Casa Gangotena
Old Town, Quito, Ecuador
Location
Plaza San Francisco
On the southwest corner of Plaza San Francisco in Quito's UNESCO Old Town, on the doorstep of the San Francisco church and convent, around 40 minutes from the airport.
Transfer
A Quito transfer
Around 40 minutes from Quito (UIO).
Villas
31 rooms & suites
31 Art Deco rooms and suites across three floors, averaging around 35 square metres, with marble baths and soundproofing; the best face the plaza and church.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and culture travellers wanting Quito's premier boutique.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Buffet breakfast.
About the Resort
Quito's premier Relais & Châteaux boutique
Casa Gangotena is Quito's premier boutique and the only Relais & Châteaux in the capital — a restored 1920s mansion on the corner of Plaza San Francisco in the UNESCO Old Town, on the doorstep of the great church and convent. Thirty-one Art Deco rooms carry marble baths and soundproofing, the best facing the plaza and the church towers. A roof terrace looks over the bell towers, the Panecillo and Pichincha, a walled palm garden centres on an original fountain, and the kitchen plates Ecuadorian cocina mestiza. It pairs naturally with Mashpi and a Galápagos hotel in one Relais & Châteaux itinerary.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
31 Art Deco rooms over the plaza and Old Town.
Entry
Luxury Room
Sleeps two. Around 29 to 36 square metres in Art Deco style with a marble bath, over the garden or interior.
29-36 sqmMarble bath
Signature
Plaza View Room
Sleeps two. Facing Plaza San Francisco and the church, in Art Deco style.
Plaza viewChurch
Junior
Balcony Junior Suite
Sleeps two. Around 29 square metres with a private balcony, an original mural and garden or Panecillo views.
29 sqmBalcony
Top
Suite
Sleeps two to four. Around 48 to 73 square metres, separable into two rooms, over the garden.
48-73 sqmTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Ecuadorian cocina mestiza.
Signature
The restaurant
Ecuadorian cocina mestiza.
Terrace
Roof terrace
Tea and cocktails over the Old Town.
Breakfast
Breakfast
A buffet to start.
Wellbeing
Garden & terrace
A roof terrace over the Old Town and a walled palm garden with an original fountain, with massage on request.
A roof terrace
Over the bell towers.
A walled palm garden
With a fountain.
Massage
On request.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The Old Town, the plaza and the towers.
Plaza San Francisco
At the door.
The roof terrace
Over the Old Town.
San Francisco church
Colonial art and gold leaf.
The palm garden
With a fountain.
Cocina mestiza
Ecuadorian dining.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From Quito (UIO)
Around 40 minutes by car.
In the Old Town
Plaza San Francisco
The UNESCO quarter.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Casa Gangotena. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- And culture travellers.
Altitude
- Quito sits at around 2,850 m.
Getting there
- Around 40 minutes from UIO.
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