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| Relax in the uniquely furnished Salon Bolivar, the cozy bar, or the
library and garden reading room with French windows that look onto an
adobe-walled garden and lawns under an ancient cedro tree. Enjoy Cusín's
Ecuadorian and International cuisine in a dining room with antique wall
tapestries and chandeliers, dinner by candlelight and a log fire. |
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| 40 Guestrooms, suites and garden cottages, each with private bathrooms and garden
and mountain views. 33 guest rooms have kiva fireplaces, beamed ceilings and furnishings
of antique reproduction beds and Indian crafts. From the tower of #25, a double
suite with roof terrace and private garden, Frederic Church's 19th century landscape can
still be seen. Garden cottage suite, #10 with its pond and mountain view is magical
and private. The spacious Dueños Suite, available for guests, is furnished with
antiques and crafts. Public rooms have log burning fireplaces. |
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"...delicious home-cooked meals... a charming and beautiful garden..."
Ecuador by Lonely Planet |
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| Gardens, perennial, 7 acres. 58 species of plans attract 49 species of birds.
Cusin's black soil and predictable equatorial sun have created seven acres of ever
blooming gardens. Annuals have become perennials. The library's French windows look onto a
large, walled, ever blooming garden filled with lawns, deep yellow blossoms of the cholan
tree, palm, belladonna, bougainvillea, foxgloves, hollyhocks and orchids.
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Hacienda
Cusin Amenities
 2 television/ VCR viewing rooms with 200 selected feature documentary video films.
Telephone, fax, email, copy machine, overhead projector, 35mm projectors, VCRs.
Conference room seating 55 / 100 for presentation, 4 seminar rooms (El Monestario de
Cusin)
Spanish classes
Experienced
teachers, under the administration of Ms. Sara Anthony, will offer
tailor-made classes for individuals, families, and groups of all ages.
Classes will meet in Monasterio, a garden walk from Cusín, set in a
magnificent Andean landscape of lakes and snowcapped mountains.
Tuition costs, beginning at $7 per hour for individuals, become less
per person in larger groups and far less than any U.S. urban course. Courses
are tailor-made and designed on demand for any period year round.
Nanny by request
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| Dress |
casual by day, smart-casual for dinner. |
| Electricity |
110 volts, U.S. sockets. Bring a flashlight. |
| Food |
Ecuadorian/European.
Please request special diets, menu changes, terrace meals and picnic luncheons in advance.
The dining room water is potable. |
| Languages |
Spanish, English. |
| Money exchange |
Airport, Quito hotel, Otavalo. |
| Weather |
Most days are moderate (72° F/ 23°C);
nights are cool
(45°F/13°C). |
| Best month |
Year round. Some afternoon rain showers
from October to January. |
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