After excellent pre arrival communication with Adriana we arrived to find everything just as in the VRBO photos and description. Then upstairs one bedroom apartment is full of natural light, spacious and the kitchen is well equipped for a short or long term stay. The queen bed is comfortable with nice linens. The bathroom has a large shower with plenty of hot water. The setting is off the street, entered thru a small gift shop, safe, secure and quiet. Selene, the on site manager is friendly, helpful and responsive. Rosi cleans twice a week and changes the sheets and towels. There's an excellent laundry a few blocks away, across from a local “Farmers market” with excellent fresh produce, tamales, tortillas, mole, salsas, chicken and pork butchers snd pretty cut flowers.
All the major churches , museums, and sights are within walking distance. To visit the outlying craft villages we took a tour with En Via, a micro lending non profit that has empowered 300 indigenous women to start their own business. We also took a tour with the Oaxaca Lending Librsry, a friendly group of ex pats happy to share their local knowledge. It was a wonderful 16 day visit and we plan to return next year to this beautiful city.