Hostal Quito Cultural

Excellent location 2 blocks from main square. The area is very safe, but be warned: everything shuts down about 6 at night! Dining options are limited. The owner is friendly and speaks excellent English; however, she did not understand the phrase '20 past 6' when I tried to organise a taxi to the airport, and nearly booked one for 11.40 instead; I suggest writing the time down to be sure there is no miscommunication. Nice breakfast of eggs, coffee, juice. A few problems: I was there for 2 nights and had 1 hot and 1 cold shower. Personally, a cold shower when I am paying hotel rates is completely unacceptable. When I arrived, the room I was shown was obviously occupied by someone else; when I notified to owner she assured me this was not possible, so I brought her up to the room to show her the evidence! She then showed me 2nd room but the lights did not work; the 3rd room was fine. All this was a very minor inconvenience to me, but suggests that she didn't really know what was going on. The hotel is on a corner of a pedestrianised street & another road that seems to be limited to buses. This means taxis cannot come directly to the hotel. The 1st day I was dropped 2 blocks away; this was fine for me (although it was steep walk!), but might be of concern if you are elderly or travelling with kids. The last day I was concerned as I didn't really want to walk a block very early in the morning to meet my taxi; but the driver very kindly came and met me at the hotel.

The hostel was adequate for staying a few nights, but somewhat difficult to get to for even the locals, especially with the streets closed because they were being paved so we had to walk a block with our lugguage. We were told that the neighborhood can be dangerous for tourists, but we didn't have any problems. Sundays will find you looking for a place to eat as most businesses are closed. Service and comfort were adequate as well as the free breakfast.

The only issue is that I note is that sometime the don't have hot water in the bathroom. The rest is excellent.

Excellent overall and very few complaints! One block away from the Presidential Palace so very central to many events, resturants, shopping, and people. Free wifi. Breakfast is simple (juice, bread, fruit, small omelet) and healthy. We stayed in a quad room and it was very roomy and clean and had a balcony. TV didn't work so well but no big deal. Daily bed making and clean towels (thin, motel type towels). Manager and staff were friendly and helpful but no one will strong English skills. Very secured with locked door all the time. Curfew at 11pm though. Not enough hooks in the room. Curtains very thin so light came through by early morning. But overall, we really enjoyed our stay...would definitely recommend!

Great location! We had a room with three beds, all comfortable and clean. The view from our window was amazing. You can see the Winged Virgin statue on the left, the Basilica del Voto Nacional on the right and a church bell tower in front of us. They even allowed us the use of their washer and dryer as we were to spend another week in the Galapagos.