Casa Colonial

What Casa Colonial does

Casa Colonial is a privately held, family-owned bed and breakfast operating from a single historic property in Oaxaca City, Mexico. The 1880s colonial mansion contains 18 uniquely configured rooms ranging from a $1,600 MXN single with shared bathroom to a $4,400 MXN family suite, all including cooked-to-order breakfast and access to tropical gardens, an English library, and a Mexican folk art collection. The business has operated under the same family ownership since Jane Saxe Robison and her late husband Thornton purchased it in 1987, with Jane as sole proprietor since 1992.

The core offering is accommodation bundled with curated cultural experiences. Beyond lodging, Casa Colonial generates revenue from a daily on-site dinner service, a souvenir shop featuring Mexican folk art, an in-house art residency program (Obracadobra) running since 2013, a winter-season Sunday jazz concert series ($200 MXN at the door), and a portfolio of small-group themed tours including the annual Day of the Dead package ($3,450 USD, capped at 22 participants), yoga retreats, food tours, and coffee/cacao craft tours. Operations emphasize eco-friendly practices (rainwater collection, solar water heating, composting, line-dried laundry) and staff welfare, including an education fund, health insurance, and retirement benefits.

The business model is direct-to-consumer, with bookings taken via the company website, phone, and email, supplemented by a TripAdvisor listing. Distribution is intentionally low-tech: no OTA partnerships beyond TripAdvisor, no proprietary booking platform, and no mobile app. Marketing relies on organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), earned media through TripAdvisor reviews, an email newsletter, and word-of-mouth referrals driven by long-tenured staff and repeat guests. There are no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Casa Colonial

Legal name

Casa Colonial

Website

https://casa-colonial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Casa Colonial is a family-owned 18-room historic bed and breakfast in Oaxaca City, Mexico, serving cultural travelers and small groups with lodging, curated tours, an art residency, and seasonal jazz concerts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bed and Breakfast Hospitality

NAICS

Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Inns & Heritage B&Bs (THAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art & Culture (Gallery/Museum) Hotels (THAGADAC), Eco-Lodges (Sustainable/Nature-Based) (THAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Bed and breakfast
• Boutique lodging
• Cultural tourism
• Historic accommodation
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oaxaca

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Room Nights / Accommodations: Casa Colonial generates primary revenue from renting 18 unique rooms across various configurations (double rooms, single rooms, family suites). Room rates are quoted in Mexican Pesos (MXN) and include breakfast and amenities.
2. Group Tours: The Casa hosts curated group tours throughout the year, including Day of the Dead tours, food tours, yoga retreats, and cultural experiences. Tours are priced separately (e.g., Day of the Dead 2026 at $3,450 USD) and include meals, excursions, airport transfers, and accommodations.
3. Dinner Service: Dinners are available daily for an extra cost beyond room rates.
4. Souvenir Shop: A curated souvenir shop is operated on premises offering Mexican folk art and crafts.
5. Sunday Jazz Concerts: Winter season jazz concerts held in the tropical gardens. Entry fee is $200 pesos at the door.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Casa Colonial operates a bed and breakfast in a restored 1880s colonial mansion in central Oaxaca, Mexico, offering 18 uniquely decorated guest rooms and an integrated program of curated cultural experiences for travelers. Complementary paid offerings include artisan workshop tours, cooking classes, an artists' residency, weekly Sunday jazz concerts, and themed cultural tours such as a Day of the Dead experience.

