About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: El Tio Hostal in Otavalo offers family rooms with private entrances and mountain views. Each room includes a private bathroom, shower, and patio. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy a garden, free WiFi, and a shared kitchen. Additional amenities include a picnic area, outdoor seating, and bicycle parking. Delicious Breakfast: A vegetarian breakfast is served with local specialties, warm dishes, cheese, and fruits. Room service and barbecue facilities are available. Convenient Location: Located 12 mi from the Central Bank Museum and 57 mi from Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Free on-site private parking and a tour desk enhance the stay.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

  • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast Info

Vegetarian

Free Private Parking Available On Site


Availability

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Maciej
Poland Poland
Beautiful farm stay with Tío and his family. Quiet, comfortable, way better than staying in Otovalo.
Ely
Ecuador Ecuador
I love everything about Tio Hostal. The nature, the sense of family, spend time in this beautiful place is the best thing I can do.
Elizabeth
United States United States
Low stress, muy tranquilo. Helpful staff. Nice country setting. Beautiful grounds.
Jude
Australia Australia
El tio hostel has some amazing views, its easy to catch some phenomenal sunsets and sunrises.
Bono
Australia Australia
Such a magical place! Peaceful farm setting, beautiful nature, and waking up to birds singing every morning. There are chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, and sweet dogs — perfect for animal and nature lovers. The host is incredibly kind and...
Kamil
Poland Poland
A beautiful place surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, comfortable and clean rooms, with everything you need. The host family provides an amazing welcome to their culture.
Natallia
Belarus Belarus
I have stayed 2 nights in El Tio and i loved it! The place where the hostal is located and the territory of it is so beautiful, it’s reminded me a lot about the village of my childhood with chickens, garden, wooden walls. Just behind the hostal...
Georgina
United Kingdom United Kingdom
El Tio is a wonderful place to stay to enjoy rural Ecuador, easy bus into Otavalo and simple but very comfortable stay
Gabriel
Switzerland Switzerland
Great area around the house, a lot of animals like ducks, chicken, dogs… was realy nice, we absolut recomend this place for a great experience. Tio is the owner and a very nice guy he helps with every question. we also baked cornbread with Tio and...
Aldag
Germany Germany
A very nice hostel where you immediately feel like you are in good hands. The family is very nice and accommodating and there are many hiking opportunities in the area besides Otavalo. You also get an impression of rural life in Ecuador, which I...

Managed by El Tío Hostal

Company review score: 9.6Based on 83 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

I’m a native descendant from the Incas, my language is Kichwa but I also speak Spanish.

Property info

Located in the small Indigenous village of Ilumán (10 minutes from Otavalo), on the slopes of the Imbabura Volcano, El Tio Hostal offers a peaceful and unique experience and a chance to reconnect with nature. Surrounded by lush open spaces and a number of well known volcanoes, waterfalls and lagoons, travellers can experience the local Kichwa culture in an authentic way, with Latin America ́s biggest craft market, situated just 10 minutes away in Otavalo. With a sun terrace, shared kitchen, 24/7 hot showers, free private parking and drinking water, internet service and free WiFi, El Tio also features a well tended organic herb garden for communal use. Camping options, private and shared rooms are available at a great price! Run by a local family, El Tio Hostal was built with the help of volunteers from all around the world to provide travellers and families a unique and eco-friendly way to experience this magical region from a comfortable and homely base amidst some of Ecuador's most breathtaking nature. Easily accessible by frequent local buses and walking distance from a number of local bakeries and restaurants, trekking tou

Neighborhood info

A little village called iluman, situated in the hillside of the Imbabura volcano, a really quite place where fresh air is breathed and food is harvested from the pacha mama.

Languages Spoken

English,Spanish

Area info

Amenities of El Tio Hostal

Great facilities! Review score, 9

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Breakfast

House rules

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Check-in
Available 24 hours
Check-out
Available 24 hours
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 5 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.

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