The 10 best Lodges in Imbabura Province, Ecuador

May 18, 2023 Stefan Strunk

Discover the best Lodges in Imbabura Province including Casa de Luis, Hacienda Primavera Wilderness Ecolodge, Casa Aida, Cabanas Balcon del Lago, Hosteria El Prado, Casa de Luis, Hospedaje Vertientes del Imbabura, Loma Wasi Village, Tunas y Cabras, Hosteria Quinta San Miguel.
Restaurants in Imbabura Province

1. Casa de Luis

Calle 14 de Febrero CF-CE-23 y El Lago Close To Entrance Of Parque Acuatico Araque, See Signs For Casa De Huéspedes, Otavalo 1234-1 Ecuador
Excellent
92%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 118 reviews

Casa de Luis

Casa de "Luis" offers accommodation in a private home on the second floor, we have 4 rooms: one with matrimonial bed + 1 twin, private bath, Satellite Tv, hardwood floors and views of Lake San Pablo... 1 room with queen bed, wooden floor, Otavalo tapestries, views of the Imbabura volcano, private bathroom,...1 superior room with King or 2 twins, desk, balcony, mountain view, flat tv with satellite channels & WIFI, 1 family room with 1 matrimonial bed and 2 twins mountain view, leaving room with lake view and terrce access. House has a Kitchenette with refrigerator, stove with oven, dinning table for 6 people, water bottle, microwaven oven, lake view. We do have garage for 1 car inside the house and for 3 more on front of the house. We can prepare dinner set menú, it is neccesary to ask at least one day in advance. All rates includes American breakfast (fresh fruit, coffee, tea, milk, cheese sándwich, fruit juice, eggs any style). We are located 300 meters from Parque Acuático Araque.

Cosy scenic house

Reviewed By 998willisp

Luis is extremely nice and helpful, his wife and him are also cook extremely well (we had a delicious dinner by the fireplace). The house is very cosy and the lake view is great (we had the family room). Luis helped us with the “to do” and taxi booking (yet it might be easier to have a car to reach the property and go around). Overall very nice stay, but too short (one night). One could find the roasters noisy in the morning, but it is part of the charm of a house outside of town!

2. Hacienda Primavera Wilderness Ecolodge

Caserio Primavera, Ibarra 59362 Ecuador
Excellent
87%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 85 reviews

Hacienda Primavera Wilderness Ecolodge

The hacienda is located three hours Northwest of Quito and one and a half hours Northwest of Otavalo and Ibarra The same family has owned the hacienda for over 90 years. Renovated luxury suites.

HACIENDA PRIMAVERA--THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH

Reviewed By tannerman80

Having traveled the world, we have finally discovered the most beautiful, peaceful place on earth! Jose and Daniella, who manage this remarkable hacienda which is located in an area that is half jungle and half cloud forest; are a very special young couple who almost immediately became like family. Their talents are many: from being accomplished musicians, to having a vast knowledge of architecture and interior design, obvious in all the unique details of the Hacienda. They are also completely attuned to what your individual interests are and will design itineraries accordingly. For us, we went to Cotacachi, a top quality leather town; stopped for famous biscuits in Cayembe, went on a tour of the Galletti coffee plantation which culminated in experiencing delicious Galletti coffee, selected as the #1 artisinal brand in Ecuador; hiked to see beautiful butterflies, and after dinner, enjoyed sitting around a fire pit where we roasted marshmellows and at our urging , Jose and Daniella sang for us. The rooms all have breathtaking views of the mountains and valleys and are both cozy and have many up to date comforts. It was magical to be enveloped by clouds and bird song in the morning and sunlight during the day where you can see for miles around, many brilliant shades of green. There is also a beautiful pool filled with refreshing spring water; wonderful Ecuadorian meals and a full bar where sophisticated cocktails are available. Kudos to the lovely, talented chef and bar tender. The entire atmosphere is completely conducive to rest. We all slept in a way we hadn't, since Covid hit New York City. Believe me, we all felt 15 months of tension drain away. I know this sounds over the top, but Hacienda Primavera really is a Shangri-la. Do yourself a favor and stay no less that two nights. Ideally more to get the full benefit of all Hacienda Primavera has to offer.

3. Casa Aida

La Esperanza, Galo Plaza Lasso # 19-291 Vía a Olmedo Barrio Santa Marianita, Sector del Cuartel Yaguachi, Ibarra 100154 Ecuador
Excellent
71%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 70 reviews

Casa Aida

Are you looking for a home away from home in Ecuador? Well that is exactly what you will find at this pictures, family run hostel in the heart of the Andes! Accommodation options include camping, dorm style and private rooms. Casa Aida offers delicious home cooked meals, hot showers, free WIFI, and guide services up Volcan Imbabura and other nearby locations!

