The Gringo is in Cuenca this weekend and checking out Cuenca with Dixie Davey of Retire-in-Ecuador.com.
Tour was great and highly recommended. More information about Dixie here.
Now about Hotel Carvallo- it has a great location, right in the heart of downtown. It is a very nicely redone. Staff is great, very friendly and quite helpful. Price is ok at about $100 a night. The rooms are fine enough, but the beds are on the small side.
Here is the issue though – the building is like a big atrium with wooden floors, so be prepared to hear everything, and I mean everything! People roaming the hallway sound like they are right in the middle of your room.
At 7 am, the kids arrive for free breakfast downstairs and they might as well be right beside your bed – screaming.
So here is the Gringo’s advice – if you are traveling with children or can sleep through anything – this place is GREAT. The staff is incredible.
However, if you are a grumpy old man like the Gringo – better to head somewhere else.
Here is the site for Hotel Carvallo.
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