Ecuador, All of Multiple City Thread

[Twintraveller]

Otavalo

La Luna
4km out of town direction Lagunas Mojanda.
starting at 7 Dollar pP. Great double rooms, fireplace, restaurant. Camping for 2 $ pP possible. Great view. safe parking guarded by 6 large dogs

In town Otavalo
Rincon de la Viajero
Double for 14 Dollar. Very nice. Fireplace. Right parallel to the mercado. safe bike parking. shared and private bath

Quito
Of course Ricardo Roccos Moto Guest House
http://www.andesmoto-tours.com/moto_hostel_ecuador.htm

Cotopaxi. U have to pay 10 Dollar park fee, but then u can drive the dirt road all the way up to the Refugio. Just the last 300m are a little more difficult. U can camp everywhere there, but there are also campgrounds in the park. 10 Dollar pP in the Refugio. Its worth it, but be aware, camping is on 4000m, refugio on 4800m

Quilotoa
Hostal Mama Pacha (opposite the path to the crater), parking in front of the entrance, fairly safe, very welcoming family.
3 Dollar pP

Latacunga
later

Banos
if u want a really nice relaxing place in town: Hostal Villa Santa Clara. Double starting at 14$ (7 p.P.), but it is really, really nice. private clean bathroom. bargaining possible. Triple available

Riobamba
Hotel Tren Dorado (right by the train station). Garage under Hotel. nice double or triples, about 8 $ pP. Very nice and friendly. private bath

Salinas near Guaranda
great town, take the factory tour.
Hostal EL Refugio.
only Hostel in town. 6 Dollars pP
safe parking

Cuenca
Hotel Pichincha, Calle Simon Bolivar
4,75 Dollar pP. Cheap, clean. safe Parking at sister Hotel Hostal Pichincha (but that costs 24 Dollars for double room).

Vilcabamba
Hosteria Izhcayluma
safe parking, dorm 8 Dollar
little expensive but great food, incredible view and directly on the road to the border.

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[Heiko]

Riobamba:
Hostal Oasis s/d 8/16$(10 de Agosto at Almargo)is also a good option. It's a littel bit out of center but a nice welcome place. Safe Bike parking. If you like to make the train tour to Simbabe the owner will take you to the station.

Zumba:
If you don´t want to make all the way down to San Ignacio (bad road condition etc.) you can stay in the Chincha Hotel (on the other side of Comercial Zumba). You can park your Bike down the street, to the left (road to Peru), on the right hand side is a littel bicicle shop. This property belongs to the Hotel owner. You can park your Bike safe there.

Double 6 Dollars


CU out there

Heiko



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[Margus]

Hotel Viena Internacional (Flores 600 at Chile)

Perhaps not the cheapest option with 16,8 USD per person, but it is in a good location in the historical center, and exactly what Lonely Planet says - the rooms are spotless and nicely designed (with spacy cupboards in the wall to put all your stuff away), and the service is very good. There is no breakfast though and no internet connection either. They say the balcony rooms are noisy, but at night it is actually very quiet.

We parked our bike safely in the courtyard:


GPS coordinates:

S 00deg 13,260min
W 078deg 30,603min

[Singaporedream]

Catacocha
S4 02.930 W79 38.966
Hotel Ejecutivo
Calle Domingo Celi y Adriano Balarezo Frente a Disensa ,Catacocha,Loja,Ecuador.tel:2683092
bike park at the shop below.
us$12 for 2 person in 1 room.


Vilcabamba
S4 16.690 W79 13.440
Hosteria y Restaurante Izhcayluma
www.izhcayluma.com
located 2km south of town
Nice resort with bike parking.
us$1 taxi to go to the town for 4 person
free bicycle to use.
us$3 for WIFI password (43DE43DE43).
good restaurant with wonderful breakfast(included).
US$44 for 4 person in 1 room.


Cuenca
S2 54.066 W79 00.280
Hostel Siberia.
Luis Cordero 4-22 y calle Larga
happy grandmother hotel. bike parking at reception.
US$16 for 2 person in 1 room.
Free kitchen
TV in room
Private bathroom.


Riobamba
S1 40.528 W78 38.673
Hostel Oasis.
Av Veloz 15-32
parking at garage.
US$40 for 4 person in 1 room.
private bathroom
Free kitchen in room.
TV in room.
Free WIFI.
10% discount if you have minihostel card.

Quito
S0 13.547 W78 30.722
La Posada Colonial
Av Paredes 188 (Old town)
US$16 for 2 person in 1 room.
private bathroom.
Parking at garage.
free kitchen.
very nice owner.

Tulcan
Av Sucre s/n y Quito.
Hotel Alejandra
US$12 for 2 person in 1 room seprate bed.
parking easy.
N00 48.579
W77 43.245

[howzitgoineh]

Hotel Santa Fe, Calle Roca 7-34
Interior courtyard for secure parking.
$13 per night (March 2009). Clean, friendly staff. Cable TV. Block off town square and about 5 blocks from the Plaza de Ponchos (market).
Rooms at the back are more quiet, and have a view of Imbabura and other mountains. My room (204) had three beds.
Restaurant: desayuno $2, almuerzo $3 includes soup, main course and dessert.
I stayed there for 3 weeks.

[howzitgoineh]

Hotel Montecarlo
Av. Jaime Rivadeneira 5-63 y Oviedo
593 06 2958 182
N0.3505 W78.12318

Secure parking for motos, pool and gym, wifi
Manager, Ramiro Calderon, rides a bike.

[glasswave]

Loja

Hostal Continetal
parking - garage, Park near the entrance if you plan to leave early or they will block you in with cars, not covered

water is hot (tank), but fairly low pressure. TV/cable, nice clean rooms
$12 for single room + $2 for the bike

facing away from the cathedral, head up the right side of the plaza 3 blks and look right down one way 18 de Noviembre (cirlce) aournd

Hostal Internacional
You can park in the indoor (covered) central area

blazing hot water with good pressure
spartan, reasonably clean room with cable $8 for single

facing away from the cathedral, its on the one way on the left, head up the right side of the plaza 3 blks and turn left down one way 18 de Noviembre (cirlce back aournd toward the cathedral) it{s on the right

[glasswave]

Vilcabamba
Hostal Margarita
directly behind the cathdral
room, private bath, tv limited (universal channel in english ) channels, semi hot water, clean single w/ swimming pool $10

parking in uncovered courtyard

[Jabez Clegg]

Hostal Chimenea in Banos, the best hostal we have stayed in in South America!!!! Its not in any of the guide books yet, rooms are spotless, great hot showers, ours overlooked the waterfall, $8.50 per person, honesty bar with large s for$1.
Secure parking in the quieter part of town near the baths.
I expect the prices to rise when they get in the guide books