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about the natural herbs grown here, and check out the llamas, horses,
and a cow. Yanuncay also provides larger, family-style accommoda-
tions ideal for longer stays. $
Posada del Sol
, at Bolívar and Mariano Cueva,
/fax
838-995, pdelsol@impsat.net.ec, is a nice option, still on the lower
end, but a step up from the budget hotels. It has decent rooms with
private baths and balconies, along with breakfast and laundry ser-
vices. Internet access, as well as horse and bike rides into Cajas Na-
tional Park, are added bonuses here. $$
7-838-695,
Nuestra Residencia
has been recommended as an enjoyable mid-
range - though inexpensive by North American standards - hotel, lo-
cated at Los Pinos 1-100 and Lazo,
/fax 835-576. A
friendly home with a central lounging area, bar and television are
available and full breakfast is included in a night's comfortable stay.
$-$$
7-831-702,
A step up is a consistent favorite, the
Hotel Inca Real
, located at
Torres 8-40 and Sucre,
/fax 7-840-699, incareal@cue.
satnet.net. This colonial mansion-turned-hotel is centrally located
two blocks east of Parque Calderón. Rooms, each decorated differ-
ently, surround three attractive courtyards blanketed with flower
and fern gardens. The main courtyard of this renovated building is
ideal for lounging or dining. The restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch
and dinner, provides a large menu and indoor or outdoor dining on
the patio courtyard. Rooms are small but well adorned and comfort-
able, and the staff is very friendly. $$
7-831-066,
The
Hotel Presidente
, at Grán Colombia 6-59, between Hermano
Miguel and Presidente Borrero,
/fax 7-
831-979, htlpres@etapa.com.ec, is centrally located and modern. The
view of Cuenca and the neighboring countryside from the eighth-floor
restaurant and bar is grand. Spacious rooms are attractively deco-
rated with wood furniture. All the modern amenities are available,
including laundry, valet parking, and business/banquet services.
Group rates are available for 15 or more people. $$
7-831-066 or 7-831-341,
Next door to the Hotel Presidente, and of similar price and quality, is
the
Hotel El Conquistador
,
/fax 7-831-
291, hconquise@etapa.com.ec. It's clean and interestingly, if not
strangely, decorated with conquistador memorabilia. A stay here in-
cludes continental breakfast and comfortable accommodations.
Many of the rooms have balconies with views. Room service, a con-
vention hall, and a business center are available, along with a restau-
rant, bar, and, on weekends, a discotheque. $$
7-841-703 or 7-831-788,
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