Casa Hoyos: A Family Legacy Becomes a San Miguel de Allende Boutique Hotel

Casa Hoyos, a boutique hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, transforms a family property into a design-forward hospitality project. The hotel occupies a former grain and seed business and the city's first currency exchange, known as the "Bean Bank." Founder Vianney Torres, an economist with an MBA from Madrid who worked at CEMEX, KPMG, Vodafone, and TV Azteca, collaborated with designer Andrés Gutiérrez to create spaces that honor the building's history. The intense yellow walls reference corn cobs, gold details evoke the old exchange house, and artisanal pieces from Guanajuato celebrate local craftsmanship. The hotel includes a rooftop bar called TONANA, named after Tonantzin, which pays homage to the matriarchal lineage of the Hoyos family. Torres describes the project as having "soul." The hotel is featured in Glocal Design Magazine's 89th edition, "Visionarias del espacio," which highlights 15 female architects and interior designers in Mexico.