Everything was good, although breakfast could have more variety seeing that we stayed for four days...
Our room was amazing and the bed very, very comfortable. I loved the fact that it felt like going home and not a commercial space!
Thank you!!

15 minutes from the airport in a quiet neighborhood next to the most shops and restaurants in the city. The staff greeted us warmly, with fruit drinks, placed our luggage in our room, helped us with internet connections, cabs, restaurants, and wake up call. The neighborhood has security as a testament to its newness, and our cab driver from downtown had trouble finding the correct entrance, but the guard helped him get it right. The rooms were small to mid-size, but with refrigerators, AC, writing desk, and the parents' bathroom was spacious. The children's dormer room had ants in the bathroom, but when brought to their attention, the staff took care of it. The breakfast had warm and cold food and drinks and lovely common areas. We would return if in Guayaquil again.

Top Notch location in Quito! Clean and welcoming. It is convenient location, and the staff is nice and very helpfull

My friends and I stayed at the Orilla del Rio right around the time another reviewer stayed there. I think we stayed on Dec. 14th, 2009. I knew the neighborhood because we had stayed with a friend in this neighborhood some years earlier on a trip to Guayaquil. This is a gated community, very safe and quiet, where well-off Ecuadorians live. It was a treat to be able to stay in the neighborhood again. The hostal is amazing; it feels like a slice out of old Europe or Argentina. Many antiques and photographs of old Guayaquil, interesting artwork. You could spend a day examining the furnishings.

The rooms are fine; mattresses comfortable. We stayed in a dorm room--4 of us. Yes, it's hot in Guayaquil, and yes, the air conditioner sometimes kicks in. But, we adjusted it to our liking and slept well. Two of our party had a private room, and also slept well.

We loved the upstairs sitting room where you could read books and brochures. Also, the swimming pool was a nice treat--I think it's more of a jacuzzi. Just nice to dip into when the humidity and heat of the area are oppressive.

Breakfast was excellent--fresh-squeezed orange juice, a variety of muesli and other cereals, eggs if you wanted them, bread, fresh fruit, etc. all served buffet style, with elegant water glasses, in the outdoor patio, while local birds kept us company.

Oh, yes. Free wireless internet. too!

Economical, and friendly; I'll be back my next trip to Ecuador!