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Comments: We had a great 10-day vacation to Ecuador mid-January 2007. Our
first stop was at the San Jorge Hosteria which we fully enjoyed. With George
(owner) as our guide we explored the San Jorge de Tandayapa Reserve (Cloud
Forest) and went overnight to the San Jorge de Milpe Reserve where we played
in the waterfalls. The hikes were moderate because of our limited physical
abilities. Although we are not birders we found the bird watching experince
at Tandayapa quite good. It helps that George is so knowledgeable and
enthusiastic about the birds. Milpe was beautiful and isolated. The meals
there were great! We think the Cruz family is wonderful and wish them the
best with their endeavors with the Eco-lodge. Their personal attention make
the whole experince something special.

name: Deborah Zanella and Richard Bober zanella@ccsu.edu
city: North Granby
state/province: CT
country: USA

Transport- excellent
Guides - excellent
Rooms - comfortable and warm, once fire lit . Very peaceful.
Restaurant- service was very good, and delicious  food. Better  wine choice is suggested

We enjoyed  San Jorge de Tandayapa Reserve (Cloud Forest) brillant scenery and Reserve. George is a very helpful guide to bird spotting. His enthusiasm for all flora and fauna is unboarded.

Drs Nigel and Valerie Kay
Northampton , UK
nigel.kay@ngh.nhs.uk

We enjoy a day visit to Saquisili for the local market. Excellent experience of Andean life and culture.
We visited San Jorge de Tandayapa with excellent guiding by George. It is a beautiful area with wonderful mountains and forests, teaming with bird life. We learnt a huge amount and enjoyed George`s tuition. Very good picnic lunch.
Transport was good with efficient airport transfers. Rooms are lovely, particularly with the warmth of the fire in the room. Botanical Reserve Hosteria San Jorge staff is delightful and anxious to please. Restaurant food is very ice. Limited wine list.

Dr Kate and Julian  Lindenbaum
Northhampton UK
katelindenbaum@hotmail.com

Otavalo indian market, Quito city tour.Medicinal plant and San Jorge  de Milpe Reserve tours. All tours  were excellent, with Jorge a interesting, personable and knowledgeable guide.I particularly ennjoyed  the magfic birding circuit  in Milpe .The river and waterfall was just beautiful. Thank you for a wonderful  experience.
Guide service can`t not be faulted. The rooms and facilities in general are great, but I must mention the excellent service  provided  by Vicente, he works very hard and allways smiling. He is a great asset to Hosterìa San Jorge.

Shirley Keane
Perth, Australia
shirley-keane@alcoa.com.au

Transportation, Excellent
Guidance Best I ever had
Rooms Comfortable
Restaurant Comfortable
Hotel Services Friendly, secure

You are doing great !! , we really enjoy our stay.
In Quito Ecolodge Reserve we do a self guided hikes to waterfalls and high altitude ( above tree line)
The property is beautiful , specially with its proximity to Quito. Its like a little OASIS.

Jorge is an excellent birding guide . Enthusiastic and professional . he really enjoys birding- and it shows. His wife was friendly and helpful.

The MAGIC BIRDING CIRCUIT , the San Jorge Tandayapa Road and San Jorge de Tandayapa Reserve provides some of the best birding in the world.!!
This is a good tour for bird enthusiasts.
San Jorge Ecolodge Botanical Reserve tour in Quito, I see this like a gold of mine for soft core nature lovers. A little more self guided with shorter tour opportunities.
Biggest market will be baley boomers with high disposable income. This area could really capture that range.

Andrew Promaine
Georgia Bay Islands National Park, Canada
Head Biologist
andrewpromaine@yahoo.com

We loved  meeting the Cruz family, from George, Sr. to Gaby.  All your services met our expectation and more . Keep on doing the same things-we want to come back again.
We enjoy the horseback riding. It was wonderful to have a small group and a very friendly guide .The food for the whole stay was fantastic, and more than adequate for our outing.   It was good to see healthy strong horses also. In the  guide books and  in the web site  you could  provide more details about  San Jorge de Milpe and Tandayapa  (or did we miss the link)? Then we could plan those days ahead on time.

Keay Dobson Golletz
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
golletzr@westman.wave.ca

Your enthusiasm for your home, culture and country is very heart warming. Good luck with your dreams for this beautiful piece of heaven.  Thank you for your great food and  wonderful salsa lessons!! My hips hurt this morning!

