The Best Hotels in Oaxaca for Every Budget

Quinta Real Oaxaca is Oaxaca’s most classic luxury hotel and a top pick for history and architecture lovers or families. Housed in a beautifully preserved 16th-century convent, the large 91-room hotel has a lovely outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant, two bars, a fully equipped gym, enchanting courtyards, and elegant, arched corridors spanning the property. Note that historic Quinta Real is popular for weddings.

La Casona de Tita is a much more intimate and exclusive six-room boutique hotel decorated with local textiles, art, and antiques dating back to the 16th century. The hotel stands out for its tranquil yet central location, attentive service, and exceptional breakfast. Breads and cakes are baked daily, jams are homemade, and dishes feature old family recipes. If you like a painting or sculpture at the hotel, you can buy it! La Casona de Tita will even organize visits to the artists’ workshops if you’d like.

Casa Antonieta is the top luxury pick if you’re looking for a trendy boutique hotel with a contemporary style. It’s set within a beautiful, restored 17th-century home with nine rooms surrounding a picturesque central courtyard. The hotel is also popular with well-heeled visitors and locals, who come for Casa Antonieta’s gorgeous rooftop bar, Amá, and its artisan coffee shop, Muss Cafe.

Grana B&B is a boutique hotel where design takes center stage. Since staying there, I’ve noticed well-known chefs and designers I follow on Instagram staying there too. The hotel is in an ideal location next to a colorful outdoor market and has beautiful public spaces that showcase Oaxacan culture in style. There’s a candlelit wall of cactus leaves, bright and striking ceremonial masks in the bathroom off of the courtyard, and a dream kitchen filled with local ceramics and artisan crafts. A good breakfast is included.