Illa Experience Hotel

This is a chic boutique hotel in Quito. The decor is a mix of traditional and modern. Our room, however, was all modern located on what appeared to be the quiet side of the hotel where there was only 1 room on each floor. Our room was large and comfortable. The dining/bar area was in a kind of open air rooftop that was beautiful. Drinks were good, breakfast was also good.

Fabulous hotel in a terrific location. Everyone at the hotel was friendly and polite. On our second (our last) night there, we had to wake up at an ungodly hour in order to get to our flight to the Galapagos. The folks at the hotel were super helpful in that regard and even packed a boxed breakfast for us.

Beautiful property!! Amazing touches throughout the hotel. We were upgraded with our ******* VIP to a lovely suite. Hotel staff is so gracious and accommodating.

Set in a great location just 10 mins walk from the main square this hotel cannot be appreciated until you pass through the large yellow doors that screen it from the street. The bedroom was a good size with all the amenities one would need creatively designed. Dinner was great and the breakfasts were the perfect start to a day’s walking around Quito. Staff were all excellent.

We booked a 3 night stay at Illa, which didn’t quite go as planned but we were very thankful for the kindness from ALL the staff. We arrived rather late on our first day and while we had booked a room on the second floor, we were very unfortunately put in a room on the ‘lower ground floor’. This room was at the bottom of the stairs as you enter the hotel, with 3 windows at high level, facing the road, that had opaque glass and bars on them so there was little natural light and zero view. The room was also very noisy with people coming and going early in the morning. We asked to be moved on the second day but were told the hotel was full, however they could move us the following day for our last night. This was extremely disappointing as this was the start of a very special and long awaited holiday. I cannot fault the staff as they were all extremely nice and as helpful as they could be given the fact there were no available rooms. So to try and make us happy they provided us with a complimentary spa treatment and dinner at a local restaurant, La Vid, which was wonderful. When we moved to a room higher up in the hotel it gave us a much better experience and appreciation of the hotel. All praise to the staff who were all lovely and the latter accommodation was perfect, it was just an unfortunate incident which our travel agent is investigating.

This is a truly lovely boutique hotel, in the heart of the historic region. It is on a quiet street, and is a previous home turned into hotel. The rooms are gorgeous, and the bathroom is spacious. The beds were very comfortable, and the service and friendliness of the staff is unbeatable. The food, including breakfast and dinner, at the hotel has a mix of Local and other choices, and was delicious. The staff was very helpful, to the point of even having sandwiches ready for us in our room when we had a later than expected arrival. I would highly recommend this lovely hotel, for the beauty and comfort of the rooms, and the friendliness and service of the staff.