Great support base for adventures in the area

Reviewed By Inga_K_K

Very friendly place with lots of history. Simple but comfy rooms with plenty of warm blankets to keep you cozy at night. Simple meals for a reasonable price. Shared showers and bathrooms. Very easy to reach from Ibarra - less than half an hour bus ride for 30 cents from parque Grijalva, and to go back just cross the street and raise hand for the next bus in about every 15 minutes. The best part was availability of guides (thanks Charles!) to accompany all kinds of activities available in the area: you get delivered by camioneta right to the start point and back. Walking to the starting point is not much of an option because of the distance and chances to meet country dogs (some of them of impressive size!) on the way, so unless you have your own car, this is really the most reasonable way to do it. Climbing Imbabura would be a bit much for me, but Cubilche was more my size of adventure. The hotel dogs are real swat-hearts, Rambo is great mountaineer despite having only three usable legs after a road accident, and his mom is a beauty and a great explorer of paramo. Having both of them along for the hike added immeasurably to the enjoyment. The hotel is actually placed on the main street of the village where there is house after house stretching all the way to Ibarra, which means there are some shops and a market available, but also quite a bit of noisy traffic. Inside however it is rural enough, including a view to a cow from my window (loved it!), and if you turn a corner off the main street, you are suddenly full on in the rural Ecuador with magnificent mountain views.

4. Cabanas Balcon del Lago

Cachimuel San Rafael Comunidad Indígena Cachimuel, San Rafael de la Laguna, Otavalo 100450 Ecuador
Excellent
68%
Good
22%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
2%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 65 reviews

Cabanas Balcon del Lago

We are located overlooking the beautiful San Pablo lake, only 5 minuets from Otavalo, where the famous indiginous market is. We have 5 stunning cabins, sitting on top of the green hills of San Rafeal with untouched views of the lake. Our first cabin is a family cabin that sleeps up to 6 people with a private bathroom, The secound is a matrimonial cabin with a double bed, a fire place and chimney and private bathroom The third sleeps up to 4 and also has a fire place and a private bathroom. We are a family run business and have built all the cabins ourself and we cant wait for you to come and see them. We offer free breakfast with all bookings. Please contact us via email or telephone for reservations. Come and enjoy our Ecuadorian slice of Paradise. Estamos ubicados frente al hermoso lago San Pablo, a solo 5 minutos de Otavalo, donde se encuentra el famoso mercado indígena. Tenemos 5 cabañas impresionantes, sentadas en la cima de las verdes colinas de San Rafeal con vista panoramica

Friendly Hosts and Delightful Views

Reviewed By coderPro

This is a wonderful hidden little gem. The hosts are incredibly friendly (including their adorable dog, Choco who slept outside our door every night). The entire family was very knowledgeable and the owner got up and made breakfast at 5:00 AM because we had to leave early. Ignore the reviews that say this place is more rustic than described. It is EXACTLY as described and there is a DELICIOUS restaurant called Puertolago International and National Restaurant five minutes away and right on the lake. The cabañas are roughly 15 minutes away from Otavalo. It is anything but isolated.

5. Hosteria El Prado

Panamericana Norte Km 1, Ibarra 100150 Ecuador
Excellent
42%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
11%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 19 reviews

Hosteria El Prado

fantastic place

Reviewed By mauricio i

Great place, I recommend this beautiful hostel, very modern and very comfortable. because it is a great place to stay and have a nice time with your loved ones and you can know all the things in the area. You can also enjoy the comfortable facilities, spacious rooms, jacuzzi, pool. Children can have a soccer field with synthetic grass, basketball, volley ball and of course massage room, sauna, Turkish bath, whirlpool, tennis court, own places to relax. because its Restaurant of National and International Food with Exclusive Service to the Letter, offers the best dishes to satisfy your palate. that is the reasons why the hosteria el Prado is the prefect place to pass moments with the family.

6. Casa de Luis

Calle 14 de Febrero CF-CE-23 y El Lago Close To Entrance Of Parque Acuatico Araque, See Signs For Casa De Huéspedes, Otavalo 1234-1 Ecuador
Excellent
92%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 118 reviews

Casa de Luis

Casa de "Luis" offers accommodation in a private home on the second floor, we have 4 rooms: one with matrimonial bed + 1 twin, private bath, Satellite Tv, hardwood floors and views of Lake San Pablo... 1 room with queen bed, wooden floor, Otavalo tapestries, views of the Imbabura volcano, private bathroom,...1 superior room with King or 2 twins, desk, balcony, mountain view, flat tv with satellite channels & WIFI, 1 family room with 1 matrimonial bed and 2 twins mountain view, leaving room with lake view and terrce access. House has a Kitchenette with refrigerator, stove with oven, dinning table for 6 people, water bottle, microwaven oven, lake view. We do have garage for 1 car inside the house and for 3 more on front of the house. We can prepare dinner set menú, it is neccesary to ask at least one day in advance. All rates includes American breakfast (fresh fruit, coffee, tea, milk, cheese sándwich, fruit juice, eggs any style). We are located 300 meters from Parque Acuático Araque.