Product overview

Casa Colonial is a single property bed and breakfast offering, not a technology platform. The core product is 18 unique rooms of accommodation in a historic 1880s colonial mansion in Oaxaca, Mexico. The offering combines lodging with curated cultural experiences including group tours (Therapeutic Yoga & Cultural Retreat, Bill and Jane's Amazing Oaxacan Food Tour, Coffee/Cacao/Craft tour, Oaxaca for the Holidays tour), an Art Residency Program with three dedicated studios, Sunday Jazz Concerts during winter season, and the annual Day of the Dead tour. Amenities include cooked-to-order breakfast, tropical gardens, living room with English library, folk art collection, and eco-friendly practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Lodging in 18 individually decorated guest rooms inside a restored 1880s colonial mansion in central Oaxaca, Mexico, for individual leisure and cultural travelers.
• Artisan Workshop Tours Curated, paid tours that take guests to the workshops of Oaxacan artisans (textiles, pottery, alebrijes, etc.) for direct cultural and craft experiences, available to lodging guests and outside visitors.
• Oaxacan Cooking Classes Hands-on paid cooking instruction in traditional Oaxacan cuisine, taught at or through the property and open to lodging guests and outside visitors.
• Day of the Dead Cultural Tour Seasonal, themed tour package anchored on the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) celebrations in Oaxaca, pairing lodging with guided local cultural access for guests.
• Sunday Jazz Concerts Weekly ticketed live jazz performances held on the property, open to lodging guests and outside visitors as a recurring cultural programming offering.
• Artists' Residence Program Paid short- and medium-term residency program for working artists and creatives, providing extended lodging at the property combined with access to local Oaxacan artisan networks and cultural sites.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Artisan Families in Nearby VillagescoreOthersCasa Colonial has developed friendships with artisan families in nearby villages since 1974. These relationships enable the Casa to arrange personalized excursions to archaeological sites, weekly Zapotec markets, hiking trails, art workshops and studios, and museums for their guests. The artisan families provide authentic cultural access and experiences not available through typical tourist channels.
• Obracadobra Art Residency ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerObracadobra is a group art residency program organized by Jane Saxe Barr and Jean Robison (Jane's daughters) that has been hosted at Casa Colonial since 2013. The program hosts 6-10 artists monthly for month-long residencies at reduced rates. Artists contribute murals and artwork to the Casa's ambience, creating a symbiotic relationship where artists receive affordable studio and accommodation space while enriching the property's artistic atmosphere.
• Jesus Sosa Calvo (Woodcarving Master)minorOthersLocal woodcarving master who teaches carving techniques to guests during holiday tours. Engaged for the Oaxaca for the Holidays tour program.
• Local Non-Profit Organization (Supporting Hospital Families)minorOthersA local non-profit that supports families whose members are at the civic hospital. During the Oaxaca for the Holidays tour, $50 of each registration fee is donated to this organization, and tour participants engage in a service project at the organization.
• Marti Ewing (Yoga Therapist)minorOthersCertified Yoga Therapist leading Therapeutic Yoga & Cultural Retreats at Casa Colonial. Hosts week-long retreats combining therapeutic movement, breathwork, and Oaxacan cultural experiences.
• Bill Smith (Chef)minorOthersRenowned North Carolina chef co-leading Bill and Jane's Amazing Oaxacan Food Tour with Casa Colonial owner Jane Robison. Brings culinary expertise to food-focused cultural tours.
• Elizabeth L. T. Moore (Bilingual Barista/Journalist)minorOthersBilingual barista and freelance journalist leading Coffee, Cacao, & Craft tours. Guides small groups through Oaxaca's coffee, chocolate, and mezcal producers, providing context, translation, and cultural connection.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada: Luxury heritage hotel in San Miguel de Allende operating out of restored 17th-century buildings. Comparable heritage architecture and cultural-immersive positioning in a different Mexican colonial destination, targeting a similar experiential traveler.
• Hotel Matilda: Boutique contemporary art-focused luxury hotel in San Miguel de Allende. Comparable in marrying heritage context with curated art programming and high-end cultural travelers.

Broad incumbents

• Rosewood San Miguel de Allende: Larger luxury hotel in San Miguel de Allende with comparable heritage character and cultural-tourism positioning. Operates at broader scale with more standardized brand infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Hotel Casa Oaxaca: Small boutique hotel in central Oaxaca focused on design, art, and cultural immersion. Directly comparable size, market, and guest persona to Casa Colonial.
• La Casona del Llano: Boutique heritage hotel in central Oaxaca offering curated rooms and cultural experiences, directly comparable to Casa Colonial's size, market, and experiential positioning.
• Hotel Casa Santo Domingo: Heritage luxury hotel in Oaxaca built within a 16th-century convent complex offering 156 rooms plus cultural programming, museum, and chapel. Most direct large-scale competitor to Casa Colonial in the historic Oaxacan lodging market.
• Quinta Real Oaxaca: Boutique heritage hotel built into the former Convento de Santa Catalina de Siena in central Oaxaca. Comparable in heritage positioning, curated cultural atmosphere, and proximity to Casa Colonial's customer base.
• Hotel Las Mariposas Oaxaca: Small boutique hotel in Oaxaca City targeting cultural and leisure travelers seeking an intimate, locally rooted experience similar to Casa Colonial's offering.
• Hacienda Los Laureles: Heritage hacienda-style boutique hotel in Oaxaca offering an intimate, culturally rooted experience with comparable room count and target guest segment.
• Hostal de la Noria: Small heritage hotel/hostal in central Oaxaca City catering to cultural travelers on a similar boutique scale, with comparable room count and positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/casa.colonial.1
• Instagraminstagram.com/casacolonialoax

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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