El Angel Azul

La Paz, Baja California

Rooms

El Angel Azul has just 10 rooms. The 3 Historical Rooms have queensize or kingsize beds and are more colourfully decorated than the 6 double, twin or triple Standard Rooms. One of the Historical Rooms has an extra single bed and a connecting door to another room with twin beds, making it a Mini-suite which is ideal for a group of friends or a family (as long as all the 'kids' are over 12!).

All the rooms have a radio, remote-control air conditioning (essential for Mexico) and hot showers, although the power can vary according to room. Beds are simple with vivid comforters and quilts; walls are colour-washed in yellow, blue or terracotta; floors are tiled. One of the cheaper rooms on the ground floor looks onto the courtyard, which makes it a bit dark (a downside) but also quite cool (an upside).

The Suite is accessed by a winding staircase and has a lovely private terrace overlooking the central courtyard and the bleached rooftops of the surrounding barrio. It also comes with a queensize bed, a Bose iPod dock and a small refridgerator. As its terrace is hidden from the rest of the hotel and (most) of the nearby buildings, we would recommend it if you’re in the mood for total privacy - and there’s a sneaky miniature of tequila to get you in the spirit...

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Features include:

  • Air-Conditioning
  • Baby Cots
  • Radio clock
Save to favouritesPrintMailEl Angel AzulStep off the plane at La Paz airport and you’re in the hot heart of a dusty Western… the surrounding landscape is desert, the sun beats down mercilessly on the cowering buildings, and in summer the streets of the town are deserted. But just off the Avenida Independencia is a heavenly haven from this scorching setting: El Angel Azul ('The Blue Angel'). Discernible only by a blue sign and door set in bleached white walls, this stylish B&B was a former courthouse that had lain empty for 20 years. Scrupulously restored by the current owner, Swiss-born Esther Ammann, it has a tranquil and relaxed atmosphere, with rooms facing the cacti-filled courtyard under shaded colonnades. With shrines, sculptures, paintings, even an ensenada (clay ‘day of the dead’ skeleton) dotted about the garden, it feels more like staying in the villa of an arty friend. Esther has turned a shell into a local landmark and is definitely a cool host who know hows to stay cool in a hot town.

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