TravelPod Member ReviewsHostal Chimenea Banos
“Wonderful!”
senderjung 8 contributions
Rheinstetten, Germany
Jan 15, 2012
Spa and Relaxing. Everyhting clean and friendly. Very very good!
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“Great value for money”
syrena 3 contributions
London, United Kingdom
Jun 30, 2011
Clean rooms, and very hot water! The first hot shower I had in two weeks. Good breakfast- try the pancakes! Minutes from the thermal baths, close walk to town.
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“Excellent”
andevs81 2 contributions
United Kingdom
Feb 18, 2011
Great great hostel.
Pool needed water in it though
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“Excellent Hostal”
tomtranter 3 contributions
United Kingdom
Feb 1, 2011
Very clean, Lovely breakfast (especially the double pancakes) and loads of extras like massages and steam room treatments
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHostal Chimenea Banos
Baños Jun 08, 2011
Americadelsur stayed here on Jun 8, 2011 during their trip titled: Americadelsur's Great Adventure.
Waterworld
I got my tickets to Banos and left Quito with Joe and Lucy on a local bus for $3. Chris came to the bus station and saw us off - It would be the last time I would see Chris on this trip as he was starting his journey home the following day.
I sat at the front of the bus and had prime seats for all the sellers coming on the bus at every …
An bfhuil cead agam dul go dti an Banos?!
Banos is Spanish for bathroom or so I'd learned on my travels thus far. Seems a strange name for such a beautiful town but that's the Ecuadorians for you i suppose; always having the laugh! Actually due to the volcanic activity in the area there are numerous thermal hot springs used as public baths so that's more likely to be the reasoning behind …
Basking in Baños
One of the most recent pleasures of living in Ecuador has been a five-day weekend, where at the invitation of fellow Oregonian teacher Claire and her daughter Uma I decided to go to Baņos. Known for its many pools and thermal baths, Baņos is the perfect place to relax and rejuvenate. All that stood between us and thermal pool bliss was an …
Banos, at the foot of Tungurahua volcano
We decide to visit the volcanic region of Ecuador, as it's only 4 hours south of Quito and we’re pretty much done with long bus journeys! Banos is a small town at the base of a large and rather active volcano, Volcano T (recent large eruptions and currently closed to climbers – shame). The draw to Banos for us, are the natural hot pools …


