Must-see hotels in Ecuador

  • La Casa de Marita

    The Galápagos Islands

    This beautiful property, the last to occupy beachfront space on the way to the harbor, has attractively decorated rooms, each trimmed with artwork and…

  • Hotel Albemarle

    The Galápagos Islands

    Occupying a prime stretch of beachfront property in the center of town, this two-story Mediterranean-style villa has stylish rooms with high ceilings and…

  • Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel

    The Galápagos Islands

    Isabela's most upscale hotel has attractive rooms with lovely wooden decks (overlooking either the lagoon or the ocean). Think glossy design-magazine…

  • Isabela Beach House

    The Galápagos Islands

    This small beachfront house has a handful of bright and attractive rooms with an all-wood design, and the two upstairs rooms open onto a shared balcony…

  • Casa de Nelly

    Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham)

    This friendly three-story guesthouse can be found just outside town on the way to Playa Mann. The best rooms are bright and airy with fine waterfront…

  • Angermeyer Waterfront Inn

    Puerto Ayora

    Across the harbor (accessible by water taxi) is this sun-splashed complex that has simple rooms and outstanding views from the garden patio, as well as…

  • Napo Wildlife Center

    The Oriente

    As the lodge most ensconced within Parque Nacional Yasuní, the sumptuous Napo Wildlife Center (NWC) enjoys a pristine setting with rarely paralleled…

  • La Selva Jungle Lodge

    The Oriente

    The lower Napo's oldest lodge, Norwegian-Ecuadorian–owned La Selva Jungle Lodge stands on Laguna Garzacocha. Following a refurbishment, the new-look…

  • Jamu Lodge

    The Oriente

    Squirrel monkeys cavort above the walkways at highly rated Jamu lodge, where the jungle feels close at hand. Dugout-canoe trips, walks through swamps knee…

  • Cuyabeno Lodge

    The Oriente

    This highly recommended place is run in close cooperation with the local Siona people. Thatched huts and towers with hot-water bathrooms and solar…

  • Hostal Mamacucha

    Montañita

    Adorned with murals and color-saturated walls, this uberfriendly hostel is good value, with simple rooms surrounding a small garden courtyard. Bathrooms…

  • Red Mangrove Aventura Lodge

    Puerto Ayora

    Nestled in a shady mangrove cove, this charmingly designed red-adobe inn at the northern end of town feels like a secret hideaway. While the standard…

  • Boutique Hotel Rocio

    Montañita

    The most charming guesthouse in town could have been plucked straight from a Greek island, with its stone brick walls and crisp white and blue accents…

  • Finch Bay Hotel

    Puerto Ayora

    Power down and disconnect at this ecologically minded beachside retreat across the bay from Puerto Ayora. Lava gulls and herons hang out by the pool and…

  • Le Parc

    Quito

    If you want modern, stylish and as far removed in feel from Quito's Centro Histórico as possible, Le Parc hotel is for you. 'Beyond stars' and with the…

  • Casa Gangotena

    Quito

    Overlooking Plaza San Francisco, Casa Gangotena offers some of Quito’s finest accommodation, with first-rate service and elegantly designed rooms set in a…

  • Hotel Victoria

    Cuenca

    One of several grand 17th-century houses on the barranco over Río Tomebamba, the Victoria’s 23 impeccable hacienda-style rooms have exposed wooden beams,…

  • Hotel La Casa de Judy

    Puerto Ayora

    Million-dollar rooftop ocean views and sun-splashed top-floor rooms with balconies are the big draw at this hotel, also known as Hotel Galápagos Inn. Some…

  • Makana Resort

    North Coast & Lowlands

    This gleaming beachfront resort and condo complex has 31 massive post-modern inspired rooms. All come with ocean views, private balconies and kitchenettes…

  • Grand Victoria Boutique Hotel

    Loja

    Bringing the ‘boutique hotel experience’ to Loja, the Grand Victoria remembers all the little details, like bathrobes and rose petals, 800-thread-count…

