Hostería Séptimo Paraíso

Location:
Mindo, Ecuador

Hotel

By Dawn Wohlfarth Arteaga

This hotel is set in a private reserve towards the top of the access road to Mindo closer to the main highway with acres of untouched cloud forest, private paths for bird watching, a hummingbird garden, a lovely open air café and even a jungle gym for kids.

The 22 rooms have the feel of a country home and are good for those who like more comfort than most ecolodges of the region offer. Everything is excellent quality and naturalist guides are all bilingual.

The owners preserve the surrounding cloud forest via a non-profit organization and are involved in local conservation issues and make efforts so that the hotel ecologically friendly.

There are a lot of extras like a pool, sauna, satellite television, private transportation, internet facilities and more.

This Hotel is: Expensive

Hotel Amenities, Services and Facilities All Credit Cards Accepted, Restaurant, Bar, Breakfast Included, Laundry Service, Internet Facilities - Charge, 24-Hour Reception, Safe in Reception or Rooms, Travel Info Desk, Lounge, Book Exchange - Free, Luggage Storage, Airport Pickup - Extra Charge, Parking - Free, Linens Included, Non-Smoking Rooms, 24-Hour Hot Water, Gift Shop, Child-Friendly Facilities, Outdoor Swimming Pool, Sauna, Room Service, Wake-Up Call

Getting There:
Located off the main access road into Mindo a couple of minutes by car down the road and about 10 minutes by car from the center of town.

Room Prices:
Lower:$55
Higher:$110
Price Description:Rooms range in price from $55-110 plus 22% tax and service.

Contact Information:
Phone: 5932-2893160
E-mail: info(at)remove-this.septimoparaiso.com
URL: www.septimoparaiso.com

Traveler Reviews of Hostería Séptimo Paraíso

Seven Dollars for Tea!

Rating: 25%

The hostel is in a beautiful location and the people who work there are friendly and helpful. (We had some excellent Argentinian wine that you can't get many places in Ecuador and it's obvious the owners know a lot about the environment and are trying to protect their area.) However, it is WAY overpriced. The rooms are nice, but not worth $80. The dinner is fine, but not worth the minimum $13.50 you pay for it. For the amount you pay, one would think you would get a few free tea bags--they charged us $7.20 for six bags of tea!! In addition, when we checked in, they tried to sell us on a "special" which would have cost us even more. There are many more places close by that would be better. DO NOT STAY THERE--unless you have lots of money you're just dying to get rid of!

By V!VA User from Quito, Ecuador, Apr 12, 2006

Our week in the Cloud Forest

Rating: 100%

My wife and I visited the cloud forest resort of SeptimoParaiso for a week in July 2005. We had a wonderful time, and we are going back again for a week this summer. We first met our host, Pablo Léon, several years ago in the Amazon rainforest, where he was guiding our tour. When Pablo wasn't guiding, he was a PhD in herpetology (reptiles) studying in New Orleans. Now, he and his lovely wife Ana run their own lodge and research station. While the study of birds is "primo" down there, I understand that Pablo wants to extend the research into reptiles. During our stay there, we did see one snake, but there were lots of birds! The food was great, Pablo and Ana's two young sons were -- well -- just like two young boys should be. And Tony the dog was very friendly. We look forward to our trip back, and we will be taking a few extra days to tour Quito while we are there.

By V!VA User from AUBURN, MASS, May 19, 2006

Great Service

Rating: 100%

Septimo Paraiso was just fantastic, the room very comfortable, the hotel has a homy feel to it and the food is like grandma's. Rating= fantastic Roger Vinicalci, Italy

By V!VA User from Italy, May 19, 2006