Hamadryade Lodge

We booked the glamping option. Our tent was lofted and surrounded by beautiful nature. There were a lot of bugs, which was to be expected but thankfully there was a mosquito net right around the bed. The staff were friendly! Breakfast was pretty good! It included fruits, eggs, coffee, juice, pancakes or crepe. (However, they were always about 30 minutes late with the food despite having to reserve a time the night before.) Food, drinks and activities offered by the hotel were mediocre and overpriced. I would definitely recommend going into nearby towns for more authentic, affordable food (Tena, Archidona). We did do the full day tour with them which included a long boat ride, tubing, a stop at the Amazonicoo Rescue Center (highly recommend!) and Kichwa community (very ackward/noninformative). If we could do it again, we would definitely have saved some money going into town ourselves or w better guides. Day 2, we went to Archidona + Jumandy Caves by taxi ourselves and would highly recommend it!

We stayed in cabin 2 for 3 nights. The rooms are very nice with wonderful jungle views. The receptionist is very helpful and provided information about what to do. There was a power outage and he brought a flashlight to our room without even asking. The road can be accessed with a normal car, despite what other reviews suggest. Things to improve: - water pressure is very low and it takes some time to shower, especially with long hair - the dogs sometimes scared me - breakfast is good, but you order the night before (there is a piece of paper where you easily put checkmarks on what you want to eat). BUT our breakfast was different than what we ordered every morning, at some point it even became funny that we told the server (in Spanish) that this is definitely not our breakfast and she apologized saying that she found our order. Then, she proceeded to replace the French toast and pancakes with crepes, even if we ordered bread. Forgot the fruit salad and brought boiled eggs instead of fried eggs. - food takes almost an hour to prepare, even when you order soup - we drank two bottles of wine (one Roze and one Red) for 40$ each. The wine was average and can be found for 10$ on a quick search. We still give 5 stars because of the jungle views, room quality, location and receptionist. Solve all issues because we will come back!

We are traveling all of Ecuador and this stay has been a highlight. It’s a lovely place, very well kept. The rooms are really your very own casita with one wall made of sliding glass doors to look out over the jungle. You can sit out on the balcony of your own room and listen to the wonderful sounds of the jungle. The meals were divine and quite well displayed while maintaining wonderful flavors. This provided an exotic experience while still honoring the nature of the Amazon. This is a delicate balance for any place and they have done an outstanding job. They even have a charger for the electric car. Well done!

When my husband and I first arrived we knew we had to adjust to our surroundings. We really wanted to immerse ourselves in Amazonia. This lodge is in the jungle so you should set your expectations accordingly. 1) I found the property to be beautiful and well kept. Every day people were cleaning and working around the lodge. Our room was tidied up every day. 2) They provide breakfast, which you order the night before. It arrived at the time we requested each day. We also had dinner each night. We ordered in advance and it arrived at the time we requested each evening. 3) The manager booked our activities each day. The only one we booked on our own was white water rafting. We booked the following tours through the lodge: Waterfall las Latas, Tubing, Machacu Walk, Ceibo walk, Paikawe Lagoon, and Cacoa Tour. Favorite tours: Waterfall las Latas, Tubing, and Paikawe Lagoon. We would do these all again. A very good experience. Least favorite tours: Machacu Walk and Cacoa Tour. Special note: Carlos our guide was very very nice and spent most of our second day with us. We even had lunch in town with him which was very special. His son Javier was our guide on our first day and took to the falls and tubing. He was very sweet and did a great job. We had a very good experience at Hamadryade. There are 3 dogs living on the property. The dogs were friendly as well as Frida the monkey that hangs around the lodge. There were a couple areas that seemed a little tired, but I would expect that given that it’s in the jungle. The large couch located in the lower section was pretty beaten up by the environment so we didn’t sit there. It would be difficult to keep that looking fresh given the surroundings. Not a problem for us. The only thing that would have been nice is if they had large screens in your room so you can keep the sliding door open at night to get a little breeze but keep the bugs out.

The rooms are nicely done with views of the jungle but the restaurant service was literally the worst we’ve ever experienced. Even though you are asked to pre-order your meals every meal was 30-90 minutes late. The management is extremely defensive (as you’ll see from their responses from other negative reviews) and there is zero flexibility in their cancellation policy so beware.

Hamadryade is set in a gorgeous location with an incredibly friendly staff. My wife and I were consistently impressed by both the quality of the food and the ability of the team to make us feel at home. Upon departure, we discovered several personal belongings had been left behind by accident; the team offered to arrange for a taxi to drive to Quito overnight to ensure we had our belongings before our departure the next day. TRULY above and beyond.