Campeche, MexicoZona Centro
Casa Japa by Casonas MX
Restored parish house
Zona Centro Campeche, Mexico
Opened
2022
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Heritage LocalOutside the door
The house
Casonas MXRestored parish house
This eighteenth-century rectory operates as a private four-bedroom residence, complete with a central courtyard and a rooftop plunge pool.
What it’s good at
Notable
Monochrome tile floors and black-framed beds sit against whitewashed eighteenth-century lime walls.
Notable
An eighteenth-century parish house restored with its original stone arcades and timber beams.
Listed
Breakfast of fresh tropical fruit served daily beneath open-air colonial courtyard arcades.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
It was done carefully enough that the 18th-century double arcade, original timber beams, tiled floors and wrought-iron fences all survived.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Inside Campeche's fortified historic center, sharing a wall with the sixteenth-century Iglesia de Jesús.
The rooms
Original timber beams span the four en-suite bedrooms, and the bathrooms look directly onto courtyard greenery.
The rooftop pool
Bring a swimsuit.
Stone spouts pour into the rooftop plunge pool, flanked by cushioned benches facing the Iglesia de Jesús dome.
At the table
A shaded table on the rooftop terrace seats up to ten for open-air dinners overlooking the skyline.
How it began
A couple tracing their family tree back to Campeche discovered the neglected rectory in 2021 and spent a year restoring it.
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.