A huge plus for this hotel is it's located adjacent to quiet Xochimilco, Oaxaca’s oldest neighborhood. The neighborhood is vibrant and charming with many excellent restaurants/cafes, murals, happenings, and historic aquaducts. This was a happy surprise and highlight of the location.
A huge negative for this hotel is that it's located on Hwy 190, one of the busiest streets in Oaxaca, at a very pedestrian UNfriendly intersection. If you plan to walk everywhere, know you'll need to get your jaywalking/running chops on ASAP! (Pro-tip: walk north a block along Venus, and cross (carefully!) some distance away from the hotel intersection; head into Xochimilco via a smaller street parallel to Hwy 190. To get to the Centro, walk two blocks east to C. José López Alavez, turn right back toward Hwy 190 and come to a safe pedestrian-friendly cross-walk.) Note that accessible ramps/crosswalks are few and far between.
The Xochimilco area is just across the street from the hotel; and the Centro area is a scenic 20-25 minutes. If you are able to easily navigate wildly uneven terrain/stairs/inclines, you will be fine walking everywhere/anywhere in sturdy shoes. For those who cannot, taxi rides to the Centro are generally less than 100 pesos (at the time of this review), to or from – the hotel will call one for you.
The upper floor rooms (4+) offer lovely views.
The staff is gracious, kind, and courteous.
The breakfast buffet is decent, but repetitive.