Hotel Doña Esther

The property is like an oasis in the center of the town. The rooftop provides great view, and we enjoyed the quietness on the rooftop in the early morning and evening during our stay. The staffs are exceptionally nice although they don’t speak much English. They tried their best to accommodate our needs.

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Perfect to visit the area of Otavalo & all exciting hiking ! The hotel is well situated in the city, rooms very comfortable and well equipped. Rooftop to observe the city & volcanos. Personal very very nice and food amazing !

All was perfect !

The room was small but well-appointed, and had a small balcony which overlooked the street. Included breakfast was excellent. Staff very helpful.

No kettle in room.

Hostel Doña Esther has a really good restaurant with wood fired pizza oven & great pizzas along with a Mediterranean themed menu offering Ecuadorean faves. This hostel provides a rustic, well located respite in Otavalo for back-packers looking for lodging with private space. The 12 rooms feature twin or double beds & small private baths with good-sized shower stalls, limited electric outlets, and overhead lightbulb, good Wifi, and no TVs or phones Rooms have one window opening to the hall & plant fulled central courtyard. Slab doors have skeleton key locks but a sliding bolt inside for security. Front entrance is locked at night.

We booked Doña Esther based on reviews as a hotel, but somewhere in time this property morphed to a basic hostel in need of upgrades and systems maintenance. For example, to get hot water in the sink the shower has to run. Fixtures need replacing as toilets use tons of water to flush. Rooms are not heated and we had to ask for more blankets. No screen on windows and a 2-inch gap at bottom and top of door. Noise from the street & first floor restaurant was disruptive but by midnight it was quiet.