Hotel Casa Santo Tomás is a three-star hotel in Oaxaca. The hotel offers wifi. 113 guests rate it 4.2 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices start at US$60 per night.
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Guest reviews
4.2113 reviewsI really enjoyed my week long stay at Hotel Casa Santo Tomas. Check-in was super easy, ]the room was great for sleeping in, and the hotel itself was clean. The location of the hotel is what appealed me to stay here. I was able to walk to nearly everything I did, and there is no limit to food access at the markets or shops. Hot water in the shower was minimal but considering it was in the 90s when I was there, that was tolerable. I very much appreciated the staff asking if I had a hotel the night before I was scheduled to check out. Would stay again, hopefully with a splash more hot water!
Service is good. Rooms are okay. Warm water is limited and takes a while to warm up. Contrary to the reviews the area is quiet, but there is a bar/restaurant at the front of the hotel that plays music until about midnight every night and the bass can be heard in the rooms. Rooms also do not have a blackout curtain and lights are kept on in the courtyard until about 10:30-11. If you are an early sleeper or light sleeper like me this is not the hotel for you. If the noise and light doesn't bother you, this is a good value hotel. The rooms are clean and the beds are reasonably comfortable.
Nice and peaceful place, they have a restaurant during the day and a bar during the night. The location is amazing, you can get to the historic area like in a minute. Service it was nice. The internet reception and WiFi it was horrible.
Planning your trip to Oaxaca
When to go
Oaxaca has two super-peaks that change everything: Guelaguetza, the last two weeks of July, and Day of the Dead, from late October into early November. In both, the city multiplies rates and sells out months ahead — the best dates to be here and the worst to improvise. Holy Week and year-end form the second tier.
The rest of the calendar is kind: November to April, dry and sunny with cool highland nights; May to September, afternoon rains that rarely ruin a day, and lower prices. May-June and September are the cheap months.
The honest point: if you want Muertos or Guelaguetza, decide early and pay the peak; otherwise almost any other month gives you the same city with half the people.
Getting there and around
The airport is 20-30 minutes from the centre. The authorised shared van costs about MX$100-150 per person at 2025 prices and a private taxi MX$300-400 — paid at a desk with posted prices, no haggling. Overland, the ADO from Mexico City takes 6-7 hours on a winding highway; many prefer the one-hour flight.
The centre is walked entirely, and that is the point: Zócalo to Santo Domingo, markets to Jalatlaco, nothing beyond 20 minutes on foot. Taxis and apps cover the rest for little money.
For the valleys — Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlán, village markets — there are three speeds: cheap shared tours, day-hire camionetas, and local buses and colectivos for those with time. Monte Albán sits 20 minutes away and deserves the trip's first morning.
Where to stay, zone by zone
Between the Zócalo and Santo Domingo lies the heart: colonial mansions turned boutique hotels, bougainvillea courtyards, everything on foot. It is the most desired zone and the one that has climbed hardest — our 2026 scan put the city's typical rate at US$111, easily exceeded here. The US$19 entry price exists, but rarely in the heart.
Jalatlaco, to the east, is the barrio everyone falls for now: cobbles, murals, cafés — 10-15 minutes' walk from the centre and a notch quieter at night. Xochimilco, north, offers the same with less shop window and the city's best bakeries.
Residential Reforma drops the price in exchange for a walk or short taxi. One warning across all zones: many old houses have no lift and no parking, and Oaxaca's church bells ring early and with conviction — an interior room is a quality-of-life decision.
By profile: first visit, between the Zócalo and Santo Domingo despite the price — the location pays for itself; second visit or slow travel, Jalatlaco or Xochimilco; backpacker budget, the hostels toward the abastos market chosen block by block; a month of remote work, Reforma or San Felipe del Agua to the north, with specialty coffee and residential calm. El Llano — the Juárez park — is the overlooked middle: ten minutes from everything, with genuine neighbourhood life.
A note on room choice that outweighs star ratings here: in the converted mansions, the difference between the courtyard room and the street room is the difference between sleeping and not. Oaxaca's streets wake at seven with gas trucks, bells and patron-saint fireworks, in that order.
Eating and going out
Oaxaca is arguably Mexico's food capital and proves it on three floors: the markets — 20 de Noviembre with its smoke corridor, Benito Juárez, La Merced — where a full meal runs about MX$80-150 in 2025; the neighbourhood fondas with their moles of the day; and the chef's tables that reinterpret it all and demand booking weeks out.
Tlayudas at night, memelas in the morning, chapulines everywhere, and the seven moles as a map of the territory. Water-ground chocolate with pan de yema is the canonical breakfast.
At night, mezcalerías: the city is the gate to the denomination of origin, and the serious bars pour espadín, tobalá and madrecuixe with flavoured waters and respect. The register is conversation, not party — dancing exists, but Oaxaca at night is more candle than strobe.
Booking well
A mid-sized market with extreme peaks: 80 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$19 with a typical rate of US$111 — no longer the bargain it was, and at Muertos and Guelaguetza prices multiply and EVERYTHING sells out: book those dates three to six months ahead.
Outside the peaks, two or three weeks suffice. The boutique mansions hold few rooms: the one you saw in photos sells out before the city does. Check stairs and lifts if you travel heavy, and the room's orientation relative to bell towers and cantina streets.
The altitude (1,550 metres) cools every night of the year — air conditioning matters less than on the coast and the blanket more than you expect. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; verify the live rate in the widget.
One more note on the peaks: for Day of the Dead, the good central hotels open bookings a year out and agencies block rooms — if the date is non-negotiable, secure the hotel before the flight. Whatever the season, ask whether breakfast is included and what it is: in Oaxaca a real hotel breakfast — chocolate, pan de yema, eggs in salsa — is worth money, and a bad one is a reason to walk to the market instead.
Frequently asked about Hotel Casa Santo Tomás
How much does Hotel Casa Santo Tomás cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$60 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Hotel Casa Santo Tomás?
Hotel Casa Santo Tomás is at C. De Mariano Abasolo 305, Oaxaca, Mexico, in Oaxaca. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Hotel Casa Santo Tomás have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, Bars, Concierge, Free Wifi, Smoking area and Terrace. The full list (7 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Hotel Casa Santo Tomás?
Use the gold button or the availability widget: choose dates, see the live price on app.impt.io and complete the booking there. Most rooms allow free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
