Budget
La Casa Cuencana
Owned by an Ecuadorian family, this hostel is located in the heart of Cuenca's historic district. Dorms and private rooms available with or without private bathroom. Hostel is quiet enough to get a good night sleep but in the same neighborhood of all the great restaurants and bars.
Hostal Villa Flora
Very charming and confortable hostel, excellent location in the historic centre. The rooms are well decorated, and it is clean. Also includes a cafeteria service, a laundry, and cable tv. 8$ the single room with shared bathroom. [email protected]
Tourist of the World Hostal
Hostel with nice views on the river, a kitchen, and lots of random DVDs. Also, extremely friendly owners. Just ring the door bell across the street.
Casa Sol
Estã©vez de toral 10-33 and gran colombia, tel: 07-2822507, nice family run hostel near center. price: 7 usd january 2011 including breakfast bed quality varies, atmosphere is great and the owners luis and maria-elena are very helpful. you can use their kitchen and laundry facility is available. to get there, take bus 28 from the bus terminal 25 dollarcent and get off at estã©vez de toral. the hostel doesn't have a sign, so look for the number.
Midrange
Hotel Casa del Aguila
In a pictorial colonial-style building in the the Historical center. 17 comfortable rooms with bathroom, distributed in 3 floors
Hotel Inca Real
Charming heritage site at general torres 8-40 between sucre and bolivar, behind the new cathedral. most rooms are large, and all are quiet. all room windows open onto interior courtyards. three colonial houses joined into one charming hotel. there are three interior courtyards. the first is the hotel lobby and breakfast room, the second has a lovely fountain, and the third is a quiet hideaway. phone: 07-2823-636. $us 45.14 for two people, including tax and breakfast.
La Cofrada del Monje
Phone: 2831251. great location on plaza san francisco at presidente cordova 10-33 y padre aguirre. the rooms may be a bit noisy with the windows open, but the street noise will die down after dark when the buses quit running. if you're concerned about noise, the quietest rooms are on the sides: 1, 2, 6, 7. the hot water available. us$ 32.00 for two people, tax and breakfast included.
Hotel Milan
The most affordable nice hotel in town. Located in the center, across from the church and square of San Francisco. Most rooms have a balcony. All have cable TV and hot water. Price includes breakfast on the roof. Friendly staff, excellent value. $17 for one person, $25 for double.
Posada del Rio Lodging
+59372823111, (http://www.cuencahostels.com). nice hostel in the center of the city with a full kitchen, hot showers 24/7, and the friendliest service in town. warm, homey, and very centrally located. from 20$ for the dorm, 28$ private weekday - higher on weekends!.
Hostal Macondo
At calle tarqui 11 64 & mariscal lamar, (http://www.hostalmacondo.com) is situated in an old colonial building with a pretty courtyard. the price includes breakfast. very pretty but simple rooms, quiet, with a self-serve kitchen, free wireless, book exchange, and large dvd library. very nice hot showers with good pressure. a private room with a private bathroom is $28 usd sept 07.
Top end
Hotel Crespo
Overlooking the river, it has woody carpeted rooms, some with great views. Breakfast is included, Wifi is free, and they also have 1 computer near the lobby.