El Diablo y La Sandía
"Where the devil first sat down."
A restored Oaxacan colonial on Calle de los Libres — a plant-filled courtyard, a breakfast table under the bougainvillea, and the whole centro a few flat blocks away.
Enter ↓Fifteen years of Oaxaca, under one roof.
La Sandía is where it all began — an old colonial house with thick walls, high ceilings and a courtyard that fills with morning light. A twisting vine climbs the wall of the entrance hall; clay figures and Lotería art fill every corner.
Breakfast is cooked each morning by our Oaxacan cocinera and served at the long table in the patio. There's a big communal kitchen, a rooftop terrace under the bougainvillea, and six rooms named for cards of La Lotería.
- ✦Restored Oaxacan colonial — thick walls, high ceilings, the soul of the centro
- ✦Courtyard breakfast cooked fresh every morning
- ✦Communal kitchen & a rooftop terrace under the bougainvillea
- ✦Six Lotería rooms — available singly, or as an entire private house
The corners you'll come to love.
A wander through La Sandía.
The rooms of La Sandía.
Every room is named for a card of La Lotería. Rates in Mexican pesos, breakfast included — 15% off your balance paid in cash on site.
A few blocks
from the Zócalo.
La Sandía sits at Calle de los Libres 205, in the historic centre — a pale-blue colonial house behind a tall wrought-iron gate. Step in off the street and the city softens into a plant-filled courtyard.
Everything here is on foot. The Zócalo and the Cathedral are a few flat blocks away, with Mercado de la Merced right around the corner. Santo Domingo and Jalatlaco are an easy ten-minute stroll up the andador.
Look for the pale-blue wall & No. 205
The house is the light-blue facade with a tall black iron gate and a small framed diablito plaque beside the door — no big sign, no lobby. (Google's street photo is out of date, so trust the number, not the picture.) Ring the bell and someone is always there to let you in.
Come find the gate on Los Libres.
Pay your balance in cash on site for 15% off, breakfast every morning, and a welcome mezcal waiting in your room.
