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Selina Cuenca

3.0 star property
3-star hostel in Downtown Cuenca

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Bar (on property)
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Front of property
Terrace/patio
Aerial view

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Calle Larga 7-93 y Luis Cordero, Calle Larga, Cuenca, Cuenca
  • Río Tomebamba & Calle Larga
    3 min walk
  • Calderon Park
    5 min walk
  • San Francisco Plaza Market
    7 min walk
  • Cuenca (CUE-Mariscal Lamar)
    11 min drive

Room options

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Unique Room

Unique Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Small Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Bed in 10-Bed Dormitory

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Living area

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Free airport shuttle
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
4.2 out of 5, Very good, (162)
The price is CA $34
per night
CA $34 total
10 Dec - 11 Dec
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About the area

Cuenca

Downtown Cuenca stay.At this Downtown Cuenca hostel, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Río Tomebamba & Calle Larga and Sombrero Museum. Inter-American Center of Popular Arts and Museum of the Aboriginal Cultures are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Río Tomebamba & Calle Larga - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Calderon Park - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • New Cathedral of Cuenca - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Stadium - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Mall del Rio - 6 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • 14n - Antonio Borrero Station - 9 min walk
  • Gaspar Sangurima Tram Station - 15 min walk
  • Cuenca (CUE-Mariscal Lamar) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sunrise Cafe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Goza - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪El Mercado Cuenca - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bumba - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Thai Connection - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Selina Cuenca

3-star hostel in Downtown Cuenca
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. You'll find a business center on site.

Public spaces have free WiFi. A rooftop terrace, a library, and multilingual staff are also featured at Selina Cuenca.

This 3-star Cuenca hostel is smoke free.

  • 67 guestrooms or units
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • No smoking on site
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Refrigerator in a common area
  • Lockers available
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Selina Cuenca offers 67 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM: USD 4-5 for adults and USD 4-5 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Yoga classes

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 10 per pet, per day

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Ecuador value-added tax (15%). Nonresident travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be eligible for a tax refund. However, nonresident travelers may be exempt from value-added tax (15%) on package bookings.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 4 to 5 for adults, and USD 4 to 5 for children
  • Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash.

We should mention

  • Children 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Selina Cuenca Hostel
Selina Cuenca Cuenca
Selina Cuenca Hostel
Selina Cuenca Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Selina Cuenca Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Cuenca

Selina Cuenca Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 58 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and super friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second time here. Wonderful.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the BEST hotels in cuenca
Our stay was great! We always come back to selinas everytime we travel to cuenca.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

ALisa

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nayeli

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Walter

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
I was charged more than Expedia promised. My room was overlooking a very busy street and three of the eight nights incredibly loud music from a club blared into my room until 3 am. The staff was mostly friendly but Spanish is a necessity. I loved the room, bed was very comfortable, and the deck overlooking the Rio Tomabamba was my favorite place in the City.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ana Daniely

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lugar aconchegante e funcionários muito atenciosos. Uma pena não ter restaurante la.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Jorge

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente ubicación y servicios incluidos
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente servicio y el hotel es realmente espectacular
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Chirag

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, walking distance to lots of places. Lovely building, can easily get lost in it!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cuenca Ecuador
Good location, carpets look dirty and outdated. Front desk personnel were spotty, sometimes friendly sometimes they didn't want to be bothered. Bar staff unfriendly and dismissive.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tsvetelina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spectacular architecture, central location
This is the most spectacular architectural hostel I’ve ever stayed in. It’s a piece of art and if you like beautiful buildings and impressive architecture, this place is a must visit. Our room was facing the street and we stayed over the weekend, so it was a bit loud but a good pair of earplugs would do the job. There were USB plugs near the bed and the mattress was comfortable. There was hot water in the shower. Actually, there was almost no cold water which was strange. There was a hairdryer as well. We spotter two huge cockroaches on the balcony but luckily not on the room. All the staff was very friendly, nice and helpful. Breakfast was fine but definitely not amazing. Unfortunately, only American coffee was included to the prepaid breakfast, so to get a good coffee, we had to pay extra. The only thing I didn’t like was the common kitchen. It looked disgusting. Like REALLY disgusting. Unfortunately, the guests didn’t help keeping the place clean either. To my surprise, there was no kettle to warm some water. There was a nice big terrace too. It might be good to cover the cushions when it rains, so people can actually use the sitting area when it stops raining.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Selina, Cuenca- Ecuador

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Unfriendly stuff, poor attention when I had ask for an extra pillow- never got it, and they forgot to supply with shampoo, toilet paper and soap.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This is a weird "hotel." I don't actually consider it a hotel. I consider it a hostel. But it's not only a hostel, there's a co-working space as well, a movie theater, and a party room/space. I think it's trying to be too much at once. I was disappointed that when I got there, I didn't even have toilet paper in my room! (Very quickly remedied by the staff there though, so that's a good thing.) Bring your own toilet paper, your own soap, your own shampoo, conditioner and don't forget to pack your hair dryer. You will also need towels. It is also *not* accessible to wheelchair users. It doesn't have an elevator and the breakfast area was three floors down from my room. That being said, the staff is excellent, and the location can't be beat. However, I think there needs to be some truth in advertising. This is a hostel, not a hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cool and handsome guys who were very helpful! Very nice place!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cool place following the Selina style but horrible WiFi for a place targeting Digital Nomads. It came back and forward all the time, no estable connection. Breakfast options were very poor.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

iis, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed only one night but loved this hostel. It is absolutely huge, but very nicely and cosy set up. Great kitchen area and views from the terrace, perfect location (close to everything). Great value!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

kaely

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me gustó mucho las instalaciones! Sin dudarlo volvería 😃
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

FRANCISCO

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Habitaciones sin ventilación externa
La habitación que nos asignaron no tenia ventilación, la ventana era interna hacia un corredor, si eso se especificaba en la reserva, no la hubiera adquirido. El ventilador del baño tampoco funcionaba. El personal amable, pero no pudo solucionar mi pedido de cambio de habitación. Todo esto contrasta con lo agradable que es el desayuno en el rooftop con vista al río. El edificio es muy antiguo, se escucha a las personas caminar y hablar en las habitaciones contiguas y superiores. El último día una cucaracha apareció en el baño.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Execelente atención
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023