The Escondido Oaxaca Hotel, a signature leisure Hotel in Mexico, was designed by Decada Muebles, a local interior design studio. The studio filled the boutique hotel with art made by local artisans, much of which was taken over by a former family home dating back to the 19th century. This mix of old and new has influenced Decada Muebles' hotel design, which is decorated almost entirely with artwork from local craft manufacturers. Inside are four of the hotel's total 12 guest rooms – the last eight are located just beyond the house within a more contemporary concrete tower erected by architect Alberto Kalach.

The hotel restaurant features green cement tiles.Guests enter the hotel via the old house, walking through a spacious lobby that's dotted with oversized terracotta plant pots.Red bricks run across the floor, while the walls are loosely rendered with stucco – faded patches of paint left behind from the house's old fit-out are still visible.These rustic walls continue through into the restaurant, which serves up a menu of Mexican fusion food.

The split-level culture room features stucco walls.Local craftsmen have used Sabino, a Mexican wood, to make the tables and chairs that appear throughout the room. They complement a gridded timber shelving unit that openly displays liquor bottles and glassware.The floor here is clad with locally sourced green-cement tiles – the colour was specifically chosen in a subtle nod to Cantera, a green-hued volcanic rock that's native to Oaxaca and used to build several of its buildings and roads.