Where to stay in Ecuador?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €880

Quito

Days 1-2 · 2 nights
Mid-rangeCasa Gangotena
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

A boutique hotel in an old mansion on a square in the historic centre, the benchmark address in the old town. For a stay where the churches and La Ronda are on foot from the porch.

On Plaza San Francisco, in a restored mansion; the convent of the same name occupies the other side of the square.

€180 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteHotel Patio Andaluz
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

A colonial hotel on García Moreno, in the historic centre, built around a patio. For sleeping in the heart of the old town, with the churches, La Ronda and the craft market on foot.

A 16th-century colonial house on Calle García Moreno, one of the historic streets of the old town.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeIkala Quito Hotel
🏛️Historic centre🍽️Restaurant

A boutique hotel on José Tamayo, between La Mariscal and La Floresta, less than four kilometres from the town centre. For the neighbourhood's cafés and restaurants in the evening, with the historic centre by taxi.

€75 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetCommunity Hostel
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere

A hostel in San Blas, on the edge of the historic centre, six kilometres from the town centre. For sleeping within walking distance of Independence Square and La Ronda, with other travellers around.

€15 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetSecret Garden Quito
🏛️Historic centre🚶Walk everywhere🌅Great view

A hostel in San Blas, above the historic centre, with a terrace over the rooftops of the old town. For small budgets who want the Basilica and the square on foot, and the view in the evening.

The top-floor terrace, facing El Panecillo, serves as the common room: dinner is served to everyone at a set time.

€18 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryCasa Gangotena · Suite
🏛️Historic centre🌿Quiet🚶Walk everywhere

A colonial suite in the same old-town mansion, for those who want extra space and quiet. The historic centre is done on foot, Basilica and La Ronda included, and the TelefériQo by taxi.

On Plaza San Francisco, in a restored mansion; the convent of the same name occupies the other side of the square.

€300 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryIlla Experience Hotel
🏛️Historic centre🌿Quiet

A boutique hotel on Calle Junín, in the San Marcos district, the quiet part of the historic centre. For sleeping on a calm street and walking to the square and La Ronda in a few minutes.

€180 a nightSee on Booking →
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Baños

Days 3-4 · 2 nights
Mid-rangeLuna Volcán

A hotel on the Runtún road, above Baños, just over a kilometre from the centre. For the valley and Tungurahua volcano opposite, and the town below for dinner.

Its hot-water pools on the mountainside, above the town, are what the place is known for.

€90 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteHotel Sangay Spa

A hotel opposite the Virgen baths, on Luis Martínez, eight hundred metres from the centre of Baños. For walking to the baths early and coming back to sleep without crossing town.

The Virgen baths are across the street, at the foot of the waterfall of the same name.

€70 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangePosada del Arte
🚶Walk everywhere🍽️Restaurant

A small hotel on Calle Ibarra, seven hundred metres from the centre of Baños, decorated like a gallery. For a stay with character within walking distance of the baths and restaurants, away from the noise of the agencies.

€55 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHostal Chimenea
🚶Walk everywhere🌅Great view

A hostel three hundred metres from the centre of Baños, on Oscar Efren Reyes, with the waterfall in view. For small budgets who want the baths and bike departures on foot, with the volcano as a backdrop.

€18 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxurySamari Spa Resort
🏊Pool🛁Spa🌿Quiet

A spa resort set in nature, for those who want calm and treatments after the waterfall route. A car or taxis are useful for reaching central Baños and the baths.

€150 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryFinca Chamanapamba

A lodge in Ulba, on the waterfall route, nearly three kilometres from Baños. For sleeping in peace, outside town, right on the way to the Pailón del Diablo and the waterfalls.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
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Galápagos (Santa Cruz)

Days 5-7 · 2 nights
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteHotel Silberstein

A hotel in Puerto Ayora, the only town on Santa Cruz, where boat trips are booked and snorkel masks hired. For a stay organised day by day from the port, without a cruise.

€170 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetGalápagos Native
🚶Walk everywhere🚉Transport nearby

A simple hotel on Calle Tomás de Berlanga, in Puerto Ayora, the port of Santa Cruz where the boats leave from. For a moderate budget with Tortuga Bay and the Darwin Station on foot or by taxi.

€60 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryRoyal Palm Galápagos
🏊Pool

A resort in the highlands of Santa Cruz, at Santa Rosa, far from the port of Puerto Ayora. For the silence of the heights and the giant tortoises in the nearby pastures, with boat trips reached by car.

€450 a nightSee on Booking →
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Indicative prices for two people, checked when written: the price on the day depends on the season and your dates, so check it on the booking link. A deliberately short selection: a few checked places per budget and per stop, not a directory. The "more hotels" link opens the full Booking search for the same town, on the same dates. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

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