Cosy scenic house

Reviewed By 998willisp

Luis is extremely nice and helpful, his wife and him are also cook extremely well (we had a delicious dinner by the fireplace). The house is very cosy and the lake view is great (we had the family room). Luis helped us with the “to do” and taxi booking (yet it might be easier to have a car to reach the property and go around). Overall very nice stay, but too short (one night). One could find the roasters noisy in the morning, but it is part of the charm of a house outside of town!

7. Hospedaje Vertientes del Imbabura

Av. Sucre Calle el Lago y 14 de Febrero, San Pablo Del Lago 100457 Ecuador
Excellent
50%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 2 reviews

Hospedaje Vertientes del Imbabura

Es una Casa Familiar esta ubicada en el Lago San Pablo en Araque frente al Parque Acuático con una hermosa vista al Imbabura y al Lago .

Momentos inolvidables en Vertientes del Imbabura

Reviewed By naturalezafolk

Llegamos y fuimos recibidos por Marco el anfitrión, nuestra habitación muy acogedora y con una vista espectacular por todos los frentes, El Lago San Pablo y la Warmi Imbabura en todo su esplendor, disfrutamos de un paseo en lancha por el Lago, mas tarde degustamos unas deliciosas empanadas hechas por Marthita la anfitriona esposa de Marco, La comida deliciosa y el desayunoi igual, momentos mágicos en un lugar tan bonito llamado Araque y la Hosteria en medio de esa naturaleza fascinante, esperamos regresar muy pronto.

8. Loma Wasi Village

Tunibamba Via Los Albergues comunidad Tunibamba Sector San Siluma, Cotacachi 100350 Ecuador
Excellent
76%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 84 reviews

Loma Wasi Village

Loma Wasi Village is located in Cotacachi. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with a computer. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with free toiletries. You can enjoy mountain view and garden view from the room. Extras include a desk and cleaning products. At Loma Wasi Village you will find a 24-hour front desk and a shared kitchen. Other facilities offered at the property include a tour desk. Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport is 51 km away.

Great family stay

Reviewed By Fabrizio B

This was a great experience for all of my family. A real home stay, basic but clean rooms and bathroom. We had a lovely dinner sitting down with Mario and family. Mario is a great story teller! Ask him about traditional healings... breakfast was great as well

9. Tunas y Cabras

Llano Grande - Sector Piman Principal, Ibarra 100150 Ecuador
Excellent
48%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
7%
Terrible
17%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 29 reviews

Tunas y Cabras

Shameful

Reviewed By Gcash4444

Greetings to all, My partner and I admire all the features that Tunas y Cabras Hotel has to offer. However, we expected more from them now that we tried to get our money back due to the Ecuadorian CoVid protocols that were established this past week. I was attended by “Maritza” and she even assured my partner and I we would get our money back guaranteed due to this delicate matter. Two weeks have gone by and I have received not one invoice?! I had to even take time off of work just to reinsure they were going to help but I was sadly mistaken . This is not the way to leave a good impression to the Ecuadorian people, let alone tourists. I’ve visited many places around the world and not one hotel has given me an issue regarding a reimbursement. It’s sad to say, but I and my partner do not recommend an establishment who do not stick to there word. Furthermore , WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK . After clarifying that we can not accept any further discounts (which aren’t really discounts) , they tell us we do not qualify in our entitled money back. WE ARE LIVING IN A PANDEMIC , WHAT MAKES YOU THINK WE ARENT ENTITLED FOR OUR OWN HARD WORKED CASH. ITS NOT OUR FAULT ECUADOR IS IN LOCKDOWN AND WE CAN NOT DRIVE TO WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED . HOW DISGRACEFUL.

10. Hosteria Quinta San Miguel

Pueblo de Yahuarcocha Tras la Iglesia, Ibarra 100150 Ecuador
Excellent
55%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
10%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 20 reviews

Hosteria Quinta San Miguel

Great lodge and service. A new meaning for "behind the church".

Reviewed By Alannes M

What a wonderful and accommodating place this is. We arrived before sunset and were ushered to our room. Great view of the entire lagoon and an splendid sunset. The staff is very friendly and know how to make you feel comfortable. The grounds are well maintained, you get to drive up to your room. Literally behind the main church in the city, you are centrally located close to small restaurants and other activities. This is a place to rest and enjoy nature and scenery.

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