Category: Interior design

Hotel Matilda in San Miguel de Allende Recognized as a Hotel Selection in the Michelin Guide

Artisanal, Design, Gourmet, Hotel Matilda, Interior design, Michelin Guide, Resort, San Miguel de Allende, San Miguel de Allendende

Hotel Matilda, a beacon of luxury and innovation in Mexico’s city San Miguel de Allende, is proud to announce its prestigious recognition as a Hotel Selection in the esteemed Michelin Guide. This accolade places Hotel Matilda among an elite group of fewer than 7,000 hotels worldwide featured in the Tablet Hotels and Michelin Guide selection, marking it as one of the best boutique hotels in Mexico.

As part of this elite selection, Hotel Matilda is now showcased in the Michelin App, offering travelers an unparalleled resource for discovering and booking exceptional accommodations. The entire selection of Tablet Hotels, known for their distinctive and high-quality offerings, became part of the Michelin family in 2018, further enhancing the Guide’s reputation for excellence. Travelers can now explore and book their stay at Hotel Matilda through the Michelin Guide website and App, ensuring a seamless and luxurious experience.

Why Hotel Matilda?

Hotel Matilda is celebrated for its unique blend of contemporary art, cutting-edge design, and warm hospitality. Located in the heart of the historic heart of San Miguel de Allende, the hotel offers an oasis of modern luxury that contrasts beautifully with the city’s historic charm. Key features that distinguish Hotel Matilda include:

  • Gourmet Dining: The hotel’s signature restaurant, Moxi, helmed by Michelin-starred chef Vicente Torres, offers a culinary journey that showcases the finest in contemporary Mexican cuisine. Guests can savor inventive dishes made with locally sourced ingredients in a stylish and intimate setting. Guests at Moxi can enjoy a variety of dining experiences, from intimate dinners to lively gatherings. The restaurant’s stylish and intimate setting, exceptional food, and service make it a highlight of any stay at Hotel Matilda. Visit the al fresco Monkey Bar for signature cocktails, beer, and wine, while overlooking the pool and a brightly colored mural by artist Claudio Limon.
  • Luxurious Accommodations: Each room and suite at Hotel Matilda is meticulously designed to provide the utmost comfort and style. With bespoke furnishings, state-of-the-art amenities, and stunning views of San Miguel de Allende, guests are guaranteed an unforgettable stay.
  • Contemporary Art Collection: Hotel Matilda boasts an impressive collection of contemporary art, featuring works by renowned Mexican and international artists. This commitment to art creates a dynamic and inspiring environment for guests.
  • Award-Winning Spa: Space, the hotel’s spa, is a sanctuary of relaxation and rejuvenation. It offers innovative treatments and therapies that blend traditional Mexican healing practices with modern wellness techniques.
  • Exclusive Experiences: Hotel Matilda offers a range of bespoke experiences, from private art tours to curated culinary adventures, ensuring that each guest’s stay is personalized and memorable.

Hotel Matilda’s contemporary design and sophisticated ambiance set it apart as a leader in the boutique hotel industry. The hotel’s architectural design seamlessly blends modern aesthetics with traditional elements, creating a unique and inviting atmosphere. Guests are welcomed into a world where art and luxury coexist harmoniously, offering a truly unique experience.

The hotel’s prime location in San Miguel de Allende, a UNESCO World Heritage site and voted the Best City in the World by Travel + Leisure, allows guests to explore the city’s rich cultural heritage while enjoying the comforts of a modern luxury hotel. San Miguel de Allende is renowned for its well-preserved architecture, vibrant arts scene, fabulous restaurants, and lively festivals. Hotel Matilda provides the perfect base from which to explore this enchanting city, from the picture-perfect Calle Aldama to the blush-colored Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel.

Chicago Interior Designer Kimberly Whitman “A Loving Table” sets the table on entertaining.

Design, Interior design, tablescapes


Now that summer has finally arrived and we’re eager to host friends and family once again, lifestyle and entertaining expert, Kimberly Whitman, has partnered with prominent Chicago-based interior designer (and close friend,) Shelley Johnstone Paschke, on seasonal entertaining for their new book, A Loving Table: Creating Memorable Gatherings, released this spring. 

Beautiful tablescapes and entertaining styles is the focus of A Lovely Table.

The book showcases inspiring tablescapes and the entertaining styles of 34 trend-setting women from around the world, who also share tips and lessons from the important women in their lives. Built on authenticity, many of the tablescapes captured in A Loving Table are from real dinners and events with tastemakers’ families. 

Traditions and Heritage Passed On

“These style-setting women pay tribute to how their mothers and grandmothers have influenced their own styles of entertaining at home,” writes Whitman on her website. “Whether they proudly incorporate recipes passed down from a grandmother’s collection or follow a mother’s lessons for making guests feel comfortable, it is clear that family role models have had a strong influence. Blending inherited dinnerware or decorative pieces in their modern tables is also big in the way women embrace their heritage for entertaining. From formal to casual occasions, city to country, and grand to intimate, indoor and outdoor tables beautifully designed tell a story about how these women host guests at their tables. Each style maker shares tips and lessons in entertaining that she learned from the women in her life.”

A Lovely Table shares advice from tastemakers like

A Loving Table offers inspiration for events ranging from grand to intimate, city to country, and even indoor to outdoor. Some notable moments in the book include a Vietnamese Christmas Eve, a Royal Luncheon in Portugal, a Mardis Gras brunch, and even a 100th Birthday for your Grandfather.

Be sure to intertwine the generations of advice passed down to these tastemakers into your next family-oriented celebration.

Interior designer Kimberly Whitman creates perfect tablescapes.

About Kimberly

With a talent for making the ordinary extraordinary Kimberly Schlegel Whitman has taken her original and clever take on parties and created business ventures to help you celebrate in style. While planning her own Idlewild Debutante Ball in Dallas, Texas, Kimberly found an undiscovered opportunity—a lack of quality goods for party rentals.

In 1998, a quick-thinking Kimberly launched her own event company, RSVP Soiree Luxury Event Rentals, and, after building up a wonderful business, sold it in 2006. She also took the century-old RSVP Social Calendar online in 1999 and created an online resource with a comprehensive list of Dallas’ finest charitable events at http://www.RSVPcalendar.comKimberly’s success in this field led to the publication of nine books on entertaining, countless television appearances, a daily radio segment on CBS’s 103.7 KVIL, Dallas’ number one morning radio show, and a spot as co-host of KTXD’s live daily television talk show, Texas Living.  In 2011, she became the Editor-at-Large of Southern Living Magazine, the seventh-largest monthly paid consumer magazine in the nation.

In 2015 Kimberly joined forces with sorority sister and calligraphy artist Jen O’Neal to create a line of table linens that brings classic designs to the modern hostess.  Halo Home by KSW’s monogrammable linens and popular emoji cocktail napkins are found in over 200 stores across the country.  In 2018, the pair sold Halo Home to Mariana Barran de Goodall, the founder of Hibiscus Linens.  In 2020, Kimberly founded and continues to operate ShopKSW.com, a website that features and sells tabletop treasures curated by tablescape, brand and style. Her popular Summer 2021 fashion collaboration with Antonio Melani, exclusively at Dillards, is celebrating another successful collection with the Summer 2022 selection of twelve dresses perfect for any celebration.