La guía de Gabriela - CUERNAVACA
Lugares emblemáticos
Must spots in and nearby Cuernavaca
For peace and quiet that is open to the public, visit the Jardín Borda that is a short walk from the center of town.
The house and gardens were originally commissioned in the 1700’s by a wealthy silver magnate and this place was also host to Maximilian and Carlotta during the French reign in Mexico. In 1987, the Gardens at Jardín Borda, were completely restored after years of decay.
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Garden Borda Cultural Center
271 Av. MorelosFor peace and quiet that is open to the public, visit the Jardín Borda that is a short walk from the center of town.
The house and gardens were originally commissioned in the 1700’s by a wealthy silver magnate and this place was also host to Maximilian and Carlotta during the French reign in Mexico. In 1987, the Gardens at Jardín Borda, were completely restored after years of decay.
If you like art, go to the Museo Casa Robert Brady, which is actually a private house turned into a magnificent art gallery. Here, you’ll find a permanent collection on display which includes works by Rufino Tamayo and a self portrait by Frida Kahlo. The house and collection belonged to Robert Brady, an American who resided in Cuernavaca from 1962 to 1986.
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Museo Robert Brady
4 NetzahualcoyotlIf you like art, go to the Museo Casa Robert Brady, which is actually a private house turned into a magnificent art gallery. Here, you’ll find a permanent collection on display which includes works by Rufino Tamayo and a self portrait by Frida Kahlo. The house and collection belonged to Robert Brady, an American who resided in Cuernavaca from 1962 to 1986.
Art lovers may also enjoy a tour to the workshop (taller) at the Taller de Alfaro Siquieros, a very famous Mexican Muralist, which is also found here in Cuernavaca’s colonial center.
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La tallera Siqueiros
52 C. VenusArt lovers may also enjoy a tour to the workshop (taller) at the Taller de Alfaro Siquieros, a very famous Mexican Muralist, which is also found here in Cuernavaca’s colonial center.
Emperor Charles V gave Cuernavaca to Hernán Cortez as a fief, and in 1532 the conquistador built a palace (now the Museo de Cuauhnáhuac), where he lived on and off for half a dozen years before returning to Spain.
The city Zocalo (Main Plaza) hosts some magnificent colonial architecture— including the Plaza de Armas and Palacio de Gobierno— leading on from here is also the Palacio de Cortez, now also known as Museo Cuauhnahuac. This is the only Zocalo in Mexico that does not feature a Cathedral.
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Museo Regional de Cuauhnáhuac, Palacio de Cortés
100 Francisco LeyvaEmperor Charles V gave Cuernavaca to Hernán Cortez as a fief, and in 1532 the conquistador built a palace (now the Museo de Cuauhnáhuac), where he lived on and off for half a dozen years before returning to Spain.
The city Zocalo (Main Plaza) hosts some magnificent colonial architecture— including the Plaza de Armas and Palacio de Gobierno— leading on from here is also the Palacio de Cortez, now also known as Museo Cuauhnahuac. This is the only Zocalo in Mexico that does not feature a Cathedral.
Gastronomía
The Las Mañanitas restaurant is a popular spot, a good place to eat in Cuernavaca.
Las Mañanitas Hotel Garden Restaurant & Spa is about a 10–minute walk from Cuernavaca's main plaza, the nicest area of the city to amble and sightsee and there are several nearby attractions.
Seafood abounds on the menu. You'll find Alaskan crab with mustard sauce, sea scallops, blue mussels in white wine and smoked salmon omelets for breakfast. They serve classic Mexican dishes like arrachera and chilaquiles, international dishes like the Poulet Bresse Style: chicken stuffed with goat cheese, hibiscus flower, Washington apples and shrimp and drenched in champagne sauce. They are the only place in the city that has a full–course Thanksgiving dinner each year. The restaurant patio faces Mañanitas' main garden and you can enjoy coffee in the morning to a parade of Albino peacocks with their scruffy–looking ducklings following dutifully behind.
