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Reviews of La Posada del Arte

3 out of 5
La Posada del Arte
Calle Montalvo & Ibarra, Baños de Agua Santa

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 41 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent experience! Can’t wait to return here in the future! The host, staff and service was amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane Lynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a lovely eclectic hotel. Very unique. Staff is wonderful. Choice of breakfast items and nicely prepared. Close to the hot springs and a wonderful view of the waterfall.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was very enjoyable. It's close to the hot springs and downtown. Everyone was so helpful and pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Skylar

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property that is very close to the town center. Very friendly owners and great food.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

wayne

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emilia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable common areas with beautiful gardens, perfect spot away from the downtown area but close enough to walk. Breakfast is incredible and the art is a nice touch!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hassan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and well managed hotel,highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Karl on 27 Nov,2023
Hi, thanks for your review and kind words. It was our pleasure to host you. Hope to see you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super charming
A super charming hotel with art work covering every wall! The breakfast daily was delicious and the owners were very helpful with any need or question we had.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

rolando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary F

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Carl and family were super-helpful for all of our transportation and other needs, the charming courtyard was a great place to relax, the restaurant was very good, and the location was perfect for us. Highly ecommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Karl on 7 May,2023
Thanks so much for the great review Mary. It was our pleasure hosting you . Hope to see you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay in Baños. Un lugar genial para quedar en Baños.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Karl on 7 May,2023
Thanks for the great review David. Hope to see you again sometime.

2/10 Terrible

STEPHANE

Disliked: Staff & service
Avoid
Reserved months ago for New Year’s Eve. Arrived at the hotel to find out that my room was double booked and that other occupants were already there. Never received a notification and the owner had the audacity to tell me that he booked a similar room elsewhere. A lie. I had to stay in a dirty hostel with no clean water, etc
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Karl P on 10 Jan,2023
You are the first guest that we have ever relocated due to overbooking It was a simple oversight. New Years eve is the busiest night of the year in a busy tourist town. I regret your room was double sold. The room I found for you is in the same category hotel as our hotel and for you to find that it was dirty and with no clean water is even more regrettable. I trust the owners of the other hostel but it seems you were dissatisfied anyway. I also regret that you didn't approach me during your stay when I could have done something more to compensate you for the inconvenience. I hope that publishing your comments on this site has afforded you the satisfaction that you were unable to receive from La Posada del Arte on this occasion.

10/10 Excellent

Orlando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host was very friendly and helpful. The property is in a good location. We would definetely come back and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
totally delightful hotel, nice garden, outside dining, delicious breakfast. Nice arty feel inside.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mariann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous setting nestled between the mountain and waterfalls, only 3 blocks from the heart of town yet very tranquil. The place is full of very high quality Ecuadorian art, the beds are comfortable, the showers are out of this world, the breakfast the best in Ecuador and the owner and staff are super kind, fun, helpful and generous. When I come back to Banos, this is my place to go back to. Thank You Pricilla and Karl for your generous hospitality.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Karl on 16 Aug,2022
Hi Mariann, Thanks so much for the review and your kind words. It was our pleasure hosting you and chatting with you in the hotel/ Hope to see you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful, quiet location near the waterfall and wonderful staff! We stayed four days in two different rooms and both were great. Nice courtyard and delicious breakfast too.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a wonderful place!!! Carl and Priscilla are incredible hosts that have created such a magical place with unique rooms, fabulous art and a beautiful courtyard. Breakfast was delicious! Walkable to anything in town, but tucked away from the noise. So perfect!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Karl on 6 May,2022
Hi Erin, thanks so much for your lovely comments, it was our pleasure to host you and have you share our beautiful place. Hope to see you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place is off the Main Street, so it’s quiet, yet everything is close enough to walk. The food is great, and the breakfast is cooked fresh, with generous portions. Karl is quick to help with any issues.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Karl on 14 Mar,2022
Hi Frank, thanks so much for the review and your kind words, it was great having you with us for the weekend, hope to see you again here in Banos.

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Karl on 15 Mar,2022
HI Joyce, thanks so much for coming to stay and for leaving the review. It was great having you with us and I know we've made a new friend. Hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Tatjana Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es war ein super Aufenthalt, ich fühlte mich wie Zuhause. Super Frühstück, schönes Zimmer, gute ruhige Lage, guter Geruch und immer frische selbstgemachte Seife. Der Baulärm störte ein wenig am Morgen, dafür ist es am Abend schön ruhig. Sehr freundliche Gastgeber!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Karl on 14 Mar,2022
Hola Tatjana, muchas gracias por sus palabras y la reseña. te apreciamos mucho, fue un placer tenerte con nosotros en La Posada del Arte y esperamos verte otra vez.

10/10 Excellent

Nelsy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like everything
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Karl on 3 Mar,2022
Hola Nelsy Thank you very much for your stay and your kind word on the review. Hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Art everywhere you look and gracious hosts attending to your every need.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Karl on 1 Mar,2022
Hi Catherine, thanks for the review and your kind words. IT was our pleasure to host you during your stay in our beautiful town and we hope to see you again sometime. Good luck on your travels

10/10 Excellent

Darah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owners are great!! Very welcoming. Breakfast great. Rooms are super cute. Mine had view of waterfall. Only thing...remove you have AC. No AC. And the atteet noise you cant control. But hotel was great!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Karl on 29 Dec,2021
Hi Darah, thanks for the review and your kind words. It was great meeting you and having you with us in Banos. I have now removed the advertisement about Air conditioning. Thanks for mentioning it. The street is not usually noisy, this neighborhood is normally very quiet, its the season for christmas parties and merry making and I am afraid that what you are referring to about the street noise was that of the revellers.

