Hotel Maderanegra by Huasicama — Hotel in Latacunga

We really enjoyed our stay. The hotel feels friendly and comfortable, with a beautiful design full of wood, which also nicely matches its name Maderanegra.

The man working in the hotel was extremely friendly and helpful. He explained many things to us, even checking the bus schedule.

Our room was clean and medium-sized, with a practical wardrobe and plenty of hooks for clothes and bags.

Breakfast was a simple but good start to the day (coffee, juice, cheese sandwich, fruit, egg). Not a huge variety, but enough.

The location is a bit mixed: the hotel is uphill from the center. There are a couple of restaurants nearby, but most options are in town, about a 10-minute walk away. The streets can feel very empty at night, nothing unsafe happened, but it was a bit quiet. On the plus side, from the hotel you might get a view of Cotopaxi volcano,...

We stopped by Hostal Huasicama before travelling onwards to hike the Quilotoa Loop. The Hostal has beautiful views and only a short walk to the town centre. The Hostal has recently been refurbished so the common areas and rooms are all high quality. The room we stayed in was very clean and there was plenty of hit water. WiFi also worked well. We also had breakfast included in our price which was very big and set us up well for our hike! Our hosts also went out of their way to make us feel welcome and let us store our luggage with then whilst we were hiking. Great accommodation and we...

We spend two nights in Latacunga to acclimatize to the altitude before starting the Quilotoa Loop. We left our big backpacks here without any extra costs. ||||After hiking for four days we spend the night in the Mama Negra suite with jacuzzi to relax. The suite is very good value-for-money with nice views over the city, it is clean and has a huge comfortable bed. Make sure you get this if it is available! Angel is a friendly host who helps where he can. ||||It is located a little outside the city center but there is a decent Burger/Mexican place (Terrazza) nearby for a...