“The quietest place I have slept. Breakfast was a good reason to stay another day.”
Lucy M.
March 2026
Sierra Norte, Oaxaca
Refugio Sierra Norte
9.1· 208 reviews
“Clouds below your feet and stars above the table.”
A small cooperative ecolodge run by the Zapotec community of Ixtlán, in cloud forest at 8,200 feet. Eight straightforward cabins have wood stoves and broad valley windows.
Home cooking, locally guided walks and a dark night sky. This is a community stay rather than a conventional resort, and that distinction is the reason to come.
Amenities
What is included
Wood stove
Zapotec home cooking included
Local hiking, birding and mushroom guides
Community temazcal
No cell signal
Unlimited highland coffee
Rooms
Where you will sleep
Location
Sierra Norte, Oaxaca
Camino al Cerro, 68725 Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca
17.3339° N, 96.4880° W
Refugio Sierra Norte
reviews
9.1 · 208 travelers
“Simple, thoughtful and honest. Three days felt exactly right.”
Andrew P.
February 2026
“You notice the service without seeing it. We would return tomorrow.”
Marta and Julian
November 2025
“Afternoon light, house wine and an enormous bed. Everything fits together here.”
Camila R.
October 2025