The best hotel downtown, the Montecarlo occupies an attractively restored, turn-of-the-20th-century house. The use of blue (blue couches, blue carpet, blue trim and blue plaid bedspreads) can be a bit overbearing, but it's a lovely place nonetheless. Breakfast is available from 0… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

When it comes to friendliness, value and down-home cutesiness, it's hard to beat Oasis, a gem of a guesthouse behind the owners' home. Rooms (and two apartments) are grouped around a garden, complete with a llama and two squawking parrots. There's free transportation to/from trai… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

About 15km north of Riobamba on the Panamericana, this colonial hacienda has been lovingly restored and is now perhaps the best hotel in Chimborazo province. There are two restaurants, a small exercise room and sauna, and a bar with a fireplace. Nearly all the antique-furnished r… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Futuristic in a 1960s Star Trek sort of way, Hotel Glamour has a decor that might just drive you cultured earthlings nuts. But it's a relatively quiet area, there's a restaurant, rooms are clean and heated (a rarity in town), and there's cable TV - complete with remote control, M… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

If everything else is full, you'll be fine at Hotel Imperial. It's clean, friendly and noisy. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The large and modernish Shyris is a great value for its central location and clean rooms with TV. It's a bit slim on character, but most of the rooms get tons of sunlight, and the beds, although a tad saggy, do the trick. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Though the rooms are a bit dark (brightened mostly by the painfully orange plaid bedspreads), they're comfortable and spacious and have TV and telephone. There's is a restaurant with limited hours. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

If everything else is full, you'll be fine at Hotel Segovia. It's drab and impersonal, but secure and clean. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Conveniently near the train station, the friendly Tren Dorado has spotless, comfortable, flowery rooms that would make Martha Stewart proud. A self-serve breakfast is served at 05:30 on train days so you can fill up before the ride. The hot water seems infallible, and the TVs are… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

If everything else is full, you'll be fine at Hotel Whymper. It's pricey for what's on offer, but comfy, and some rooms have views. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Between the bus terminal and downtown, Hotel Zeus is a seven-story hotel with varying rooms. The standards are pretty worn out, but the pricier rooms are excellent, and some have outstanding views. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Colorful rooms make for a cheerful stay at this friendly hotel across the street from the train station. There's a restaurant downstairs and fake archeological souvenirs for sale in the lobby. Full Lonely Planet Review ›