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Description
The five-star Camino Real Oaxaca is unique in all of México. Housed in the former convent of Santa Catalina and built in 1576, it is a grand colonial property, meticulously restored to retain its former grace. Spanish Baroque architecture and authentic colonial touches will take you back to earlier times in Oaxaca.
Walk down the long tiled corridors with their fading original frescoes and you can hear the faint sound of Gregorian chant in the air as you discover several sun-splashed courtyards and flower filled patios and gardens.
Explore courtyards and walkways bursting with bougainvillea; archways with the warm morning sun glistening through them; gardens with fountains that quietly trickle - echoing the bird song you'll hear throughout the hotel. The setting is peaceful, relaxed and exudes a natural tranquillity and elegance.
The rooms are generally large with high beamed ceilings, stucco walls, queen or double beds, cable TV, air-conditioning and fans, telephones and large modern bathrooms with walls of beautiful Mexican tiles. All rooms are tastefully decorated with native weavings and Oaxacan crafts.
Accommodations
All of the rooms in the hotel are decorated in a tasteful, colonial style and feature traditional high ceilings. Like the rest of the building, wooden beams support exposed terracotta ceiling tiles. The original floor tiles have been retained and restored where possible; each room offers air conditioning and fans, as well as the modern facilities you would expect from a hotel of this quality. Everything is carefully interwoven and integrated so as not to spoil the original colonial style.
Camino Real Club Interior - One king bed or two double beds. Mexican colonial decor, facing interior courtyards and gardens. Quiet and private. Camino Real Club amenities include private check-in and check-out, fruit basket and welcome letter upon arrival, special room amenities including bathrobe and slippers for use during your stay. Enjoy a morning wake-up call with coffee or juice, in room coffee maker, daily buffet breakfast for two (7 am-10 am), daily afternoon complimentary cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres for two (5:30 to 6:30 PM), personalized concierge services, daily newspaper. Satellite TV, minibar, hair dryer, safety box, air conditioning and direct-dial phones.
Camino Real Club Exterior - One king bed or two queen beds. Mexican colonial decor. Rooms face picturesque streets of Oaxaca. Camino Real Club amenities include private check-in and check-out, fruit basket and welcome letter upon arrival, special room ammenities including bathrobe and slippers for use during your stay. Enjoy morning wake-up call with coffee or juice, in room coffee maker, daily buffet breakfast for two (7 AM-10 AM), daily afternoon complimentary cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres for two (5:30 to 6:30 PM), personalized concierge services, daily newspaper. Satellite TV, minibar, hair dryer, safety box, air conditioning and direct-dial phones.
Deluxe Interior - One king bed or two double beds. Deluxe interior rooms overlook the hotel's courtyards and gardens. Quiet and private. Some rooms also have a sofa bed. Satellite TV, safety box, hair dryer, minibar, air conditioning, and direct-dial phones.
Deluxe Exterior - One king bed or two double beds. Deluxe exterior rooms overlook the charming colonial streets of Oaxaca. Satellite TV, safety box, hair dryer, minibar, air conditioning, and direct-dial phones.
Dining
LAS BUGAMBILIAS
This patio, totally lit by candlelight during the evenings, is perfect for enjoying memorable moments. Every Saturday night Las Bugambillas is filled with the warm rhythms of live Mariachi music.
LOS CANTAROS
The decor here includes an entire wall embedded with traditional pitchers and masterpieces of colonial painting overlooking the dining area.
ARCADA LOS NARANJOS
This area is located next to the Naranjos restaurant and overlooks one of our lovely gardens, enhanced with a “singing fountain”. Highly recommend for lunchtime, where a trio entertains most days of the week,.
LA COCINA ANTIGUA
Buffet meals, including the lavish breakfast buffet, are served in this truly old-fashioned kitchen with its pottery, braziers, and wood-burning stoves.
LAS NOVICIAS BAR
Located near the pool with its colonial setting, this is a quiet corner for a cocktail. Live music, during weekends, adds to the enjoyment of this intimate spot. Open from 5:00 pm till midnight.
Activities
Oaxaca's Historic Center extends six to eight blocks in each direction from the Zócalo. Oaxaca has virtually numberless attractions branching out from the main square. A Walk in the Clouds: mountain hiking in Oaxaca. The Sierra Norte or Sierra de Juarez is set in a uniquely privileged location; seven of the nine types of vegetation existing in Mexico are found here in nearly four thousand plant species. The Skinny of Temazcal: the traditonal Mexican steam bath. It's a part of the movement, now so widespread in this country, to return to the healing practices preserved in indigenous medicine. Oaxaca's Botanical Garden: in order to demonstrate the relationship between the vegetation and the traditions of Oaxaca, the garden only brings together plants that are relevant to the region’s culture. Village markets: major towns all have weekly markets or “Tianguis”, with days staggered to enable vendors and purchasers to attend different ones. Oaxaca Crafts: No trip to Oaxaca is complete without some time spent exploring a few of the region’s fascinating villages, and wandering through several of the area’s exotic native markets.
Awards
- Condé Nast Traveler® 2004 & 2005 GOLD LIST: World's Best Places To Stay.
- AAA 4 Diamond Award
- "One of the Most Beautiful Hotels in Mexico", Alta Hotelería Magazine
- Arc de Triomphe trophy awarded by the "European Excellence Committe".
- Recognized by Travel & Leisure as one of the 25 best hotels in Mexico, Central and South America
Facilities
- Outdoor heated swimming pool
- Twenty four hour room service
- Safe deposit boxes
- Laundry and dry cleaning
- Restaurant El Refectorio
- Bars Las Novicias & Las Bugambilias
- Shop and newsstand
- Taxi stand
- Doctor on-call
Local Area
This four centuries old ex-convent of Santa Catalina (declared an historic monument by UNESCO) is located conveniently about 4 blocks from the main square (the zocalo) and is close to shopping, dining, museums and galleries.
Some guests find the rooms on the second floor to be more pleasant. Others prefer the ground floor: to walk out of their room into one of the many garden courtyards. One of the larger patios, with the beautifully carved, stone basin in the center, is called Los Lavaderos (the laundry); it’s where the Dominican sisters of the convent used to wash clothes by hand using water from the city's aqueduct.
The old convent of Santa Catalina has adapted to its role as a hotel, without sacrificing its original style and grace. A romantic feeling still lingers in the charming courtyards and small enclosed patios. This is definitely for those who want to bathe in the ambiance of ‘luxurious authenticity’. The addition of a beautiful courtyard-enclosed swimming pool, breakfast buffet in the garden and the weekly Guelaguetza dinner-show celebration all add up to a magnificent blending of old and new; the pairing of simplicity and elegance.
The attention to detail is inspiring and a stay at the Camino Real in Oaxaca perfectly complements the first-class colonial experience of the city itself.
Represented by the Oaxaca Hotel Group and managed by Camino Real Hotels, it remains under the auspices of the National Institute of History and Anthropology (INAH) and is designated a national treasure.
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