Hotels near Vivarium, Quito

The hotel is good in all aspects, eating is very convenient, and many restaurants around are good. If you go out early in the morning, the hotel will also provide free coffee and snacks.

Me and my family (wife and our 5 YO daughter) stayed in Casa Alquimia in two separate occasions for 3 nights in total and in my opinion this hotel is an absolute gem in Quito Old Town. The location is excellent - most of the main sights are just a very short walk away and it is situated next to Calle La Ronda and Plaza de Santo Domingo. From the safety perspective we did not feel uncomfortable at any time while walking in the Old Town but it is still advisable not to wander around after dark. Fresh local knowledge about sights: the changing of the guards in the presidential palace is now on Tuesdays despite the fact that the most tourist brochures insist it is on Mondays. Now for the hotel itself - it actually is a gem. A very tastefully renovated colonial style building with a lofty inner courtyard that has been overwhelmed with cool details. And the rooms match the style - high ceilings, antique furniture and old wooden floors. The beds were very comfortable and of course the rooms were very clean and well maintained. As you are in Old Town, you can sometimes hear the street noise so it's not dead quiet but it never bothered us. The breakfast was also really good and always with a personal touch from the staff and as the breakfast is served on the roof, the food is always accompanied by the beautiful views towards El Panecillo and the Virgin of Quito statue. I left the best part for the last - the staff is incredible. Starting from the hostess who was really welcoming and helped us in every way. As we took a night bus to and from Amazon, our arrival and departure times were quite late but there was always someone there to let us in or help us to the taxi so big thank you for that. So all in all we had a great experience without anything to complain about. Although Quito is not a city that we recommend to spend a lot of time in but if you visit the country and plan to see the sights of the capital, Casa Alquimia is definitely a very recommendable place to stay.

The landlords are two old men. The old man receives the reception and the old woman cooks. The environment is clean and smoking is not allowed in the room. You will be reminded that you can smoke on the street on the roof. The food is very delicious. You can also make reservations for lunch and dinner.

I stayed here on a solo trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos. My guide recommended Hotel Casa Gardenia and I am so glad that he did. It was a wonderful place to stay, well situated in the Historic Centre of Quito. I felt very safe wandering the area especially with the map the front end people gave me that showed where it was advisable to walk or not walk. The service was impeccable. I have celiac disease and they gave me options for the breakfast ,which I appreciated. My room was on the street side of the building and there was some street noise. However, I put my sound machine on and it was absolutely fine. I loved coming in at the end of the day and having a glass of wine in the sitting area, looking at the view. One little bonus, directly across the street was a laundromat. I was able to have all my cleaning done before departing back home.

Very good place and service the location is near the airport

A great new hotel in Quito’s financial district, with plenty of great eateries around. The breakfast had something for everyone from cereal to toast, waffles to fruit. Staff were really attentive and always pleasant, polite and helpful. We chose this hotel as it had private underground parking, which was ideal and safe. My only criticism would be having to get the attention of someone to open the barriers to enter and leave. Thanks for a lovely stay, would highly recommend as an affordable stay in the city.

I like it very much, the eldest sister is warm and friendly, and the living environment is good.

We stayed here recently with our birding tour group but came 2 days early to see more of Quito. Our first room was a nice, but fairly standard, hotel room with a great view over the valley. Our second stay, one week later as we passed through Quito on our way east, was (fortunately for us) in a suite with a kitchen and washer/dryer. That was wonderful since it gave as an opportunity to do laundry before continuing our travels. The hotel is located about 3.5 miles from the Colonial area of Quito (Old Quito). A bit distant if you plan to go by foot but easy enough by taxi. The included breakfast is good, although lacking in variety. About your only choice is in how you'd like your eggs prepared. We ate dinner in the cafe twice with our group, once it was just OK, the second time was very good. Service can be a bit disorganized but friendly enough.

The room is very large and beautiful, the floor height is very high, the roof is very beautiful, in the city center, surrounded by attractions, breakfast is OK, continue to live here next time

Affordable, the environment can also