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Las Mañanitas
107 Ricardo LinaresThe Las Mañanitas restaurant is a popular spot, a good place to eat in Cuernavaca.
Las Mañanitas Hotel Garden Restaurant & Spa is about a 10–minute walk from Cuernavaca's main plaza, the nicest area of the city to amble and sightsee and there are several nearby attractions.
Seafood abounds on the menu. You'll find Alaskan crab with mustard sauce, sea scallops, blue mussels in white wine and smoked salmon omelets for breakfast. They serve classic Mexican dishes like arrachera and chilaquiles, international dishes like the Poulet Bresse Style: chicken stuffed with goat cheese, hibiscus flower, Washington apples and shrimp and drenched in champagne sauce. They are the only place in the city that has a full–course Thanksgiving dinner each year. The restaurant patio faces Mañanitas' main garden and you can enjoy coffee in the morning to a parade of Albino peacocks with their scruffy–looking ducklings following dutifully behind.
You have got to try this delicious restaurant in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
El Madrigal Restaurant is one of the best places to eat, have breakfast and enjoy large gardens with colonial architecture and a menu that includes both national and international dishes, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner making the most of the city of eternal spring. Note that the bread and desserts are made in their own ovens, so do not leave without trying them.
Sonora 115, zona 1, Vista Hermosa, 62290 Cuernavaca, Mor.
Reservations required: 777 100 7700
Hours:
Saturday 8AM–11PM
Sunday 8AM–7:30PM
Monday Closed
Tues-Thurs 8AM–10PM
Friday 8AM–11PM
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El Madrigal
115 SonoraYou have got to try this delicious restaurant in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
El Madrigal Restaurant is one of the best places to eat, have breakfast and enjoy large gardens with colonial architecture and a menu that includes both national and international dishes, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner making the most of the city of eternal spring. Note that the bread and desserts are made in their own ovens, so do not leave without trying them.
Sonora 115, zona 1, Vista Hermosa, 62290 Cuernavaca, Mor.
Reservations required: 777 100 7700
Hours:
Saturday 8AM–11PM
Sunday 8AM–7:30PM
Monday Closed
Tues-Thurs 8AM–10PM
Friday 8AM–11PM
Located in the heart of Tepoztlán, the mythical town on the slopes of the hill and archaeological site of Tepozteco, El Ciruelo is by far the best place to eat delicious Mexican food while enjoying a majestic view of the mountain.
El Ciruelo is a reference restaurant for Mexican food, Chef Marta García's.
It is l Has a relaxed atmosphere and smoking area.
Zaragoza 17 , La Santísima, Tepoztlán, Mor.. 62520.
Reservations: 739 395 2559
Monday through Thursday 01:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Friday and Saturday 01:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sunday 01:00 pm - 07:00 pm
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El Ciruelo
17 Av. Ignacio ZaragozaLocated in the heart of Tepoztlán, the mythical town on the slopes of the hill and archaeological site of Tepozteco, El Ciruelo is by far the best place to eat delicious Mexican food while enjoying a majestic view of the mountain.
El Ciruelo is a reference restaurant for Mexican food, Chef Marta García's.
It is l Has a relaxed atmosphere and smoking area.
Zaragoza 17 , La Santísima, Tepoztlán, Mor.. 62520.
Reservations: 739 395 2559
Monday through Thursday 01:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Friday and Saturday 01:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sunday 01:00 pm - 07:00 pm
Great place to stop for lunch or dinner with good pasta, salads, pizza and wine. Located just in front of the Cathedral. Ask for a table in the balcony with the view of the Cathedral of Cuernavaca. In the evening some of the buildings are lit up and it is a lovely spot for a meal. Address: Hidalgo 30, Cuernavaca Mexico. Reservations +52 777 318 4032. Sunday toTuesday: 13:00 - 21:00, Wed&Thursday: 13:00 - 22:00. Friday&Saturday: 13:00 - 22:30.
