Estrella de Belem, Bed & Breakfast & Spa is a small architectural jewel in Cholula, located a few steps from
great treasures like the Great Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, the Royal Chapel of the Virgen de Remedios and San
Gabriel Franciscan Convent. Your host, Belem Ríos, invites you to enjoy the beauty and peace that is Cholula and
Estella de Belem.
In the spring of 2006, in a large, elegant adobe home built in the 19th century, a few steps from the Great
Pyramid and the Royal Chapel, Estrella de Belem, a luxurious and charming six-room bed and breakfast and spa,
opened. The old home was lovingly restored, respecting the original architecture while adapting it for today’s
use. For two years, Puebla artisans carved the stone and wood with traditional tools. Two patios, adorned
with limestone fountains, are the focal points of the building.
The Patio of the Talavera Fountain is nestled around a laurel tree, under the apex of a crystal pyramid.
Breakfast is served each morning under the tree branches and in the afternoon, guests can enjoy a glass of wine
on the surrounding terraces. An antique grand piano, once played by composers Agustin Lara and Pepe Guizar, is
part of the décor. Twenty-four unique 18th-century talavera tiles decorate the fountain. The tiles were
originally from a Jesuit monastery in the city of Puebla.
The bedchambers of Estrella de Belem, Bed & Breakfast & Spa conserve their original high ceilings with
wide beams but under the clay floors, hundreds of meters of hot water pipes meander, which help maintain a
even temperature ten months a year. Although the thick adobe walls are natural thermal insulation, each room
has air conditioning for hot summer days. The double-paned windows help with both acoustic and thermal
insulation, and wooden shutters permit the rooms to be completely darkened. The bathrooms are modern,
all with tubs and sinks and marble floors. The main entrance to the building merits special mention because
of its excellent workmanship. According to an inscription on the inside of the door, it was made
in 1907 by Cholula carpenter Jose Guadalupe Diaz. The door is framed in carved stone with floral motifs
and crowned by a pediment with three large family shields of the legendary Three Kings. In Cholula culture,
the arch of flowers symbolizes the entrance to paradise. Behind the door on the floor, there is a grey and
white mosaic wind rose, marking the direction to Jerusalem with the Maltese Cross, similar to renaissance maps.
Estrella de Belem, Bed & Breakfast & Spa is not a conventional hotel, but rather a place of lodging for those
who travel leisurely and know how to enjoy the simple and pleasant details of life: a grand piano, a glass of
wine, the silhouette of a volcano, a fluffy bed, a tub bath, a gourmet breakfast…we are awaiting your visit.
Click on our website link for more information, details on prices and
reservations, and to see our gallery of photographs
Please visit our website at
www.estrelladebelem.com.mx/
Or email us
at belem@estrelladebelem.com.mx.
ESTRELLA DE BELEM BED & BREAKFAST & SPA
2 ORIENTE 410
Centro Historico Cholula
San Pedro Cholula
Puebla, Mexico
+52-222-261-1925
FAX +52 -222-261-1725
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