Blissport

If you get tired of walking around the cobblestone streets of downtown San Miguel, one of the easiest and most enjoyable outings from San Miguel is to spend a good part of the day at one of the hot springs, where the warm thermal waters are ideal for soaking your bones. There are numerous hotels and mini-resorts with geothermal pools all around the area, but the best and easiest to reach are clustered around 9km to the northwest on the road to Dolores Hidalgo.  La Gruta is right by the highway and with a series of outdoor mineral pools at different temperatures all surrounded by lawns and banana trees. There's even a little grotto you can swim into with an artificial waterfall, and a small and reasonably priced restaurant on site. The best bet, though, is to pack some food from town and plan to spend the best part of the day here. Around 500m before La Gruta, a side road leads just over a kilometre to Escondido, an equally appealing proposition, with small lily-filled lakes all around, cool outdoor pools and a series of small indoor ones linked by little tunnels and cascades. It can be quiet here midweek, but comes alive at weekends. 

Best way to get there from downtown San Miguel is by taxi or by the bus line from San Miguel to Dolores Hidalgo.