Illa Experience Hotel
San Marcos, Quito, Ecuador
Location
San Marcos
In San Marcos, Quito's oldest, bohemian quarter, in the Old Town but off the main bustle, a five-minute walk from the three main plazas, around an hour from the airport.
Transfer
A Quito transfer
Around an hour from Quito (UIO).
Villas
10 rooms & suites
10 individually designed rooms and suites across three floors — each floor a different era — with local art, church-sourced antiques, heated floors and marble baths with big tubs.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and design-and-art travellers wanting intimate Old Town Quito.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Buffet breakfast.
About the Resort
A design boutique in bohemian San Marcos
Illa Experience is an intimate 10-room design boutique in San Marcos, Quito's oldest bohemian quarter — a renovated colonial manor where each of three floors evokes a different era, Colonial to Contemporary. Every room is unique, with local art, church-sourced antiques, heated floors and big marble tubs. Restaurant Inés runs up to a 13-course Ecuadorian tasting menu, a rooftop bar looks over the Old Town and the Panecillo, and a guests-only spa and a courtyard reflecting pool that mirrors the stars complete it — named Best Luxury Hotel in South America in 2023, a short stroll from the main plazas.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
10 individually designed rooms over the Old Town.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. An era-themed room with local art, a marble bath with a tub and heated floors, over the courtyard or street.
Era-themedHeated floors
Signature
Suite
Sleeps two. A larger room with a lounge area and Panecillo or Junín Street views.
LoungePanecillo
Top
Master Suite
Sleeps two to three. The largest room with the best views, over the Panecillo and city.
Best viewsTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
An Ecuadorian tasting menu and a rooftop bar.
Signature
Restaurant Inés
Up to a 13-course Ecuadorian tasting menu.
Rooftop
The rooftop bar
Over the Old Town and Panecillo.
Cellar
The wine cellar
Below the manor.
Wellbeing
Spa & courtyard
A private guests-only spa with a jacuzzi, hydrotherapy and hot-stone, plus a gym, a reading room and a courtyard reflecting pool that mirrors the stars.
A guests-only spa
Jacuzzi and hydrotherapy.
A reflecting pool
In the courtyard.
A reading room
And a gym.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The Old Town, art and the table.
San Marcos
Quito's bohemian quarter.
Restaurant Inés
An Ecuadorian tasting menu.
The rooftop bar
Over the Old Town.
Local art
And church antiques.
The three plazas
A short walk.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From Quito (UIO)
Around an hour by car.
In the Old Town
San Marcos
The oldest quarter.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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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 Illa Experience Hotel. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
✓ Verified via feefo
Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- And art travellers.
Altitude
- Quito sits at around 2,850 m.
Getting there
- Around an hour from UIO.
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