El Refugio offers complete privacy within adobe walls, 360 degree, unobstructed views of awe-inspiring mountains, enormous main rooms, a 65-foot lap pool, and fabulous landscaped gardens with abundant fruit trees.
Enjoy the flower-filled terraces, a fountain, five beautiful bedrooms and bathrooms in separate buildings, a large, fully-equipped colonial kitchen, a 300 square foot octagonal studio, a working fireplace, a DVD/ video library, stereo, filtered pure well water, exceptional local rugs, crafts and art, and gorgeous views from every room. This is THE only house of its kind available in Oaxaca City and surroundings.
El Refugio is located in Huayapan, a charming Zapotec Indian village that is within city limits, so it is just 15 minutes from downtown Oaxaca, Mexico's beautiful cultural capital. You get the best of both worlds: tranquil village life as it has been lived for centuries, and the bustling capital city with its many museums, events and fantastic shops.
Oaxaca enjoys one of the world's best climates averaging 73 degrees in the daytime with very low humidity. Take a mountain hike starting just outside the door, or visit the many archaeological sites, one of the many craft villages throughout Oaxaca state, or go to a restaurant, museum, cinema or nightclub downtown. We can also arrange for an expert Zapotec to give you a special traditional massage and temazcal vapor bath.
From Oaxaca, you can easily travel to the fabulous beach resorts along Oaxaca´s coast.
The house comes with the services of our long-time, English-speaking property manager Cipriano, and two housekeepers, Rosa and Margarita, who can cook for parties of up to 4. We can arrange for a chef for larger groups at a small additional fee. Also included are the services of a pool maintenance man, and a handyman/gardener. Cipriano can be hired as your guide to Oaxaca, as personal shopper or assistant and as a driver with jeep.
We are offering this earthly paradise to those lucky people who can take a week (or more ) away to work on a novel, prepare a show, or just relax in a hammock by the pool and hummingbird garden. You won't hear sounds of traffic, horns, or sirens, just bird calls, the brook that runs by our land, wind in the trees, and the occasional barking dog or braying donkey.
Reserve your time in this wonderful house where you can swim, relax and decompress in peace! We have plenty of openings but the weeks are being claimed fast.
Other Activities:
Language and cooking classes at property, Zapotec massages, Monumental archaeological zones, Live music, Galleries, Museums, Indian craft villages
