My wife and I go to Oaxaca at least once a year for the past ten years. We have always been happy with the Posada Catarina. Yes it is not a 5 star hotel, but the location and the staff is always friendly and take good care of us. The price of the rooms are quite reasonable. A king size bed was less than $45 a night, Can't wait to go again.

The service her was awful. My friend and I were both sick in bed (me with a headcold, my friend with a digestive problem), and when we called for a roll of toilet paper, the attendant flat out refused. He said the hotel has a one roll of paper per room per day policy, and apparently we had already gone through our quota. In a really embarrasing exchange, I explained the details of my, and my companion's, respective illnesses, and he still said no! He finally caved after my friend and I went out to the front desk and yelled at him in english. It was one of the most humiliating and frustrating experiences I've ever had at a hotel. too bad, the place itself is really cute.

i stay at the hotel for 3 days the services is excellent, the people is super nice the rooms are big and cheap i pay 50dls for a king size, if you have a chance book your vacations here you will love it

We stayed a total of four nights at Catarina which is located very near the noisey markets, both artisan and other. The night time desk clerk, Julio, was uniformly indifferent and rude to the simplest requests such as replacing the large water bottle on the dispensing machine replying that there was none and that it was "an optional service of the hotel", in Spanish. Keep in mind that water continues to be a serious health issue here. The property itself is very nice and very quiet but that was also due to the fact that it was virtually empty. The owners also own Hotel Roma nearby. There are no services or conveniences offered such as coffee and none is available nearby in the morning for takeout. There is no refrigerator available as we bought some Oaxacan cheese the night before we left. The emphasis here seems to be on giving greater attention to the presentation of the property and its maintenance rather than conveniencing the guests. Diego, the daytime clerk, was always very pleasant although there was never a manager in sight. The room we had was large but be reminded that prices fluctuate daily as when we arrived we paid 700 pesos for the first night and 650 for succeeding nights. Things remain slow in Oaxaca and one can bargain for better hotel rates at higher end hotels. Always ask at the desk for promotions.: "Hay promociones?" in Spanish.