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Hotel El Relicario del CarmenvsCasa Gangotena
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Casa Gangotena is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel El Relicario del Carmen. Casa Gangotena ranks #1 in Quito with positive reviews from 9 reviewers like Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Star Service.
Hotel El Relicario del Carmen
Lonely Planet
Venezuela 1041 y Olmedo, Quito 17041, Ecuador
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet "This delightful 18-room guesthouse is set in a converted colonial mansion sprinkled with colorful paintings and stained-glass windows." Full review
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
