Set in Puerto Escondido, Casona Sforza is a four-star property with real observed prices for 2026. Guests have access to beachfront access, a pool and a spa. It scores 4.0/5 across 263 guest reviews — a very good rating. In our 2026 scans, rooms ranged from US$421 to US$602 per night depending on dates and occupancy. It sits about 5 km from the centre of Puerto Escondido. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About Puerto Escondido: Puerto Escondido is less a town than a string of beaches with separate personalities, and picking the wrong one means a taxi for everything. All hotels in Puerto Escondido →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 6 priced stays for Casona Sforza: rates ran from US$421 to US$602 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. Rates in Puerto Escondido 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
Casona Sforza is at La Barra Santa María Colotepec, Puerto Escondido, Mexico. That puts it about 5 km from the centre of Puerto Escondido's hotel district, based on the coordinates in our scans. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Santa Maria Tonameca, about 59 km away — compare Santa Maria Tonameca 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, breakfast in room, coffee, minibar and pool bar. On the wellness side there's massage, outdoor pool, pool bar, salt water pool and spa. Practical services include 24h. security, concierge, free car parking, laundry service, luggage storage and parking. In the room itself: air conditioning, bath, bathrobe, bathroom, free wifi and hairdryer. The full list of 58 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 four-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Puerto Escondido for hotel guests
Zicatela is the big wave, the bars and the roar of the surf; La Punta, at the south end, means beginner waves, hostels and dirt streets; Carrizalillo and the Rinconada hold the hotels with pools and a view; the Centro, around the Adoquín, is where the practical business happens. Our 2026 scans logged 20 hotels with a real price: from US$47 a night and a typical from-price of around US$102. The warning that matters: you do not swim at Zicatela, the currents are serious. All hotels in Puerto Escondido →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.0263 reviewsCasona Sforza is one of the most peaceful places we’ve ever stayed. It’s quiet, calm, and beautifully designed, everything about it encourages you to slow down and relax. The food was excellent, the staff was kind and attentive, and the whole vibe made it really easy to unwind. There was some construction happening next door during our stay, and our room wasn’t ready right away when we arrived, and the road in is a bit bumpy, and yes you are a bit further from town, but it was not a big deal. The team handled everything with care, and it didn’t take away from the experience at all. We saw a…
I really wanted to like this hotel but unfortunately we did not enjoy our stay. One of the waiters / staff was particularly rude and frequently difficult to deal with, insisting that we tip 20% every single time we order something. He explained this to us within 15 minutes of arriving …. Not a great start. The overall vibe of the hotel felt very soulless, it’s also incredibly difficult to get any service when you’re at the pool or beach. We were frequently ignored - incredibly strange and frustrating for a hotel that markets itself as “luxury”. Again we struggled multiple times with one parti…
The best place to stay in Puerto! I don't remember anything that will make me think about not returning, the rooms are exceptional ( ask for the second floor for the view) The Cheff doesn't know how talented he is, he has elevated traditional dishes to a higher level!
Planning your trip to Puerto Escondido
When to go
The dry season runs November to April: dependable sun, low thirties Celsius, warm nights. Prices peak over the last week of December, the first week of January and Holy Week, when Mexican travellers arrive in force and the better rooms disappear months ahead.
June to October is the wet half — showers mostly late in the day, humidity from breakfast onwards, green hills and near-empty sand. It is also the cheapest stretch of the year, and the season for bioluminescence in Laguna de Manialtepec, best on moonless nights.
Surfers keep a different calendar: the south swell lands from May to September, which is when Zicatela earns its reputation. Heat never really relents — count on 30°C and thick humidity in any month — so air conditioning, a proper fan or a pool is a selection criterion rather than a bonus.
Getting there and around
PXM airport sits roughly four kilometres from the centre, over on the Bacocho side, with daily flights from Mexico City and Oaxaca City. A taxi to Zicatela or the Adoquín costs in the order of MX$150-250 depending on the beach, a little more to La Punta.
Overland, the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla motorway cut the drive from Oaxaca City to about three and a half to four hours, against six or more on the old mountain road. Buses and shared vans run it; there are fewer curves now, not none.
In town, short taxi hops run around MX$50-100 and you agree the fare before getting in. Shared pickups work the coast road towards La Punta and the airport for pocket change. Walking between zones sounds sensible and seldom is: highway shoulder, full sun, patchy pavement.
Where to stay, zone by zone
Zicatela is the long strip facing the open Pacific: hotels and hostels at every budget, bars, restaurants and the noise that comes with them. You sleep near the water and wake to the wave. During swell season the whole street runs on surf time.
La Punta, at the southern end, is the young, cheap end of town: dirt streets, hostels, simple rooms, surf lessons and food eaten off the kerb. You pay less and slow down, in exchange for fewer services and a colectivo or moto-taxi for everything else.
Carrizalillo is the small cove with the best swimming water and the view you have already seen in photos; the Rinconada above it holds many of the pool-and-terrace hotels. You pay for that, and the staircase down to the beach announces itself on the way back up.
The Centro, around the Adoquín and Bahía Principal, is the useful zone: market, banks, boats to Puerto Angelito and Manzanillo, hotels short on charm but well placed. Bacocho and Sector Reforma are quiet and residential near the airport; carless, you will live in taxis.
Eating and going out
Fish and shellfish do most of the work: fillets, ceviche, tostadas, whole fish grilled a la talla. At market and downtown comedores a set lunch runs about MX$90-130; a fish plate on the seafront climbs to MX$220-350, beer MX$45-70. The late fruit-and-coffee breakfast is a local institution.
For nights out, Zicatela is the axis of bars and music running late; La Punta ends the day on the sand, barefoot, around food stalls; the Adoquín is more touristy and earlier. Two streets back from the front line, the same dishes cost noticeably less.
The region has seen violent incidents that do not target visitors, but ordinary caution applies: take a taxi at night rather than dark stretches of highway, carry little cash, skip empty beaches after dusk. In practice, though, the Pacific undertow is the real hazard here.
Booking well
Our 2026 scans found 20 hotels with a real price in Puerto Escondido: from US$47 a night, with a typical from-price of around US$102. It is a small formal inventory sitting alongside plenty of guesthouses and apartments that never show up in scans, which is why peak dates sell out earlier than people expect.
Book two or three months out for the last week of December, the first of January and Holy Week. In September and October you can arrive on a few days' notice and still have room to negotiate a weekly rate.
Before you confirm, check three things: whether the air conditioning is real or just a fan, whether the windows have insect screens, and the actual distance to the beach you care about — ten minutes here can mean ten minutes of highway. In Zicatela or the Adoquín, ask about night noise too.
Frequently asked about Casona Sforza
How much does Casona Sforza cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$421 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 Casona Sforza?
The address is La Barra Santa María Colotepec, Puerto Escondido, Mexico, Puerto Escondido, about 5 km from the centre. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Casona Sforza have?
The hotel lists 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Balcony, Banquet and Bars. The full list (58 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Casona Sforza?
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.
