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Costs are all based on two people. Generally, potable water was not available so we filter our own. Locations included secure parking.
FINCA SOMMERWIND – tent camping
Ibarra, Ecuador
Website: www.finca-sommerwind.info
GPS: 0.38083, -78.08948
Cost: $5 per person per night
Dates stayed: 5 June 2015
Bathroom: Running water
Shower: Hot
Electricity: Yes, at the common areas
Internet: Yes
Kitchen: Yes
Restaurant: No
Notes: A very lovely campground that it would be easy to stay a week or more. They also have cabins to rent. It is close enough to town to get supplies yet still in the country near a lake. Very friendly and helpful owner.
ZENTRUM HOSTEL
Quito, Ecuador
Website: www.hostalzentrum.com
GPS: -0.20052, -78.49417
Cost: $24 per night for a double room with private bathroom
Dates stayed: 6-7 and 12-13 June 2015
Bathroom: Running water
Shower: Hot
Electricity: Yes
Internet: Yes and very fast
Kitchen: Yes
Restaurant: Yes for breakfast only
Notes: Has very secure parking for motorcycle or vehicle and we confidently left our motorcycles and gear here when we went on our Amazon tour. It is very safe and secure. Gerd and Frank are fantastic. Gracious and helpful hosts. Breakfast is good and is $5 per person. Camping is an option.
SIONA LODGE
Cuyabeno Reserve, Amazon, Ecuador
Dates stayed: 9-11 June 2015
Bathroom: Running water
Shower: Warm
Electricity: Yes for 3-hours each evening
Internet: No
Kitchen: No
Restaurant: Yes as meals are included in tour price and the food was good.
Notes: We booked our Amazon tour through CarpeDM and we were very pleased with their service. The staff and guides at Siona Lodge were excellent.
PEQUENO PARAISO – tent camping
Rio Verde (near Banos), Ecuador
Website: http://www.pprioverde.com
GPS: -1.40214, -78.28701
Cost: $5 per person per night
Dates stayed: 14-15 June 2015
Bathroom: Running water
Shower: Hot
Electricity: Yes, at the common areas
Internet: Yes
Kitchen: Yes
Restaurant: Meals available on request
Notes: The owners (Sue and Mark) are overlanders themselves so everything you could want/need has been thought of – good, clean bathrooms, large kitchen, beautiful scenery, lovely inside and outside hangout areas. This place primarily caters to overlanders so it does not have that backpacker/hostel feel. There are rooms to rent as well. Walking distance from Rio Verde and Sue can provide lots of information about the area including hikes.
VILLA SAN MARCOS
Cuenca, Ecuador
GPS: -2.893626, -79.002767
Cost: $43 per night for a double room including taxes and breakfast
Dates stayed: 16 June 2015
Bathroom: Running water
Shower: Hot
Electricity: Yes
Internet: Yes
Kitchen: No
Restaurant: No
Notes: Very secure motorcycle and vehicle parking. It is centrally location (three blocks from main square).
RIO MOTO – tent camping
Vilcabamba, Ecuador
GPS: -4.268467, -79.287750
Cost: Friend’s place so no charge.
Dates stayed: 17-20 June 2015
Bathroom: Running water
Shower: Warm
Electricity: Yes, at common area
Internet: No but planned for the future
Kitchen: No but planned for the future
Restaurant: No
Notes: Rio Moto is being established at this time by Scott Nelson from Bentley’s Big Adventure to cater primarily to overland motorcyclists. While we stayed bathrooms, showers, and kitchen were all under construction. We used Scott’s house. It is a stunning location outside (12-miles) Vilcabamba along a river with amazing views. There are tent pads where you can also drive your motorcycle and park next to your tent. The climate in this valley is dryer and warmer then all the surrounding areas. It is a very comfortable place to camp.