  • Hotel Sol y Mar

    Puerto Ayora

    Occupying a sought-after waterfront location with pelicans, sea lions and marine iguanas for neighbors, this hotel (for better or worse) resembles a…

  • Wooden House

    The Galápagos Islands

    Located off the dusty road between the pier and town, this meticulously all-wood (almost Balinese-like) home is an excellent choice if beachfront location…

  • La Casita de la Playa

    The Galápagos Islands

    On the beach near the town center, this white adobe building with orange accents has tidy red, tile-floored rooms. The best rooms have ocean views; some…

  • Casa Opuntia

    Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham)

    This whitewashed villa anchoring one end of the malecón has airy and sparsely decorated rooms, some with wicker and island knickknacks. Some rooms open…

  • La Laguna de Galápagos

    The Galápagos Islands

    Overlooking the Pozo Salinas lagoon, this place has pleasant rooms with tall ceilings, contemporary furnishings and modern bathrooms. The best rooms have…

  • La Posada del Mar

    Puerto Ayora

    Above the Galapagos Deli, this place has handsome rooms with russet-colored ceramic-tile floors and balconies with views over the greenery beyond town…

  • Peregrina B&B

    Puerto Ayora

    Not exactly a typical B&B, this collection of simple rooms, some larger and more nicely decorated than others, occupies prime real estate. A few hammocks…

  • Hotel Fiesta

    Puerto Ayora

    Next to the Laguna Las Ninfas, the Fiesta has spotless modern rooms set around an attractive courtyard set with cacti, palms, scalesia trees and an…

  • Hotel Mainao

    Puerto Ayora

    A mix of Greek island and Moroccan casbah, this white stucco complex features a nicely landscaped flowering courtyard. Rooms are clean and spacious, if…

  • Volcano Hotel

    The Galápagos Islands

    Set in an attractive building with wood and stone details, this well-located hotel offers clean, bright and airy rooms and a kitchen for guests. The best…

  • Campo Duro

    The Galápagos Islands

    Campo Duro is a full-service campsite run by Puerto Ayora's Red Mangrove. Rates include transport to and from Puerto Villamil.

  • Sani Lodge

    The Oriente

    Owned by the local Sani community, Sani Lodge is one of the lower-priced options around, but unlike other economy lodges, it’s located very deep in the…

  • Kapawi

    The Oriente

    Located in the heart of Achuar wilderness, in one of the most remote parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon, Kapawi offers a pristine, ecologically and culturally…

  • Yarina Ecolodge

    The Oriente

    The Río Manduro meets the Napo an hour downstream from Coca, and a further 10 minutes down this blackwater stream you’ll find Yarina Lodge, a hillside…

  • Arajuno Jungle Lodge

    The Oriente

    If small and out of the way is your thing, check out former Peace Corps volunteer Thomas Larson’s Arajuno Jungle Lodge, slung on a bend of the Río Arajuno…

  • Hotel San Francisco de Quito

    Quito

    No exaggerating, stepping through the medieval-looking doorway into the bright, plant-filled inner courtyard of this historic hotel is like being…

  • Secret Garden Cotopaxi

    Central Highlands

    This lovely rustic property on the way to the northern entrance of Parque Nacional Cotopaxi has superb views and loads of activities: hiking, horseback…

  • Hostería y Restaurante Izhcayluma

    Vilcabamba

    Located 2km above town to the south, German-owned Izhcayluma is excellent value, a refined hilltop retreat. The outdoor dining area serves German…

  • Wildsumaco Lodge

    The Oriente

    Located 1km south of Pacto Sumaco, the Wildsumaco Lodge makes a good base for climbing Volcán Sumaco. Set on a hilltop with panoramic mountain views, a…

  • Liana Lodge

    The Oriente

    Each of Liana Lodge's nine cabins has two double rooms, a hot shower and no electricity. The carefree riverside atmosphere revolves around bonfires, walks…

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