Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham)
The best of several cheapies on the waterfront, Hostal San Francisco has simple but clean rooms with hot-water bathrooms and friendly owners who also run…
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Quito
Located just 10km away from Quito airport, family-run Posada Mirolindo is handy for early morning flights. Transport to and from the airport is included…
Quito
In a homey, colonial-style house in Mariscal Sucre, Casa Helbling is clean, relaxed and friendly. It has a guest kitchen, laundry facilities and relaxing…
Central Highlands
This rustic cabin at 4700m is in the heart of the reserve and sleeps up to 25. Be prepared for low nighttime temperatures – yes, you'll need a sleeping…
Ecuador
The simple refugio has basic kitchen and bathroom facilities; bring a sleeping bag and food. Camping ($5; you need your own gear) is also allowed. Call…
Loja
The Metropolitano is a decent budget option: comfortable rooms with hardwood floors, decent beds and cable TV. It’s dark, though, so try to score a window.
Quito
The sleek new business hotel at Quito airport is convenient for early flights in or out of the Galápagos or Amazon. Rooms are bright, spacious and modern.
Vilcabamba
Las Margaritas' high white walls conceal clean rooms in a tidy German-style home, with a breakfast room overlooking the pool, all wrapped in a lush garden.
Tena
Small rooms within a gated courtyard are simple, functional and clean, as is the tiny shared kitchen. Amenities include hammocks, hot water and wifi.
South Coast
A short stroll downhill from Plaza de la Independencia, this small, inexpensive, and friendly place has hot water and dated but well-cared-for rooms.
Southern Highlands
Accessed via the Bombuscaro control in the lowland sector of the park, these basic cabañas come without mattresses; you can camp for free.
Northern Highlands
This centrally located hotel has small, efficiently designed, boutique-style rooms and a well-attended Chinese restaurant attached.
The Quilotoa Loop
A functional and clean hotel, right near the main plaza, with 12 rooms featuring old-school televisions and tidy bathrooms.
Southern Highlands
Has clean, well-lit rooms, many of which look over Plaza Independencia. All have cable TV and electrically-heated showers.
Quito
Cozy and warm with attractive wood floors and a quiet enclosed garden. A large restaurant with a bar is attached.
Loja
Check out your reflection on the floor of this squeaky-clean place. Rooms are big with hot showers and cable TV.
Southern Highlands
A friendly and decent, if lacking in atmosphere, choice for bedding down, three blocks west of the bus station.
Northern Highlands
A sweet family with a sweet dog, and warm blankets. And wi-fi! Not much more you can ask for, at this price.
Central Highlands
The lower of the two refuges is at 4850m. You'll need a sleeping bag. Your guide will make reservations.
The Oriente
This six-floor place will pass in a pinch. Some rooms are pokey; all have acceptable private bathrooms.
The Oriente
Just off the park, Hostal Romanza is a clean, safe and perfectly fine place to lay your head in Sucúa.
Quito
A cozy and charming hotel decorated with a colonial-era theme, with adobe walls and terracotta floors.
Central Highlands
This cozy hut at 4800m is used nearly exclusively by climbers. Your guide will arrange reservations.
The Oriente
Basic but clean, with wood-paneled rooms and cold-water showers. Breakfast is available ($3).
South Coast
The newer Marvento II has high-end furnishings, and a mostly shaded pool and courtyard.
South Coast
Marvento Suites is plush with large rooms, a sauna, pool and Jacuzzi (plus a lift).
The Quilotoa Loop
This hostería, north of the cemetery, has basic rooms arranged around an unkempt garden with roving turkeys, ducks and geese. The best rooms, on the…
Puerto López
At the south end of the beach (past the pier, nominally the 'quiet' part of town), Monte Libano has simple, clean, but some neglected rooms and a friendly…
Quito
A curiously decorated remodeled mansion with baroque rooms, decked out with a hodgepodge of mismatched furniture and artwork. Unfortunately, most of the…
South Coast
The grand dame of town is the Hotel Hernancor, with its facade of reflective glass and prominently displayed flags. A basic socialist-style theme extends…
North Coast & Lowlands
This faded place is the cheapest option in town, with fan-cooled rooms and lots of plastic flowers. There are some neat balconies overhanging the busy…
Otavalo
Housed in a building with a spruced-up exterior, Runa Pacha's rooms could use a similar facelift, but at these prices, who's complaining? The very basic…
Ecuador
This very basic refuge is on the slopes of Guagua Pichincha. You'll need to bring your own food and camping stove to heat it up. From here it's a short,…
South Coast
Located a short stroll before the border (and on the same road), the basic Hotel San Martin is good value. Renovations to modernize the lobby were…
The Quilotoa Loop
This basic hostel is just north of the plaza, right across from the lake trail. Most of the sparsely furnished and dusty rooms have fireplaces and thick…
Central Highlands
One of several low-budget hotels across from Machachi’s Plaza Mayorista, this place has lumpy beds, but the rooms are clean and comfortable enough.
South Coast
The friendly Hotel Vanessa can guarantee hot water, plus clean, comfortable (if a little dated) rooms; some in the back even get sunlight.
South Coast
Arena Caliente has standard tiled rooms that are in good shape. The best feature is the large courtyard swimming pool and lounge area.
The Galápagos Islands
The Floreana Lava Lodge is a collection of tidy little waterfront cabins set out on black-lava rock a few minutes from town. Often occupied by groups on…
