The best place for long term travellers to stay in Oaxaca - International Andaina Hostel

​January 19, 2021 | Tagged: Mexico
Review of the International Andaina Hostel in Oaxaca, Mexico, based on my stay in January 2021
​I stayed here in December for 3 nights before I went to Zipolite and am now back again for an unknown length of time.
[Post sponsored by Andaina Hostel Oaxaca Mexico]

Why is the Andaina the best place for long term travellers and anyone else on a low budget, to stay in Oaxaca?

During the Coronavirus pandemic, dorm rooms are no longer the way to go. I have stayed healthy all this time and I am keen to continue this trend.

And as a long term traveller, now of no fixed abode and no regular income, I need to be selective in where I stay.

The Andaina has all the facilities any good hostel should have yet here they offer single rooms at dorm room prices, even lower when you want to stay for a week or more!


My room:

My room, one of 9 similar sized rooms on the 3rd floor (bless this mess):
Shared facilities:

​Toilets:
Showers:
Drinking water on each floor:
Coffee and biscuit station on the first floor:
There is a kitchen too but despite my good intentions, I didn't use it.

The roof top with a laundry room:
Common rooms:
Terraces/balconies:  
It's a great place to set up shop for a while. The pandemic has played havoc with our plans and the new modus operandi is travelling slow.

The Andaina is in a great location too.
Location of the Andaina Hostel:

Address: ​Calle de J. P. García 308, Zona Lunes Feb 09, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
The International Andaina Hostel is on the corner of Garcia and Las Casas.

On Las Casas is an ADO bus ticket office:
A supermarket:
A rotisserie:
One of the entrances to the Mercado Benito Juárez:
And a block away from the Mercado 20 de Noviembre (a massive food market where I get my main meal of the day - breakfast):
It is a few blocks away from the ​Zócalo Oaxaca (main square):
And the start of Calle Macedonio Alcalá pedestrian street, with the ​Templo de Santo Domingo:
If you want to tour the Archaeological site at Monte Alban, it's 3 blocks from where the shuttle bus departs:
And if you are going to travel from Oaxaca to Zipolite, the Andaina Hostel is just a 15 minute walk to the 2 bus stations, Eclipse70 or Lineas Unidas.
For those who need fast and reliable internet, WiFi in Oaxaca is not the most stable. 2GB of data for 1 month is available at Movistar. And the room that I stayed in on "El Patio level 3" is much quieter than those on level 1 and 2 as they open to Calle Garcia which is on a bus route.​