CASA ESTUDIO CARACOL
Creative space for creative people
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About us
Located in the ancient pre-Hispanic city of Cholula in Central Mexico and surrounded by volcanoes, Casa Estudio Caracol is a wonderful environment for people who need a beautiful space to find inspiration and develop their creativity. It’s a calm oasis with flowers, plants and fauna in an ideal climate of approximately 25ºC during the day - all year round!
Currently we have 3 spaces for rent:
1- First floor brand new loft with a view of the volcanoes and a private roof top terrace with a 360 degrees view of Puebla and surroundings.
2- Ground floor private apartment with a front terrace and a small private back garden.
3- First floor private apartment with a 20 m2 terrace.
All three apartments are fully equipped, located in a garden full of colors, flora and fauna, and with access to a 122 m2 atelier space, common grounds and a large parking area. The rental period is a minimum of 1 week, and up to 3 months or more.
Please contact us for further information: casaestudiocaracol@gmail.com or madeleine.bondy@gmail.com.
SPACES
Apartment A
A Mexican-style ground floor apartment with two bedrooms, toilet and bathroom for up to 5 people. The center of the apartment is a spacious room with a working table, living room, dining room and kitchen all in one. Outside is a laundry area, a private parking space for one or two cars, in total 100 m2.
Furthermore, there is a small private back garden and a front terrace with a beautiful garden view.
Apartment B
First floor apartment: Two bedrooms, working space, livingroom, kitchen, laundry area, toilet and separate bathroom, a total of 100 m2 for lodging up to 5 people.
The apartment has a beautiful view of the front garden and a private 20 m2 terrace.
This apartment is available from 15th January, 2023.
Caracol Loft
Constructed on top of the atelier: One big room with bedroom, working space, living room, kitchen, toilet and separate bathroom and a spacious terrace.
The loft has a stunning view of the Popocatépetl volcano, even from the bed, and from the roof you have a 360 degree view of three volcanoes, the pyramid, as well as Puebla and the Cholulas with their 221 churches!
Atelier
The amenities in the 122 m2 workshop are:
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5 m high in half the space
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5 solid easels and some bare walls to hang large canvases
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Large sink inside and another sink outside
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Tables to work with other materials
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Chairs and sofas to rest
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Piano, 85” Samsung television, audio system and CD player
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Refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, 6-burner stove, kitchen utensils
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2 bathrooms, 1 of them with shower and hot water
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Utensils to dye with plants and make eco-print
Garden
Casa Estudio Caracol is situated in a 4,400 m2 garden, composed of different parts each displaying their own charm. In addition to our round house, the apartments and the workshop, we have a vegetable garden and many fruit trees, as well as an area with different kinds of cactus.
In between the buildings there is a terrace in the shape of an ellipse, with a small fountain that invites you to sit and listen to the soft noise of water while watching the birds bathe. In another part of the garden you can meditate under the tree looking at the active volcano, which is sometimes smoking.
In the front garden you can admire several different species of cactus and there is plenty of space for you to walk, work out or practice yoga.
We have a view of the volcanoes Popocatépetl (active), Iztaccíhuatl and Malinche (extinct). From the garden you can also see the church of the Virgen de los Remedios that is built on top of the big pyramid of Cholula.
Ecology is very important to us, so we reuse soap water and have two big rainwater deposits. We do not use commercial chemicals, so birds, butterflies and animals abound as they like the ecological environment.
Hosts
The hosts are Madeleine Bondy, filmmaker, ecologist and craftswoman and Isidro Morales, political scientist, university professor and a devoted fan of philosophy and history.
We love to share our small paradise with guests who appreciate beauty and calm as well as a nice glass of wine and animated talks if the time allows it. We will also assist you with practical, cultural or tourist information if you want it.
Surroundings
San Andrés Cholula and the neighboring town San Pedro Cholula were religious centers and the most important settlements in the region, long before the construction of the City of Puebla in the 16th century.
San Andrés and San Pedro are today villages where tradition and modernity coexist with small restaurants and cafes and a vibrant artistic life. Fortunately, Casa Estudio Caracol is located on the outskirts of these activities so you can enjoy calm and silence at only 10 minutes of walk from the town center.
Puebla
Puebla is located 120 km south-east from Mexico City, on the high plateau, 2250 m above sea level.
Puebla is a big modern city (3 million inhabitants) with all the necessary services.
The center of the city has beautiful colonial architecture and a lively everyday life as well as many interesting historical sites, not to mention an abundance of colonial churches.
On the outskirts there are modern commercial areas and excellent universities. Further away you find big industrial areas that host automobile and textile companies.
Puebla is listed by UNESCO as a cultural heritage site of humanity and both Cholulas have been appointed Magical Towns.