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Marco Polo
30 Miguel HidalgoGreat place to stop for lunch or dinner with good pasta, salads, pizza and wine. Located just in front of the Cathedral. Ask for a table in the balcony with the view of the Cathedral of Cuernavaca. In the evening some of the buildings are lit up and it is a lovely spot for a meal. Address: Hidalgo 30, Cuernavaca Mexico. Reservations +52 777 318 4032. Sunday toTuesday: 13:00 - 21:00, Wed&Thursday: 13:00 - 22:00. Friday&Saturday: 13:00 - 22:30.
Must-go spots nearby Cuernavaca
Just 17 km (11 miles) northeast of Cuernavaca, making it an easy day-trip.
Central attractions:
- beautifully preserved colonial ex-convent
- traditional mercado which opens daily just off the main square
- lively artisans market which sets-up every weekend
- the mountain-top pyramid El Tepozteco—said to be a focal-point of mystical energy and a place of spiritual importance.
Tepoztlán has been designated as a ‘Pueblo Mágico‘
Tepoztlán offers visitors an excellent selection of Spas to enjoy as well as an ample selection of restaurants, eateries, cafés, and bars.
Semi-precious stones from the surrounding mountains, said to give off energy, are sold in various typical markets all over Cuernavaca. In fact, this whole area is said to be surrounded by natural energy sources including springs, rocks and volcanoes, and it’s one of the reasons why there are a number of top quality spas located here. You can enjoy a wonderful experience at one of the country’s top spas situated here in Cuernavaca and Topotzotlán.
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Tepoztlán
Just 17 km (11 miles) northeast of Cuernavaca, making it an easy day-trip.
Central attractions:
- beautifully preserved colonial ex-convent
- traditional mercado which opens daily just off the main square
- lively artisans market which sets-up every weekend
- the mountain-top pyramid El Tepozteco—said to be a focal-point of mystical energy and a place of spiritual importance.
Tepoztlán has been designated as a ‘Pueblo Mágico‘
Tepoztlán offers visitors an excellent selection of Spas to enjoy as well as an ample selection of restaurants, eateries, cafés, and bars.
Semi-precious stones from the surrounding mountains, said to give off energy, are sold in various typical markets all over Cuernavaca. In fact, this whole area is said to be surrounded by natural energy sources including springs, rocks and volcanoes, and it’s one of the reasons why there are a number of top quality spas located here. You can enjoy a wonderful experience at one of the country’s top spas situated here in Cuernavaca and Topotzotlán.
The most visited archaeological site in Morelos, about 45 minutes from Cuernavaca. A place full of energy, history and culture. ....
La Zona arqueológica más visitada de Morelos, a unos 45 minutos de Cuernavaca. Un lugar llego de energía, historia y cultura....
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Xochicalco
The most visited archaeological site in Morelos, about 45 minutes from Cuernavaca. A place full of energy, history and culture. ....
La Zona arqueológica más visitada de Morelos, a unos 45 minutos de Cuernavaca. Un lugar llego de energía, historia y cultura....
Cortez introduced sugar-cane cultivation to the area, and African slaves were brought in to work in the cane fields, by way of Spain's Caribbean colonies. His sugar hacienda at the edge of town is now the impressive Hotel Hacienda de Cortés.
Spa and restaurant La Casona reservations: 777 315 8844 y 01 800 220 7697
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Jiutepec
Cortez introduced sugar-cane cultivation to the area, and African slaves were brought in to work in the cane fields, by way of Spain's Caribbean colonies. His sugar hacienda at the edge of town is now the impressive Hotel Hacienda de Cortés.
Spa and restaurant La Casona reservations: 777 315 8844 y 01 800 220 7697
Spa / Restaurant
2 minutes from Casa Nardo, this elegant and tasteful hotel nestled in a hacienda that dates back to 1939 offers a wide variety of Spa and Beauty clinic services and breakfast buffets on Sundays. (8AM to 12PM. Adults $380, Children under 11: $150)
Visitors at the Hotel Racquet Cuernavaca can stroll the grounds and enjoy the surrounding gardens and palm trees, play tennis at the 9 on-site 9 tennis courts with a Laykold surface or relax and enjoy excellent Spa and Beaty Clinic services.
Racquet Cuernavaca features El Patio restaurant-bar, which serves exquisite authentic Mexican and international dishes.
