Hotels in Cuenca currently start at about € 33 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 53 and € 62 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 18 properties we can book here, 89% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 94% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 9/10.
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, New Cathedral of Cuenca and Tumebamba draw most visitors to Cuenca, and the hotels below sit within reach of them. We can book 18 properties here, from € 33 per night for two adults, with a typical price of € 53. About 89% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge, and the average guest rating across them is 9/10. You pay in USD, and ecuador uses the US dollar. Bring small notes, as $50 and $100 bills are often refused.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 18 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 33 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 33 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 44 |
| Typical (median) price | € 53 |
| Upper quarter | € 89 |
| Typical 3-star | € 48 |
| Typical 4-star | € 62 |
| Typical 5-star | € 89 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
multi-purpose stadium in Cuenca, Ecuador
1.1 km from the centrechurch building in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
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1.2 km from the centrechurch in Ecuador
in the centreCuenca sits in Ecuador at 2.8974° S, 79.0042° W. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Quito sits at 2,850 m, so take the first day slowly. Security has worsened in Guayaquil and parts of the coast: use ride apps and ask your hotel which areas to avoid.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Cuenca stayed within a factor of 1, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 33 per night for two people, the typical price is € 53, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 89. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 89% of the rooms available in Cuenca can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
The USD ($). Ecuador uses the US dollar. Bring small notes, as $50 and $100 bills are often refused.
10% is usually added to restaurant bills; anything extra is optional.
The best-known places are Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, New Cathedral of Cuenca, Tumebamba, Old Cathedral of Cuenca. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Cuenca stayed within a factor of 1, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.