Swissel Quito

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Av 12 de Octubre 1820 y Luis Cordero, Casilla 17-21-565 Quito, Ecuador, 1721565, 2-256-7600

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at the Swissel Quito
End of long beginning

Finally after 20 hours of travel I walked through the imposing doors of the Swissotel in Quito, capital of Ecuador. The journey began on the 1st July with my wife Lynn and I driving to our son's place to the east of London. Great to see Ben and girlfriend Lauren before Lynn and I left at 3.30 in the morning for the drive to London Heathrow Airport. Then it was an emotional farewell hug for Lynn ... in more than 36 years we have never been apart for five weeks before! Lynn took the drive back ...

Quito, Ecuador jamie_pete
Images of Quito

Having been woken at 3.30 am with the news that poor Jamie´s flight had been delayed by eleven hours, I decided I should really make the effort to catch up on the past few days. Jamie has the camera so I will do my best to convey my images of Quito through words. When I planned this piece in my mind I found myself dismissing all the stuff that you can see in travel brochures and concentrate instead on the images that have combined to provide me with a lasting memory of the city. In my first p...

Quito, Ecuador jamie_pete
What day is it ?where am I now?

I cant believe its now 27 January. I ll have to skip more of the Galapagos but it was great and I think I said before snorkelling with the sea lions was wonderful. But I m all sealioned and iguanaed out now and we are back in Quito getting ready for tomorrow when we are doing a bike and hike trip round a volcanic crater (or something along those lines) Im looking forward to it because we havent really dont much the past week other than swim and very short walks in the G´s. However disaster st...

Quito, Ecuador judes79
On to Quito

We flew out of Mexico City very early on a Quito bound flight with a short stopover in Bogota, Colombia. Bogota was the most frightening airport I personally have been in. With the soldiers and they several searches conducted upon us bodily, I was very nervous and ready to get out of there by the time our flight to Quito boarded. The flight to Quito was uneventful.

Quito, Ecuador medis
Spa Day

After a breakfast at the Swissotel, we set out on an adventure and spa day. Whether due to elevation, or eating eggs for breakfast, I got very, very car sick...or bus sick as the case may be. I thought I was being very clever to take 2 Gravol (same as Dramamine) to combat the nausea and that is how I knocked myself completely out. When we got to the spa, everyone was supposed to take a hike and then go in the pools. I was so out of it, Mark barely got me to the spa where he booked me in for m...

Papallacta, Ecuador medis
We love Ecuador!

We took a tour for the day that took us to Otavalo as well as many other places. We loved the markets and the other sights we saw. We also stopped at the equator and had to buy a few sheets of toilet paper from the locals before using the restrooms.

Otavalo, Ecuador medis
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Historical Traveler Reviews of Swissel Quito

Good overall hotel

from brinobyrne
Very nice and clean hotel. Service is good but a little overbearing at times. This is the type of hotel where the employees push the elevator button for you. My room was great although the internet access was shoddy at times. Never had any problems sleeping as everything was nice and quiet at night. I would stay here again.

Great hotel

from fromyxu
Had a very decent rate of $100 per night and could upgrade for $50 to a suite. Also, $30 extra gave us breakfast buffet, free internet access in the room, lounge access. So for $180 we had a great stay (three of us - parents and teenage son).

The room was well appointed with two bathrooms, one shower/bath. The room was clean and new. The turndown service was great: rose and chocolat! Multiple choice of TV stations including a wide selection of american channels (kept in touch with the Olympics!). Two newspapers at the door every day (Miami Herald and a local spanish newspaper).

Breakfast buffet was great with a huge selection of juices, breads, hot and cold items including made to order omelette. Breakfast is $18 per person so the extra $30 per night was a great deal. The loung service was excellent with drinks and snacks. You could get breakfast there as well.

Lots of taxis at the door, plus a hotel van to drive us to the airport. Some restaurants provide drivers to pick you up and drop you off after dinner. Quito is not a safe city at night.

Our stay was excellent overall!

BTW, we went to the Galapagos for a wonderful adventure!

Excellent hotel !!!!!!!!!!

from RAAP
Great service. The General Manager, mr. Negwer, is a charming german folk, who takes care of all your needs. If you have any problem, ask to speak to him. Best hotel General Manager I have ever met.

