ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Gracefully robed in whitewashed walls and stately french doors, La Rábida exudes elegance and refinement. The eleven rooms inn is located in a quite residential neighborhood, but within easy walking distance of the restaurants and activity in New Town. You should opt for at least one meal in the cozy dining room as the menu, although as diminutive as it residence, offers more an enticing italian than many of Quito's trattorias...

...Breakfast includes homemade breads and marmalade, fresh juices, and other delights that range from healthy to hearty.

Admire the two-foot thick walls as you pass from room to room. The den is furnished with tasteful, comfortable sofas from which you can be entranced by a crackling fire. The next room is the bar and library where guests enjoy pre-dinner drinks and animated conversation surrounded by European naturalist prints. The dining room follows an then leads out into the courtyard and luxuriant garden. Most of the rooms surround this small piece of Eden.

A QUITO BEAUTY: HOSTAL DE LA RABIDA

A good choice, and a LARC recommendation, is the Hostal de La Rábida, in the north part of the city. The building was once a private home, but since 1994 has operated as an 11 rooms hotel. Congenial owner and very accessible hostess is Nora Giraldi, an Italian transplant to Ecuador. The house has the air of a gracious past, with hard wood floors and closet armoires...

...The intimate restaurant, wich looks out onto the courtyard, serves breakfast and dinner with continental cuisine and service...

COMMENTS BY PAST GUESTS

Thank you so much for making my stay at La Rabida such a pleasent one. What a homely and friendly athmosphere here!The staff is so nice and helpful.I highly recommend it and I'm sure I will be back soon....

Lovely Hotel! We had the most wonderful time here and enjoyed every minute. Nice rooms, excellent restaurant and very warn personal service. We hope to be back one day...

On our return fron the Galapagos it was like coming "home"!
Most helpful and obliging staff. We'll take back good memories of La Rabida

Quelle belle de'couverte! Cet Hotel chaleureux, familiale, raffine' avec un personel si attentione'. "Muchas gracias para" votre gentilesse. Une adresse que l'on recommandera!