Este es lo que se pretende hacer en lo que fuera el Hotel Aristos en pleno corazón de la ciudad de San Miguel de Allende.

"DALLAS - Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce that Bald Mountain de Mexico's ultra-luxury resort currently in development in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico will be a Rosewood Resort. Opening in late 2009, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende will combine an intimate ultra luxury resort, private residences and a spectacular spa, with the
local charm and culture of San Miguel de Allende, a historical colonial town located in the mountainous state of Guanajuato in central Mexico.

Located within the historical heart of downtown San Miguel de Allende, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende will present 63 beautifully appointed guest rooms, including 15 deluxe guest rooms, 46 spacious suites, and two multi-bedroom presidential suites encompassing more than 1,700 square feet each. All rooms will have luxurious amenities such as fireplaces, balconies and private outdoor terraces, many of which will include a plunge pool. The resort will also feature a Rosewood spa which will provide guests one-of-a-kind ambience, style and attention to detail. Food and beverage offerings will include casual and fine dining restaurants, a rooftop lounge and tapas bar, and a wine and tequila cellar which will be available for intimate private dining events.

The resort, which will define luxury in San Miguel de Allende, will also include some of central Mexico's most unique residences, the Artesana Rosewood Residences, which will be available for sale in 2008. Crafted by local artisans with the look and feel of Old San Miguel, the residences will capture the historical essence of Mexico's most beloved town. There will be two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom residences, ranging from 1,800-square-foot casitas to 7,500-square-foot villas.

Residents will have full access to all resort amenities.

"We are delighted with Rosewood's involvement in Rosewood San Miguel de Allende and Artesana Rosewood Residences," said Scott Writer, a principal of Bald Mountain de Mexico. "The Rosewood brand is an international symbol of quality and luxury in the hospitality industry and is the ideal partner for our newest development in San Miguel de
Allende," said Writer.

"We are so pleased to announce Rosewood San Miguel de Allende and our relationship with Bald Mountain de Mexico," said Mr. John M. Scout III, President and Chief Executive Officer for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.

"This will be Rosewood's third property in Mexico, and just as Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort in Los Cabos and Rosewood Mayakobá in Riviera Maya embrace the unique history, architecture and culture of their respective communities, this property will be a stunning complement to the vibrant San Miguel de Allende community. Bald Mountain is an excellent development partner for Rosewood," Mr. Scott added. "Their experience in creating spectacular properties that embrace a communities' architectural, historical and environmental customs perfectly matches Rosewood's guiding principle, A Sense of Place(R)."

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages properties worldwide including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, CordeValle in San Martin, California, Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, Las Ventanas al Paraíso in Los Cabos, Mexico, Hotel Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, and a triumvirate of world-class Caribbean properties – Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, Caneel Bay on St. John and Jumby Bay on Antigua.

For more information on Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, please call
888.ROSEWOOD, or visit www.rosewoodhotels.com

Bald Mountain de Mexico SRL (BMM), is a mixed-use development company based in San Miguel de Allende. The Bald Mountain team has impressive experience in resort, residential, environmental, and commercial real estate development. In each discipline, Bald Mountain de Mexico Provides seasoned leadership and experienced, professional employees working within a tested and organized administrative system.



Contacts

Kersten Rettig
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
500 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201

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Okay Ed and San Miguel Residents...
Here is what the Bald Mountain folks did NOT include:

1) Each of the homes will have a minimum price of $ 800,000.

2) Of the 275 + Mezquite and other trees on the 13 acre property, the ownership has been trying to get permission from the Municipality to cut down at least one third of them--claiming that they are "diseased". Even if this is true, isn't there such a thing as "restoration of trees" to healthy condition?

I am trying to be objective here, but these are the facts (as provided me through direct conversation with a key executive in this enterprise.) I will do everything I can to prevent the felling of these trees! I hope that Don Patterson and the Municipality will resist any attempts to destroy one of the last great natural green areas of San Miguel in order to maximize profits. Lets get the word out...
Remember what happened to George Washington when he chopped down ONE cherry tree!

Greta Jean Humphrey

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"The Rosewood brand is an international symbol of quality and luxury in the hospitality industry and is the ideal partner for our newest development in San Miguel de Allende," said Writer.

It is really sad when people have to live in a 'brand' in order to feel good about themselves--this kind of development by greedy 'brand managers' is why I left the USA. It is really sad to see it here...the 'Rosewood concept' is the result of a whole generation of ill-educated, unthinking people who have cut every corner they could to 'make it.' They don't care about history or ecology unless they can make a buck off of it. Indeed they don't know any history until some promoter tells them that they can leverage it into a new tawdry hotel or development.

Let's hope the 'mortgage meltdown' in the USA slows this down here.

But I rant on..........