Los Alpes Quito

... as we drove by: chards of broken glass embedded in mortar on top of exterior walls. At 10:30 we arrived at the Hotel Los Alpes, 3-4 blocks SE of El Ejido Park, in between the Mariscal district and the historical district.  We had room #3, a large ...

... great and customs was maybe the easiest weŽve ever seen.  And our luggage showed up the same time we did! We are staying at Los Alpes (weŽll try to link to a Trip Advisor review soon) and so far it really doesnŽt get any better than this.  ...

Three days into Quito and weŽve seen it all!  Hardly.  We took a cab ($4) from Hotel Los Alpes to El Centro (Old Town in Gringospeak), and got dropped off at the Basilica, one of the dozens of 16th and 17th century churches within ...

... had a nice talk as we walked toward Plaza Grande.  The older gentleman did most of the talking.  He was a retired obstetrician from Quito.  He practiced in Paris for 15 years and then moved to Boca Raton, FL  for 14 years.  He got ...

... taxi fare to Otavalo so I should be too cruel abou them!). Finally a couple of recommendations: we stayed at Hotel Los Alpes, just out of the Mariscal, which was pricey (relatively speaking) but clean and comfortable, and the people ...

... into Quito and spent 3 days there, doing some shopping for the store and catching up with friends.  Our regular little hotel, Los Alpes, welcomed us warmly as usual - staying with them is like visiting favorite relatives - you feel at home, but no ...

... The houses were all very colorful and really interesting architectures, there were houses in the Borock style, some looked like Swiss Alpes cabin styles, and others looked like Belgium bungalows. It was really cool to see so many different styles and ...