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Café Cultura

Address: Robles at Reina Victoria, La Mariscal, Quito
Phone: 02/256-4956
www.cafecultura.com

Price range: $$
Location: New City

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.3/5

Fodor's Review:

This place's name sounds like that of a restaurant—and, indeed, the Sunday brunches are a Quito institution—but it is better known as one of Ecuador's premier boutique lodgings. The brilliant bougainvillea over the front gate lets you know that this colonial-style hotel—formerly the Center for Arts and Culture of the French Embassy—is something special. The wood-beamed lobby glows when there's a fire in the stone-trim hearth. A mezzanine above leads to the inn's comfortable guest rooms (some warmed by fireplaces). A popular café off the lobby serves breakfast and lunch. All rooms here are no-smoking. Pros: Homey atmosphere. Cons: Dark rooms.

Hotel Details: 18 rooms, 8 suites
In-room: no TV.
In-hotel: restaurant, laundry service, Internet terminal.
Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by janeq from ny on 11/18/09
Stayed 4 nights over the course of 2 weeks in Ecuador, was supposed to stay a 5th but they had overbooked.

Room2: due to the overbooking, they upgraded us to a suite the first 2nights-- large bed room, small hallway that led to bathroom and sitting room w/ windows on 3 sides. Found this room to have a cold temperature and have street noise.

Room 6: for 2nd 2 nights, very small ( decided we would pretend it was the bedroom of someone's house, but felt cell like), but this room was warmer and quieter. Peeked into other rooms on same landing after morning checkout and they were larger.

Both rooms had weak lighting in bathroom.

Overall: very unique hotel, loved the murals, wooden floors, fireplaces and library is a cozy place to relax in evening. Good breakfasts. Staff friendly and accomodating. No problems w/ storing luggage. If you want a unique, quirky place to stay, try it here, if you like a standard hotel experience you would probably be happier elsewhere.,

Member Rating: 3.6
Ratings details: Room: 3.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 3.0

Reviewed by xavier10 from Susex - England on 9/7/07
You might have stay at a different hotel. In my experience room 1 which is a suite is by far the best room in Quito - Ecuador so a word of advise, cheap is not the way of traveling specially in a dolarize economy such as the case of Ecuador.