i paid 36 dollars, which means 20 dollars too much. hostel is located well close too famous plaza foch, it's safe and there is nice staff around. you have wifi, breakfast included, but in the end you can find cheaper hostel more nice just around the corner

it was a long long trip from beijing to quito, even though we worried a little about the airport picking up service, we did find the warm and welcome face of the owner, one kind polish woman, at the very front line holding our names. i did appreciate that alot, since it was very morning and cold. After a quick check in, i reviewed my room, the kichen, the garden and the surround area, the hotel is really worthy of the value we paid, economic, comfortable and clean, which makes me feel kind of settle down and feel easy for the followwing long trip. many birds flew around in that green garden below my window, which actually was the unique garden i found in that zona, making one feel lazy and sleepy. at that afternoon , i took a real good time switch snap. when the hangover time came, we found the hotel is surprisingly located in the very center of the fun zona where is full of tourist agencies, restaurants,shops,cafes,dancing club and bars. the latin passion we heared before finally is proved personally by myself. i had a lot fun with so many beautiful people and international friends around. by the way, the chiva , actually one abandoned truck which is filled with people dancing, drew alot of attention when going around the zona. in the following week, we chose a two days travel pacakge from the hotel and visited alot of places, the amazona, snow mountain, we did drafting, hiking....... i liked alot. all in all, the owner,we were treated very well, things were going more emotionally than economically, the polish owner told us alot of things about ecuador at present and in the past, ecologically and geographically. and in the last day, we found that she is also a ecological professor teaching in the local university.
anyway, i had alot of fun in this stop, later even better, the galapagos!!!!!

I stayed in "New Town" Quito for 3 nights at Hotel Cayman in Feb 2010 while trekking through Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. If you are a no-frills traveler looking for decent accommodations at a reasonable price ($28/night for a single when I was there), this is it. It's also secure, well located, and has hot water (albeit only in the shower and varies from piping hot to suddenly cold as well). The nightly rate also included a good-but-not-fancy standard Ecuadorian breakfast -- eggs, bread, juice, and coffee. The breakfast/dining area also had a single PC with internet connectivity. There are several clubs nearby, as well as a main thoroughfare, so it can also be loud at times... not so much that it kept me from sleeping soundly however.

The hotel is in the "New Town" designated portion of Quito (which some of the locals claim is a bogus separation from the original colonial "Old Town"). Maybe, but what I WILL say is that the major distinction between the old and new town areas is that there are A LOT more choices for dining and going out at night in the New Town than the Old Town area. Safety-wise, they're probably the same... which means think about taking a taxi anywhere after 8 or 9 pm instead of walking. Although I walked everywhere after 11pm in New Town and had no problems, so maybe I should practice what I preach.

My sister and I stayed here for four nights before and after a trip to the Galapagos. We absolutely adored Hotel Cayman and are recommending it to everyone. The staff was very friendly, even though we didn't speak any Spanish. One of the clerks, Fernando, even got up at 5:30 am to let us out of the front gate (which is always locked, which made us feel very safe!) so we could make our morning flight. Breakfast was always good if not large, but additional food items were very cheap (scrambled eggs and a slice of bacon were $1). The rooms were clean, the beds were wonderfully comfortable, and we always had hot water. It can get noisy thanks to the location in La Mariscal, but the hotel offers earplugs to anyone who asks. If you go, request room 8 - we had private roof access!