Top Hotels in Banos Lodges
10 Top-Rated Lodges in Banos, Tungurahua Province
Normally, one wouldn’t equate "relaxing spa vacation" with "hanging out near an active volcano," but if you’re up for something more exotic than facials and massages, Banos might be the perfect place for you. The thermal mineral pools here are heated by the volcano, and while there are several, offering different amenities, the easiest one to visit is Las Piscinas de la Virgen. Banos also has plenty of outdoor activities, like rafting and biking on scenic paths.
Restaurants in Banos
1. Hostal Monte Carmelo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 88 reviews
Glad I found this place
Reviewed By 1TumbleweedWhat a nice place, far above my expectations at this price! It's not in the middle of the downtown area, so it's peaceful and quiet yet is only a short 10-15 stroll to get to the center of the restaurants and many excursion companies. The full breakfast was good and I loved the coffee. A kitchen was available as well as a few item for sale such as soda, water and beer. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was immaculate, comfortable and had cable TV. The internet ,however, was slow. It had great, secure parking as advertised. When I go back to Baños, I'll certainly stay there again.
2. Hostal Ile
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Beautiful and delicious!
Reviewed By MarisamartiraniWe stayed here for one week and totally fell in love with this family. The business is very well run, the family works together beautifully to provide a kind, healthy and very clean atmosphere. (This place is IMMACULATE!) Breakfast was amazing: each day a different, delicious, healthy and sustaining amount of food with incredible juice and coffee. The other meals we ate were tasty, nutritious and colorful to the max. This was so important to us as we hiked around a good portion of Banos de Agua Santa and we certainly needed the energy, protein and vitamins. Some other notes: This Hostal gives you the impression of walking into a classical Mexican movie at first glance, but the next morning you wake up and find that it is indeed true...but it is the 22nd century and the staff is prepared for anything...internet, pandemic safety and just about anything else you need! The family is kind, generous and loving. We never heard a cross word amongst the staff while we visited. La Madre is the chef, and cooks WELL. She beautiful, calm, and a craftswoman. The sons are waiters par excellence and one in particular loves to speak English! :) Definitely go here if you are in the area for a meal or to spend the night. Keep in mind that the Hostal is near a recreation park (we always felt safe here) and things can be a bit noisy on the weekends. Just pack earplugs and all should go well. Five stars plus!! ~Marisa Hamilton
3. Hacienda Guamag
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Beautiful, peaceful and perfect service!
Reviewed By KatrinaS538My boyfriend and I stayed 2 nights at Hacienda Guamag and the staff their catered to our every need. The Hacienda itself is in a beautiful secluded setting across a gorge (you take a stunning 2-3 minute cable car to get there) - it's in a protected area full of natural beauty so you can walk around the gardens there or simply look at the gorge from the stunning view from your bedroom. As far as I know, I think they only have 3 rooms there and we were the only ones staying and the staff were fantastic - served great breakfast and dinner at their restaurant and we could text the owner or flag down one of the staff whenever we needed anything. They couldn't have been lovelier or more helpful. Thanks so much for a great stay - would recommend! One of our favorite places we stayed on a 2 week trip through Ecuador
4. Cana Limena Hostal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 64 reviews
Hostal cañalimeña this enpleno bath center with excellent service rooms with bathroom hot water cable tv wifi view to the mountains we are 400 meters from the bus station and we give tourist information
Terrible
Reviewed By sarahhorn95Extremely unfriendly employees, unclear pricing and made up charges, not a word of English, lost half our laundry. Gave us wrong information regarding bus schedule and hiking trails. Do not go here...
5. Hotel La Chimenea Casa De Piedad
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 75 reviews
If you're staying in Baños, stay here!
Reviewed By oshiersI was on vacation from volunteering in La Paz, Bolivia and wanted to see some of South America before returning to Canada. I decided to book with Ecuador Hop to see most of Ecuador since it's a relatively small country. I spent a few days in Baños and they booked me into this hotel. I had a private room with a massive en-suite bathroom. My room also included a TV, Queen bed, one end table with a lamp. Instead of a closet, there were hooks on the wall for clothes and under the TV, there was an open concept closet/luggage rack. The lobby looked warm and cozy and reminded me of an abuela's living room. The bathroom looked like it was partially upgraded. The shower could've been upgraded to a glass-enclosed shower, but other than that, it had plenty of hot water. What more could you ask for? Outside of my room there was a balcony which was shared with the room next to me. Didn't matter to me as I only used it to dry my towel. My room was cleaned everyday, which was nice to come home to after spending a long, hard day at the spa or any of the hot springs. My hotel was affiliated with Huellas Natural Spa, and they were able to book my spa services for me. There is a restaurant on-site and breakfast was included in my room rate. The restaurant is also open for dinner, which was not included in my room rate. Another nice thing about this hotel is the automatic late check-out at 12:30 p.m. If you're going to stay in Baños, stay at Hotel La Chimenea. You'll enjoy it.
6. Casa de Campo El Descanso
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
We offer comfortable rooms with views of the city of Baños and the Tungurahua volcano. Welcome to our house in Campo El Descanso, an impressive place of Lodging in Baños de Agua Santa province of tungurahua, Ecuador. Our paradise has comfortable rooms, where couples, groups of friends, families or single people can spend a few days of rest and reverie.
Increíble!
Reviewed By capucinel2022Gran hospedaje y gente muy linda que están siempre aquí para ayudarte ! El hostal tiene una estupenda ubicación y una vista increíble sobre la ciudad y el volcán. Desayuno muy bueno con productos frescos y caseros. Me lo pasé genial, gracias por todo :-)
7. Centro Ecoturistico Alpinar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Excellent
Reviewed By Gregory RI truly enjoyed my stay: great property, great dinner and bfast Rooms are nice and warm Hosts are very nice. Nice walks directly from the hotel and great views from I wished I had stayed longer A better option than staying in the center and just 5mn away
8. Hostal Bryana
Overall Ratings
3 based on 6 reviews
Hostal Bryana esta ubicado en una zona muy tranquila y segura rodeado de restaurantes , tiendas , lugares turísticos. Contamos con habitaciones privadas con agua caliente, tv cable , wifi y parking gratuto.
9. Hostal Los Andes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 7 reviews
Good location but not very clean
Reviewed By wstakanoLocation is good but the bathroom was dirty... Price is above the overall price... They charged USD 12 per person... Other hostels would charge around USD 7-8... Hostel close at 2 o'clock in the morning...
10. Backpackers Balcones
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 46 reviews
This is a wood hostel built by myself, it has many rooms with private, shared bathroom and kitchen. we are located 15 minutes away of the center of Banos, out of the noise, but surronded by nature. it's a really quiet place where you can relax. We hire bikes, and we also have a travel agency, so feel free to ask for any tour, we will help you.
backpackers hostel, hard to be beat the price, outside of town about 15-20 minutes
Reviewed By Joy Bwas drawn in the by the really cheap price. had a shared kitchen which was nice. about a 20 min walk from downtown, which is ok, but meant we ended up taking taxis back and forth more than i would have wanted (just far enough to be annoying to always make the walk). walls are just boards however, so not so sound proof. that said, guests were pretty respectful while we were there, not a party hostel per se, but nice common areas to make friends if you want. nice green feeling and views of the surrounding hills.
