Mindo Garden Lodge and Wildlife Reserve
Location: 4 Km del Pueblo de Mindo Via Mariposario, Mindo, ec
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Riverside Retreat with Lush Gardens
Nestled along the tranquil Mindo River, Mindo Garden offers a picturesque escape with a sprawling garden, a cozy pizza restaurant, and a chic bar. The charming rooms boast gabled wooden roofs and ample windows, providing a bright and airy ambiance. Indulge in delectable breakfast offerings and savory pizza specialties at the on-site restaurant, while sipping on refreshing drinks in the garden. For leisure activities, guests can unwind in the reading room, catch up on shows in the lobby, or partake in thrilling adventures like canopy tours and rappelling. With free parking available, convenient access to both Mindo Central Park and Quito make Mindo Garden the ideal destination for your next getaway.
Important Information
Please note that the pool is located 0.6 mi away from the property.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Payment before arrival by bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Policies
Check-in: 01:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Check-out: 11:30 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Non-smoking rooms
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Terrace
- Family rooms
- Luggage storage
- Safety deposit box
- Tour desk
- Hot tub/Jacuzzi
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Board games/puzzles
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Concierge service
- Kid meals
- Kids' outdoor play equipment
- Heated pool
- Infinity pool
- Outdoor furniture
- Coffee Shop on site
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- CCTV outside property
- Television in common areas
- Billiards or pool table
- Free wired internet
- Playground on site
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
- Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
- Beach umbrellas
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Games
- Housekeeping on request
- Wine release events
- Reception hall
- Exercise/lap pool
- Japanese garden
- Covered parking
- Swimming nearby
- Vegetarian menu options available
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
- Accessible train station shuttle
- No accessible train station shuttle
Rooms Available
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King Suite with Spa Bath
This suite's standout features are the hot tub and spa bath. This spacious suite consists of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The suite provides a mini-bar, a tiled floor, as well as a terrace and a balcony. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Minibar
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Sofa
- Tile/marble floor
- Terrace
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
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Family Suite
The hot tub and spa bath are the standout features of this suite. This spacious suite consists of 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The suite provides a mini-bar, a tiled floor, as well as a terrace and a balcony. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Minibar
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Sofa
- Tile/marble floor
- Terrace
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
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Double Room with Private Bathroom
Features private bathroom.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Sofa
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
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Large Double or Twin Room
Features private bathroom.
Max Occupancy: 4 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
Guest Reviews
- Edison (9/5): Muy divertida y relajante! El hotel necesita ser refaccionado está muy viejo! - La atención del personal del Lodge! Excelente Problemas en las duchas para que salga agua caliente.
- Alejandra (8/5): - Las pocas áreas comunales las cerraron a las 7 de la noche, no hay servicio de toallas en la piscina que tienen más abajo ni servicio de comida ni snacks, además que cierran el área a las 4. Para el costo hay pocos servicios
- Jennifer (9/5): - The staff were very accommodating for our family's food allergies. Nothing
- Heber Isaías (3/5): Regular a malo - Alojamiento muy básico no se puede pedir mucho Habitación con olor a humedad, ropa de cama sucia y mal oliente, comida regular a mal, desayuno pobre, atención poco amable demasiado estricta. No es petfriendly, no tiene piscina en hotel sino que debes salir de la hostería y andar un par de kilómetros para ir a otra instalación con piscina. Siento que explotan al personal había una mujer que hizo el aseo de mi habitación a la rápida, luego estaba en la cocina haciendo los almuerzos y la vi hasta altas horas de la noche trabajando pésimo.
- Ricardo Marcelo (9/5): -
- Isabel (1/5): Mala nunca me hospedé, ellos me aumentaron tarifa de 68 dólares q reservé a 260 por la fecha y aun envían como si yo est - No pude conocer nada, me cambiaron precios, no respetaron la tarifa en la que reservé y no pude ingresar. La atención del personal de recepción
- Nicson (7/5): - Las instalaciones separadas del hotel y el desayuno muy básico
- Jane (9/5): Very relaxing, quiet apart from listening to the birds & watching the hummingbirds - Beautiful setting alongside the river amongst the forest
- Gilberto (9/5): -
- Jeff (10/5): -
- Sarah (10/5): - Very kind and helpful staff, great food, and amazing location in the reserve. Exceeded expectations.
