Hostal Quito Cultural

I was impressed by the courtyard which all rooms enter from. Amazing flowers and plants everywhere, I felt like I could hang out there all day, very peaceful. The rooms were very small, hard to move around. Pictures on the website make rooms look larger. So, so on cleanliness of the room. Housekeeping didn't come by the clean one day. My key didn't always work to lock my door on the way out. I did feels safe as a young woman traveling alone as you need to be buzzed in to enter the hotel. I enjoyed my small balcony that looked on the busy street below, which played music loudly until 9pm. Great location for walking to nearby churches and for shopping. I found many cute markets close by and lots of places to eat. The airport taxi runs 24 hours which was helpful getting in at odd hours, and was very friendly, clean and safe.

It started with emails saying that although we booked a double oom for two adults at $35/night, that was the single peson ate and it really would be $58/night. No credit cad accepted. The person working there - we never met the owner - seemed put out to have us there, which is inconvenient because the door to the hostal is kept locked and you have to ring the bell to get let in. The inner courtyard is nice, a great view of the city and some funky couches to sit on and admire the view inside as well as out. The location couldn't be better as it is in the middle of the old city and walking distance to a thousand churches. It was pretty clean, but no little shampoos or things like that.

We were attracted by a special offer via Expedia for 1 room, 2 pax . Offer was confirmed via Expedia. At the time we arrived at the Hotel, the Manager denied that the confirmation is valid and that the offer is only good for 1 person (she claims 'it's a mistake'). Because of late arrival we decided to stay but were charged 58USD instead of agreed 35USD , per night and room , 2 pax. breakfast is not amazing compared with similar hotels in Ecuador / Quito. We were able to do late check-out for add'l 10USD.

It is a great place to stay if you plan to visit the old Quito and that you are only looking for a place to rest. There's not a lot of things to do, small rooms, a small TV... However, there's hot water, good breakfast and a nice view from the last floor.

Ethnic and comfortable in convenient place. I loved the relaxed surroundings and the owner / manager was friendly and helpful.

I'd recommend this place for someone who is looking for basic accommodation on a budget. It is what it is, as in, it's no Hilton. The staff was friendly and tries really hard to be helpful. The staff doesn't speak much English. Actually must of Ecuador don't speak much English, so it's really my fault for not knowing Spanish. Even with the language barrier, everyone tried to be helpful. I only gave cleanliness "OK" because the hardwood floor is dirty - I couldn't/wouldn't walk on it with my bare feet. But everything else is very clean. I gave it an "ok" for its overall rating, which is fine for the price. I booked this accommodation pretty much with this expectation in mind. The one thing I'd like to mention is that I like this place because of it's location and I felt very safe during my stay. There are a couple of things that you should be aware of. First, the hot water is hit or miss. The first day, it was really hot, the 2nd day it was cold, the 3rd day I told them about the lack of hot water and they turned it back on (?!), then the 4th day a different lady gestured for me to wait a while for the water to get hot - but only got to lukewarm. Second, I wish when I asked them to call me a taxi, they actually calls me a real taxi and not some guy that drives a pick up truck. I actually just wanted a regular taxi to take me to the airport and not their "shuttle service" that charges more than what taxis are allowed to charge.

The location is good...right in the historic center and close to bus lines. There are also some restaurants nearby. The staff is very nice. The room was comfortable. The one complaint I have is their airport transfer service. I had to leave at 4am for the airport for an early flight. They arranged for the taxi to come at 4am, and even verified the price, but at 4am, 405, 410, 415 am..no taxi showed up. And there were no employees to be found anywhere. I had to go out into the street at 4am and flag down a taxi. Luckily I got one and made it on time, but I found the whole thing very unprofessional.

Hotel is OK. But 2 main things we didn't like: no hot water except in the morning and had to stay and wait sometimes few minutes at a time for them to open the door into hostel from the street. Once spent 15 minutes outside in the middle of the night waiting for them to open. Hotel is OK but i think there are better choices in old town.

It is in a great location in the historical district. The staff are friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good.

We really enjoyed the hostal, the owner and staff are great. This is a family type hostal, very laid back. The room was great for the price. Down the block were rooms for 5 times as much. This hostal is simple and traditional. We will recommend this hostal to anyone and everyone, and we will use it again the next time we go to Quito Ecuador.