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Hostal El ArupovsCasa Gangotena

Both Hostal El Arupo and Casa Gangotena are endorsed by experts. On balance, Casa Gangotena is the choice of most writers compared to Hostal El Arupo. Casa Gangotena has a TripExpert Score of 96 with recommendations from 9 publications including Jetsetter, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.

Hostal El Arupo
7/10
Juan Rodriguez E7-22 y Reina Victoria, Quito, Ecuador
From $43/night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Free Parking
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"A cozy and homey refuge from nearby Plaza Foch's madness, El Arupo is a spotless and warmly decorated converted house with a small, lovely front patio" Full review
Casa Gangotena
9/10
Bolivar Oe6-41 y Cuenca, esq., Quito, Ecuador
From $378/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"The third-floor wraparound terrace overlooks Plaza San Francisco and La Compañía, a seventeenth-century Jesuit cathedral widely considered to be among South America’s most beautiful." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The suites on the first and second floor are quieter than the rest, overlooking the hotel’s interior garden and Pichincha Volcano rather than busy Plaza San Francisco." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"This converted mansion encouraged visitors to linger in town longer, rather than be "in and out" for business or a cruise stopover." Full review
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Be sure to take a peek into the dining room to steal a glance at the wall mural designed by a local artist.
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Historic mansion turned boutique sleep fronting Quito’s famous Plaza de San Francisco." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
92.0
"Stylish hotel in a renovated three-story mansion overlooking the lively Plaza de San Francisco." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"A delightful character hotel at the heart of Old Quito." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Its exuberant, high-altitude sprawl and primordial natural splendor; I think of the elegant rooftop terrace of Casa Gangotena, where I sipped a cocktail while taking in a hallucinatory sunset." "
Frommer's Frommer's
"he grandest hotel in Quito, if not all of Ecuador. Looking over Plaza San Francisco, one of the city’s largest and most picturesque public squares." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Overlooking Plaza San Francisco, Casa Gangotena offers some of Quito’s finest accommodation, with first-rate service and elegantly designed rooms " Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Built as a private residence in 1534 and completely rebuilt in 1924, the three-story Renaissance-style Casa Gangotena honors its history through lovingly restored painted ceilings, wooden paneling, oil paintings, murals, and friezes" Full review

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