Hotel Cumbaya — Hotel in Cumbaya

The title pretty much sums it up. I stayed here in mid-January 2014; the reservation had been made for me since this hotel was closer to where I had to conduct business than hotels in Quito proper.||||The first several night I stayed in a room that goes for $30 a night, for a single. It had a decent bed but no desk or real chair, so work had to be conducted while sitting on the bed. The bathroom was clean and the shower had hot water, which is not always a given in South America. The windows face a side street, yet there is a lot of noise coming from it until about 22:00 hrs. But even after the regular traffic subsides, there is the occasional car alarm that goes of, or an errant police car will come by. At 6:00 hrs the traffic starts up again. The room had no AC, and it was fairly warm, so I left the window open--however, the glass panes are so flimsy that closing the window would not have made any difference whatsoever. ||||Maybe even worse was the noise that was coming from the almost adjacent office: the door bell and other beeping noises were clearly audible, especially once the regular street traffic noise had abated. (I was in room 102.) The first night I slept with earplugs, which I hate; the next night I more or less tuned out the noise, but my sleep was not what it should have been.||||The final two nights I spent in room 104, somewhat more removed from the office. It is a corner room (same street noise) yet features a Jacuzzi and a refrigerator, which I needed for business purposes. The room costs about $10 more for a single occupant. The room was much more spacious and had a chair and an area that one could work on. The large bathroom (Jacuzzi and walk-in shower) felt luxurious.||||The breakfast costs about $4 and features fruit, eggs al gusto, two pieces of bread, jam, cheese, and once some mortadella--plus there was the totally crappy coffee (I jazzed it up with the ubiquitous Nescafe).||||The staff were friendly and attentive. My changing the room was easy to do, and when i once needed an iron for my shirts they managed to find one. The ironing board was a different story.||||Overall, this place is neither great nor horrible. Bring earplugs, and if your business or other reason dictates Cumbaya be glad that you don't have to face the Quito traffic. Once the new road from the airport to Cumbaya is finished, this would be a good, inexpensive choice for an...

This place used to be doable in the old days when the airport was located in Quito .||It used to be fully family run with attention to details . However, since the opening of the new airport at Tababela things have changed a lot . In order to accommodate the international traveler they hired outside staff with more linguistic abilities but unfortunately with less manners . The prices kept creeping up and the standards coming down just as fast . I have therefore switched to other hotels and wont be going back again in a hurry . I would like to add that the location of the hotel is ideal with easy access to a square with plenty of restaurants and...

I stayed here for one month while working at the New Quito Intl Airport. It is a family run business, so the staff is excellent and understanding. The room rates were 22$ USD per night which included underground parking. Breakfast was available in the mornings for 3$ USD and was very good. The rooms were clean and the staff was very accomodating. Satellite television was on the television and free wifi was "ok" but cut out from time to time. The furniture and beds are outdated but clean. The bathroom was clean as well. Overall I was very suprised and satisfied with my stay after being a little...