I stayed at El Carmelo for 3 nights and paid for the full package inc food and activities. This was the best way to visit this hotel. The property is beautiful with 3 swimming pools and 2 hot pools. I stayed in a tree house which was a lot of fun. I agree with other reviewers that it does shake... More

I really don't know why people are making these comments about the hotel, but my experience was totally different!!!!! As CF0087, I went with my boyfriend on august's holidays,also, we stayed at the tree house with jacuzzi... totally amazing, (imagine that... a tree with a cabin there and a jacuzzi at the bathroom with a espectacular view of the Mindo... More

I wasn't sure until I began to talk to one of the staff who has a serious face I mean who doesn't know how to smile. But just his face he was very nice and wanted to help us how to enjoy Mindo. I and my wife stayed at the room on the tree which moves a little. That was... More

El Carmelo was a chance find really. Originally we had thought of staying in another one called Arasha, however, the price was not within our reach. Here for a whole package that included Canopy travelling, Tubbing, Butterfly observation, Walks around the land, use of installations and 3 full meals, was superb! we only stayed for 2 days and one night,... More

My boyfriend and I spent 3 nights at El Carmelo in one of the tree houses with a jacuzzi. It was extremely romantic and special. The house had an amazing view of the river and the jungle and the jacuzzi is surrounded by glass and positioned in a way that you can enjoy the river views from there too. The... More

BEAUTIFUL place but HORRIBLE service and staff. The highlights of this review will be: an inn owner who takes his tank-like SUV and BLOCKS THE EXIT to his guests of honor (a bride and groom with their family and friends); a hotel staff that cannot even find their hotel’s rooms upon guest check-in and who then bars wedding guests’ entrance... More

We stayed at the Hosteria El Carmelo for 3 days. We were a group of 14 people. We were very nicely welcomed and they took great care of us. They even served us lunch when we came back from a tour much later than expected. The rooms were clean and nice, though very simple. The only thing missing upstairs in... More

Our stay was spoiled by a mouse nest in one of the beds, they had eaten some of the blanket and had babies so it must have been there some time. We were immediately moved, the staff tried to help as much as they could but it really did spoil the trip. More

We visited our daughter in Quito over Christmas 2008 and she arranged for us to stay at the Hosteria El Carmelo from Dec. 26 until the morning of Dec. 29, 2008. We took the public bus transportation from Quito to Mindo which was quite an experience in itself (2+ hours on a very full bus) and were met outside of... More