Casa Rofo

Forty-eight kilometres of former flood tunnels now carry Guanajuato's traffic underground, leaving the historic centre's callejones — including Temezcuitate, where Casa Rofo stands at number 76 — free of cars and noise.

Casa Rofo holds a 9.7 rating from 312 guests, an unusually consistent score for a property without star classification. The callejón address places it within the tangle of colonial lanes between the Jardín de la Unión and the Mercado Hidalgo.

Guanajuato's UNESCO core rewards walking: the Teatro Juárez, the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, and the mummy museum at Panteón Municipal are each reachable on foot from the callejón.