Casa Machaya Oaxaca

Extremely spacious rental unit Accommodates a couple or young family Airport transportation Spectacular vistas Secure parking Private entrance Snacks and beverages upon arrival Breakfast supplied for your own kitchen Daily morning transportation to downtown Laundry facilities and internet available Tour guide services at competitive rates Private cooking classes available Crib and accessories for travelers with infant Small second bedroom with bunkbeds for families with children

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Description Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast is unique in that it offers its guests an entire level of a beautiful home built into the side of a cliff in the Sierra Madre del Sur, yet only 10 minutes from the heart of downtown Oaxaca, the zócalo. You will enjoy the vistas of a magnificent mountain setting in a traditional Mexican-style home, yet with all modern amenities. We provide the most spacious and private of accommodations, consisting of bedsittingroom with queen size bed, futon, 3 piece settee, cable TV with DVDs; fully equipped eat-in kitchen; walk out to your patio with lawn chairs and hand-hewn stone table; 3 piece bathroom; optional small extra bedroom with bunks. Take pleasure in the personal touch of a bed & breakfast, the spaciousness of your own home, comfort and cleanliness of a hotel, and suburban tranquility, awaking to the rich sounds of roosters and Mexican music echoing across the valley. We spent four years building our home, paying great attention to detail, using a Oaxacan archicect/builder. You therefore benefit from traditional Mexican style and design, while at the same time North American comforts and conveniences: privacy, security, lots of hot water, the little things like microwave and electric coffee maker, juicer and toaster, and spaciousness…bedsittingroom is 19’ x 13’, kitchen is 14’ x 15’, and patio is 20’ x 22’. Enjoy complete privacy with your own entrance. Laundry facilities and internet connection are available. Consider taking advantage of our tour guide services to visit markets and craft villages and other sights. Private cooking classes by a reknowned Oaxacan chef are available. Casa Machaya comfortably accommodates a couple, young family, or guest traveling alone. The location is a respite away from the smog and hustle and bustle of downtown. You are assured of a pleasant indoor temperature no matter how hot outside, since our home is of stone, brick and adobe. Since there is only one rental unit, your hosts are dedicated to making your stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible, and are your personal resource experts. For exercise and nature lovers, a stone pathway winding up the mountain is only a minute from the house, conducive to an early morning walk or jog. With your own kitchen you aren’t tied to restaurant food. You may use our gas BBQ as well. With Canadian, middle class hosts, you are assured of a stay with no cultural surprises.

Rates For a couple or an individual: Daily US$70 Weekly US$415 Monthly (without breakfast) US$1050 *Rates available on request for three or more persons **Rates increases nominally for Guelazuetza, Day of the Dead and Christmas INCLUDED IN THE PRICE: snacks and beverages upon arrival breakfast supplied for your own kitchen: cereal, eggs, fruit , rolls, coffee, tea, etc weekday morning drive to the downtown location of your choice: your Spanish school, the zócalo, a gallery, market or museum Your Hosts as Resources Since 1991 we have been familiarizing ourselves and gaining expertise about the life and richness of the numerous cultures which constitute Oaxaca and environs. To the extent that you wish or need assistance, we can advise you about: how to prioritize your time in the city so you see the sights that are the most important to you; the best and most interesting museums, galleries, churches, ruins, restaurants and villages; shopping and shipping; off the beaten road attractions such as ecotourism, birdwatching or cycling expeditions, Hierve el Aguaadventures for a day or two into the mountains to visit more hidden-away cultures or perhaps hunt for antiques. And we offer our guide services in air conditioned vehicles so you can maximize what you see in a day, such as combining going to villages on their market days with visiting a ruin, seeing the Tule tree or learning about the age-old tradition of manufacturing mezcal and sampling as it virtually drips from the still. . .and attending the craft villages: San Bartolo Coyotepec (barro negro or black pottery); Teotitlan del Valle (tapetes or rugs); San Martín Tilcajete (alebrijes or hand-carved brilliantly painted figures); Santo Tomás Jalieza (textiles); and many more, including ones you likely won't have heard of. Our modest library is available to you for further cultural, historical and anthropological information.

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