Sally Brodrick
Winnipeg,Mb, Canada
golletzr@westman.wave.ca

18 Sep 2005
We had a fantastic time at Hosteria San Jorge. It was very beautiful and peaceful, very relaxing after a month traveling in South America.
Everybody was friendly and helpful, and the food was fantastic.
The horse-riding was brilliant, and the surrounding countryside was beautiful.  If we come back to Quito, we will come and visit again.

Best wishes
Trabor and Alison Maxwell
London, UK
fraser.maxwell@scottnrusr.com

Thank you for a lovely stay at Hosteria San Jorge. Arriving at San Jorge felt we were stepping in another world.
The views were stunning, the grounds are beautiful, and everyone  we met was friendly and helpful. We will remember
our  time  here with great  fondness.

Good luck!!

Lauren and Janice

16 Sep 2005
330 Yellowstone Dr.
Lawrence,US  66047
ljharris@sunflower.com

Hosteria San Jorge is one of the friendly places I ever stayed.
Its very much a family run business and both George, Grandfather and George, Senior have a great passion for all  things Ecuadorian. George, Senior has a great knowledge of birds and all wildlife in Ecuador and its history. He is a wonderful guide.  The  food is wonderful and healthy and can be taken by a roaring fire at night and with the hummingbird feeders at breakfast or lunch at the patio. The fires  make all  the rooms very cozy and inviting. I would recommend  this place  to anyone who would like a friendly place to relax in beautiful surrounding.
 Jessica Meakin
 jessmeakin@hotmail.co.uk
 London, UK.

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Querido George e Irina:

We have arrived tired but happy back home in North Carolina. We want to take this opportunity to tell you how very, very much we enjoyed our return visit to your country and especially our wonderful stays at San Jorge/Quito, San Jorge de Tandayapa and San Jorge/Milpe this summer. Your magnificent reserves, and the fantastic new lodge at Milpe, are truly special, magical places that delighted and thrilled our group of biologists, including birders and non-birders alike. What a treat at Milpe to see so many species of birds and flowers and enjoy so many waterfalls by day, then find insects, frogs, and glowing creatures by night! You and your helpful friendly staff at both lodges made everyone feel so comfortable and at home, and the meals with their delicious touches of Andean cuisine were superb. Jorge, everyone was impressed by your energy, enthusiasm, knowledge, and love of nature, as I knew they would be.

We also especially want to convey our deep appreciation to you both for your most gracious hospitality during our entire stay and especially for the honor and pleasure of inviting us to your home to share dinner with your family. You made our last night in Quito a special occasion that we will always remember. We thoroughly enjoyed talking with your mother and father. What interesting, enjoyable people, with so many wonderful stories to share! And Jorge father's music was a delight. It was also a treat to see Jorge, Jr. again and to hear Gabriella tell us about what she has been doing. They are such fine young people, and you can be very proud of them.

Truly, we cannot think you enough for all you have done to make our time in Ecuador so pleasant and enjoyable. We feel so comfortable and at home there now, and look forward to returning soon to share with friends and family what we have come to appreciate so much. Until then, please accept our deepest gratitude and best wishes. And, if you or anyone in your family should come to North Carolina, we would delighted to have you visit and stay with us.

Cariñosos saludos,

Ann and Alec Motten

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We very much enjoyed our stay at  Ecolodge San Jorge and thank you for your hospitality. We would recommend your establishment to others looking  for an alternative near to, but out of the city of Quito. The lodge would  provide an excellent base location for trips to various nearby destinations . As birders, we had good birding on the grounds, and recognize that the series of Botanical Preserves offered by San Jorge provides opportunities to see a huge number of bird species . Thanks again for the helping to make our trip to Ecuador a success.

Joel and Patty Trick
Maribel, Wisconsin USA
email:  jtrick@peoplepc.com

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Sept 21,  2005
To all at San Jorge Hosterìa.
Thank you everyone for the kindness and hospitality. Our visit here was very short and wish we could stayed longer. Thank you Jorge for showing us all the beautiful birds and taking time to go over the birding list with us.
And thank you to Gabriela for helping interpret for her mother.  She speaks English very well. We especially enjoyed the fire in the fireplace each night.

Sincerely,
Michael and Christine Sabyan
Superior, Wisconsin USA
email: mcbsabyan@charter.net