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Casa GangotenavsHostal El Taxo
Both hotels are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Casa Gangotena is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hostal El Taxo. Casa Gangotena comes in at 96 with endorsements from 9 publications like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Star Service.
Casa Gangotena
Condé Nast Traveler
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Jetsetter
Hideaway Report
The Telegraph Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Bolivar Oe6-41 y Cuenca, esq., Quito, Ecuador
From $378/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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 "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 "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 "Historic mansion turned boutique sleep fronting Quito’s famous Plaza de San Francisco." Full review
Hideaway Report92.0
"Stylish hotel in a renovated three-story mansion overlooking the lively Plaza de San Francisco." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A delightful character hotel at the heart of Old Quito." Full review
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."
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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 "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 "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
Hostal El Taxo Lonely Planet
Mariscal Foch 909 y Cordero, Quito, Ecuador
From $15/night
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe
Lonely Planet "Friendly and modest, El Taxo occupies a converted ’70s house with pleasant, colorful rooms, most of which have shared bathrooms." Full review
