Originally a gold and silver refinery, its former truncated ovens tower over the grounds, studded with oaks and pines, with a lake for boating and rose-lined paths for quiet walks. Graceful arches of the original aqueduct surround the patios and ovens. Huge red iron doors frame a stone drive leading to a chapel adjacent to the casa principal. Trees, surrounding an old fountain, fill the main square. All 76 units have names.
Double rooms lead off the main patio.
Suites and villas, scattered throughout the grounds, feature a fireplace. Delicious soups and simply prepared entrees topped off with rich desserts are the order of the day. And all meals are included in the price. One of the newest hacienda hotels, Hacienda Xextho, in the northern part of the State of Hidalgo, stands far off the main road in the mountains of the Sierra Madre. Opened only three years as a hotel, Xextho, founded by Franciscan monks in 1585 but soon taken over by the Augustinians, means hole in a mulcahette stone in the Otomi language.