Casa San Marcos

Quito


This beautifully restored colonial mansion has 10 rooms replete with antique furnishings, 18th- and 19th-century oil paintings and luxurious fittings. The larger doubles with better views can cost up to $100 more than the listed prices. There’s also an art gallery and antiques shop here, and a lower-level breakfast room with picturesque views of El Panecillo.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Quito attractions

2. Museo Fray Pedro Bedón

0.18 MILES

The museum at the Convento Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Plaza Santo Domingo has a pretty garden cloister and a fine assortment of colonial religious art.

3. Convento San Agustín

0.19 MILES

This monastery is a fine example of 17th-century architecture, with unusual Moorish arches decorated with hundreds of golden pineapples. Many of the…

4. Iglesia de Santo Domingo

0.19 MILES

A fabulous neo-Gothic altar dominates the inside of the Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Construction of the church began in 1581 and continued until 1650.

5. Plaza Santo Domingo

0.2 MILES

Plaza Santo Domingo, near the southwest end of Calle Guayaquil, is a regular haunt for street performers. The plaza is beautiful in the evening, when the…

6. Museo Casa de Sucre

0.24 MILES

The beautifully restored former home of Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre, the hero of Ecuadorian independence, is now a small museum full of early-19th…

7. Catedral Metropolitana

0.26 MILES

On Plaza Grande's southwest side stands Quito's cathedral. Although not the most ornate of the Old Town’s churches, it has some fascinating works by…

8. Plaza Grande

0.26 MILES

While wandering around colonial Quito, you'll probably pass through the Plaza Grande several times. Its benches are great for soaking up the Andean…