The Andes
Hotel Casa del Aguila
Dating from the 19th century, the Casa del Aguila (House of the Eagle) is one of the most iconic buildings in Cuenca.
The beautiful hotel has elegant paintwork, archways and a central courtyard with a traditional chandelier hanging from the glass roof. The large wooden doors, petal-filled fountain, furniture and light colours all add to the hotel’s atmosphere and charm.
There are 17 rooms on 3 floors built around a courtyard, each with slightly different decoration. All have private bathrooms with hot showers, free Wi-Fi, climate control, telephones and safety deposit boxes. There is a roof terrace, restaurant, luggage storage and room service.
Facilities
Restaurant, free Wi-Fi, room service, climate control, luggage storage and 24-hour reception desk.
Optional Activities
The hotel has a central position in Cuenca and is not far from Cuenca Cathedral, Parque Calderon and the Museum of Modern Art.
John Melton
Area Specialist
You can walk to most sites of interest within Cuenca during the day, but do take a taxi at night.
If you have any questions regarding our Ecuador tours, please feel free to contact me on +44 (0)1803 866965
Too many wildlife highlights to specify!
Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge: Spectacled bears (mother and two cubs) along with three species of antpitta, cock of the rock lek, myriads of dazzling hummingbirds and numerous colourful forest birds especially tanagers and toucans (inc. plate-billed mountain toucan). Napo Wildlife Centre: Giant river otters fishing, two sloths, five scarlet macaws at the second clay lick, six species of monkey (including the golden-mantled tamarin), numerous forest birds (including vocal white-throated toucan and many-banded aracari from the canopy tower and blue-and-yellow macaw). Galapagos Islands: snorkelling with hammerhead sharks, rays, green turtles, sea-lions and penguins. Unbelievably tame birds, waved albatrosses, three species of booby, two species of frigate bird etc. Also, Galapagos hawk, Galapagos short-eared owl and confusing Darwin’s finches.