Av. Francisco Villa 100, Fraccionamiento Rancho Cortés
Email: reservar@hotelracquet.com
Front Desk: +52 777 101 0350
Phone number: +52 777 101 0353
Hotel Racquet Cuernavaca
100 C. Gral.Francisco Villa2 minutes from Casa Nardo, this elegant and tasteful hotel nestled in a hacienda that dates back to 1939 offers a wide variety of Spa and Beauty clinic services and breakfast buffets on Sundays. (8AM to 12PM. Adults $380, Children under 11: $150)
Visitors at the Hotel Racquet Cuernavaca can stroll the grounds and enjoy the surrounding gardens and palm trees, play tennis at the 9 on-site 9 tennis courts with a Laykold surface or relax and enjoy excellent Spa and Beaty Clinic services.
Racquet Cuernavaca features El Patio restaurant-bar, which serves exquisite authentic Mexican and international dishes.
Av. Francisco Villa 100, Fraccionamiento Rancho Cortés
Email: reservar@hotelracquet.com
Front Desk: +52 777 101 0350
Phone number: +52 777 101 0353
16th century renowned hotel with Spanish style - 35 minutes from Cuernavaca. Offers Spa Services and a world class restaurant (soon to reopen a Dominical buffet). Restaurant and Spa customers are welcome to visit the gardens.
Built under the orders of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1529, Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas , was a Franciscan monastery and later sugar mill.
Today, converted into a luxury hotel, it is also the scene of the most refined social, cultural and gastronomic events.
World Class Meal / DOMINICAL BUFFET ·
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Enjoy a world class meal at restaurant La Troje; reservations from 8AM to 6PM, gardens can be visited.
Soon to be reopened Sunday Buffet Brunch: traditional Mexican recipes are prepared.
AMATE SPA
With four master cabins to be used individually or in couples, Amate Spa incorporates relaxing areas in our spectacular La Cascada gardens.
Relaxation therapies, wholesome skin care programs, facial, corporal and capillary treatments are household specialties.
In this health temple you will find the latest for your personal care, natural aromatherapy as well as gift baskets to bring back for yourself or your loved ones.
Day spa offered with previous reservation.
Tel. 52 (751) 348 06 36
Tel. 52 (751) 348 01 13
Reservationshaciendasangabriel.com
Address: Km 41.8 Carr Cuernavaca-Chilpancingo
Amacuzac, Morelos, Mexico 62642
Phone: 52 751-348-0636
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Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas
KM 41.8 Cuernavaca - Chilpancingo16th century renowned hotel with Spanish style - 35 minutes from Cuernavaca. Offers Spa Services and a world class restaurant (soon to reopen a Dominical buffet). Restaurant and Spa customers are welcome to visit the gardens.
Built under the orders of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1529, Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas , was a Franciscan monastery and later sugar mill.
Today, converted into a luxury hotel, it is also the scene of the most refined social, cultural and gastronomic events.
World Class Meal / DOMINICAL BUFFET ·
________________________________________
Enjoy a world class meal at restaurant La Troje; reservations from 8AM to 6PM, gardens can be visited.
Soon to be reopened Sunday Buffet Brunch: traditional Mexican recipes are prepared.
AMATE SPA
With four master cabins to be used individually or in couples, Amate Spa incorporates relaxing areas in our spectacular La Cascada gardens.
Relaxation therapies, wholesome skin care programs, facial, corporal and capillary treatments are household specialties.
In this health temple you will find the latest for your personal care, natural aromatherapy as well as gift baskets to bring back for yourself or your loved ones.
Day spa offered with previous reservation.
