Playa Zipolite. Welcome To The Beach Of The Dead!: Castillo Oasis: Best Hotel in Zipolite!

A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .

Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.

Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.

A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.

Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.

Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.

I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.

REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.

ivan

Monday, June 11, 2012

Castillo Oasis: Best Hotel in Zipolite!

Castillo Oasis is the best place to stay in Zipolite. Located on the far east end of the beach, this little five-room hotel is clean, comfortable and adorable. We stayed in the double room, which is on the "first" floor (above ground level), and which opens onto a small balcony where you can read in a hammock and watch iguanas climb down the trees. Our bed had good mosquito netting, and there was ample room for our belongings on the bench, table, shelves and hangers in the room. Downstairs there was a bathroom that was supposed to be shared with the single room next door, but seemed to be used by all the hotel guests (this was only a minor inconvenience). The family running the hotel was amazing. They were very helpful and extremely kind; in some ways the woman was like a mother to us! We wired the money to the hotel in advance; this took two trips to the bank but once the money was sent Castillo Oasis confirmed our reservation right away. Through meeting other travelers I had the chance to check out a number of hotels in Zipolite (not overnight... get your mind out of the gutter!) and none were as nice as Castillo Oasis. It's the only place I would stay if I returned to this little slice of beach!

Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
Website: http://www.costachica.net/castillooasis/
Related to: Budget Travel, Backpacking, Adventure Travel
Written June 9, 2012