Banos Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Needed to take the long boats upstream and jump into taxi´s again. I quickly jumped into the cab. There was no way I was going to sit in the tray again. All the small communities along the sides of the road dry out the cocoa beans on the hot tarmac. There are also dogs and chickens everywhere. The cab driver was playing a CD which I quite liked....

After a very early start in Chugchilan I cought a number of buses to arrive in Baños in the afternoon and what a change. Baños is set among a cross between huge hills or lush grass and forest covered mountains with a 5000m active volcano standing over it all. The whole way down the valley is a canyon with a fast flowing river perfect for whitewa...

Banos is a holiday spot for locals and international tourists alike. It is famous for its mineral water to soak in, active volcanoes and its taffy that is made in the doorways of 50-odd shops along the main streets. It is meant to be a lovely spot but we weren't very impressed (we are starting to feel like very negative, curmudgeon tourists with...

C'est l'heure de se bouger, une petite rando s'impose. A 9h, au pied des escaliers, on grimpe jusque la statue de la Vierge et une magnifique vue de Banos nous est offerte. Le but de la rando est la vue sur le volcan Tungurahua près de Banos. Mais lorsqu'on arrive au pied, trop de nuage, on peut juste l'attendre gronder mais pas le voir, on le d...

Banos was far nicer than expected which was slightly annoying given our tight time frame making it to the south of the country, would have loved to have spent more time here. It is inside a valley near a volcano, waterfall, hot springs and is just stunning to walk around. The camera got hammered but i will upload a few as at 3ish meg and slow co...

SARA SAYS.... Steve says "know your limitations" (see previous entry). I think I know my limitations, probably better than most, so I've been trying to push my limits on this trip. So far, I think I've been pretty successful. (Do you agree??) Luckily, this latest installment doesn't focus on my misfortunes. It was one thing after another for Ste...

Banos, Ecuador.... a pretty álpine´style town high in the Equadorian mountains. It sits beneath the volcano Tungurahua which last erupted back in July 06 wiping out several villages...... so guess what happens while we there !? Well OK not a major eruption but the volcano went active on our 3rd day here. All the tourists where stood rock still i...

Its true, the Aussie government released a document urging all Australians to stay away from Baños. The nearby volcano erupted 14 days ago, covering the town in ash and amazingly, covering Riobamba in 2 inches of the stuff! Riobamba is around 250km away! So, 14 days ago lava flowed over and along the main road for a few kilometers before eventua...

after a shortish ride over some of the sketchiest roads we´ve seen thus far on our trip (and good views of the original, washed-out road), we pulled into banos today and tried to find a hostel that a friend of mike and b had told them about. supposedly, it has some rooms with beautiful views of the nearby valley. but after an exhaustive search, ...

Greetings All After a ñot of slow conections its time to try again. After the night in the Hotel Canada in Rio Bamba we headed off for Baños and found ourselves on the indirect bus. Never a problem as the buses run with such frequency it only take a few minutes longer and at the end of the day all you have on these trips is time. Once more the b...