Views from a room at the Camino Real Zaashila

	The pool at the Zaashila
	Camino Real Zaashila

Photos sent in by Catherine Kurl:

Tom: Happy New Year! Thought you might like some new photos from Huatulco taken from our room at the Zaashila as well as others of the pool and beach and some of Oaxaca. Which reminds me--I was very surprised to see that the Sheraton was recommended and the Zaashila was not. In addition to my earlier letter describing the Zaashila as clearly the best hotel in Huatulco, I see that others have also. Anyone who has stayed there seems to agree. Perhaps not that many do because it seems expensive. In fact, we paid little more than we were going to pay at the Sheraton. We had been booked at the Sheraton, but changed beforehand, I am glad to say. I didn't mention this before, but the Sheraton seemed like a very overcrowded, slightly run-down convention-style hotel with a very foul smell in the lobby. We talked to some resort architects who were staying at the Zaashila who said that they checked out of the Sheraton because of the mediocre quality of the facilities and the food. (There must have been hundreds of chaises squeezed around the pool and we were told that many guests were out by 8am claiming the choice ones). In addition, they said that the architecture of the Zaashila was among the best they had seen anywhere in the world. We all agreed that the Zaashila was superb in all regards. The price was far less than that of comparable properties in the more popular resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean. I understand that it's partly a matter of taste and the Zaashila is for those who want uncrowded, low-key luxury without any action. I enjoy your Pacific Coast of Mexico website and congratulate you on your fine job.

Catherine
CKurl@aol.com
January 1997