Hostal El Vaquero

We had a lovely stay. The hotel ia big and it has a huge garden to walk arround. There are views of the quilotoa valley just behind. The rooms are nice and cousy and there are hammocks everywhere :) Victor is super welcoming, and very helpfull. We had a delicious dinner and breakfast. We are super happy that we've stayed here!

This hostel is mostly used for hikers doing the Quilotoa loop and so typically has young backpackers. It has a fantastic view of the valley as it's on the top of one side of the valley. The greeter was very accomodating and helpful. There is a turkish sauna and a dry sauna available for a low fee. The dry sauna only got slightly warm but the turkish sauna was nice after a cool and rainy hike. It was enfused with eucaliptis leaves which was nice but left our eyes burning after a while. The food was great. There is a common area with a wood stove and a rack to dry your wet clothes. They will prepare a sack lunch for you for a small fee.

We visited on 30 May and where the only two tourists there! Odd situation but the hosts were very hospitable and friendly. Unfortunately our Spanish is not very good but they percievered with us and made sure we had everything we needed. The rooms are all different and it is definitely worth upsizing to one of the larger rooms which are also a lot warmer and with a mountain view.

Un hotel muy cuidado. Hicimos noche antes de emprender la ruta a Kilotoa. Las habitaciones están bien. Los más agarradable es lo tranquilo y cuidado que lo tienen. Nada más llegar nos pusieron una estufa de leña para nosotros y nos prepararon un canelazo de naranjilla para entrar en calor. La familia que lo lleva es muy cuidadosa y comparten su hogar. Al terminar de cenar nos invitaron a pasar un rato al fuego con otra viajera que hacía la ruta. Ah! Las cuatro mantas que ponen en la cama para dormir te atrapan de verdad!!!

Excelente servicio, comida rica y habitaciones abrigadas. Buena experiencia, el dueño es una buena persona estuve pendiente de nosotros en cada momento, nos brindo una excelente información sobre el lugar que queríamos visitar, el ambiente es amigable.