Puerto Escondido

The scores are completely wrong for this town. I have spent 2 years in Puerto Escondido and the internet is terrible and unreliable. Sure, you can find places with high speeds... But those high speeds are not consistent. The internet gets slow at certain parts of the day because too many people are on the same network. The internet (and sometimes electricity) will cut out completely, if you're lucky it will only be for 10 minutes. It is extremely common for the internet to stop working around town for half a day or a full day. It is so unpredictable. It is very difficult to work in this town if a person has a set schedule, if your workdays are completely flexible (no reservations or strict meeting times) then it is doable.

I have to echo the other comments, internet is not sufficient for remote work. Food and taxis are more expensive than expected. However, the weather and beaches are fantastic. La Punta has a more surfer/Bali vibe, but I personally enjoyed the area around Rinconada and Centro. There are also some nice towns along the coast within an hour of P.E., Mazunte, Zipolite...

Don't agree with most of those reviews. There is good internet in some co-work places like Paulina cowork, Losodeli cowork and Blason cafe. It's chill and great to surf, but very slow with very little infrastructure. It's in development because of all tourists.

Don't go here if you actually need to work. Wifi is terrible everywhere you go, some days the whole town goes without any internet connection. Housing is also way overpriced.

Selina's cowork is going under renovations in February & March 2022, meaning it will be closed for those month. Oficia de Puerto cowork is currently day pass only as they sold out week passes. Outside of coworks, the internet is non-existent.
Playa zicatela is great if you're a great surfer. I'm not sure it's the best for those who aren't.

Great place for a holiday but nearly impossible to work as a nomad here. The internet is terribly slow when it works and sometimes goes down for hours/days at a time. However there are some incredible restaurants and beaches worth discovering. Don't be fooled, it appears close to Oaxaca City but it takes roughly 6 hours by bus on some sketchy mountain roads to get here. Direct flights are hard to come by and you'l likely have to fly back to CDMX just to get to PE.

Been here about 3 weeks & staying another month. If you do your due diligence when looking for a hotel/hostel/airbnb - you can find places with good internet speeds. Casa Bonita has 100MB+, lots of AirBnbs have 10-20+. However, wifi can go down for the day in the whole town (plus 4G). So if you work a 9-5 might not be ideal.

The weather on Nomadlist is incorrect - the coldest it gets at night here is about 25 & that's in December. In July it's about 32 at night.

I stayed there for about 3 weeks, cheapest beach town I've been in Mexico. Wifi like most people said it already is awful! i can't stress this enough, it's almost nonexistent. The town itself is pretty chill, nice restaurants and beaches, but for nomads not a great place.

The good:
Great surfing, great food (and pretty cheap), amazing vibe, good nightlife, overall nice lifestyle.

The bad:
- Wifi... it's terrible. The only place I've found with good wifi is Selina Coworking—it's a must.
- Accommodation is actually fairly expensive for what you get in return.

wifi is terrible, unreliable, sometimes the hole city runs out of internet, but still a wonderful place.

Puerto Escondido is wonderful - feels Tulum-y, but much cheaper. However, unlike Tulum, the wifi is terrible. Tried dozens of places, and the speeds are rarely higher than 2-4mpbs, but also unreliable. One exception - Playa Bacocho beach club has good wifi.

i dont know why this tool shows the weather in Puerto Escondido as in the 70s (f). It's always in the mid to high 80s. We're here now (Jan-Feb 2021), and it has consistently been about 85F-88F every day, with low temps around 70F....