Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico

Mira Earth Studios

Price per night from$532.42

Price information

If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (USD532.42), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Low-contrast lookout

Setting

Viticulturalists’ valley

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It’s sleekly camouflaged against the rocky hillside, but Mira Earth Studios is a standout wine-country retreat. Ten luxury standalone studios, each with a private terrace and sauna, vaunt Valle de Guadalupe’s rugged beauty through floor-to-ceiling windows. Handmade minimalist interiors spotlight Mexican artisans, and curated snacks come courtesy of local chefs. Watching the sun set over rust-hued hills from your Jacuzzi, you’ll wonder why reconnecting with nature can’t always be so cushy.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

10.

Check–Out

11am. Check-in is at 3pm, but both are flexible, subject to availability.

More details

Rates are room only, but you can order a two-person breakfast basket full of locally sourced goodies including eggs, corn muffins, jam, granola and fruit for US$37.50.

Also

Unfortunately, due to the uneven terrain and step access to the rooms, Mira Earth Studios is not suitable for guests with limited mobility.

At the hotel

Concierge and free WiFi. In rooms: projector with Chromecast, Sonos Bluetooth speakers, climate control, coffee- and tea-making kit, minibar, local wine selection, free s’mores kit, free bottled water, yoga mat, bathrobes, slippers and Olive and Romero bath products.

Our favourite rooms

No short straw here — the studios are identical decuplets, each decked out with an infrared sauna, a private terrace and a Jacuzzi. One of the studios overlooks a large natural rock, and although this pushes the vine terraces into the backdrop, it’s still a view that you’ll come to love.

Poolside

The heated outdoor pool is accompanied by a bar and stunning views, plus each room has a private, valley-gazing Jacuzzi.

Spa

There’s no spa, but Mira Earth can set up massages and yoga sessions with local practitioners, in your room or out on your terrace.

Packing tips

The trick is to have lots of layers, to take you from sizzling afternoons to crisp, clear-skied nights.

Also

If you’re popping the question or planning a birthday bash, say the word and staff can organize a private alfresco dinner with a curated menu and mood-setting decorations.

Children

This restful wine country retreat is for over-18s only.

Sustainability efforts

Care has been taken to keep Mira Earth Studios in harmony with its wild surroundings. Each studio has a green roof planted with native flora, propagated from seeds collected on the ranch. The studios’ walls are made of rammed earth, an ancient method, here using soil gathered from the site. Water is recycled for use on the green roofs and landscaping, and the kitchenettes are stocked with regionally sourced groceries.

Food and Drink

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Hotel restaurant

A restaurant and bar are both soon to debut, but you won’t go hungry in the meantime. Mira Earth has teamed up with local chefs to stock fridges with light bites including Mexican cheeses, charcuterie, antojitos and Neapolitan-style pizzas.

Location

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Address
Mira Earth Studios
Carretera Ensenada – Tecate Valle de Guadalupe KM 75
Ensenada
22880
Mexico

Mira Earth Studios is set on a hillside above a historic ranch in northern Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico’s lauded wine region.

Planes

The hotel is around a two-hour drive from Tijuana International Airport. Staff can arrange private transfers on request from US$260 each way (for two passengers).

Automobiles

You’ll want your own wheels for exploring the region. There’s free parking at the hotel, with electric-vehicle charging spots available.

Other

The hotel can help to arrange arrival by helicopter from Tijuana, San Diego or LAX.

Worth getting out of bed for

The view from your terrace could tempt you in two different directions. The rugged hillscape might leave you itching to hit the hiking trail, let loose your inner vaquero on a guided horseback ride, or survey the vineyards from above on a helicopter tour. For a more sedate way to take in the scenery, ask the staff about a picnic — they’ll set you up in a hillside spot with a local bottle of wine and (for balance) a cheese and charcuterie board.

On the other hand, gazing at the vineyard below could leave you longing for some tastings at the region’s lauded wineries — if no designated driver steps forward, staff can arrange a winery tour in a classic car, driven by an in-the-loop guide. An organized tour of Ensenada, a nearby coastal city, will lead you through its colorful streets, seafood scene and stellar waterfront views. The hotel can line up a photography session as part of any of the tours or experiences, so you won’t be short of snaps for the post-trip carousel.

Local restaurants

Good news, gastronomes: Valle de Guadalupe’s fertile soil has cultivated a vibrant fine-dining scene. Set on a scenic winery, Fauna has scooped up accolades for chef David Castro Hussong’s envelope-pushing sharing and tasting menus using seasonal, local ingredients. At Animalón, chef Javier Plascencia spins valley produce into sense-tingling crop-led menus, served out on a peaceful, oak-shaded terrace. For a more laidback lunch, Wa Kumiai Tabita’s traditional Mexican dishes are unfussy and loaded with flavor.

Local cafés

Célida Café is a breezy Ensenada brunch spot, where Mexican staples such as chilaquiles, tlacoyos and honey-drizzled corn hotcakes are served out in a leafy garden.

Local bars

There’s a surfeit of wineries within easy driving distance. If you’re stumped for where to start, Finca La Carrodilla specializes in organic reds. At family-run Viñedos Solar Fortún, the tasting terrace is framed by 100-year-old oak trees. Craft beer is a lesser known specialty of the region; get with the program at Alta Baja Cervecería, a rooftop taproom that also does a mean cocktail and small plates worth sticking around for.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this nature-rooted hotel in Mexico and unpacked their Salomons and local cab sav, a full account of their wine country break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Mira Earth Studios in Valle de Guadalupe…

At most hotels, you’d be missing out majorly if you never left your room; not so at Mira Earth Studios. That’s not to say Valle de Guadalupe isn’t well worth venturing out into — the region is jewelled with boutique wineries and fine-dining spots, for which concierge staff can sort tours and snag you tables.

But each standalone studio is so in tune with the wild landscape, it’ll rub off on even the most committed loafers. Interiors, minimalist and Mexican-made, let the focus fall on the scenery. Start your morning admiring it from under the covers, hands warmed on a cup of locally roasted coffee. The rest of the day plans itself: each studio has a sauna in the bathroom and a private terrace with a Jacuzzi — neatly sunken, so as not to impede the view; pick out a bottle and an artisanal nibble from the curated selection in your kitchenette, and you’ve got yourself a spa circuit worth staying in for.

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