We stayed in Dona Esther hotel for 2 nights. Unfortunately the weather was cold, and it rained quite a bit. The hotel doesn't have any heating facilities - not even in public areas like the restaurants and the beautiful library (we asked but this was the answer we got). The waitress at breakfast was wearing a jacket with the hat... More

Near the plaza with the mayor's offices and church. We walked out for bakery goods for breakfast in the morning, and loved Otavalo. Lots of traditional dress and kids in their school uniforms. Feels a lot safer and more relaxed than Quito. Lots of places don't heat the rooms, and if you need extra warmth, take a down throw along.... More

As you may have surmised from the title of this brief article, the main point about this hostal/hotel is where it is situated: four blocks from Poncho Plaza - site of a daily market and the truly superb Saturday extravaganza, four to five blocks from the indigenous Saturday animal market, two blocks from a pleasant park, and, within a radius... More

Hostal Dona Esther is in the perfect location, in the heart of Otavalo, near Plaza Bolivar. You can walk everywhere easily. Stay a day or two or three and enjoy it as a base camp for day trips to Cotacachi, Ibarra, and to see the surrounding wonders of nature. It is clean, comfortable, and has thoughtful amenities like candles in... More

Quaint little hostel with rooms that surroound an out door courtyard. Very charming place. On site restraunt had fabulous home cooked meals and a pizza oven for the pizza lover. Stay and meals were quite reasonable and hostel is within wlking distance to the market. I would reccomend this place highly. More

We stayed at this place. After a full day of activities we wanted to get back to the hotel to use the internet only to find that they turn it off at night. The cost of the room doesn't include breakfast. We found there were better places to stay in Otavalo for the same price. More

Old colonial house done up very nicely. Noticeably cleaner than other hotels we have seen. The owner Wendy, is Dutch and speaks excellent American English. At $40 a night for a double room, I rate it as excellent value. The food was OK but not great. Although I have to say that Ecuadorians seem to have little idea of what... More

We recently stayed in the Hostal Dona Esther. We had the suite on the upper floor which included a sitting room, a small kitchen and a fireplace. It was very comfortable. The hotel is centrally located in Otavallo. The restaurant in the hotel is very good. We had the best salad in all of Ecuador there. we had the pizza,which... More

Stayed here 1 night & then transferred to Posada Del Quinde. Dona Esther had NO HOT WATER....Beds poor.... no Heat (like Quinde) No Parking (only Public lot 2 blks away) vs onsite @ Quinde. Overall decent but not spectacular like Quinde. Restaurant nice but very Dark. Staff Friendly...Better for Back Packing types I;d guess. More