Casa GangotenavsHotel Plaza Grande
Hotel Plaza Grande and Casa Gangotena are both recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Casa Gangotena scores significantly better than Hotel Plaza Grande. Casa Gangotena comes in at #1 in Quito with positive reviews from 9 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Hideaway Report.
Casa Gangotena
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 Report
92.0
"Stylish hotel in a renovated three-story mansion overlooking the lively Plaza de San Francisco." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"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
Hotel Plaza Grande
Garcia Moreno N5-16 y Chile, Quito, Ecuador
From $315/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"An antidote to the concrete towers of modern Quito, the Hotel Plaza Grande, on the Centro Histórico's main square, has brought a new level of comfort to the capital."
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Which room to book: Of the rooms facing the plaza, No. 34 has a small balcony.
Fodor's
"Arguably Ecuador's most fabulous hotel (with, admittedly, prices to match) puts you right on the prime real estate of its namesake plaza." Full review
Frommer's
"Housed in the meticulously restored former home of one of Quito's founding fathers, this stylish hotel is opulent and grand." Full review
Insight Guides
"This grand 16th-century converted mansion overlooks the Plaza de la Independencia, and everything about it is first class."
Condé Nast Traveler
"An antidote to the concrete towers of modern Quito, the Hotel Plaza Grande, on the Centro Histórico’s main square, has brought a new level of comfort to the capital." Full review
Star Service
"One of the oldest hotels in town, this legendary structure in the heart of the Old Town is as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside." Full review
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A trio of suites face the plaza, offering the most grandiose views in the building, making them the most requested.
Lonely Planet
"Quito’s finest hotel offers gorgeously decorated rooms (all suites) with carved-wood details, chandeliers and marble bathrooms with Jacuzzi tubs." Full review
Gayot
"A boutique hotel that provides history and luxury in Quito’s central square."
Hideaway Report
90.0
"Elegant, warmhearted hotel in neoclassical building in Quito’s animated central square, next to the presidential palace and facing the cathedral." Full review