- MONICA (8/5): Maravillosa naturaleza - Está alejado del pueblo e inmerso en la naturaleza junto al río. Es muy tranquilo y ofrece hermosas caminatas y cascadas. El personal es sumamente amable y muy atento a las necesidades del huésped.
- William (8/5): -
- Stephanie (10/5): Loved this place <3 - The place has so many trails to walk and enkoy nature.
El lugar tiene muchos senderos para caminar y disfrutar de la naturaleza.
Ps: The manager of this place is amazing, my boyfriend got sick and he literally drove us into town to the hospital and waited for us there and then drove us back. He also shared so much about the hostel and it was great to meet him!
Ps: El gerente de este lugar es increíble. Mi novio se enfermó y nos llevó al hospital, nos esperó allí y luego nos trajo de vuelta. ¡También nos contó muchísimas cosas sobre el hostal y fue un placer conocerlo! Nothing.
Nada.
- Geovanny Fernando (9/5): -
- HUGO (9/5): -
- Maria (7/5): Ideal para reencontrarse con la naturaleza - El desayuno estuvo bueno y la ubicación es ideal, mucha naturaleza, senderos, cascadas. El personal muy amable, pero los horarios del desayuno muy tarde y el comedor cierra muy temprano.
- Sebastian (10/5): -
- Ninfa (10/5): excelente - todo nada
- Sergio Martin (7/5): A wonderful stay around nature, yet with room cleaning issues. - Its location. Each room is close to the river, you can hear the water flowing and the sounds of the trees including birds singing. The room was not vacuum cleaned, there was dust all over the floor.
- Juan Esteban (8/5): Great location. - Suites are new. By the river with a nice jacuzzi and very big bathroom. Breakfast is so simple. Not what I expect when you rent a 350/night suite.
- Peter (6/5): It was a beautiful location, being right on the river. the trails need a lot of work/ - The breakfast was very nice, The location was wonderful on the river and out of town. the facility has seen better times, needs a big upgrade.
- Nancy (1/5): Beware, mites in the bed! - Nice location Cleaning not done regularly and the beds have mites
- Rebecca (10/5): - The hotel is right at the end of an unmade road out of Mindo. So very tranquil. The gardens are beautiful, and if you like hiking, there are trails that you can follow to reach a great view or a waterfall. The room was clean and comfortable. The staff were excellent, especially the young receptionist. There was nothing I didn't like.
- Valentina (9/5): -
- Camila (1/5): -
- Carlos (10/5): -
- Danielle (10/5): Would stay again! Gorgeous - Beautiful garden and nice staff Hot room at times
- Ryan (10/5): - The gardens of the property were really beautiful, really enjoyed sitting by the river at breakfast. Breakfast was nice too. It’s a little out of town but short taxi ride away or you can walk in 30-40 mins if you’re quick.
- Saul (10/5): - El bosque privado Todo me gustó
- Cesar (8/5): Overall good experience - Beautiful place and environment Too many rooms in the cabin no privacy
- Orna (9/5): For nature lovers, do not miss this place. - Excellent location, nearby a river in the Jungle. Maintanance can be better.
- Orna (8/5): Wonderfull cabin in the jungle with a river streaming next to your cabin. - The cabin is nearby a river serrounding with a lot of trees which gives a real feel of nature. The location of the hotel as it appears in booking.com is far 40 minutes ride from the actual location. I hope they fixed it.
- Phil (5/5): Cute location not so great hotel - It was nice being by the river No hot water. The hot tub had too many chemicals. The floors were slippery. The food was limited and the front desk staff was not accommodating
- Adriana (7/5): Nice location, lots of little problems - The location and the surroundings. The forest and the river around the hotel are very beautiful. Staff is very nice and helpful. Service during the breakfast was very pleasant. •The pool is not in the hotel! The description of the hotel says there is an outdoor swimming pool, which turns out to be 2km down the road in some other hotel. We were told we could use the pool until 7pm, but when we arrived at the hotel with the pool, we were told that 'people from up the road' are only aloud to use the pool until 4pm.