Tel. 52 (751) 348 06 36
Tel. 52 (751) 348 01 13
Reservationshaciendasangabriel.com
Address: Km 41.8 Carr Cuernavaca-Chilpancingo
Amacuzac, Morelos, Mexico 62642
Phone: 52 751-348-0636
Sports: Tennis/Golf/Water Skiings
Tennis Laykold courts for rent, 2 minutes from Casa Nardo, at Raquet Club Hotel. Canchas de Tennis de Laykold en renta a 2 mins de Casa Nardo en el Hotel Raquet Club. Information: 777 101 0350
Raquet Club
Raquet ClubTennis Laykold courts for rent, 2 minutes from Casa Nardo, at Raquet Club Hotel. Canchas de Tennis de Laykold en renta a 2 mins de Casa Nardo en el Hotel Raquet Club. Information: 777 101 0350
Breakfast / Brunch
Breakfast buffet on weekends 24 minutes drive in Hotel Camino Real Sumiya (07:00 a 10:30 AM). Adults: 410, Kids under 11: 285 pesos. Desayuno buffet, disponible los fines de semana de 07:00 a 10:30. Adultos: MXN 495. Niños: MXN 325.
Camino Real Sumiya Cuernavaca is an excellent 5-star hotel, located in the quiet city of Cuernavaca, Morelos. It is distinguished by its bright and oriental décor and elevated service. Its Japanese architecture is characterized by mahogany pagodas and cooling granite tile ceilings that are found throughout.
Located an hour and half’s drive from Mexico City, Sumiya is an an unexpected and slightly eccentric estate-turned-hotel, constructed entirely in the Japanese style (the buildings are specifically modeled after a Shogun mansion), and complete with a perfect replica of Kyoto’s kabuki theatre. The hotel grounds are open to the public, and are a perfect blend of Japanese architecture and Mexican botany– a fusion mirrored in the hotel’s menu, whose brunch makes Sumiya an excellent morning stop.
Built at the behest of famous American socialite Barbara Woolworth Hutton, the project cost $2.2 million dollars and six years to build, before finally being completed in 1959. Allegedly, Hutton only lived a Sumiya for a handful of weeks over the course of three years.
In light of Hutton’s colorfully cinematic life, it’s little surprise that Sumiya has a similarly idiosyncratic quality. In her era, Hutton was a household name, nicknamed “Poor Little Rich Girl” because of her immense inherited wealth and penchant for tragedy. As the heiress to the Woolworth fortune, she was, in her prime, thought to be the richest woman in the world– a title which is seen as having sabotaged many of her relationships: she was married and divorced seven times over the course of her life, including to Hollywood royalty Cary Grant, and a range of real royalty including a count, a baron, and a prince.
Though Sumiya was converted into a privately owned hotel in 1993, the space is still infused with an element of peculiarity. Varnished mahogany and angular lines contrast with the lush, tropical verdancy of the surroundings (Cuernavaca, where Sumiya is located, is known as “the city of eternal Spring”). In the distance are the two volcanoes Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl, which add a grand backdrop to an already grand hotel. A still tranquility permeates the paths, which wind between perfectly sculpted natural features. The space feels apart from the world– it’s difficult to keep your moorings about where (or when) you are, and it’s easy to understand why Hutton would have built the place as a sanctuary (though in reality she spent very little time there). Now, at least, it is open to anyone looking for an afternoon to enjoy the luxury of peace.
Located in the town of Jiutepec, practically conurbated to Cuernavaca, Camino Real Sumiya is one of the most imposing hotels in the state of Morelos, with a very particular history.
With ample gardens, huge trees and Japanese architecture, it was originally an imperial resting house built in the mid-1950s by one of the richest women of the time: Barbara Hutton Woolworth, heiress of the chain of stores that take their second last name by name. 80 years ago, this company was very important, with a large number of branches in various parts of the world, of which there are still a few in Mexico.
According to the official history of the place, the house was completed in 1959 and it was the seventh and last marriage of the owner, which was with the Vietnamese Prince Raymond Doan Vinh Na Champassak.
A millionaire of tragic, wasteful and philanthropic life, he collected husbands, including the famous actor Cary Grant, whom he divorced three years later, and the well-known Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa, who had his time of splendor during the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, when he was assassinated in an ambush. His story tells Mario Vargas Llosa in La Fiesta del Chivo . With Rubirosa she was only married for a year.
