Hotel Casa de Hacienda La Jimenita

In a rural setting 30km (19 miles) from central Quito, yet very handily located for the airport, the Hotel Casa de Hacienda La Jimenita is an old-style hacienda within a private reserve featuring Inca ruins and extensive organic gardens.

There are eight renovated rooms with en suite bathrooms, fireplaces, hand-crafted furniture and scenic views.

There’s restaurant with homecooked food and activities here include cooking classes, archaeological tours and horseback riding, as well as hiking and mountain biking, or simply wandering about in the botanical reserve spotting its humming birds.