Mashpi Lodge, Andean rainforest, Ecuador
A Rainforest Hotel in The Clouds !
Closer to Quito than the Amazon rainforest, yet offering the same adventure experience, Mashpi Lodge is every nature lover’s dream. Following all health and safety protocols, Mashpi Lodge is the place to encounter 400 species of birds, trees, and frogs found nowhere else in the world, complete with crashing waterfalls and incredible flora. Get ready to trek down hidden paths, splash through rivers, rise at dawn to spot rare birds.
A hideaway in the rainforest only accessible to its privileged guests and located on a scenic plateau, the lodge features breathtaking views of the surrounding forested mountains right up close through its floor-to-ceiling panoramic glass windows. Mashpi Lodge was built using the latest techniques in sustainable construction. It is designed to blend in perfectly with its natural environment, its glass walls making it virtually invisible at times. Stunningly contemporary and featuring modernist design and décor that mixes warm earth tones, steel, stone and glass in striking perspectives, Mashpi Lodge makes for a true cocoon of luxury in the middle of the forest.
WAKE UP TO CAPTIVATING VIEWS
Awash with greens and browns, the trunks, branches, vines, leaves, birds and swirling clouds all around, it’s a bit like being in a crystal capsule, observing the forest life from the comfort of your bed. Open the window and the calls of the birds and croaks of the frogs soothingly wash over you. The rooms’ subdued lighting (LED lights are hidden behind the elegant wooden headboards) provide a magical touch, while automatic blinds can be lowered or raised to adjust natural lighting levels.
The contemporary, sophisticated and intimate Mashpi lodge is located a mere three hours northwest of Equators capital Quito The hotel provides the perfect base for adventures in nature amidst its 1300 heater private reserve, part of the highly bio-diverse Andean cloud forest known as the Choco. The lodge is designed for guests to explore its green world of tumbling mountains and cascading rivers along trails and its “canopy gondola” aerial tram.
Facilities:
- 22 rooms including 3 suites
- Indoor jacuzzi & wellness centre.
- Bird watching & Nature walks
- Life centre & reading room
- Restaurant & lounge bar.
Prices :
3 day full-board programmes start from US$ 1518 per person on double/twin sharing.