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Hacienda La Magdalena
Tesitan Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico · Independent · Near Luxury
Hacienda La Magdalena presents itself as a seventeenth-century estate, described on its own terms as “una hacienda del siglo XVII,” in Zapopan, part of the greater Guadalajara metropolitan area in Jalisco, Mexico. That seventeenth-century origin gives it unusual depth in a region where many boutique stays occupy newer buildings. Today the estate operates as a wedding and event venue with spa facilities, a chapel, salons, terraces, and gardens, suggesting a surviving country estate repurposed for hospitality rather than a purpose-built modern resort. Set on Carretera a Colotlán amid hectares of gardens on Zapopan’s rural fringe, the hacienda offers seclusion and centuries-old agricultural heritage, with the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Zapopan and Guadalajara’s baroque Cathedral both reachable for half-day excursions, striking a balance between rural retreat and metropolitan access roughly 45 minutes from downtown Guadalajara.
- 20 rooms
- Opened 2007
- Neighborhood: La Magdalena
About Hacienda La Magdalena
- Hacienda La Magdalena describes itself as a seventeenth-century estate, with walls about four feet thick that historically sheltered landowners, church officials and workers.
- The roughly 20-room property near Zapopan now operates as a boutique hotel and event venue with a chapel and spa.
History
Hacienda La Magdalena presents itself as a seventeenth-century estate, and that is the clearest verifiable anchor for its story: the property’s own site describes it as “una hacienda del siglo XVII,” or a hacienda from the seventeenth century. Beyond that, the public record is thin, which is common for private historic estates in Mexico that have been adapted into boutique hotels without a detailed archival narrative online. The hotel’s official website positions the property as a “histórica hacienda y hotel en Guadalajara,” located in Zapopan, Jalisco, and today it operates as a wedding and event venue with spa facilities, a chapel, salons, terraces, and gardens. That combination suggests a surviving country estate that has been repurposed for hospitality rather than a purpose-built modern resort. Because the site does not publish a fuller chronology, no specific founding founder, original agricultural use, architect, or restoration campaign can be verified from accessible sources here. What can be stated confidently is that the estate’s seventeenth-century origin gives it unusual depth in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, where many boutique stays occupy newer buildings. In editorial terms, Hacienda La Magdalena’s appeal lies less in a long list of documented restorations or awards than in the fact that it is an old hacienda still in use, carrying the basic architectural and cultural DNA of colonial Jalisco into the present.
The setting
Hacienda La Magdalena occupies a 17th-century ranch estate on Carretera a Colotlán Km 1.7 in Colonia La Magdalena, Zapopan — one of Mexico's wealthiest municipalities within the greater Guadalajara metro. Surrounded by hectares of gardens on Zapopan's rural fringe, the hacienda offers seclusion and centuries-old agricultural heritage that urban luxury hotels rarely match. The revered Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Zapopan is 64 minutes by transit; Guadalajara's baroque Cathedral is reachable in 71 minutes for half-day excursions. The property sits roughly 45 minutes from downtown Guadalajara and one hour from Miguel Hidalgo International Airport, striking a rare balance between rural retreat and metropolitan access. 12 km from Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan. 13 km from concerts at Auditorio Telmex.
Amenities
- Large, secure parking lot
- Valet Parking service
- Latest technology for events
- Tailored event services
- Excellent food for events
Awards
- Historic Hotels Worldwide member
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