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Casa Bambu
Casa Bambu is one of Quito's best values with clean dorm rooms at $5 per person and shared rooms at $7. This small hotel is full of character and homey touches. The lounges are spacious and have comfy couches, flowering plants, and a collection of books, games and DVDs for guests to use. Its several outdoor patios provide excellent views of Quito.
We recommend you take a cab when you first arrive, as the hotel is located up a steep hill not conducive to luggage. It's just a block from several main bus lines, so transportation isn't a problem once you stash the heavy stuff. Casa Bambu also locations in Mindo and and Canoa.
Location:
Solano E527 y Av. Colombia (up a steep hill from the southernmost corner of Parque el Ejido)
Centro Histórico, Quito, Ecuador
Hotel
This Hotel is: Budget
Hotel Amenities, Services and Facilities Community Kitchen, Luggage Storage, BBQ Area
Getting There:
Room Prices:
Lower:$5 (dorm)
Higher:$18 (private room)
Contact Information:
Phone: 593-2-222-6738
URL: hotelbambuecuador.com/pages/casaquito.html
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Reviews
Clean, cheap and good value
I enjoyed staying at this place because it was clean and cheap and overall a good value. We had a nice stay here.
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Jan. 08'
I arrived in Quito to a terrible hotel and due to it's good reputation, I went instead to Casa Bambu. The first week I was there, I was very happy. I lucked out with a $7 private room with shared bathroom. Everything was fine. But when I returned after a week away, my reservation for a similar room was not honored and all that was left was an $18 room which seemed to be always empty due to the lack of a view and it being very poorly situated under the (loud) hang out area. I left again and tried to make another reservation. I returned a week later and again, the type of room i reserved wasn't available. This was happening to a lot of travellers. The reservation system is a messy notebook where staff scribbles in requests. They don't seem to check if there are reservations before giving the rooms away. Upon arriving for my 3rd visit, the receptionist, a very rude young woman who was new and drawing many complaints, was wearing one of my shirts. When she saw me she ran upstairs and returned with a sweatshirt on. I told her she was wearing my shirt and she didn't deny it, she gave it back. Several guests spoke to the owner about these issues and the girl was immediately fired. The owner was really nice and he and his family started working in the hostel, apparently to put things back into order.
The Good: location, view from patio, equipped kitchen, easy to meet other travelers, clean.
The Bad: not much garden or outdoor space to be alone, very social atmosphere, rooms can be great or suck, it's all luck.
The ugly: theft, one robbery by gunpoint occured outside on the street while i was there (which is not the hostels fault, of course, and could happen anywhere in quito), reservations are not honored. One worker actually walked into my room with new guests while I was sleeping to give my room to someone who had a reservation.
I do think the owners are concerned and working on these issues.
casa de bambu
Basically the cheapest place you´ll find in quito, good kitchen, really cool people who stay there. The staff however is NOT helpful. Expect to recieve contradicting or even flat out wrong information from them. Generally not friendly.
hostel bambu
Awesome hostel, Cheap, good location between the old and new towns. Super clean, you even get your bed made every day!
2 good kitchens, internet, bbq and awesome roof top terrace. Best hostel i have stopped in in South america in the last 5 months.
Nice place for long term stays
We stayed at Casa Bambu for 6 weeks while studying Spanish. It is a nice, comfortable place to spend so much time. For 1 month, the cost is $160 for a double room. Our room had a balcony overlooking the street. Other rooms open into the courtyard. There are two big kitchens and the highlight is the enourmous roof top terrace. There are great view from the terrace. There are hammocks, tables, a double chair swing and a ping pong table. There are planty of comfortable areas to sit inside too. There is a big compute lounge (3 computers), a lending library room and a tv room where you can rent DVDs to watch. The location is safe and quiet. The place is mellow. Although it is social, if you ae looking fo a party scene, this may not be the place for you. Many people here are studying spanish, so it is a good place to practice. The owners are nice and helpful and they will do you laundry for a few US dollars. IF you want to book a room, you can call ahead and ask in spanish. Or, like us, you can just show up and ring the bell. We did have to wait 2 days for the private room, but it was worth it!
Casa Bambu
Great place not just for short stays but also for staying a longer time in Quito.
bambu
stay there!
DORM BEDS $5
Nice views, bit of a steep walk. Dorm beds are $5 not $4, I have told L!VE this twice and it still says $4 in the review. Live up to your Live title L!ve!
We found a home in Quito...
I lived there with my boyfriend for about 4 month and we really spend a nice time there. Everything was very clean! The kitchen is evry big one, where every room has got its own space in the refrigerator.
I can recommend it as well to people who want to stay there for longer, because when you have seen the panoramic view of Quito, while drinking your coffee on the terrace you don't want to leave anymore.
To the review which deals with stolen stuff: i can say that we always felt safe there and that we did not even lose a penny there.
We loved our time in Casa Bambu,
Johanna and Gerhard from Germany
nightmare at casa bambu
We stayed here for some time - to start with we loved its location and views, cleanliness etc - everything the other reviews say... until things started to go missing from our room. The owners accused us of lying.They never helped. We lost our camera, our mobile, money... ever since the new cleaner started work. They never sacked her. They got angry at us. Now my friend is there and she had her laptop stolen. They have shouted at her and threatened her. Its awful. Not worth the stress.
great athmosphere
la casa bambu esta un lugar tan comodo y limpio con personas amables y el ambiente es bacan porque tambien hay gente que quedan alla para unos meses. solamente falta una liquidora en la cocina.
especial
totalmente chevere! Me gusta mucho.
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