Where to Stay in Ecuador: Mini Hotel Reviews

About this episode

The episode discusses various accommodations in Ecuador, featuring mini hotel reviews from Tamara's recent trip.

We recently covered Tamara's Galapagos cruise and also some tips for visiting Ecuador, but this week we are digging into where to stay in Ecuador. Tamara gives a recap of her trip including some mini hotel reviews for Hacienda La Danesa, Mashpi Lodge, and Hacienda Zuleta. Episode Highlights Tamara spent 17 nights in Ecuador including 5 nights in the Galapagos, 1 night at Hacienda La Danesa, 2 nights in Cuenca, 1 night near Cotopaxi, 3 nights in Quito, 2 nights in the Mashpi Lodge, and 2 nights at Hacienda Zuleta You wouldn't want to move around this much but Tamara wanted to see a lot of the country Hacienda La Danesa is a good pairing with the Galapagos It is 1.5 hours from Guayaquil It is on a large property with a farm, cacoa plantation, and a teak plantation on site It is an all-inclusive property. There are only seven accommodations and there is also the family home, as it is still family run The lodge is very beautiful with a bar, restaurant, lounge area, and library The design and style is very beautiful and perfect for those that really appreciate nice design Included activities include milking the cows, biking with a local guide, river tubing, a visit to the cacao…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kimberly Tate, Tamara Gruber

Guest: Tamara

Topics covered

• Ecuador travel
• hotel reviews
• Galapagos cruise
• family travel
• cloud forest experience

Keywords

• Ecuador
• hotel reviews
• Hacienda La Danesa
• Mashpi Lodge
• Hacienda Zuleta
• family travel
• Galapagos

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ecuador, Galapagos, Hacienda La Danesa, Mashpi Lodge, Hacienda Zuleta, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Cotopaxi, Quito

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