This hotel is often advertised as "5 mins" from the downtown -- perhaps by car. It's a 40 minute walk. The hotel is on a very busy thoroughfare and the rooms are constructed with slat windows, meaning noise (and everything else) leaks in. I found the staff and other guests quite noisy. The desk staff were not unfriendly, but not entirely welcoming either. There is very little English spoken by staff. The restaurant is quite good and the "yoga institute" is worth a visit, although all classes are in Spanish. The spa is lovely, but if you're headed all the way to Oaxaca on vacation, do yourself a favor and stay in town at a lovely restored colonial house and book a massage -- not a room -- at this place.
