Hostal El Arbolito

Hostal El Arbolito is comfortable, elegant and located in the charming and welcoming town of Cotacachi, only two hours from the city of Quito. The hostel gets its name from a group of youngsters who used to hang out and watch local soccer matches from beneath the protective shade of a small tree located next to a local field. Their group soon became known as "El Arbolito" and one of the members of that group was Elio Maria Vicente Galindo, our father. After his passing in 2003, it was decided to erect this hostel in his honor. The purpose was to be able to share the beauty, warmth and hospitality of this small town with the rest of the world, something that we feel he would have wanted.