Chilcabamba Lodge

The lodge has incredible potential. Considering it’s in the middle of nowhere, surrounded only by mountains and close to the volcano, the infrastructure is very nice. As I said, the lodge has great potential — except for its managers and staff. Usually, people in Ecuador are friendly and smile a lot, but in this case, most of them were very serious and unfriendly. That makes the lodge not a pleasant experience. I understand that the lodge is meant to be a peaceful place to rest, but they tried to cut off the electricity at 9:30 p.m., using the excuse that there was no power throughout the area. We were a group of 10 people, and some of them work remotely, so this caused a major issue. In the end, the power came back on after we argued with the receptionist. We loved the place, but the people who work there make us hesitant to return. Thank you, and I hope the owner reads this message and takes action.

We stayed in Chilcabamba lodge for four nights on a weekend. We had the most amazing view of the Cotopaxi Volcano in the morning and during our horse riding. The experiences that this places offer are good and very enjoyable. Only big problem from this place was the internet connection completely horrible, during night time was usually worse because of more guests on the hotel and we couldn’t even enjoy a movie on our room. This place have the potential to be a 10/10 but they have to fix their internet connection.

We stayed for two nights at the Chilcabamba Lodge during our 7 day trip to Ecuador. This is a beautiful lodge with a cozy feel located close to the entrance of Cotopaxi National Park. It has beautiful views of several volcanoes. Overall, it was our favorite accommodation while visiting Ecuador. The staff were incredibly helpful and attentive to our needs. The dinner meals were delicious, especially the soups that were served. All ingredients were incredibly fresh. All three of us, including a teenager, agreed that this was the best food we had during our stay in Ecuador. Jonathan was incredibly nice at both the breakfast and dinner services. We used their guide to do the hike up to the glacier of Cotopaxi volcano, and he was a great source of information and very supportive throughout the hike. I would highly recommend hiking up to the refuge on Cotopaxi volcano, but keep in mind that this can be a physically demanding hike if you are not used to hiking at high altitude. If you visit Chilcabamba Lodge, make sure to take a walk in the short trails behind the lodge and look for the swinging chair that is nestled in the vegetation to sit and enjoy the view of the Cotopaxi volcano.

En general todo muy bien pero podrían mejorar el desayuno

Wonderful eco lodge on the edge of Cotopaxi national park. Very high quality accommodation, simple and local. Great food, fantastic views of Cotopaxi. Wood burners in every room, great value food. About 1 hour from Quito (2from airport) but well worth the trip

Bel Lodge , limitrofo al parco nazionale del cotopaxi. La strada per arrivarci è ostica , ci vuole una macchina adeguata. L'arredo , le finiture e gli spazi sono piacevoli , ha un buon ristorante dove il piatto che la fa da padrone è la trota . Molto tranquillo e gestito da un piccolo staff che fa un po' di tutto , dalla cucina all' accendere il fuoco nella stufa a legno in camera (cosa molto singolare). I prezzi sono un po' alti , e la stufa in camera rende gli abiti un po' affumicati , ma il focolare e gli spazi accoglienti rendono il soggiorno molto confortevole. Tanta natura tutt'intorno e una bella vista sul Cotopaxi.