corner by a fountain in the afternoon, and, if you’ve booked Múbú or the whole house, end the day in the ofuro.

Múbú is the largest room, at 130 m² (about 1,400 sq ft), and the one to book for a longer stay. Its bedroom and bathing room both open onto a private garden under the open sky, and it has its own gym with a Peloton, a meditation room and an ofuro.

Then there’s the town itself. Walk out the door and you’re in the thick of San Miguel, five minutes from La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, the pink-stone neo-Gothic church that shapes the skyline, and the Jardín, the main square in front of it. The cobbled streets around it are full of galleries and cafés, but when you come back through the door at na|na, it’s quiet again.

Book a single room and share the pool and the three gardens with other guests. Book the house and all of it is yours, so eight people can spend the days together and still each have a room to retire to. The property includes an on-site office for the house manager, who is available during regular working hours to assist with guest needs and ensure a comfortable stay. Breakfast comes with every stay.

Layout

This vacation home for rent in Zona Centro, San Miguel de Allende sleeps up to eight guests. The four rooms book individually, or all together as a full-house buyout. Each room has its own bathroom.

• Náay (Dream): Queen

• Kuna (Silence): Queen

• Zana (Moon): Queen

• Múbú (Heart): King

• Full house: up to 8 guests

Experiences

Offered by host: breakfast with every stay, and a private gym with a Peloton, a yoga space and a meditation area in Múbú.

Good to know

Adults only: all guests must be 30 or older.

No smoking anywhere on the property. Minimum stays are two nights for Náay, Kuna and Zana, four nights for Múbú and seven nights for the full house. Taxes are added to the rate.

Amenities & services

Included (all rooms): Wi-Fi, heating and cooling, in-room safe, private bathroom, breakfast, swimming pool, common gardens, outdoor living and dining areas. Room features: Projector (Náay, Zana, Múbú), speaker (Zana, Múbú), desk (Zana, Múbú), bench (Náay, Zana), sitting room (Kuna, Múbú). Múbú and the full house add: Private gym with Peloton, meditation area, private garden, service bar, mini fridge, wet room, ofuro (hot tub). The pool, gardens and ofuro are reserved for the group on a full-home booking.

Around

San Miguel de Allende's historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the Jardín is its main square, with La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, the pink-stone neo-Gothic church, beside it. The cobblestone streets around the square are lined with galleries and studios, and you can walk to all of it from the home.