We took a one week long cooking course with Chef Alonso and his assistant Elisa. The course is very well organized, can be taken by even the newest cook and concentrates on recipes that can readily be used in the home. Chef Alonso is unflappable and good humored. He speaks excellent English but prefers to be precise in his instructions,... more

We went down for the cooking classes and stayed at Capuchinas. We went for dinner one night at Compania and found it to be less desirable than Capuchinas. The cooking classes were FUN, the city tour which was included in the package wonderful. We found Capuchinas to be more sophisticated than its sister, Campania and, although given the opportunity to... more

I just returned from a wonderful, long weekend stay at this incredible boutique hotel. Puebla is a charming Spanish Colonial city and Meson Sacristía de Capuchinas is perfectly located in the historic center of the city. The hotel has superb service, in particular Señor Ubaldo who makes you feel as if you are a special guest in his beautiful colonial... more

The highlight of our stay was the cooking class! We did all 5 days. Chef Alonso is a wonderful teacher. We made a surprising variety of dishes and we now feel confident we can actually prepare these at home! Elisa took great care of us on a daily basis as well - she was our personal concierge and a great... more

My husband and I recently returned from a 2 night stay over New Years at this hotel- originally we were to stay 3 but it was such a terrible experience we left early. first, the concierge confirmed a sunday reservation at a local restaurant before we left the states; however when we went for dinner ,the restaurant was closed and... more

Okay, so maybe its not fair to rate this hotel because we didn't actually stay there but I don't know how else to get the following important information out there. We were very excited about staying there and arrived from our long bus and taxi ride with a confirmation number in hand through email correspondence with the hotel's agent, Gabriela... more

I echo the last reviewer's sentiments on how awesome our Pueblan Mexican cooking experience was. We were there beginning of December and had an amazing 5 days of cooking with Alonso (chef) and Elisa (interpreter, guest co-ordinator and assistant). I like to emphasize that the Mesones' (both properties - Campania & Capuchinas) best asset is its people. They really went... more

We just returned from a wonderful cooking class trip at the Meson Sacristia. Elisa and Alonso made the experience terrific- the cooking classes were informative and fun (and the food we cooked delicious), the recommended tours with Carlos Rivera were excellent, and the service was very warm and accomodating. In our package, we ended up spending one night at the... more

it was a pleasure and privilage to stay at Mesones sacristia. The service was unparallel the food outstanding and the cooking classes faboulous We stayed at one of the six rooms witha large balcony facing the street, making us feel as part of the town, waking up at the sound of the wonderfull church bells , with a large delicious... more