ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE HIGHLANDS
Here you can find a description of the different hotels, hosterías
and haciendas in the Ecuadorian Highlands.
Quito
- Otavalo
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Cloud Forest - Cotopaxi
National Park -
Ambato
- Baños -
Riobamba - Cuenca
- Vilcabamba
CUELLO DE LUNA
At the foot of the Volcano Cotopaxi, only 60km south of Quito at
an altitude of 3125m, the friendly Hostería Cuello de Luna
is located. It is the ideal starting point for several excursions
into the surroundings and serves at the same time as an acclimatisation
point for climbing the Cotopaxi and the Chimborazo.
Enjoy the familiar hospitality in 20 comfortably arranged rooms
with private bath and open fireplace or in dorm rooms with 10 beds
in total.
The Hostería is happy to help you organising any activities
such as hiking, horseback riding trips, biking tours and climbing.
A perfect starting point for all adventurers!
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HACIENDA EL PORVENIR
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The Hacienda El Porvenir is situated only 1 ½ hours away
from Quito, at the foot of the Volcano Rumiñahui. The northern
entrance of the Cotopaxi National Park can be reached in only 5
minutes.
You will be accommodated in one of the 11 double rooms of the comfortable
house whose colourful and functional style is typical for the Andean
highlands. Moreover, the Hacienda offers you cosy living rooms with
open fireplaces, a small shop with artisans and a bar.
Ecological responsibilty is of great importance for the owners,
accordingly they follow a sustainable tourism policy.
During hiking, horse riding or climbing trips and walks, you can
enjoy the beautiful landscape with view of the Cotopaxi Volcano.
In addition, you can get an idea of the life at an Ecuadorian hacienda.
Experience the Andes in its totality!
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HOSTERIA SAN MATEO
Directly situated in the Cotopaxi National Park with a breathtaking
view of the stunning volcano you can find the cosy and enchanting
Hostería San Mateo. Just 75 km away from Quito, San Mateo
welcomes you with its inviting and charming atmosphere. The journey
to the Hosteria by car, train or bus, leads you through beautiful
forests, dairy farms and the snow-covered mountains of Ecuador.
Guests can relax in rooms or in a bungalow for up to five people,
decorated in an elegant Ecuadorian country style. The Hostería
San Mateo is equipped with a restaurant, bar, pool, and playground.
Moreover, it offers seminar rooms and many possibilities to do sports
like hiking, soccer, volleyball and horseback riding.
Enjoy the captivating Cotopaxi National Park, the Ilinizas Mountain
or the Quilotoa Crater and Lagoon in the immediate vicinity of San
Mateo.
Convince yourself of the elegance of San Mateo and the beauty
of its surroundings!
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HACIENDA HATO VERDE
The luxurious Hacienda Hato Verde was built in
1900 and is located about one and a half hours south of Quito. Close
to the Cotopaxi National Park, it is situated on the Panamericana
Sur. The very familiar Hacienda offers nine individual guest rooms;
all of them with private bathroom, a fireplace and the comfortable
beds are all furnished with duvets. From the Hacienda, you enjoy
a splendid view over the Andes and with some luck you can also see
to the snow-covered Volcano Cotopaxi. No more than 18 guests can
be accommodated contemporaneously, which guarantees unique tranquility.
In the traditional restaurant of the Hacienda, the owners also offer
pizza and bread baked in a wood stove. Products of the own vegetable
garden are used to prepare the dishes. In the in-house library and
bar, guests can relax reading by an interesting book, listening
to music while enjoying a good glas of wine or liqueur.
The Hacienda Hato Verde is an ideal starting point for visits to
the world's highest active volcano Cotopaxi, the beautiful lagoon
crater Quilotoa or the traditional markets in Saqusili, Pujilí
and Latacunga.
The Hacienda Hato Verde is member of the "Exclusive Hotels
& Haciendas of Ecuador" - an association with exclusive
accommodation throughout Ecuador.
An experience very close to nature!
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HOSTERIA RUMIPAMBA DE LAS
ROSAS
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The Hostería Rumipamba de las Rosas, which is a member of
the hotel chain "Cialcotel", is located in the town of
Salcedo near to the Cotopaxi National Park. The old farmhouse was
altered into a unique hotel with an harmonious and imaginative design.
Today, guests can enjoy the comfort in a modern and a rural environment.
Every corner of this country house has its own history and offers
its guests a unique ambience and sometimes invites them to travel
back into the past.
The 34 guest rooms welcome you with comfort and unique details.
In the restaurant of the Hostería you can enjoy typically
national and also international dishes. A small lake invites you
to relax and if you would like to do some sports, you can enjoy
going on the pedalo or on horse ridding trips.
The Hosteria also provides a shop with handicrafts, where you can
buy the best handicrafts of Ecuador, e.g. tapestry from Otavalo,
embroidery from Zuleta, leather work from Quisapincha as well as
carvings and panamas. Additionally, groups have the possibility
to join handicraft courses.
Traditional Hosteria in the Andean countryside!
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