Location: Oaxaca, Oaxaca, South East Mexico, Mexico (Huayapan, 3000 yr. old Zapotec village in Oaxaca City limits)
Accommodations: House, 5 Bedrooms + Den, 5 Baths (Sleeps 2-12)
Our Oaxaca, Mexico luxury vacation rental villa with pool and beautiful gardens accomodates up to 12 guests. Casa El Refugio is one of southern Mexico's most gorgeous houses, nestled in a lovely Zapotec village conveniently located within Oaxaca city limits. Oaxaca is famous for its restaurants, Zocalo square, archeological sites such as Monte Alban and Mitla, celebrations including Day of the Dead, Easter Semana Santa, the Guelaguetza, and the Night of the Radishes at Christmas, Zapotec craft and food markets, and indigenous wood-carving, pottery and rug weaving villages. Cultural attractions include the Santo Domingo Cathedral, Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, the Rufino Tamayo Museum, and the Oaxaca Museum of Contemporary Art. The Sierra Juarez Mountains nearby are a spectacular destination for ecotourism including hiking, bird-watching and wild orchids. Casa El Refugio is also convenient by plane to beach destinations such as Puerto Escondido and Huatulco. Activities on site or nearby include Ecotourism, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Wildlife Viewing, Shopping, Restaurants, Live music, Theater, Cinemas, Museums, Galleries, crafts, Sightseeing, and Swimming.
El Refugio offers complete privacy within adobe walls, 360 degree, unobstructed views of awe-inspiring mountains, enormous main rooms, a 65-foot lap pool, and fabulous landscaped gardens with abundant coffee and fruit trees.
Enjoy the flower-filled terraces, a fountain, five beautiful bedrooms and bathrooms in separate areas, a large, fully-equipped colonial kitchen, a 300 square foot octagonal studio, a working fireplace, a DVD/ video library, stereo, filtered pure well water, exceptional local rugs, crafts and art, and gorgeous views from every room. This is THE only house of its kind available in Oaxaca City and surroundings.
El Refugio is located in Huayapan, a charming Zapotec Indian village that is within city limits, 4-5 miles from downtown Oaxaca, Mexico's beautiful cultural capital. You get the best of both worlds: tranquil village life as it has been lived for centuries, and the bustling capital city with its many museums, events and fantastic shops.
Oaxaca enjoys one of the world's best climates averaging 73 degrees in the daytime with very low humidity. Take a mountain hike starting just outside the door, or visit the many archaeological sites, one of the many craft villages throughout Oaxaca state, or go to a restaurant, museum, cinema or nightclub downtown. We can also arrange for an expert Zapotec to give you a special traditional massage and temazcal vapor bath.
From Oaxaca, you can easily travel to the fabulous beach resorts along Oaxaca´s coast.
The house comes with the services of our long-time, english-speaking property manager Cipriano, and two housekeepers, Rosa and Margarita, who can cook breakfast and lunch for parties of up to 4 or prepare continental breakfast for your entire party of more than 4. We can arrange for a chef for larger groups for an additional fee. Cipriano can be hired as your guide to Oaxaca, as personal shopper or assistant and as a driver with jeep. We can arrange for cooking lessons or spanish lessons at the Casa.
We are offering this earthly paradise to those lucky people who can take time away to work on a novel, prepare a show, learn spanish, cooking or just relax in a hammock by the pool and hummingbird garden. You won't hear sounds of traffic, horns, or sirens, just bird calls, the brook that runs by our land, wind in the trees, and the occasional barking dog or braying donkey.
Reserve your time in this wonderful house where you can swim, relax and decompress in peace! We have plenty of openings but the weeks are being claimed fast.
To see more photos of El Refugio, please visit the link below.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- King Bed
- Double Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Private Pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Catering Available
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Balcony
- Lanai
- Gazebo
- View/Location
- Mountain View
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- Other Amenities
- Sixty Five-Foot Lap Pool, 360 Degree, Unobstructed Views of Awe-inspiring Mountains, Large, Fully-Equipped Colonial Kitchen, Working Fireplace, DVD/Video Library, Filtered Pure Well Water, Exceptional Local Rugs, Crafts & Art, & Gorgeous Views from Every Room, Services of our trusted Housekeepers, Pool Maintenance Man, Property Manager & Handyman/Gardener
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Swimming
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- Monumental archaeological zones, Live music, Galleries, Museums, Indian craft villages
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Low Season ... Sep, October (to October 28), May,
$ 900/wk up to 2..$1800/wk up to 4 .. $2200/wk up to 6 .. $2800/wk to 8
High Season .. Oct 28-Nov, Dec,(excluding Christmas) Jan-Apr,June,Jul, Aug:
$ 1,100/wk up to 2,$2200/week up to 4 .. $2800/week up to 6 .. $3400/week up to 8.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Property Photos
- View of house from lower terrace - Oaxaca, Mexico Real Estate
- View of living room - Oaxaca, Mexico Real Estate
- View from Breakfast Terrace - Oaxaca, Mexico Real Estate
- Upper building at dusk
- lower building seen from breakfast terrace
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #56255
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