La Casa Lojana hotel
La Casa Lojana is an exquisite guest house run by the department of Hospitality of Loja University (UTPL). The hostel is highly recommended, most of our guests arrive on word of mouth, we cater to the discerning traveler that looks for a boutique hotel with high end service.
The Casa Lojana is a gem. The premises are beautiful, our student staff friendly and helpful and the restaurant is very good. A ten minute walk from the center of Loja, it is situated in a quiet residential neighborhood. We try hard to please every guest and usually succeed.
The purpose of the hotel is to offer tourists a pleasant stay in Loja, for this we have restored a beautiful family home into a charming small hotel taking into account the smallest details to offer great comfort.
There are direct flights to Loja from Quito and Guayaquil
Activities
Loja
Founded in 1548 by Alonso de Mercadillo, Loja is somewhat of a political and cultural island, surrounded by mountains and stranded at the far southern end of Ecuador.
Today, it is an intellectually and architecturally unique city, boasting two universities set among a peculiar mix of urban concrete and colonial structures.
Approximately 500 meters lower than most southern cities, Loja enjoys noticeably warmer weather—an appropriate compliment to its congenial cultural climate and exuberant atmosphere.
Historic downtown
Situated around the sprawling palm-tree studded central park are a number of interesting buildings, including the Cathedral, Casa de Justicia, which houses the Museo del Banco Central, and the modern municipio, with its pleasant courtyard and vibrant murals, which play out various indigenous scenes.
Beyond the park, further south along Bolívar from the Iglesia Santo Domingo, is the Plaza de la Independencia. Perhaps the most attractive section of the city, the square is enlivened by the brightly painted facades of colonial-style buildings, and neatly framed by resplendent hills rising in the distance.
Hills and Parks
Beyond the city center and its magnificent squares are the Parque de Recreación Jipiro, Parque La Argelia, and Jardín Botánico Reynaldo Espinosa, all perfect for day-strolls. For stunning panoramic views of the city, head up to the statue of the Virgen de Fátima, sitting in the hills east of the city.
Podocarpus National Park
Podocarpus National Park is one of the jewels of Southern Ecuador and is named after the Podocarpus tree, the only native conifer in the Ecuadorian Andes. Spanning 1,462 square kilometers of Andean cloud forest, the park hosts five different microclimates and provides drinking water for Loja, Zamora, and a number of smaller towns in the region. The park ranges from 900 to 3,600 meters and is home to toucans, spectacled bears, mountain tapers, and pigmy deer; however, 97% of the park’s fauna is invertebrate.
The park stradles between the lower Andes and the Amazon rainforest.
Facilities
Rooms:
La Casa Lojana offers you 12 finely decorated rooms, hot showers in full bathrooms, TV cable, telephone with direct international dialing.
Room types:
4 single rooms
5 matrimonial rooms
2 twin rooms
1 presidential suite
Services:
