I would highly recommend this bed and breakfast hotel. I stayed here a week with my 87 year old mother. The most outstanding quality of this place to me was the genuine kindness of the staff, always willing to offer ideas for places to go, considerate of my mother's age, willing to allow us to practice our beginning Spanish, and able to speak some English. This place is not fancy, but totally lovely, totally clean and attractive. I loved that our room had no TV. The location is several (5?) blocks from the Santo Domingo Cathedral/Museum of Oaxacan history, therefore somewhat out of the center, but my mother and I found it very walkable and safe. The cooks easily accomodated my vegetarian diet and had options for omnivores as well. The hot chocolate is very special, as is the dark and spicy salsa, and daily variety of fruit and local cuisine. I do expect to return to Casa Lidia.