Cusin & Monasterio Hda

Imbabura, Otavalo & Mindo, Ecuador
55 rooms / 3 stars

Relax in the uniquely furnished Salon Bolivar, the cozy bar, or the library and garden reading room with French windows that look onto an adobe-walled garden and lawns under an ancient cedro tree. Enjoy Cusín's Ecuadorian and International cuisine in a dining room with antique wall tapestries and chandeliers, dinner by candlelight and a log fire.

40 guestrooms, suites and garden cottages each have private bathrooms and garden and mountain views. 33 guest rooms have kiva fireplaces, beamed ceilings and furnishings of antique reproduction beds and Andean crafts. From the tower of 25, a double suite with roof terrace and private garden, Frederic Church's 19th century landscape can still be seen. Garden cottage suite, 10 with its pond and mountain view, is magical and private. The spacious Dueños Suite, available for guests, is furnished with antiques and crafts. Public rooms have log burning fireplaces.

Hacienda Cusín - 25-guest room country inn. Relax in the uniquely furnished Salon Bolivar, the cozy bar, or the library and garden reading room with French windows that look onto an adobe-walled garden and lawns under an ancient cedro tree. Enjoy Cusín's Ecuadorian and International cuisine in a dining room with antique wall tapestries and chandeliers, dinner by candlelight and a log fire. For the active, there is endless walking, horseback riding, mountain biking, game room, squash court, and other sports facilities, not to mention the 20 or more tours or expeditions readily available from Cusín.

El Monastario de Cusín - A garden walk away from the main house, El Monasterio's white buttressed walls, towers, parapet, fountain and garden courtyards, 15 spacious guestrooms, salon, library, beamed dining room, conference and 5 seminar rooms add distinction to the sierra landscape. Excellent for conferences, weddings and fiestas.

Casa San José - An independent garden collage of 3 double rooms. 14,000' Imbabura sweeps into the background above Lake San Pablo.

  • 40+ acres

  • Farm

  • 7+ acres of gardens

  • 4 Gazebos

  • 3 Salons

  • 2 Bars

  • 2 Dining rooms and patio

  • Garden reading room/library

  • 2 Television/VCR viewing rooms with 250 selected feature and documentary video films

  • 2 Conference rooms seating 55, 100 for presentation

  • 2 Seminar rooms (El Monestario de Cusín)

  • Game rooms

  • Basketball court (one-on-one)

  • Squash court

  • Singles tennis court nearly completed

  • Volleyball court

  • Horseback riding/stables. Hourly, or 2-day riding tours.

  • Mountain biking

  • Children's play area

  • Nanny by request

  • Craft store

  • Telephone, fax, email, copy machines, overhead projector, 35mm projectors

  • Spanish classes by request (from $8, 1-on-1, or 10% room discount)

  • Transfers - from Quito Airport or hotel, 90 minutes north to Cusín.
    1-6 guests, $90. (Van on request.) Overnighting in Quito is not necessary.

room details: 55 rooms