Hutton also ordered the construction in Sumiya of a replica of the Kabuki Theater that exists in the Japanese city of Kyoto, all made with imported materials, which includes an ofuro bath, where “ritual purification was carried out. actor before entering the scene, “as well as a zen garden, sand and stones” brought from seven different quarries in Japan. “
Garden History:
The Gardens were co-designed by the cities of Kelowna and Kasugai. Building funds were raised through the efforts of both the City of Kelowna and the Kelowna-Kasugai Sister City Association. In 1983, in Kasugai, Japan “Kelowna Boulevard”, was dedicated to the growing friendship. The following year a site behind Kelowna City Hall was dedicated to link the citizens of Kelowna and Kasugai. That site is now known as Kasugai Gardens. Completed in 1987, the Gardens symbolize the friendship between the cities, providing residents and visitors with a pleasant and relaxing environment for quiet reflection.
Garden Features:
• Waterfall: Buddhists find the natural process of water springing from a mountain source, gathering strength as it rushes down a valley, eventually dissipating calmly into the sea to be a metaphor for human existence; birth, growth, death and rebirth.
• Pond: Represents the sea – everything flows into the pond, calming the restlessness of life. Rocks in the pond represent islands.
• Creek: Water represents life. The way water moves through a landscape illustrates the paths of least resistance such as the tendency of how one lives their life.
• Bridges: The word “bridge” (hashi 階), also a homonym with the word for “edge”, are seen as linking two edges; opposite shores of a river or symbolically “this world” and the “after world”. The plank bridge is built low to the ground in order to give viewers a feeling of being close to the surrounding field scenes.
• Stone Lanterns: The stone lanterns (ishi-dōrō 石灯籠) in the gardens give a very artistic look to the scenery and show the man-made effect they have on the gardens.
• Pine Trees: Image of eternity, longevity, representing permanence, in contrast to the ever changing aspects. nature.
• Forest: The inclining path depicts a change of scenery with the forest scene on the left and the tree covered hill ahead. Forest (mori) is similar to the word “moru” which means “to guard and protect.”
• Tea Gardens: In the 1500s tea gardens were constructed to be understated and naturalistic. A small humble tea room was made for the tea ceremony (Chanoyu 茶の湯). The man-made water laver (tsukubai つくばい) was used to purify oneself before entering the tea room. All troubles and concerns were to be left outside.
• Enclosure & Entry: An enclosure is a frame to control how the garden will be viewed. It allows for the garden to be viewed as an independent work of art. Enclosure necessitates entries. Both physical and spiritual gates connect the garden to the outside world and divide it into selections of changing view. Physically, wooden gates are used, but more likely, scenery change is marked by a bend or rise in a path or another ephemeral gate.
• Stone Garden (karesansui 枯山水): The use of white sand/rock depicts the sign of purification. Many shrines use white sand to create “ma 間” (space) which is used to represent “mu” (nothingness), a teaching of Zen Buddhism. The white stones represent the ocean; the raked patterns, the waves; and the rocks, the mountains and islands.
Interior Fraccionamiento Sumiya S/N Col. José Parres, 62564 Jiutepec, Morelos, México.
Reservations: 855 266 5203
Hotel: 777 329 9888
reservaciones@caminoreal.com
Camino Real Sumiya
Camino Real a SumiyaBreakfast buffet on weekends 24 minutes drive in Hotel Camino Real Sumiya (07:00 a 10:30 AM). Adults: 410, Kids under 11: 285 pesos. Desayuno buffet, disponible los fines de semana de 07:00 a 10:30. Adultos: MXN 495. Niños: MXN 325.
Camino Real Sumiya Cuernavaca is an excellent 5-star hotel, located in the quiet city of Cuernavaca, Morelos. It is distinguished by its bright and oriental décor and elevated service. Its Japanese architecture is characterized by mahogany pagodas and cooling granite tile ceilings that are found throughout.
Located an hour and half’s drive from Mexico City, Sumiya is an an unexpected and slightly eccentric estate-turned-hotel, constructed entirely in the Japanese style (the buildings are specifically modeled after a Shogun mansion), and complete with a perfect replica of Kyoto’s kabuki theatre. The hotel grounds are open to the public, and are a perfect blend of Japanese architecture and Mexican botany– a fusion mirrored in the hotel’s menu, whose brunch makes Sumiya an excellent morning stop.