A Very Comfortable Hotel

from ChChTraveler
We stayed at this hotel for 2 nights before a trip to the Galapagos and 1 night after we returned. Both stays were very good. We had a lovely suite with a bath and a half for each stay. The rooms were clean and nicely furnished with comforatble beds. We had access to the 13th floor lounge where there is one computer, a small breakfast buffet and evening drinks with small snacks. The hotel staff was very nice.

On our last night, we ate in the hotel's French restaurant. The food and service were excellent. This hotel offers many services, including a nice spa (didn't use it, but saw it) and a lovely indoor/outdoor pool.

Nice Break After Roughing it in Galapagos

from Noodledoodle
We stayed in the Swissotel after spending 5 days on a "Tourist Superior" boat in the Galapagos (which was probably the equivalent of a 2.5 star hotel) and had a great time. We got massages at the hotel spa which were wonderful- so relaxing. The only thing that wasn't great was the food, but we weren't too fond of any of the food we ate in Ecuador (minus the pizza in Banos which was pretty good).

Good Value

from GCJR
Stayed at both Swissotel and JW Marriott(see other review). At the Swissotel, we had the opportunity to stay in both a suite and standard bedroom. The first night we were upgraded to a suite, which included a kitchen with a washer and dryer, 2 televisions, a living area, a separate bedroom and bathroom. For some reason we could not find the temperature control. The night would have been perfect until the music from the disco in the hotel came on. The music went on until 3 in the morning and we could not get much sleep. The second occasion we stayed in a standard room as part of our package for the trip. I would say that it was a great room and was just as good as the suite. The bathroom was large and the bed was comfortable. We were really pleased form the "downgrade" The hotel itself has about four restaurants, including a Japanese, Ecuadorian, French and Steakhouse theme. The prices for everything but the Ec restaurant were a bit pricey, but the Ec themed restaurant had a great and affordable buffet of local cusine. The pool is not bad, as part of it is inside (heated) and the other part outside. The outside part was surrounded by four buildings, so it was hard to get sun. Also, evryone from the buildings could see you, so privacy was limited.

I would recommend this hotel other than to make sure your room is not near the disco club

Great hotel

from Flaherty99
Stayed five nights here between various trips to the jungle and the Galapagos. I can't sing the praises of the staff enough - nice people who seem to really care about their work and for whom nothing is too much bother. The hotel itself is clean, rooms are nice and the pool and gym excellent (if you really want to get sweaty at 2,800 metres that is). There are several restaurants in the hotel - we ate at the sushi place which was good but expensive. We had a get together on the final night of our holiday with people staying in various other hotels and they too were "wowed" by the employees of this impeccably run hotel.

Swissotel is fantastico

from newtuxedo
Stayed at Swissotel Quito for 2 nights at front end and 1 night at backend of trip to Galapagos. Hotel is absolutely first rate. Rooms are quite large and comfortable. The spa is magnificent - loads of workout equipment, all types of massages, indoor/outdoor pool, jacuzzi, racquetball, etc. Restaurants had superb food, especially the steak house and Cafe Quito for breakfast buffet (included in room rate). The staff is always looking to help you. Right across the street is a wonderful Ecuadorean restaurant - La Choza. Located 10 minutes from airport. This place is well worth it.

Great hotel if you don't need sleep

from A TripAdvisor Member
The hotel is a nice business hotel but we stayed there on a vacation. We were doing a lay over in Quito and had an early flight to catch so were looking forward to getting some sleep.

All was great until midnight when music started blasting. We called the front desk and they said they searched but could not find the music. I finally went looking for the noise in my shorts and easily found the source - a huge wedding reception was going on.

I went to the front desk and they continued to play dumb even though they could clearly hear the music so I told them the music was coming from their ballroom. "Oh, that noise". Turns out the reception started at midnight and would go on until 4am!

I told them I didn't think I should pay for my suite ($1000/night) so he knocked off $30. Incredible.

DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL.

Wonderful

from barbexpat
We stayed here for 4 nights on the executive floor in March 2005.

One of the best hotels we have ever used.

Everything was included- best of all was the fresh rose on my pillow every night !

5 restaurants

a pool

spa

gym

and friendly staff

What more could you want ?

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