Volcano Land id a small hostería specializing in adventure travel, located about an hour and forty minutes from Quito. Visitors leave the highway near Machachi and continue up the road for another half hour.
It is a converted hacienda, but the hacienda itself is as old as some others...
This 400+ year-old hacienda, near the base of the famous Cotopaxi Volcano, is spacious and caters to the international traveler seeking a bit of extra luxury. The walls are made with volcanic rock and have withstood countless tremors from its active volcanic neighbor.
There are 32 rooms,...
Papagayo is a beautiful hosteria, one hour's bus ride south of Quito, close to the town of Machachi. It offers superb views, access to eight different volcanoes, daily farm activities, farm animals, nearby hikes, fiestas, free internet, a jacuzzi, BBQs and an international chef. Mountain tours are...
Set just inside the bleak, beautiful wilderness that is the Cotopaxi National Park, Tambopaxi is an acclimatization center that advertises itself as "the best place to stay and climb Cotopaxi." At an 3,750 m elevation, this is probably a resonable claim. Tambopaxi offers two...
Hato Verde country house is about 150 years old and it still serves as home for the owner and his family, and in keeping with the original style of the old house there are six luxurious rooms, each one with private bathroom and fireplace. There is impeccable masonry work on the walls,...