We'd love for you to explore Oaxaca like a local from your home away from home. Alcala 228 is located a short walk away from the Centro Historico, Mercados, and our favorite restaurants and bars.
We have so many great friends who love coming to Oaxaca, and our aim when designing 228 was to make each of their stays as comfortable as possible. Our wish is for 228 to feel like you're at your own home that happens to be in one of the most magical cities in the world.
The space
The Living Room & Kitchen
As you enter 288, you are welcomed by a fresh agua fresca, a botana of Oaxacan flavors, and of course, Mezcal from some of our favorite Maestro Mezcaleros.
Our kitchen is fully equipped to make yourself something delicious with ingredients from the local Mercado. We have a drip coffee station, an electric coffee maker, a toaster oven, a microwave, gas range and oven, a refrigerator with a 3.75-liter water capacity to dispense filtered water that we fill daily for you, pots, pans, and utelcils.
We will also make fresh coffee, cut up fresh fruit, and bring fresh bread daily, all included with your stay with us.
In the living room, you will find a 65" 4K TV with Apple Airplay & Chromecast connectivity to stream from any one of your accounts easily. Shower the living area with sound from our surround sound JBL soundbar and subwoofer to complement the scents from our diffuser. Find board games and playing cards under the TV. Cool off from the Oaxacan Sun with not only your agua fresca but a large Air Conditioning unit.
And our home wouldn't be fit for hosting without a bar stocked with Mezcal from some of our preferred Mezcaleros. Sample a variety of agaves from the comfort of your vacation home.
The Main Floor Bedrooms
On the main floor, you will find two welcoming mirrored bedrooms. Each is equipped with a queen-size bed, a spacious closet with drawers and hanging rods, air conditioning, a charging hub, two bathrobes and a double-doored balcony from which to enjoy a coffee, cocktail, or mezcal on two handmade chairs and a side table. In the hallway, you will find a closet with extra towels, sheets, pillows, an iron, or any other essentials you might need during your stay.
The Main Floor Bathroom
For guests staying on the main floor, you will find a full bath across from the winding staircase, In this open layout bathroom you will find an open standing shower, and a double sink countertop stationed under a beautiful, large hand welded mirror. Shampoo, hand soap, and exfoliating body bar loofa combination are all three handmade and locally made in Oaxaca. Fresh towels and a hair dryer are provided and can be found under the sink.
The Terrace
After a day of exploration, eating, and mezcal drinking, you can head back home and finish your afternoon on our open-air terrace designed for relaxation. Up here, you will find a hammock from which to wind down on, a handmade straw mat, and a couch with a side table.
The Terrace Bedroom
To the left of the terrace entrance, you will find our Terrace Bedroom. Here is where the term less is more comes into play. The queen-size bed, nightstand, and Air Conditioning highlight the beauty of the domed ceiling and hand-made circular installation lighting the room. Choose to wind down in the air-conditioned room, or on the hammock on the open-air terrace.
The Terrace Bathroom
This compact bathroom has everything you need to make the Terrace feel like your own living area. Shampoo, hand soap, and exfoliating body bar loofa combination are all three handmade and locally made in Oaxaca. Fresh towels, a hair dryer, and bathrobes are provided and can be found across from the sink.
The Downstairs Master Bedroom
Upon exiting the main floor into the backyard, descend down the stairs and into the private Master Bedroom. This bedroom has been beautifully restored to highlight the brick-lined vaulted ceiling, exposed stone foundation, and polished concrete floors. Here you will find a king-size bed and a queen-size pull-out, drawers, a hanging rod, a bench, and air conditioning. All furniture is custom handmade wooden pieces made with local hardwoods. Take in the evenings with vintage JBL speakers powered by an easy-to-connect Bluetooth receiver. To warm up the concrete floors, you will find hand-woven rugs made by local artisans here in Oaxaca.
The Downstairs Master Bathroom
Inside the Downstairs Master Bedroom, you will have access to your own private full bath. Shampoo, hand soap, and exfoliating body bar loofa combination are all three handmade and locally made in Oaxaca. Fresh towels, a hair dryer, and bathrobes are provided and can be found under the sink.
The Backyard
As you step into the backyard, you might forget you are in the middle of Oaxaca city and think you might have traveled into a jungle.
On the first level of our outdoor space, you will find below the windows local herbs for tea, cooking, or making any space smell amazing. We have two large nut trees covering the space into which you are free to park a car if you wish to. Please note you will have to enter from the Primera Cerrada to come in through the large metal doors.
The main event of the backyard, however, is our Cocina de Humo, a traditional outdoor brick and clay kitchen made in the style of our own Grandmother's outdoor kitchen. If you'd like for us to facilitate a meal prepared in this outdoor kitchen, just let us know.
As you descend one level, outside of the downstairs Master Bedroom you will find a social area from which to make your plans or discuss your favorite parts of the day under the Oaxacan Clouds. Behind this space is our collection of dessert plants, including Maguey Espadin, Madre Cuish, cacti, and other local varieties of plants.
One further down, you will find an enclosed lush and green patio space that makes the perfect backdrop for that picture everyone will envy.
Other things to note
Our home is taken care of by the amazing Fatima. She will be at the house to tidy up, make fresh coffee, serve fresh fruit, and bring fresh bread daily at 9am. Fatima speaks only Spanish, but i can be reached through here with any questions about the house. Fatima does tidy up common areas and individual rooms. If you would prefer her to show up at a later time throughout your trip, or would like more privacy, please let me know and we can set a predetermined schedule, if one at all.
While we don't have a washer or dryer on site, if your clothes find themselves in need of a wash, we can facilitate a one time laundromat service for you on us during your stay.
