San Francisco de Quito, to give the city its full name, is the capital of Ecuador and is high up in the Andes. Your Quito serviced apartment will give you all of the bustle of a capital city with the unique atmosphere that comes from being a staggering nine thousand feet above sea level. There is so much to see and do in Quito; you will be busy sightseeing from the moment you check in to your Quito aparthotel.

The first thing you will notice about the city is that it is very long and thin, at over forty miles long and just over three miles wide. Wherever your Quito apartment rental is situated, you will have quite a lot of travelling to do, but fortunately the MetrobusQ system is very comprehensive, with destinations clearly marked, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble. If the bus doesn’t go near your Quito city centre (center) apartment, don’t worry; there are plenty of cabs and they all have set fares.

The city centre in Quito is one of the best preserved on the whole continent and there are loads of lovely buildings to see. Travel from your Quito holiday let to the historic centre and you will have more than enough buildings, churches and monuments to keep you busy for days. The Basilica de Voto Nacional is a marvellous building, but if you look carefully you will see lots of cunning design features, for example, instead of the usual gargoyle, there are animals and birds which are the natural fauna of Ecuador instead. La Mariscal Sucre is a more tourist oriented area and you might like to set aside some time during your stay in a Quito serviced flat to spend a day there.

The city is full of parks, including the Parque Metropolitano Guanguiltagua, known as the Metropolitano, which is one of the largest urban parks in the world. Because of the city’s high elevation, even a landscaped park gives a unique feeling of being in native bush. It will be easily reached by bus or taxi from your Quito apartment rental, but you will feel that you are out in the wild, with views of the peaks of the Andes really clear, as well as the river basin spread below. El Ejido Park is the place to go when you start thinking of souvenirs to take home from your Quito holiday apartment stay. On the weekend, local artists and traders set up stalls where you can buy jewelry, paintings and local knitwear, all at haggled prices!

Serviced and self-catered apartments, flats, aparthotels and holiday lets can be up to 30% cheaper than most equivalent hotel rooms and are becoming increasingly popular due to the freedom they offer. Whether it’s a short stay apartment you are looking for or a long term apartment, our holiday apartments combine all the amenities and comforts of home.  With plenty of room why stay in a cramped hotel room when you can stay in spacious surroundings in and around Quito city center.

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