Four of us stayed at this inn, run as part of an awesome community project, for two nights, in two adjacent rooms ("Quito" and "Guayaquil"), each with private bathroom, for about $100 B&B in total. We spent another $75 on evening meals, soft drinks, beers, coffees, teas, hot chocolates, and yummy handmade chocolate. All profits from the inn go into... More

Guamote is a pleasant town and excellent base from which to climb Chimborazo. Having been to the Saturday market (including animal market) in Otavalo, as well as many others in S. America, I'd say the Thursday market in Guamote was as interesting (and less touristed) as any of the others. The Inti Sisa is a community-operated (with foreign volunteers) guest-house... More

Simple but nice hostel. Rooms could be shared between 3 people but we could also get 2 rooms for the same price. They served a healthy ecuadorian dinner (soup and a plate of rice with vegetables and meat). Breakfast was a fresh fruit juice, eggs, croissants, coffee and tea. The proceeds of the hostel go directly towards the community. If... More

Inti Sisa is an excellent guesthouse, simple clean and comfortable. However it is so much more than this. The proceeds from the guesthouse are used to fund the Inti Sisa project which has been set up for educational purposes. The local indigenous people are absolutely charming but their life is very hard. They mostly live of the land (Guamote is... More

The Inti Sisa guesthouse was truly a memorable experience. At first, I was hesitant to stay there due to the fact that it's the only accomodation in Guamote and it seemed fairly basic so I only booked for a night. When we arrived at the Inti Sisa I soon realized that I had made a mistake. I should have booked... More