Just returned today from Quito. Had the unfortunate experience of staying at Hotel Quito on Gonzalez Suarez. Strongly recommend to stay away. Thought it would be a bit of a splurg. Turned out to be a disaster. Newly remodeling, badly managed and run. They will take your money but will not provide the service - almost like theft. This hotel is unworthy of the 'Luxury" category.

They are pretty bad. To avoid this kind of experiences you should always check with a local travel agency that has been recommended to you.

Also another consideration is that "luxury" in a less developed country means probably 2 or 3 stars of a developed country.

The good thing about South America is that the low-end hotels ($5-$20 a day) are really nice in comparisson to the European hostels.


gratzi!

Ecuador Experiential Travel
http://www.barefootexpeditions.com
Quito, Ecuador - Menlo Park, CA
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