We stayed at CasKaffeSu for 4 days, one more than we had planned, because we really enjoyed not just Mindo but also Luis´ and Susan´s wonderful hotel. They are warm and super helpful. The food is excellent. The hotel itself is a work of art -- most unusual and quite lovely. Beautiful garden, clean and simple but sweet rooms (the king-size bed room was worth the little bit extra for us), and terrific service all around. We hope to return someday, and will most certainly stay again.

Wanted to stay here on advice from trip advisor. Called on a Sunday. The person on the phone said that there was only one room available for one night. Kinda hard to believe when Mindo was like a ghost town the entire three days I was there. I also went by the restaurant in the evening which was empty.

The worst part was that the owner wanted a deposit from pay pal or western union that day. An inconvenience for your avg traveller staying at hostals.

All of this makes me agree with the previous posters comments about being pretentious.

I know that the owner will probably post a response in defense, all I can say is don't believe everthing you read on trip advisor.

Caskaffesu is owned and operated by an American expatriate and her Ecuadoran husband. Both are excellent hosts and English speaking. It is located in the center of the small town of Mindo, itself located in a prime clould forest recreation area. The rooms are quite comfortable and there is a small courtyard at the center, but it is the restaurant in the front that is the star, and it is the lady of the house Susan St. Alban and her chef who prepare delightful meals and the most tasty, locally grown coffee. Do treat yourself to dinner here even if staying elsewhere. But then why stay elsewhere within the town when the best restaurnat among several good local dining options is to be found at the foot of the stairs leading to your room? It's safe, snug and there's Wifi.

I stayed in CasKaffeSu for 4 nights in November 2011. The owner, Susan arranged a bird guide in advance to pick me up in Quito and bird the back road over to Mindo, what a fantastic day birding with Julia and her husband Franklin. The food was good in the restaurant, and after early morning bird trips the restaurant and hotel was a great place to hang out, connect to the free Wifi, have an expresso drink or gin and tonic. Just around the corner is a little bakery that makes chocolate cinnamon rolls (going through serious withdrawals on those). This hotel in town is a fine base to use for birding, in just a few minutes you can bird in the yellow house reserve ($6 for 2 days), or walk up the road behind town into some fine birding habitat. I highly recommend Julia as a guide- she is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgable of her birds. And Franklin, her husband, is a very safe driver. Since I only had a week in Ecuador, and wanted to focus my birding in Mindo, the transport to and from Quito and a bird guide made the week really worthwhile- thanks to Susan making the arrangements!