Marriott Quito

... to leave the airport and not worry about haggling or getting ripped off from the start! Our hotel was the Marriott in the 'New City' part of Quito, a really nice place to get settled in.  And extra nice because it was 'free' again, thanks for ...

... american countries and people generally spend time with family and friends. After pampering myself to the free breakfast at the Marriott ( using points) i asked the concierge for directions to the Mitad Del Mundo ( Center of the world ) and was advised to ...

... out of Detroit on Sunday and arrived in Houston, but 2.5 hours late. So I missed the only flight to Quito. I was able to buy a bottle of wine from the Marriott in the airport and 'take it back to my room', but sleep was still rough. Anyway, my flight didn ...

... Hogs with yours truly starring and then we went to hear one of our gang, Alex, play piano in his rented tux at the Marriot Hotel lounge, a gig he did for free. No dress-up clothes for the rest of us backpackers. Our tuxes were in the cleaners. Here ...

... and quick professional service just brilliant!). We had a brief low down of Quito itself en route to the JW Marriott, these being: 1) Quito, as other high altitude cities, has a smog problem, 2) The Ecuadorian Currency was defunct in 2000 and replaced ...