Boutique Hotel Mansion del Angel

Sixteen rooms inside a restored Republican-era mansion on Los Ríos, Mansión del Ángel sits within Quito's La Floresta quarter, three blocks from the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana and ten minutes on foot from the colonial Old Town UNESCO zone.

Hardwood parquet floors and high ceilings carry through the original architecture while private bathrooms, soundproofed walls, and an in-house spa with full-body, foot, and neck massage distinguish it from larger chain hotels nearby. The bar stocks wine and champagne; room service runs around the clock.

The tour desk arranges day trips to Cotopaxi and Otavalo market without the markup of third-party agencies. An airport shuttle removes the guesswork of Mariscal Sucre transfers, which can run 45 minutes in morning traffic.