Ecuador🇪🇨 | attractionsLa RondaCobbled lane, canelazo stalls, pasillo guitarists, craft workshops | things to do and best time to go

Stay in Quito’s Historic Center, because La Ronda sits on Calle Morales inside it, a few minutes’ walk from Plaza Grande and Plaza Santo Domingo. That puts you within a short stroll of the street, and the walk back after dark is the main thing to plan around. Hostel dorms in the blocks around Plaza Grande, Calle García Moreno and Calle Guayaquil are social, with shared kitchens, rooftop terraces and walking tour groups leaving each morning. Stick to well-lit, busier streets at night and take a taxi for the last uphill stretch toward San Roque or Panecillo, where lighting is thinner. If you want … read more 👉

Stay in Quito’s Historic Center, because La Ronda sits on Calle Morales inside it, a few minutes’ walk from Plaza Grande and Plaza Santo Domingo. That puts you within a short stroll of the street, and the walk back after dark is the main thing to plan around. Hostel dorms in the blocks around Plaza Grande, Calle García Moreno and Calle Guayaquil are social, with shared kitchens, rooftop terraces and walking tour groups leaving each morning. Stick to well-lit, busier streets at night and take a taxi for the last uphill stretch toward San Roque or Panecillo, where lighting is thinner. If you want more nightlife and a wider choice of restaurants, La Mariscal (Quito’s traditional backpacker district) sits about 10 to 15 minutes away by taxi or the Metro, and is where most solo travelers meet others. Mariscal can be noisy and requires more caution late at night, but it has many travel agencies and cafes. Dorm beds in both areas run roughly US$8 to 15, with private rooms from US$25 to 45.