Set in Oaxaca, Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels is a three-star property with real observed prices for 2026. The hotel offers a pool, a spa and a restaurant. It scores 4.1/5 across 77 guest reviews — a very good rating. In our 2026 scans, rooms ranged from US$496 to US$925 per night depending on dates and occupancy. It is right in the centre of Oaxaca. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
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Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 3 priced stays for Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels: rates ran from US$496 to US$925 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. Rates in Oaxaca move with demand: midweek stays booked a couple of weeks out are where our scans found the widest choice of free-cancellation rooms. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels is at 505 C. Macedonio Alcalá Centro, Oaxaca, Mexico. That puts it right at the heart of Oaxaca's hotel cluster. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Tuxtepec, about 130 km away — compare Tuxtepec hotels too if your plans are flexible. This page's “View on map” link opens the exact spot in Google Maps, so you can measure the journeys that matter to you.
The facilities, in detail
For food and drink, the hotel lists bars, coffee, minibar, restaurant(s) and room service. On the wellness side there's indoor pool, jacuzzi, outdoor pool, sauna and spa. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, concierge and shuttle service. In the room itself: air conditioning, bath, bathrobe, bathroom, free wifi and hairdryer. The full list of 31 facilities is below; double-check the ones that are deal-breakers when you book, as hotels adjust what they offer by season.
Good to know before you book
Booking is straightforward: pick dates and guests in the widget, check the live rate on app.impt.io, and complete the reservation there. Most rooms are offered with free cancellation until a few days before arrival — the exact deadline is shown next to each rate before you pay. Every confirmed booking also removes a tonne of CO₂ through IMPT's carbon-removal projects, at no extra cost to you. When comparing, note that the three-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Oaxaca for hotel guests
The Centro, between the Zócalo and Santo Domingo, puts markets, mezcalerías and museums five minutes from your door — it is also where prices climb highest. Jalatlaco, to the east, is the fashionable barrio for good reason: murals, cobbled lanes, and quieter small hotels. Xochimilco, to the north, offers much the same with less shop window. Residential Reforma sits 20-30 minutes on foot and brings the bill down. Our 2026 scans logged 80 hotels with a real price: from US$19 a night and a typical rate of about US$111 — Oaxaca is no longer the cheap secret it once was. Honestly: for Guelaguetza in July and Day of the Dead, hotels sell out months ahead and rates multiply. All hotels in Oaxaca →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.177 reviewsThe hotel has great access to everything in town. Very walkable. Mayra at the front desk was a delight. Really sweet and friendly every time we saw her. Christian at the restaurant was also great. Really great service all around. We enjoyed interacting with the hotel staff, even housekeeping was kind and attentive. I would recommend Otro Oaxaca if wanting to stay right in the heart of el centro.
This review is specifically about the spa. The massages were excellent, and the service was nice. But I was most excited about the Cenote. While it was physically attractive (as was the hotel), the bathroom part of the spa was substandard for paying near US prices. I expected that the shower would be hot (it was not); I expected no smell of mold (and there was).
Warm and welcoming staff who provide excellent service during the stay. The property is modern with an excellent aesthetic. Try the cenote!!! The rooms are spacious though be careful with your ankles and shins by the bed, easy to trip over the extended wood. Televisions are borderline worthless as you can't cast to them, but when you are in such a wonderful city you don't need television at all anyway.
Planning your trip to Oaxaca
When to go
Oaxaca has two super-peaks that change everything: Guelaguetza, the last two weeks of July, and Day of the Dead, from late October into early November. In both, the city multiplies rates and sells out months ahead — the best dates to be here and the worst to improvise. Holy Week and year-end form the second tier.
The rest of the calendar is kind: November to April, dry and sunny with cool highland nights; May to September, afternoon rains that rarely ruin a day, and lower prices. May-June and September are the cheap months.
The honest point: if you want Muertos or Guelaguetza, decide early and pay the peak; otherwise almost any other month gives you the same city with half the people.
Getting there and around
The airport is 20-30 minutes from the centre. The authorised shared van costs about MX$100-150 per person at 2025 prices and a private taxi MX$300-400 — paid at a desk with posted prices, no haggling. Overland, the ADO from Mexico City takes 6-7 hours on a winding highway; many prefer the one-hour flight.
