Hostería Arasari — Hotel in Mindo

I would recommend this place, although with a few caveats.||Pros:||1) The cabins are really cute and very clean. The beds are comfortable. Everything seems new or really well maintained.||2) Easy to communicate with over Whatsapp.||3) They allowed us to leave a bit later than the usual checkout time.||4) They let us borrow a few plates and mugs for an early breakfast we made in our room (we left early for a birding tour).||5) They have feeders that attract beautiful hummingbirds.||||Cons:||1) There are no mosquito nets, and we got bit. The rooms are totally sealed off, and we didn't leave the doors open, so I'm not sure how they got in. Maybe the doors had been left open earlier. ||||2) Not easy to get too if your have your own car. Beware of Google Maps, which takes you to the hotel down a road that crosses a river. The manager (who wasn't on-site the night we stayed) assured us over the phone that it was no problem and that it was safe to cross. In reality, it had been raining that day, and it was very deep. We were fortunate to not get stuck. There is another entrance, however, with a bridge.||||3) We stayed in an upstairs cabin, and there were no three-pronged plugs, which we needed for one of our devices. So we...

The cabins were very clean and comfortable but we had to check ourselves in and hardly saw anybody throughout our 2 night stay so it didn't feel very welcoming. Unfortunately the large dog of the house decided to bark for about half an hour non- stop each night at 3am so not conducive to a good sleep! (we love dogs but not at 3am) It's a bit out of town and when we asked about dinner were told the restaurant was closed so took a taxi into town. Next day we were asked if we wanted dinner but to be honest we were a bit fed up by the lack of interest so we declined. Breakfast was a bit hit & miss. Nice location, with a good manager it could be really nice. Shame the staff let...

Had fantastic stay here! Absolutely loved everything, the rooms were clean and beautiful in little hats with a private terrace, I saw Tucans from the terrace (!!) of my hat, and the atmosphere was peaceful and relaxing, with many birds around! They also have a little spa area with a whirl pool and a hot steam sauna! The girl Rita was FANTASTIC - she prepared breakfast for me 'to go' and it was much more than expected, offered very helpful advise and she was a lovely wonderful person who spent time with me as I was the only guest at the time I had visited in November. The dog is so cute and loving as well!! I miss this place and can't wait to come...