•There is a QR code available to see the restaurant's menu. But turns out it is not up to date, so when you want to pay, the final price is higher than expected.
•The restaurant hours are written in a little sign that is given to you when you sit at the restaurant (with a service button attached to it), but turns out that THAT is also not up to date, so when you want to order something for dinner, the kitchen is already closed.
•Our bed was EXTREMELY noisy, the boards under the mattress sounded like a pig was being slaughtered every time we turned... (Room 203)
- Alejandro (8/5): Very good -
- Andrew (10/5): Perfect, quiet, among beautiful grounds and we loved the walks. - Mindo gardens is a few km out of the main town of Mindo. It has its own land with some trails/walks to nearby waterfalls. The gardens are beautiful and teaming with birds, frogs and other wildlife. So if you want a perfect/quiet get away staying somewhere beautiful while able to see wildlife then this is perfect.
If you want to be central to Mindo and in a more busy environment then this may not be for you as the walk/taxi into town will get tiresome. There is very little I would change. It was perfect for our needs.
- Andrea (10/5): Exceptional -
- Juan (7/5): Ubicación de locos. Las caminatas y laguna faciales y sobretodo increíbles. - River front. You can enjoy the river while being in the cabin Food. Dinner was fair but not as expected. Cabin had a leak for mosquitos. When the light was on mosquitoes came
- Meiling (9/5): Riverside accommodation in the middle of Mindo Forest . - Excellent for bird watchers cabin close to the river with the soothing sounds of the hummingbirds and running stream. Hikes nearby to two waterfalls and the small lagoon, great for night safari for frogs and insects. Chef is very good loved the grilled prawns. The hotel was kind to give me a lift to Mindo as I did not have a car. Shower on the lower floor is partially visible by passers by. Need to wake early to go to Lek for a chance to see the Cock on the rock and Toucans.
- David (8/5): Very good -
- Pescador (8/5): Very good - The staff was 👍 great. A beautiful jungle and nearby river. Birds 🐦 everywhere. Bed and pillows were a lumpy. Gets cold at night. Toilet seat was broken.
- Charles (10/5): The rooms are on the rio, love the sound to sleep by. Loved the birds, saw yellow billed toucans from patio - The staff is the best, Freddie is very helpful with booking tours and getting transportation. Elvis is the Chef and his cooking, outstanding. We loved every meal. Erika is over the office and has attention to details
- Michael (9/5): Superb - This is a lovely place to stay a few kms outside of Mindo, beside the river surrounded by forest. We were in Mindo bird watching so enjoyed the feeders. The staff were great - very helpful and attentive to our needs and very friendly. The food was tasty and fresh and the kitchen kindly provided us with breakfast to take away when we were leaving early. Some of the windows were just mosquito netting - which kept out the mosquitos but did allow small flies in. These were harmless/non-biting but annoying
- Pat (10/5): Romantic Jungle Treehouse Experience! - It’s in the middle of the jungle — really amazing!! We saw wild to and flying around during breakfast, and dozens of other animals and birds. Room was clean, without any bugs or mosquitoes, and had an awesome view.
- Valeska (10/5): Nature place to disconnect - This is the perfect place if you want to disconnect, it’s far from the main town in the middle of a forest and the river is next to. There are waterfalls and a lagoon you can go included. It’s a super nice property. Two things to improve: the breakfast is very basic and the pool is located 1.8 km away. the breakfast is very basic and the pool is located 1.8 km away. Book if you do have car.
- Jessica (9/5): Beautiful place to stay - The place is beautiful! You can have breakfast watching the hummingbirds flying near you. The room was really clean and comfortable. Loved that we had water in the room. The hot water in the shower didn’t work well. It was really hot and after 5 minutes it was cold again. I could shower my daughter there. We didn’t like that the pool was not in the same place as the hostel and the shower didn’t work and there was no staff to ask for help. We were left alone.
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