6/10 Okay

Maria

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Drink water bottle
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Karl on 15 Nov,2021
Hi Maria, thanks for your review and the comments. I remember our conversation and your suggestion about providing guests with water. As I think I said at the time, we provide cool filtered water free for all guests, they like to fill up their own containers and it's constantly available. Its one of our environmental goals to reduce the number of plastic bottles so we don't put individual bottles in the rooms, We have bottled water on sale (and sodas) and they're all in glass bottles which are collected by the supplier and re-used. The same goes for the soap and other bathroom consumables. Thanks again for the review, hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Beau Jennifer, Castle Rock

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing- wow- The owner Karl and Priscilla are fantastic and beautiful. It's so beautiful, warming and welcoming. Amazing breakfast, views are fantastic towards the waterfall- Staff is so kind and one of the beat secrets in Baños. Would return anytime and please consider this. Thanks again! Wow!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Karl on 15 Nov,2021
Thanks so much for the great review Beau. It was so amazing having you guys here with us and to spend the with you and your wonderful family. I know you recommended us to other friends of yours because they came the other day. Thanks so much for the recommendation too. Good luck to you all on your travels, hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wow, just wow!
Just when we thought the hospitality could not get any better in Ecuador, we met Carl and Priscilla at La Posada del Arte! Our family of three (including a teen) had an absolutely wonderful stay to end our time in Ecuador. Carl gave us great suggestions on things to do and places to eat in the area. He also arranged taxi drivers (Adolpho was amazing) and our COVID testing that was required in order to return home to the US. But most astounding of all, after I had a bicycle crash (stupid pothole), which landed me in the emergency room, Carl actually came to the hospital to make sure that I was okay. We are so grateful to have had Carl and Priscilla looking after us and making us feel so incredibly welcomed. In addition to the hospitality, the inn is absolutely beautiful. The rooms are nicely decorated and clean, and breakfast is truly something special. We absolutely loved La Posada del Arte and everything that came with it!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Karl on 30 Aug,2021
Hi Amy, it was our pleasure to host you and your wonderful family. Really, its genial guests like you coming to stay that make our lives better. Good luck with everything and greetings to everyone.

10/10 Excellent

Rachel Ann Gonzales

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ramkumar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Excellent service. Hotel is centrally located at. Banos close to all attraction. Has good rooms, great breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Karl on 21 Jul,2021
Thanks Ram for the review. It was a pleasure to meet you and the family. Good luck on your return.

10/10 Excellent

DonSimms, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a wonderful stay at Posada del Arte. The staff was very friendly and helpful even going as far as arranging a taxi for me very early in the morning. The property is unique and quite interesting with a lots of art throughout the hotel. The hotel was quiet but within easy walking distance of the main part of town. Prices were also very reasonable and well worth it. Great value for what you get! I would recommend this to anyone and will definitely tell all my friends that this is the "go to" hotel in Banos!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Karl P on 18 Oct,2020
Thank you for these comments, hope to see you again soon, we are at your service.

10/10 Excellent

Salvador

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Karl on 27 Nov,2023
Thanks so much for the review. Hope to ee you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

FERNANDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exelente lugar y atención
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

FABIAN

10/10 Excellent

Ivonne

Es una bella casa. En una zona muy linda y tranquila de la ciudad, pero cerca de todo:un mirador, restaurantes, piscinas. El desayuno delicioso. Los dueños, Carl y su esposa, nos atendieron personalmente. Ella es una mujer maravillosa. Las Habitaciones tienen bellas obras de arte que se pueden comprar y la cama sumamente confortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Karl on 6 Jan,2023
Hola Ivonne, muchas gracias por tu reseña y lindas palabras. Era nuestro placer atenderles y esperamos verles aquí muy pronto.

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente atención
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great breakfast, great hosts!
The owners are very helpful and accommodating. The breakfast is great, must be the best breakfast I had in South America. I can recommend this hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Karl on 6 May,2022
Hi Michael, thanks for your kind comments. It was great meeting you and having you stay with us here in Banos. We'll keep up the good work with the breakfasts and hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolles Hotel mit viel Charme - Kunst und Garten
tolles Hotel mit viel Charme am Ortsrand von Banos. Toller Garten. Sehr persönlicher Service. Frühstück ist der Hammer!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Karl P on 29 Aug,2021
Thanks for the positive comments, it was our pleasure to meet you and have you spend time here with us in our beautiful hotel. Treasured memories.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a beautiful place. I found The Inn of Art through an internet search. I had been to Banos before and loved the area around the waterfall and the thermal hot springs. La Posada del Arte fit the bill. 150 meters, or less, to The Cascade of the Virgin and the Thermal Baths of the Virgin. Out of all the spas in Banos with volcanic hot springs, that is my favorite. The hottest hot, and the coldest cold. My room (8) was perfect to me. Nice art on the walls, a fireplace!, large shower, a wardrobe, a queen size comfortable bed and a bunk bed set up if you had the children. The hallway outside the door led to a balcony that was perfect for viewing the waterfall and quiet enough to relax and read a book. An excellent breakfast was always served. Choices ranged from juevos rancheros to pancakes. Fresh juice and coffee. La Posada del Arte is located close to many other restaurants. Epocha, close by, was my place for rock and roll music, a beer and a good hamburger. Pancho Villas was also close by and their fajitas are excellent. Aromi Cafe and Chocolate serves an incredible chocolate torte and their hot chocolate is incredible. There is also plenty to do within walking distance. A soccer park, shopping, the bus terminal are all within 10 minute walk. Karl, Priscilla and their staff went above and beyond to insure I was comfortable. I loved all the art on display. I found sitting on the patio with a cold beer after the thermal springs refreshing. I'd go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Karl P on 24 Feb,2021
Thanks very much for your kind words. We're so happy you enjoyed your stay. It was a pleasure hosting you