Spira Hotel

La Spira is a small, chic and art filled boutique hotel in the Centro of Oaxaca. The hotel has a super cool, classy, artful interior design. Each room has original art and modern design. The location is great; it's within a few blocks of the Zocolo, mercados, and cathedrals. The neighborhood felt very safe, but there is somone on staff 24/7. The room we had is well designed but small. It had one window to the courtyard so if you want privacy, the shade must be down so the room takes on a bit of a cave feeling. Because the room was small, it would have been great if the platform bed were high even to slide a suitcase under, like they make on cruise ships. The other issue with the bed was the sharp wood corners which are shin height, guaranteeing a smashed and bruise leg when trying to navigate around the room. The other design vs function issue is the round shelf under the sink. While I understand it is forward to hide the plumbing, it means there is no space for your feet when you stand in front of the vanity, so the tendency is to smash your toes into the metal shelf repeatedly. The other issue is a safety one. We had a very early start one day and had to wake up the security person. He had to unlock the front gate/door with a key. These means in the case of a fire, everyone would be trapped in the building. I would suggest a knob deadbolt or another type of lock that could be operated by anyone in the case of an emergency.

Unique artist inspired hotel. The hotel was beautiful and the staff were very helpful. Parking was a breeze. Great location.

Super safe and quiet and walkable to all the point of interest