Puerto Escondido.
I would say that this destination is one of my favourites. Puerto Escondido (meaning ‘hidden port’ in Spanish) is a small town on the Pacific coast of Southern Mexico. It has become popular with surfers due to its most excellent surf (dude!), but is as yet little ... Read review
The Hotel Suites Villasol is a first class hotel located in Puerto Escondido Beach, just 2 ... more
miles from the Oaxaca airport. This is the only hotel of its type in the area, with 103 rooms, including apartment style suites and spacious, well appointed standard rooms. The facilities include 4 swimming pools, meeting rooms and a special beach club on a private beach. This beautiful property puts an emphasis on warm, friendly service. Guests are offered a welcome cocktail upon arrival. The standard guest rooms have two double beds, and they are appointed with the traditional décor of the region. The smaller suites are large rooms with a living area. The larger apartment suites have a separate bedroom, with a total of three beds in the suite and a fully equipped kitchen. Room service is available. The hotel offers shuttle service to the beach, where guests are admitted to a special, private, beach club. This club is equipped with two beautiful pools overlooking the beach, as well as Cabana style Restaurant and a poolside bar. The swimming pools at the hotel are built on a lush, well landscaped lawn. There is also a fine dining restaurant and bar onsite at the hotel. The Hotel Suites Villasol is just steps from dining, shopping and entertainment venues.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Hotel Suites Villasol is a first class hotel located in Puerto Escondido Beach, just 2 ... more
miles from the Oaxaca airport. This is the only hotel of its type in the area, with 103 rooms, including apartment style suites and spacious, well appointed standard rooms. The facilities include 4 swimming pools, meeting rooms and a special beach club on a private beach. This beautiful property puts an emphasis on warm, friendly service. Guests are offered a welcome cocktail upon arrival. The standard guest rooms have two double beds, and they are appointed with the traditional décor of the region. The smaller suites are large rooms with a living area. The larger apartment suites have a separate bedroom, with a total of three beds in the suite and a fully equipped kitchen. Room service is available. The hotel offers shuttle service to the beach, where guests are admitted to a special, private, beach club. This club is equipped with two beautiful pools overlooking the beach, as well as Cabana style Restaurant and a poolside bar. The swimming pools at the hotel are built on a lush, well landscaped lawn. There is also a fine dining restaurant and bar onsite at the hotel. The Hotel Suites Villasol is just steps from dining, shopping and entertainment venues.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
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Advantages: Quite, beautiful and cheap ! Disadvantages: A bit difficult to get to for the unseasoned traveller
Puerto Escondido.
I would say that this destination is one of my favourites. Puerto Escondido (meaning ‘hidden port’ in Spanish) is a small town on the Pacific coast of Southern Mexico. It has become popular with surfers due to its most excellent surf (dude!), but is as yet little known, and therefor remains ‘hidden’.
You can travel by bus from either Oaxaca (12hrs), Acapulco (3 or 4hrs) or Mexico ... ...occasionally get really cheap flights (I did!). Upon arrival (most likely by bus) you will disembark at the top of the hill a few kilometres from the beach area.. You can take a taxi (for about 20 pesos) down to the beach area, where there’s a stretch of Hotels, bars and restaurants. My girlfriend and I stayed in a place called Hotel Rockaway at the end of the beach.
Hotel Rockaway consists of about 10 Cabana’s surrounding ... more
Puerto Escondido.
I would say that this destination is one of my favourites. Puerto Escondido (meaning ‘hidden port’ in Spanish) is a small town on the Pacific coast of Southern Mexico. It has become popular with surfers due to its most excellent surf (dude!), but is as yet little known, and therefor remains ‘hidden’.
You can travel by bus from either Oaxaca (12hrs), Acapulco (3 or 4hrs) or Mexico City (loads of hrs!) all have airports, and you can occasionally get really cheap flights (I did!). Upon arrival (most likely by bus) you will disembark at the top of the hill a few kilometres from the beach area.. You can take a taxi (for about 20 pesos) down to the beach area, where there’s a stretch of Hotels, bars and restaurants. My girlfriend and I stayed in a place called Hotel Rockaway at the end of the beach.
Hotel Rockaway consists of about 10 Cabana’s surrounding a swimming pool. Cabana’s are huts made from bamboo type wood and Palm leaf roof’s (they are more sturdy than they sound). They have double beds, with mosquito nets, a small but clean and functional shower room, and a desk. The price for a double cabana was 150 pesos (about £12/13). The hotel also has a bar, a fridge which is full of cheap beer 24 hours a day (the cheapest in Mexico!), and most importantly a nice swimming pool. You can’t swim in the sea here because of the size of the surf (it’s huge!), so a swimming pool is essential.
All the way along the beach there are small restaurants and bars. I found that the restaurant directly opposite from the hotel was excellent for breakfast (massive plates of tropical fruits and pancakes) and any number of the restaurant were great for dinner. The fresh fish and seafood places get my vote every time! You can buy a filling meal for anything from 20 to 60 Paso’s.
The beach itself is beautiful, and watching the surf roll in, with a beer in hand as the sun sets beyond the pacific horizon is a great way to begin an evening. There’s not much in the way of night life, some bars occasionally have live music, some show video’s, but there’s neither sight nor sound of a night club (no great loss their then!).
A typical day here consists of sitting by the pool, eating, and sitting by the pool. An excellent place to chill out for anything from a week to a life time. Go there, its great!
...for us there is still Puerto Escondido. Known for its waves by surfers, this little corner of the country has a lot more to offer. Don’t get scared by the crowd in the beach, nor by the pollution if you go a little farther and take a tour to go see the crocodiles, the iguanas and the turtles you will also discover some almost virgin beaches full of beauty. Also for a really small budget you will get to eat like a king. But stay away from the ... ...over Mexico and not just Puerto Escondido:
- Stay away from running water when you are thirsty, other wise you will get sick. And buy your bottled water in a store or a supermarket that way you know you won’t pay 3 times its price.
- Always try to pay in pesos, and don’t carry more than a hundred of them in cash. But never run out of cash because souvenirs will mostly tempt you where you can not use your visa.
- Stay away from food ...
peke 12.12.2001
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