Here's a delightful guide to the most charming places to stay in Mexico: the small Mexican posada or inn. Typically, these small inns are somewhat removed from the busy downtown and tourist districts, often in quiet residential neighborhoods, on the outskirts of small towns and villages, and sometimes in rural settings. Many of these small inns occupy venerable Spanish Colonial structures: an old convent, a grandee's ranch house, or the former home of a bishop. The whitewashed walls of your room may be hung with colorful weavings, ornamental tin work, or antique religious carvings, and your deepset doorway may look out through an arched portico to a flower-filled patio or splashing fountain. These places really do exist, and inns-authority Toby Smith has recently returned from Mexico with a selective list of more than 40 of the very best. Her lively, narrative descriptions of each inn tell you everything you'll need to know including how to arrange reservations. Let Romantic Inns of Mexico be your passport to happy holidays south of the border.

For long weekends, romantic getaways, family vacations, and business trips, Best Places to Stay is the series to rely on again and again to find the perfect place for your style, budget, and interests. Accurate, discerning reviews of distinctive accommodations in all price ranges.

A selection of the most exclusive small hotels and inns in Mexico, where unsurpassed service and quality provide guests a trully unforgettable experience.the purpose of this book is to provide the reader a tantalizing glimpse into the special style of boutique hotels through a delightful tour of their architecture, landascape, cuisine, and distinguishing features

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With her marriage in need of a jump-start, Julie, an upper middle class suburban housewife, convinces her husband, Joe, to embark on a romantic getaway to Mexico. But when the couple arrives, they are told the resort they booked has been oversold. Instead of Waves, they have been switched to Exotica, a sex-crazed Mexican resort Julie had seen on a television expose a few months earlier. While Julie had been the one who pushed for the vacation, hoping a getaway without their kids would give them the spark they needed to break out of their predictably predictable lives, Exotica was not exactly what she had in mind for revitalizing their stalled relationship and kicking it up a notch. But with Joe begging to stay at Exotica, Julie agrees to give it a try. To her horror, what was supposed to be a restful, romantic getaway turns out to be an experience right out of Caligula. From her initial shock at being immersed in a clothing-optional environment, to her drunken dive into the "lady pond," Julie laughs and cries through an outrageous yet exhilarating seven days. What starts out as a freakish experience for her (with Joe instantly having the time of his life), turns into a journey of self-discovery and transformation for both of them."