Hotel Oro Verde Guayaquil

... of depressing with the muddy Amazonian water but there were palm trees. The airport was beautifully landscaped even with Koi fish. The Hotel Oro Verde airport shuttle was waiting for us and it was a not-so-scenic trip to the hotel. The hotel was ...

So, Wednesday morning, we're at sea level with Jane still dizzy and wobbly but thankfully not nauseous.  We flew to Guayaquil in Ecuador, a place that sounded like it had been discovered by Geordie explorers.   The flight, our last on LAN, was ...

... and out jumped the black grasshopper that had been living in our sink in Montaņita ha! We'd heard so many horror stories about guayaquil, how it isn't safe for tourists and how there's a lot of robbings, so we'd opted to stay at a nicer hotel and not ...

Our second trip to the Oro Verde hotel, Guayaquil, was a quick overnight stay.  We were delayed about four hours taking off from the Galapagos and got into the hotel at about 6pm.  Our guide told us that we would need to leave at 4am the ...

... extra careful while in Ecuador because of this.     But, on the second day in Guayaquil we went to the Oro Verde Hotel to see our Uncle Ian, and grandparents who flew in from Ottawa to be with us in the ...

... , tired and hungry in Ecuador proper, a swift cab ride taking us to the first youth hostel on the itinery. Fortunately, this one, the Oro Verde, not only lets in the over 30's, but also has five stars. Fellow backpackers to have signed the guest book here ...

... with a rainbow of highly visible colors and made a bad area an attractive addition to the city.  Our guide for the Guayaquil portion, Edwin, exuded pride for the city. Today is the day we wrap up the Ecuador mainland portion of the ...

... after we'd had time to get our passports stamped with the galapagos stamp and the last few souvenirs bought!  It is a 90min flight to Guayaquil, where this time we were getting off, to spend the night.  We were met by our guide at the airport and taken ...

... to collect a hotel voucher and then waited for another hour outside the terminal for the shuttle bus to the Hotel Oro Verde, getting increasingly frustrated as more and more Hilton buses kept arriving and taking virtually the entire plane except a group ...

... thus far have been on time or early) and a smooth transition to our hotel. We were a little disappointed to find that the Oro Verde Hotel is a mile or so from Cuenca's old town, but it is a nice hotel and the taxis are convenient and inexpensive. We got ...