Ecuador

Hotel del Parque

This opulent hotel resides in Guayaquil’s Parque Histórico (Historic Park). Built on the bank of the Rio Daule and surrounded by the botanical gardens of the park, Hotel del Parque is a tranquil haven in Ecuador’s most populous city. The hotel has a fascinating history: Originally built in 1890, it was painstakingly deconstructed and rebuilt in its new location in the 1980s.

Mashpi Lodge

Mashpi lodge must be seen to be believed. Built on the site of a former timber mill, this architectural marvel is surrounded by 2,500 acres of pristine Cloud forest reserve. Incredibly, not a single tree was felled in creating the property or the single access road.

Pikaia Lodge

The location, design and execution of Pikaia Lodge is nothing short of spectacular. Set atop an extinct volcano crater, carpeted in lush vegetation, the views over Santa Cruz island and across to Santa Fe Island really are captivating…especially from the comfort of the infinity pool!

Angermeyer Waterfront Inn

Built on the site of Gus Angermeyer’s cave, one of the first European settlers on Santa Cruz, the Angermeyer Waterfront Inn embraces the spirit of this pioneering family and combines it with the comfort of today’s mod-cons.

Golden Bay Galapagos Hotel

Apart from the risk of losing your sunlounger to a sea lion, the Golden Bay Galapagos hotel is the ideal place to stay and enjoy the charms of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

Scalesia Galapagos Lodge

Situated in the highlands of Isla Isabela, Scalesia Galapagos Lodge offers an immersive highlands experience in luxurious safari-style tents. Spread across a 40-acre plot on the slopes of Volcan Sierra Negra, the tents are surrounded by native flora and fauna (including trees and shrubs of the Scalesia genus, hence the name), all with wonderful views of the Pacific.

Albemarle Galapagos Boutique Hotel

A boutique hotel in Isla Isabela’s Puerto Villamil, the Albemarle is a bright and welcoming property – with an entrance that spills right on to soft sands and palm trees! We recommend one of the balcony rooms, so you can count the marine iguanas and sea lions sunning themselves on the beach…and go and join them as and when you wish (staying 2 metres away, of course)!

Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel

Our pick of the hotels on Isla Isabela. The Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel is the newest property in Puerto Villamil and, for us, delivers on all fronts. Located on a beautiful beach, you really can sit and watch iguanas crossing the golden sand dunes; all from the comfort of the picturesque poolside or rooftop terrace!

Hotel Plaza Grande

This majestic, opulent hotel surely wins the ‘best location’ accolade, sitting, as it does, on one corner of Quito’s main square – Plaza de la Independencia (also known as Plaza Grande). Sharing the square is the Presidential palace, Metropolitan Cathedral, Archbishop’s palace and City Hall; very prestigious neighbours for your stay in the capital!

Casa Gangotena

This lavish hotel have prime location on Plaza de San Francisco, overlooking the bustling square and imposing Baroque church of the same name. Whilst most the original colonial mansion was destroyed in a fire in 1914, the property was gloriously rebuilt over the next decade by Quito’s esteemed Gangotena family, with a neoclassic façade and art deco interior.

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