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Left Zahir hotel just a few hours after checking in. The staff although friendly and smiley, even hospitable, is absolutely abandoned by management and let them to tackle maintenance issues improvising and making up excuses for the collapsing infrastructure of the hotel. NO HOT or even Warm water!!! That’s right l, the 4 star hotel had issues with their water heating systems and for a couple hours they were givings a run a round and not directly telling us that we checked in for our 13 night stay at a hotel advertised as one if the best, which really deliver one of the worst. Again, the staff tried their best, I must mention Santiago, who when out if his way to make our family comfortable, and yet, in the absence of a manager on duty, at a hotel occupied to full capacity, NO MANAGER or duty. Do not pay Zahir this much money for even a night. You will be sorry.

Selina was awesome. Super cool hostel, almost more of a hotel. They had an awesome co-working space for remote works, we didn't need it, but it definitely inspired me to look for a remote job when we got back. Room was clean, cool building with lots of services and a free walking tour, great location. My only complain would be that the free breakfast was pretty bad.

Aleros is situated in the historic center of Cuenca, so you can reach most interesting places on foot. There is a beautiful patio in the building, and the rooms are spacious and cozy. The staff is very helpful and friendly. They serve a simple, but good breakfast. Although it was written on the website, there was a laundry service available, that was not the case. But there’s a laundry place just down the street, so no problem.

We picked this hotel for the location and great reviews. The location is good, but the customer service at the front desk is very bad. First, at checkin they could not find my reservation until I provided a printed copy. Then the person replies “Oh, you booked thru the website.” Like that’s different from the usual way??? I don’t know. We go to our room, it’s nice, but the lamp on one side only works if you find the correct position for the cord. We see a bracket on the ceiling for a smoke alarm, but no smoke alarm. The safe in the closet is locked. On our way out to dinner, we stop at the front desk and ask them to unlock the safe while we are out to dinner. He says he will do it ‘right away’. I also ask about laundry service, and the front desk person says there is a price sheet in the closet. We thank them and leave for dinner. We return to our room after dinner. Safe is still locked. The guy at the front desk sees us return, and suddenly remembers he was going to unlock our safe “right away.” He comes up, unlocks the safe and leaves. There are no instructions to set a code, and setting a code is different from safes I’ve used in other hotels. I look for the laundry price list. Nope, nowhere in the closet. I hike back down to the front desk and try to explain there is no laundry price sheet in the closet. He follows me back up to the room, looks in every drawer in the closet. No price sheet. He tracks one down for me. Yes, these are minor inconveniences, and they were addressed (finally) but at unnecessary inconvenience to us. Thus the 3 star review. Hope other guests have a better experience than I did in my first two hours at this hotel.

The Hotel Boutique Santa Lucía is a former 19th century colonial house, so the facilities blend the luxury and charm of an old house with the comfort of the 21st century. Hotel staff deliver outstanding service at the front desk, restaurant and bar. I highly recommend this hotel, in the heart of Cuenca.