Hotel Bonaventure
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Lucky to be in Papallacta and Mitad del Mundo
Baths of Papallacta The bus left us on a dark street sometime after midnight. Having just come from the jungle, the cold hit us hard. Papallacta was at an elevation of about 3300m (10,800 feet) and it was raining lightly. We were in front of the Hostal el Viajero, a cheap place to stay for the night. The building appeared to be dead, but after a …
A Visit to Middle Earth
... I was very happy to be with fellow hostelers. The bus dropped us off at the Ciudad Mitad del Mundo parking lot and we headed towards the entrance gate.
We paid the the $2.00 fee, walked around the complex and ended up at the giant monument. The giant monument is considered to be where the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere meet... you know, the equator. ...
Middle Earth
... and other traditional native symbols in the Ecuadorian Christian art.
Ecuador soon became colonized by the Spanish. They applied the quasi-feudal encomienda rule, meaning that the Spanish crown granted a person the right to govern a number of natives. He was supposed to protect the natives from other tribes and teach them Spanish and Christianity, and in return get gold and labor in tribute. One needs not say that there were those opposing this arrangement. Some natives ...
Plenty of Vibes :-)
... and rice and beans, then strawberries and a fruit drink all for 2 dollars - mmmmmm!
Next I was persuaded to join them on a trip to the equator - I´d meet the tour group later! We travelled for approx 45 mins in a taxi to the equator ..... however there are now actually 2 equator lines. The historical equator line was discovered in the 1800´s by a French scientist, and it is the place where all the pictures for travelling books, blogs etc are ...
Quito-Middle of the World
... of churches I visited all around Europe and in rest of the world, this is just a spectacular piece of artistic work.
Quito is kind of base camp for me, I have arrived here before Galapagos Islands trip, and have returned here after Galapagos, remained for Kipur, and even had a Shabat dinner in Jabad Center. It started to feel like a real home as the hosts in hostel were also very kind, and the hostels main spoken language was Hebrew anyway…However, ...
Location
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Swissotel Quito
12 de Octubre 1820 Ave. & Luis Cordero Street, Quito | 4 star hotelfrom $166- Good overall hotel
- Great hotel
- Excellent hotel !!!!!!!!!!
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Hilton Colon Quito
Avenida Amazonas N19-14 y Patria, Quito | 4 star hotelfrom $99- Avoid the unhelpful check-in staff
- A good 4 star hotel but too far from the action.
- En el centro del centro cultural
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JW Marriott Hotel Quito
Av. Orellana 1172 y Amazonas, Quito | 5 star hotelfrom $170- Luxurious but hectic
- Terrific JW Marriott
- Excellent place to start and end an Ecuador trip
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Hotel Quito
Gonzalez Suarez N27 142, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $72- Buen hotel
- Humo de los motores diesel
- Good choice for moderate budget
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Sheraton Quito
Avda. Naciones Unidas Y Republica, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $211 -
Holiday Inn Express Quito
Avenida Orellana N6-54, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $143 -
Mercure Grand Hotel Alameda Quito
Roca 653 And Amazonas Ave , Quito | 4 star hotelfrom $99- Sehr gutes Hotel
- Very good hotel
- Solid Hotel with Great Service
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Radisson Royal Quito Hotel
12 de Octubre Ave. and Cordero 444 St, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $79 -
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Shyris 1757 Y Naciones Unidas, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $126 -
Hotel Dann Carlton Quito
Av. Republica de El Salvador N34-377, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $100- Excelent vallue 4 star hotel
- Ein 4-Sterne Hotel, das sein Geld ist
- Gutes Hotel aber kein Internetanschluss
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Howard Johnson Hotel - Quito La Carolina
Alemania E5 -103 y La Republica Avenue, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $102 -
Akros Hotel
Av. 6 de Diciembre N34-120 , Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $109 -
nu house boutique hotel
Foch E6-12 y Amazonas, Quito | 4 star hotelfrom $94 -
Hotel Sebastian
Calle Almagro 822, Quito | 4 star hotelfrom $98- Uno stupendo hotel ecuadoriano
- Wonderful Local Hotel
- Ausgezeichnetes Personal und Unterkünfte
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Hotel Rio Amazonas Internacional
Cordero 1342 & Ave. Amazonas, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $89- Hôtel de bonne qualité et bien situé.
- Bel hôtel, très bon petit déjeuner, bon emplacement
- Normal
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Hotel Chalet Suisse
Reina Victoria N24-191 y Calama, Quito | 4 star hotel -
La Casa del Suizo
Julio Zaldumbide 397 y Valladolid, Quito | Hotel -
Embassy Hotel
President Wilson E8-22 & Avenida 6 De Diciembre, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $74 -
Hostal Alcala
Luis Cordero E5-48 (1187) y Reina Victoria, Quito | Hotelfrom $21 -
Le Parc Hotel
Av Republica de El Salvador, Quito | 5 star hotelfrom $141 -
Eugenia Hotel
Av. Diego de Almagro 1245 & Av. Orellana, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $71 -
Sierra Nevada
Joaquin Pinto 4E-150 y Cordero , Quito | Hotelfrom $39 -
Hostal La Iguana Ferreisen
Azuay E2-270 y Rio Amazonas , Quito | Hotel -
Hotel Patio Andaluz
Calle Garcia Moreno N6-52, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $163- Really liked Hotel Patio Andaluz
- Charming but no spa!!
- Charming hotel...BUT
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Rio Amazonas Hotel
Luis Cordero 1342 y Amazonas, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $96 -
Barnard Hotel
Queseras del Medio, Quito | 3 star hotelfrom $86