Built at the behest of famous American socialite Barbara Woolworth Hutton, the project cost $2.2 million dollars and six years to build, before finally being completed in 1959. Allegedly, Hutton only lived a Sumiya for a handful of weeks over the course of three years.
In light of Hutton’s colorfully cinematic life, it’s little surprise that Sumiya has a similarly idiosyncratic quality. In her era, Hutton was a household name, nicknamed “Poor Little Rich Girl” because of her immense inherited wealth and penchant for tragedy. As the heiress to the Woolworth fortune, she was, in her prime, thought to be the richest woman in the world– a title which is seen as having sabotaged many of her relationships: she was married and divorced seven times over the course of her life, including to Hollywood royalty Cary Grant, and a range of real royalty including a count, a baron, and a prince.
Though Sumiya was converted into a privately owned hotel in 1993, the space is still infused with an element of peculiarity. Varnished mahogany and angular lines contrast with the lush, tropical verdancy of the surroundings (Cuernavaca, where Sumiya is located, is known as “the city of eternal Spring”). In the distance are the two volcanoes Popocatépetl and Ixtaccíhuatl, which add a grand backdrop to an already grand hotel. A still tranquility permeates the paths, which wind between perfectly sculpted natural features. The space feels apart from the world– it’s difficult to keep your moorings about where (or when) you are, and it’s easy to understand why Hutton would have built the place as a sanctuary (though in reality she spent very little time there). Now, at least, it is open to anyone looking for an afternoon to enjoy the luxury of peace.
Located in the town of Jiutepec, practically conurbated to Cuernavaca, Camino Real Sumiya is one of the most imposing hotels in the state of Morelos, with a very particular history.
With ample gardens, huge trees and Japanese architecture, it was originally an imperial resting house built in the mid-1950s by one of the richest women of the time: Barbara Hutton Woolworth, heiress of the chain of stores that take their second last name by name. 80 years ago, this company was very important, with a large number of branches in various parts of the world, of which there are still a few in Mexico.
According to the official history of the place, the house was completed in 1959 and it was the seventh and last marriage of the owner, which was with the Vietnamese Prince Raymond Doan Vinh Na Champassak.
A millionaire of tragic, wasteful and philanthropic life, he collected husbands, including the famous actor Cary Grant, whom he divorced three years later, and the well-known Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa, who had his time of splendor during the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961, when he was assassinated in an ambush. His story tells Mario Vargas Llosa in La Fiesta del Chivo . With Rubirosa she was only married for a year.
Hutton also ordered the construction in Sumiya of a replica of the Kabuki Theater that exists in the Japanese city of Kyoto, all made with imported materials, which includes an ofuro bath, where “ritual purification was carried out. actor before entering the scene, “as well as a zen garden, sand and stones” brought from seven different quarries in Japan. “
Garden History:
The Gardens were co-designed by the cities of Kelowna and Kasugai. Building funds were raised through the efforts of both the City of Kelowna and the Kelowna-Kasugai Sister City Association. In 1983, in Kasugai, Japan “Kelowna Boulevard”, was dedicated to the growing friendship. The following year a site behind Kelowna City Hall was dedicated to link the citizens of Kelowna and Kasugai. That site is now known as Kasugai Gardens. Completed in 1987, the Gardens symbolize the friendship between the cities, providing residents and visitors with a pleasant and relaxing environment for quiet reflection.
Garden Features:
• Waterfall: Buddhists find the natural process of water springing from a mountain source, gathering strength as it rushes down a valley, eventually dissipating calmly into the sea to be a metaphor for human existence; birth, growth, death and rebirth.
• Pond: Represents the sea – everything flows into the pond, calming the restlessness of life. Rocks in the pond represent islands.
• Creek: Water represents life. The way water moves through a landscape illustrates the paths of least resistance such as the tendency of how one lives their life.
