Zipolite
A lot of what’s good about a hotel is the people who run it. A case in point is Hotel Teresa managed by a lovely Mexican couple who’ll cater to your every…
Must-see hotels in Oaxaca
Oaxaca City
Cute, cheerful and friendly, this colorful courtyard inn has an intimate feel, with neat, brightly decorated rooms – the five up on the roof terrace being…
Valles Centrales
Set on the central plaza, this is one of Mitla’s best lodging options, with its 23 comfortable rooms sporting multicolored carved furnishings from…
Mazunte
A few steps from Playa Mermejita, this small hotel offers eight carefully designed rooms in two-story palapa-roofed cottages with attractive contemporary…
Chacahua
Locals refer to La Isla as Chacahua's 'luxury' option, and while the four fan-cooled cabañas with handcrafted wood furnishings and sliding glass doors are…
Puerto Escondido
This newish hotel is Zicatela’s fledgling posh abode, advertizing itself in slick white with purple accents. Rooms are as attractive as they are spotless,…
San Agustinillo
A decent budget option on the east end of town, the fan-cooled rooms at Posada Paloma overlook a small garden and open-air lobby with an on-site…
Oaxaca City
Painted in the warm colors of a Mexican sunset, the Azucenas is a small, friendly, well-run hotel in a beautifully restored century-old house. The 10…
San Agustinillo
Sunny rooms with adjoining kitchens (equipped with large fridges) and broad balconies characterize this orange-hued posada above a restaurant along San…
Puerto Escondido
Colonial-style rooms, some with full kitchen and sitting area, overlook attractive courtyards with fountains and a large pool area edged by a tropical…
Puerto Escondido
A popular Canadian-owned hotel with 24 ample rooms sporting good large bathrooms, folksy Mexican decor and pretty wall and door paintings. A highlight is…
Barra de la Cruz
Shady property with plenty of hammocks and run by a great Mexican couple, Blanca and Rusbel, the new air-conditioned rooms here are among the best in town…
Bahías de Huatulco
Bright Jaroje, two blocks south of the Plaza Principal, has 13 large, clean, white rooms with mosquito screens, air-con and either one king-sized bed or…
Barra de la Cruz
El Chontal in Barra de la Cruz's small village has large, bright rooms with private bathrooms, air-con and king-sized beds. Good chicken, seafood and…
Bahías de Huatulco
On the beach's quiet north end, El Capi has your R&R needs covered with simple fan-cooled cabins, tents, a shady palapa restaurant with hammocks and a…
Oaxaca City
In the highly competitive league table of Oaxaca hotels, Un Sueño probably wouldn't make the top 10, but there's function and tranquility in its 12 sharp…
San Agustinillo
On a spacious hillside site, Las 3 Marías enjoys awesome views especially from its pool and the mostly vegetarian restaurant. Its cabañas and rooms are…
Zipolite
Tapping into Zipolite’s clothing-optional vibe, the Nude wears its nudist reputation fairly subtly (guests usually save their nudity for the beach)…
Zipolite
Aptly named and aptly subtitled too (the second stanza reads: 'Where people come to do nothing'), Nice Place has eight basic rooms, split four upstairs…
San Agustinillo
La Termita isn't just the best pizzeria in the area. Also here are four attractive, big rooms with good wood furnishings and either one or two double beds…
Mazunte
Inhabits a terracotta-hued building on Calle Rinconcito and is fronted by a row of crafty shops, including La Baguette bakery. Rooms are gathered on the…
Casa de Huéspedes Gundi y Tomás
Puerto Ángel
A rambling establishment up steps from Blvd Uribe opposite the naval base, it offers basic rooms with some offbeat artistic touches that help plaster over…
Puerto Escondido
This relaxed and spacious hostel is close to all Rinconada's facilities. Spacious dorms with solid wooden bunks, ample, mural-bedecked common areas, a…
San José del Pacífico
Decent, friendly, Australian-run budget lodgings with good-value meals, 350m up the side street from Super Acuario on the main road. The well-constructed…
Puerto Escondido
This well-kept, family-run place has a small pool and a communal kitchen either side of a nice green courtyard. The 22 spacious rooms exhibit cheerful art…
Barra de la Cruz
Pepe’s has well-built wood-and-palm-thatch cabins with fans, mosquito nets and shared toilets and showers, plus a large palapa (thatch-roofed) comedor…
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
A block south of the plaza, Emilia has seven reasonably comfy rooms, one with a bathroom outside the room. The cheaper ones only have a fan. Good meals (M…
Zipolite
Run by a long-time Zipolite resident from France, El Carrizo is a classic basic backpacker joint with a friendly atmosphere. There are four very simple…
Chacahua
Siete Mares, at the beach's west end (nearest the river), has simple cabañas, each with two double beds, fans, mosquito nets, electric light and curtained…
Bahías de Huatulco
Toward the north end of San Agustín beach, El Tronco comedor (food stall) is run by a friendly family and has a tent to rent as well as hammocks. It's…
Oaxaca City
One of the few midrange accommodations with a pool. Rooms are large and mostly bright, with good showers; breakfast is ample and Tía Tere also offers a…
Oaxaca Coast
Santuario La Escobilla's clean, sturdy, well-kept cabañas are set in a neat garden and equipped with electric light, fans, mosquito nets and hot-water…
Oaxaca Coast
The San Pedro, 300m south of the main bus station, has pleasant, spacious, air-conditioned rooms with tiled bathrooms behind a sandy yellow facade. The…
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
A journeyman hotel that's serves to break a journey (which is Tehuantepec's main function). It's pretty central with a slightly dingy affiliated cafe, air…
Bahías de Huatulco
A friendly little budget spot just south of La Crucecita's Plaza Principal with six smallish but neat and well-kept rooms all with hot-water bathrooms and…
Puerto Escondido
Las Olas has good, clean, excellent-value rooms, with pretty tiling and craft details, and a pool. Second-floor choices have ocean-view hammocks, and…
Hierve El Agua
Above the pools and cliffs at Hierve El Agua are community-run cabañas providing simple but clean rooms with electric light and one bathroom per two rooms.
Mazunte
Friendly El Agujón has 13 small, rustic, clean cabañas and rooms on the hillside just above its restaurant.
Zipolite
These five apartments, a couple of blocks back from the beach, vary in size and ventilation, but all are wood-walled, thatch-roofed and tile-floored, and…
Oaxaca Coast
This will do for a night - and there's no reason to stay in Pochutla longer anyway. It’s 300m north of the main bus station, with scuffed rooms on two…
