Casa del Montañero

A wonderful garden like base. it’s a real privilege to stay in Diego and Janeth‘s lovely casa. Cosy and spacious, spotlessly clean, outstanding breakfast and free tea around the lovely fireplace to return to in the evenings. Full of inspirational pictures from Diego’s climbing business and plenty of advice of how to enjoy the nearby area.

Great hosts

Everything was perfect! I had a great stay here. The bed was super comfortable, big rooms, nice breakfast. The owners were super friendly, took me to a shop and dropped me off at a meeting point where I got picked up. Highly recommend! Hope to come back one day:) Muchas gracias por todo!

Nada

I only had an overnight stay but the room was comfortable with a view (on tiptoe) of Cotopaxi. Clean, convenient. Good recommendations for eating out

Bathroom was down steep stairs. As a single female, felt a bit vulnerable walking back in the evening as area was very quiet and street not overlooked

Clean

Cold shower, kind a sad after a big hike …. Dogs barking on and off at night and during the day. I got awaken many times. Aweful!!!

The location is perfect for expeditions and adventures into Cotopaxi itself, right on the boundary and exit road to Cotopaxi (20-30 minute drive from here), also a very short walk to some highly rated eateries in Machachi. We stayed in a 3-bed bedroom (Cotopaxi Room) and they have some of the most comfortable beds and bed-setups of any place I've stayed in Ecuador, so if you need rest like we did (after 6 hours of heavy horse riding and one fall mid-gallop) then the comfort here is perfect. Warm rooms during night, good lighting, and small little social area for all guests, which is a lovely touch. They serve breakfast, which is incredible, as a bonus, and the owners are very warm, welcoming, and informative. They answered all our minor questions and helped inform us when our horseman showed up in the morning as well as preparing breakfast for us very, very early, so they really go above and beyond here. For the rooms alone, I would suggest booking here, Machachi is definitely worth a stay - seems like a very safe town (we were out early morning and late night without ever any issue, talked to many locals and they helped guide us around the town). The shower and toilet facilities are good, but the shower is slightly difficult to manage if you want a hot blast, but it's nothing to complain about.