I lived in Oaxaca for 5 years and this was my choice for a getaway with friends and with my wife. It is very close to the main plaza in Oaxaca, but not on a street with bus traffic, so it is very quiet. The rooms are simple, but always clean. There are bungalow-type rooms and rooms with a balcony... more

I stayed at this hotel in January 2003. I was very pleased. Nice inner courtyard with swimming pool and small restaurant. And..... a small amount of free parking. A rarity. more

My husband, son and I stayed in the Plaza Santa Helena in June 2004. I discovered the hotel on the internet but the reservations portion of their website doesn’t work ---. I finally called the hotel using my rusty Spanish to get prices (very little English spoken by the staff). Our triple room was 600 pesos incl. tax. Be sure... more

We were taken to the hotel by the taxi driver from the airport since we had not made any previous reservations for when we arrived. This is the last stop that he made and it was by far the most outstanding and better than I could have hoped for from all the online searches I had been conducting. The style... more