The centre is walked entirely, and that is the point: Zócalo to Santo Domingo, markets to Jalatlaco, nothing beyond 20 minutes on foot. Taxis and apps cover the rest for little money.
For the valleys — Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlán, village markets — there are three speeds: cheap shared tours, day-hire camionetas, and local buses and colectivos for those with time. Monte Albán sits 20 minutes away and deserves the trip's first morning.
Where to stay, zone by zone
Between the Zócalo and Santo Domingo lies the heart: colonial mansions turned boutique hotels, bougainvillea courtyards, everything on foot. It is the most desired zone and the one that has climbed hardest — our 2026 scan put the city's typical rate at US$111, easily exceeded here. The US$19 entry price exists, but rarely in the heart.
Jalatlaco, to the east, is the barrio everyone falls for now: cobbles, murals, cafés — 10-15 minutes' walk from the centre and a notch quieter at night. Xochimilco, north, offers the same with less shop window and the city's best bakeries.
Residential Reforma drops the price in exchange for a walk or short taxi. One warning across all zones: many old houses have no lift and no parking, and Oaxaca's church bells ring early and with conviction — an interior room is a quality-of-life decision.
By profile: first visit, between the Zócalo and Santo Domingo despite the price — the location pays for itself; second visit or slow travel, Jalatlaco or Xochimilco; backpacker budget, the hostels toward the abastos market chosen block by block; a month of remote work, Reforma or San Felipe del Agua to the north, with specialty coffee and residential calm. El Llano — the Juárez park — is the overlooked middle: ten minutes from everything, with genuine neighbourhood life.
A note on room choice that outweighs star ratings here: in the converted mansions, the difference between the courtyard room and the street room is the difference between sleeping and not. Oaxaca's streets wake at seven with gas trucks, bells and patron-saint fireworks, in that order.
Eating and going out
Oaxaca is arguably Mexico's food capital and proves it on three floors: the markets — 20 de Noviembre with its smoke corridor, Benito Juárez, La Merced — where a full meal runs about MX$80-150 in 2025; the neighbourhood fondas with their moles of the day; and the chef's tables that reinterpret it all and demand booking weeks out.
Tlayudas at night, memelas in the morning, chapulines everywhere, and the seven moles as a map of the territory. Water-ground chocolate with pan de yema is the canonical breakfast.
At night, mezcalerías: the city is the gate to the denomination of origin, and the serious bars pour espadín, tobalá and madrecuixe with flavoured waters and respect. The register is conversation, not party — dancing exists, but Oaxaca at night is more candle than strobe.
Booking well
A mid-sized market with extreme peaks: 80 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$19 with a typical rate of US$111 — no longer the bargain it was, and at Muertos and Guelaguetza prices multiply and EVERYTHING sells out: book those dates three to six months ahead.
Outside the peaks, two or three weeks suffice. The boutique mansions hold few rooms: the one you saw in photos sells out before the city does. Check stairs and lifts if you travel heavy, and the room's orientation relative to bell towers and cantina streets.
The altitude (1,550 metres) cools every night of the year — air conditioning matters less than on the coast and the blanket more than you expect. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; verify the live rate in the widget.
One more note on the peaks: for Day of the Dead, the good central hotels open bookings a year out and agencies block rooms — if the date is non-negotiable, secure the hotel before the flight. Whatever the season, ask whether breakfast is included and what it is: in Oaxaca a real hotel breakfast — chocolate, pan de yema, eggs in salsa — is worth money, and a bad one is a reason to walk to the market instead.
Frequently asked about Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels
How much does Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$496 per night. These are scan observations, not a live quote: the final rate depends on your dates. Use the check-availability widget on this page to see the current price.
Where is Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels?
The address is 505 C. Macedonio Alcalá Centro, Oaxaca, Mexico, Oaxaca. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels have?
The hotel lists 24 Hour Front Desk, Air conditioning, Bars, Bath, Bathrobe and Bathroom. The full list (31 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Otro Oaxaca a Member of Design Hotels?
Pick dates and guests in this page's check-availability widget: it takes you to the live price on app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms come with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
