Hotel Escondido Oaxaca, a Member of Design Hotels

Beautifully designed and really lovely friendly staff.

Beautiful design, handy location, amazing welcome cocktail, considerate service, and nice breakfasts. Lovely to quickly cool off in the pool in the afternoon. We very much enjoyed the amazing tasting menu for dinner on our last night.

The noise was the only downside, as other have noted it’s on a main bus route. We took this into consideration and booked a garden patio room (which is slightly below street level) which I think helped a bit - but just use their ear plugs provided, or play white noise if you’re a light sleeper. It was worth it.

Do not choose rooms 1-3 (or whichever are facing the courtyard). Not sure how they rent these when they have music all day and a show with a guy signing during the pms! Ok if you are not planning to take a nap or enjoy your room during the afternoon. Another example of how hotels try to maximize returns without thinking in their guests.

property is special from a design perspective. stylish place and good location. concierge was very helpful with organising bookings. thumbs up!

we are not sure how it was in the other rooms. it was extremly loud. we stayed in a terrace room. the issue is that there no insulation to the terrace whatsoever. you hear everything and the heat from outside penetrates the room the same way. the air condition can not keep the room at an acceptable temperature. it seems like it would be easy to fix by having better isolation on the terrace doors. it would solve both major problems. food was mediocore. good coffee and good drinks.

The design is great but it’s showing signs of wear.

The service and offering doenst match the price. The offering is just a little sloppy and doesn’t match the experience of other designer hotels at this price point. No mini bar / fridge . No coffee or tea facilities, no extra amenities like that. Pool area wasn’t that clean. Staff were friendly but not that professional. Housekeeping had to be reminded. I’m being fussy but at this price point and with only 12 rooms I think that should be the expectation.

design and aesthetics

very very noisy rooms

The staff were helpful – friendly breakfast service staff in particular – and the room was very clean and calm. The bathroom was lovely. The breakfast choices were very good.

Part of the reason for booking the hotel was the small rooftop pool. Over the 5 days of my stay at the hotel, I never saw anyone use the pool and did not use it myself, as unfortunately, it was very slimy/had not been cleaned and was therefore unusable. Given the calibre of the hotel, I was disappointed by this. It was also a shame that 'speciality coffees' attracted an extra charge at this hotel.