Testimonials From Our Guests
Hello: I spent a most marvelous 24 hours recently, during the last week of nvember 2008, at Finca las Nieves.
I was travelling by myself and staying for a week at Hotel Santa Fe in Puerto Escondido.
I read about la Finca on Santa Fe's website and immediately knew I wanted to visit and spend a night there.
Our driver, guide, instructor, chef, interpreter, and caretaker was Gustavo Boltjes, a tri-lingual young man who clearly loves oustanding people, coffee, the environment, and Oaxaca!
Everything was interesting...from the drive to the plantation, to the hike and nature exploration around its property, to the coffee growing and making process.
Everything was delicious...from the oranges hacked down and opened w/ Gustavo's machete during one of several hikes to the mout-watering mole and homemade tortillas served the night before. Three filling and delicious meals plus snacks were provided.
The rooms were simple, but spacios and lovely, well-equipped...with modern bathrooms, plenty of storage, comfortable mattresses and pillows. What a great sleep I had, after a great meal, lovely company ( 2 couples...one from Sweden and the other from Denmark), and the most fabulous star gazing imaginable.
I highly recommend a night at Finca Las Nieves as a memorable and most pleasant experience for anyone travelling alone or as a couple or family! Laura N. Chick, Los Angeles, California
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My wife and I liked Puerto Escondido better than all of the places we have been in Mexico. We found the people genuine and nice, the landscape beautiful and were glad to see that it has not yet been ruined by mega resorts and U.S. based stores. It gave us a true feel of being somewhere different. It is exactly what we were looking for.
The Hotel Sante Fe was one of the best that I have stayed at also. It is very quiet, well taken care of and the master suite was worth the money with balconies in all directions over the beach. They are, however, putting a new concrete boulevard all the way from Hotel Sante Fe to the mid way point of the strip. So, you might tell folks that are staying there it will be noisy during the day until this is completed. With the new boulevard, this strip will be absolutely beautiful. Also, since we are both Vegetarians, we found the food selection at the Hotel Sante Fe to be great. I would never have expected as much in Mexico. Best Regards, Don
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We just wanted to say THANKYOU for suggesting and booking the Santa Fe Hotel in Puerto Escondido for our honeymoon. We absolutely loved it and were so glad we spent 12 days there! Thanks again! Jackie Legge
THINGS TO DO IN PUERTO ESCONDIDO
Relax! Eat great Mexican food (all safe and clean). Sit by the pool and read a book.
Sit in the hotel dining room and talk and drink (smoothies, papaya juice, margaritas, etc.).
Sit on the beach and watch the surfers.
Play in the ocean. Go fishing. Go surfing. Swim laps in the pool. Play in the pool.
Watch the fishermen selling the catch of the day on the town beach in the early morning.
Explore Puerto Escondido, both the tourist and non-tourist parts.
Walk or jog the four miles round trip along the beach to the point.
Walk, taxi or boat to other P.E. beaches such as Carrizalillo, Angelito, Bacocho.
Go out in a boat, see the coast from the water. The boatman will probably find a giant turtle for you to look at close up.
See fabulous sunsets. Go horse back riding on the beach.
Walk the scenic path along the cliffs to the other side of town.
Go all the way up town to the Market on market day.
Go to Puerto Angel and explore the town and the beaches.
Take a boat ride on the Manialtepec lagoon—lots of exotic birds in the morning.
Go to the turtle museum in Mazunte. Or take a trip to the Chacagua lagoon.
Go to the Ventanilla Beach and see if any giant turtles are coming in to lay their eggs.
Explore the recently opened lagoon with crocodiles near Barra de Colotopec.
Explore some of the small towns (Tututepec, Jamiltepec, Pinotepa Nacional, Pinotepa de Don Luis, Colotopec, Nopala) especially on market day or if there is a fiesta.
Explore Huatulco—see what this now underutilized resort has to offer.
Go inland to the town of Nopala and beyond to the waterfalls.
For even more ideas, buy a copy of Oaxaca Handbook by Bruce Whipperman, a Moon
Travel handbook.
