The best hotels in Ecuador
The best hotel in Ecuador is Mashpi Lodge in Mashpi, with a Browntravels editorial score of 9.1/10. Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel in Puerto Ayora (8.6/10) completes the top two.
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Best hotel in Ecuador
Mashpi Lodge
Mashpi · Editorial score 9.1/10 · £££££
A glass-walled biology station of a luxury lodge suspended in Ecuador's Chocó cloud forest, three hours from Quito and a world away.
Best for: Nature travellers, Design lovers, Honeymooners seeking the singular
One of the continent's singular lodges—architecture, science and cloud forest fused into one experience.
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No. 2 in Ecuador
Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel
Puerto Ayora · Editorial score 8.6/10 · £££££
The Galápagos's leading land-based hotel, on a quiet beach across the bay from Puerto Ayora with its own yacht for island expeditions.
Best for: Families, Cruise-averse travellers, Snorkellers
The definitive land-based Galápagos stay—beach, yacht expeditions and Puerto Ayora at arm's length.
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Hotels in Ecuador: questions answered
- What is the best hotel in Ecuador?
- Mashpi Lodge in Mashpi, scored 9.1/10 by Browntravels editors. One of the continent's singular lodges—architecture, science and cloud forest fused into one experience.
- What are the top 2 hotels in Ecuador?
- 1. Mashpi Lodge, Mashpi (9.1/10); 2. Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel, Puerto Ayora (8.6/10).
- How does Browntravels rank hotels in Ecuador?
- Every hotel carries an editorial score from 0 to 10, set by our editors and never by hotels, across six areas: service, design, dining, wellness, location and value. The Crown lists the highest-scoring hotels we cover in each country and updates as soon as a stronger hotel joins the directory. Commercial relationships never influence scores or rankings.
- How many hotels in Ecuador does Browntravels cover?
- 2 hotels in Ecuador have a full Browntravels profile, each with an editorial score, who it suits best and our verdict.
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