• Bridges: The word “bridge” (hashi 階), also a homonym with the word for “edge”, are seen as linking two edges; opposite shores of a river or symbolically “this world” and the “after world”. The plank bridge is built low to the ground in order to give viewers a feeling of being close to the surrounding field scenes.
• Stone Lanterns: The stone lanterns (ishi-dōrō 石灯籠) in the gardens give a very artistic look to the scenery and show the man-made effect they have on the gardens.
• Pine Trees: Image of eternity, longevity, representing permanence, in contrast to the ever changing aspects. nature.
• Forest: The inclining path depicts a change of scenery with the forest scene on the left and the tree covered hill ahead. Forest (mori) is similar to the word “moru” which means “to guard and protect.”
• Tea Gardens: In the 1500s tea gardens were constructed to be understated and naturalistic. A small humble tea room was made for the tea ceremony (Chanoyu 茶の湯). The man-made water laver (tsukubai つくばい) was used to purify oneself before entering the tea room. All troubles and concerns were to be left outside.
• Enclosure & Entry: An enclosure is a frame to control how the garden will be viewed. It allows for the garden to be viewed as an independent work of art. Enclosure necessitates entries. Both physical and spiritual gates connect the garden to the outside world and divide it into selections of changing view. Physically, wooden gates are used, but more likely, scenery change is marked by a bend or rise in a path or another ephemeral gate.
• Stone Garden (karesansui 枯山水): The use of white sand/rock depicts the sign of purification. Many shrines use white sand to create “ma 間” (space) which is used to represent “mu” (nothingness), a teaching of Zen Buddhism. The white stones represent the ocean; the raked patterns, the waves; and the rocks, the mountains and islands.
Interior Fraccionamiento Sumiya S/N Col. José Parres, 62564 Jiutepec, Morelos, México.
Reservations: 855 266 5203
Hotel: 777 329 9888
reservaciones@caminoreal.com
2 minutes from Casa Nardo, this elegant and tasteful hotel nestled in a hacienda that dates back to 1939 offers breakfast buffets on Sundays. (8AM to 12PM. Adults $380, Children under 11: $150) and
Visitors can stroll the grounds and enjoy the surrounding gardens and palm trees, play tennis at the 9 on-site 9 tennis courts with a Laykold surface or relax and enjoy excellent Spa and Beaty Clinic services.
Racquet Cuernavaca features El Patio restaurant-bar, which serves exquisite authentic Mexican and international dishes.
Av. Francisco Villa 100, Fraccionamiento Rancho Cortés
Email: reservar@hotelracquet.com
Front Desk: +52 777 101 0350
Phone number: +52 777 101 0353
Hotel Racquet Cuernavaca
100 C. Gral.Francisco Villa2 minutes from Casa Nardo, this elegant and tasteful hotel nestled in a hacienda that dates back to 1939 offers breakfast buffets on Sundays. (8AM to 12PM. Adults $380, Children under 11: $150) and
Visitors can stroll the grounds and enjoy the surrounding gardens and palm trees, play tennis at the 9 on-site 9 tennis courts with a Laykold surface or relax and enjoy excellent Spa and Beaty Clinic services.
Racquet Cuernavaca features El Patio restaurant-bar, which serves exquisite authentic Mexican and international dishes.
Av. Francisco Villa 100, Fraccionamiento Rancho Cortés
Email: reservar@hotelracquet.com
Front Desk: +52 777 101 0350
Phone number: +52 777 101 0353
Spa / Beauty services
Spa and Beauty clinic services, 2 minutes from Casa Nardo, at Raquet Club elegant and tasteful hotel nestled in a hacienda that dates back to 1939. Reservations: 777 101 0350. At home services available: hairdresser and makeup, and spa at home. Contact wtsp: 777 523 2165
Spaciel Cuernavaca
100 Calle Gral.Francisco VillaSpa and Beauty clinic services, 2 minutes from Casa Nardo, at Raquet Club elegant and tasteful hotel nestled in a hacienda that dates back to 1939. Reservations: 777 101 0350. At home services available: hairdresser and makeup, and spa at home. Contact wtsp: 777 523 2165