Llullu Llama Mountain Lodge

What a wonderful experience!! The hosts were beyond helpful and friendly and after showing us around they even upgraded us for free to a private lodge with a fireplace and balcony with a view to the mountains. The whole place is super cozy with a lot of fireplaces and cozy common areas to hang out with a breathtaking view into the canyon. They support local communities and handcrafts and even use compost toilets to safe water. I would totally come back and recommend this place to EVERYONE!!

I had an absolutely wonderful stay at Llullu Llama Mountain Lodge on the Quilotoa Loop. The lodge is truly beautiful, impeccably clean, and so nicely furnished—such a welcoming and peaceful retreat. The staff were extremely friendly and attentive; Carlos and Giovanni especially made us feel incredibly well taken care of.||Our room was excellent, with a stunning view of the surrounding mountains. The bed was super comfortable—best sleep I’ve had in a long time. The hot shower was perfect, and I really appreciated the sustainable, eco-friendly concept behind the lodge.||The food was delicious—fresh, local, very tasty, and more than enough to fill us up. We also got to enjoy all the wellness facilities: the sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi, which were the perfect way to relax after hiking. The value for what you get is absolutely fair.||I would highly recommend Llullu Llama Mountain Lodge to anyone traveling in this area. It was a great stay, a wonderful night—and if I had more time, I would definitely have loved to stay another night or two. Truly a memorable experience!

Amazing lodge!! Could not recommend this place enough, food was excellent, the showers were hot and lovely, the spa was an extra special treat! We had an incredible room with 2 balconies and a fireplace with a beautiful view. The yoga in the morning was the perfect way to start the day ready for our hike after a great night sleep

Well…. There is nothing here not to like. Wonderful staff. Great food. We were looked after so well. All the staff went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. We added an extra 2 nights at the beginning and end of our walking because we liked it so much. Comfortable communal spaces to relax and meet other travellers. I can thoroughly recommend a stay here

I absolutely loved this place and would have stayed longer if I didn't need to get going. There were not many people staying there during this time of year so it felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. That made me feel like I was just at home relaxing. They put on the fireplace for us early to dry our things out. The food was generously portioned. Free drinking water, fast WiFi, hot showers, lots of common space to chill, beautiful building which definitely resembles a premium mountain lodge

We had been travelling for a while in South America and spending a few days at Llullu Llama was a wonderful exhale and opportunity to relax. The area is absolutely beautiful with rolling mountains of green, the lodges were great with comfortable beds and excellent bathrooms (always great when you can have a hot shower), and having extras like yoga and the jacuzzi/ sauna available was perfection. We booked out the spa area a couple nights so that we could enjoy the jacuzzi and saunas in private, which was an incredible option. The food was pretty good as well, and I appreciated the communal dining aspect as we had great conversations with fellow travellers. ||The staff is also excellent - Carlos and Geovanny were incredibly friendly, warm and helpful and made the stay that much better. We had the mountain package, and had a few hiccups with a couple activities: when we went for the morning hike, we were initially told that there would be a breakfast box and then, morning of, that breakfast would be held for us. The staff who took us was also a much slower hiker, and we wouldn't have gotten back until about 11am, which is a challenge for me in terms of needing to eat regularly for medical reasons. We had also ordered lunch boxes for the next day with the same staff member and that was forgotten, leaving us scrambling before leaving in the morning. Overall though, the staff were super great and I wish I could give a 9/10 - incredible with a few small bumps||I'd recommend staying two nights (many passing through said they wish they had an extra night). Most of the hiking is along mountain roads or scrambling through tall grass, but there are some other good activities in the area you can enjoy from here.

Absolutely loved this accommodation. We were on the Quilotoa loop and came here for one night. Rooms include breakfast, dinner, tea, coffee, hot water and bottled water for free refills. The staff are friendly, professional but also laid back. You can pay extra for the sauna / steam room. Views from the hostel are stunning and the beds are comfortable. We were able to do afternoon / morning yoga complimentary which was amazing. We wish we could have stayed longer!

My friend and I were not passing through like most people who hike the Quilotoa Loop. We were here for a few days and everything was perfect. The staff were so incredibly kind and accommodating. The fire places were great, the beds were comfortable and showers were incredibly refreshing. You can't beat the sauna or hot tub after a long day either! The hiking maps for local loops from the lodge were great, the box lunch was exactly what you needed after a long hike. The family breakfast and dinners were so fun, we really enjoyed getting to know everyone passing through and swapping tips and tricks. The excursions and sustainable tourism opportunities were lovely and having a local driver may have been more expensive than using the milk truck or hiking it to some locations, I always felt taken care of. Diego lives up there so he would tell us all about the peaks and farms we were passing through and even introducing us to some of his friends or family members as we drove along.