Fabulous!!! We'd go back in a minute. We are definitely novice bird-watchers (and my husband wasn't even sure he'd like it) and we had an amazing time! It truly is a wonderful, magical experience to stay, first, at the 18th century style hacienda in the highlands on the outskirts of Quito - lovely. Then, we moved to the up-graded glorious... More

My experiences at the family owned and operated San Jorge Eco-lodges were fabulous. I stayed several nights at their Quito lodge and also explored their beautiful hummingbird reserves at San Jorge de Tandayapa and the rainforests and waterfalls of San Jorge de Milpe. I delighted in the meals served at these respective eco-lodges. While other English speaking guests spoke very... More

We very much enjoyed our experience with the Cruz family's introduction to Ecuador. We stayed in Quito and also Tandayapa. All the meals were excellent and the filtered water provided to refill the initial water bottles was totally reliable. We did not suffer even one intestinal butterfly. The Quito lodge is actually at the edge of and just above he... More

March, 2013 We took the Magic Birding Tour and returned with some great bird pictures. While the Quito lodge has lots of old world hosteria charm and the Milpe lodge is in the rain forest, our favorite was Tandayapa. It was magical with so many varieties of hummingbirds hovering around, as well as other birds! The birding photo tours were... More

We spent a week, seeing San Jorge, then Tandalayapa, Milpe, and back to San Jorge. Were either by ourselves or with two other tourists. While that has advantages, it also was kind of an isolated feeling. Lovingly prepared meals were great. The GI problems we went home with, weren't so great. (Remember your Cipro!!). At all three locations there were... More

I stayed here because of its proximity to the old Quito Airport, now closed. The "hotel" is some sort of old country palace in attractive grounds on a fairly steep slope overlooking Quito.The rooms are a very basic and neglected, the "Queen Bed" is for a small queen (see photo of bed with standard size suitcase to get an idea),... More

I loved this atmospheric, quiet hotel with excellent birding, terrific service and a very knowledgeable and friendly proprietor, George Cruz whom we were lucky enough to have as our guide in both San Jorge Quito and San Jorge Tandayapa. The setting for the Quito lodge is amazing, you can't believe you're so close to a city of 3 million inhabitants.... More

This is not a typical hotel. It is located high above the city and requires a drive up very rutted road to get there. That said, the people are very nice and very helpful. The meals were among the best we've had in a month in Ecuador. The only problem was they served too much food a lot of the... More

I can only echo what so many have already said about San Jorge Eco Lodges. If you are birding in Ecuador, and you definitely should, do not miss the lodges designed and run by Dr. Jorge Cruz. He and his lodges are amazing. If there is a bird to be fond anywhere, he will find it. His enthusiasm for the... More