With a stay at Hotel Podocarpus in Loja, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Central Plaza and Loja Cathedral. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Central Bank Museum and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Church of Santo Domingo.
What's nearby
Loja Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Loja City Gates - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
Jipiro Park - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
National University of Loja - 5 min drive - 4.2 km
Getting around
Ciudad de Catamayo (LOH) - 64 min drive
Restaurants
Café Indera - 2 min walk
Arsenia - 8 min walk
Piscis Marisqueria - 8 min walk
Ginas Café de la Casa - 4 min walk
Tamal Lojano - 3 min walk
About this property
Hotel Podocarpus
Hotel in Loja with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Podocarpus offers 50 accommodations with safes and irons/ironing boards. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.
This Loja hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service is available.
Languages
Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Airport shuttle on request
Food and drink
Free English breakfast available daily 7 AM–9:30 AM
Room service available
Family friendly
Free rollaway/extra beds
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Lift
Free newspapers in reception
Front-desk safe
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance
Business services
Meeting rooms
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Free rollaway beds
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
TV channels
TV
More
Desk
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 9 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room; children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Free rollaway/extra beds
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Ecuador value-added tax (15%). Nonresident travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be eligible for a tax refund. However, nonresident travelers may be exempt from value-added tax (15%) on package bookings.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: USD 5 per person (one way)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
We should mention
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property is also known as
HOTEL PODOCARPUS Loja
PODOCARPUS Loja
HOTEL PODOCARPUS Loja
HOTEL PODOCARPUS Hotel
HOTEL PODOCARPUS Hotel Loja
Hotel Podocarpus Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Buena ubicación. Buena relación calidad-precio. El staff amable.
Por mejorar algo concretamente, en el desayuno no nos preguntaron cómo preferíamos servirnos los huevos, solo nos sirvieron huevos revueltos. Pensábamos que era así, pero luego nos dimos cuenta cómo sí lo preguntaban a otros huéspedes. Todos nos merecemos el mismo trato desde las pequeñas cosas.
Great location close to sightseeing, food, shopping with a helpful friendly staff. Comfortable clean rooms with a bath that provides a good hot shower. Well worth the money.
Everything was perfect. The staff were very nice from the beginning to the end of our journey. The room was impeccable and the breakfast was delicious. Without a doubt, I will book a room in Hotel Podocarpus next time I will be in Loja.
Good service, good location, personal friendly... I’ll be back
Mauricio
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
6/10 Okay
Joe, Vilcabamaba, Ecuador
9 Feb 2018
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
WIFI SUCKS
The staff was kind enough. The rooms are very dated. They are also very noisy. The bed sleeps like a rack. The bathroom was clumsy and hard to use. The WiFi was almost nonexistent. I had to time it just right just to check my email. We were booked for 5 nights, we left after 2.
The good: The hotel is clean and well maintained. It is centrally located within easy walking distance of shopping, dining and tourist sights in Loja. The breakfast was good. The water was hot enough to shower comfortably after a wait to get warm. The wifi was pretty reliable. The staff was generally friendly and tried to be helpful. Water dispensers were available in the lobby and on our floor.
The bad: our room was in the front of the hotel and it was loud even by Ecuadorian standards. The noise culminated with the police using a loudspeaker to intervene in a domestic situation taking place across the street with a bullhorn at 0200. The beds gave new meaning to "firm". It was like sleeping on a board with a blanket on top. They were very uncomfortable. The staff speaks very little English and with my limited Spanish, it was difficult at times. To be fair, they were very patient and nice about my language shortcomings. There was a misunderstanding about the number of people in our party. There were 4 instead of the 2 listed on the reservation. Someone spoke to the other people in the group about some additional charges but it was apparently straightened out. When I checked out there was no mention of it. I assume that it was because the hotel is new to Expedia.
Verified traveller
10/10 Excellent
MAYRA
5 Nov 2022
MAYRA
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
6/10 Okay
Joel
Travelled with family
15 Oct 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Reclamo
Todo bien, pero se me cayeron los lentes en el hotel y no quisieron revisar videocámaras .