The 42 best hotels in Cuenca for digital nomads
The best hotels in Cuenca for digital nomads, each rated on Google and the sites it lists and ranked by one Navid.me score, with its price a night, a map, its amenities and what's nearby.
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Navid.me score0 – 10
Google rating1.0 – 5.0
These are the best hotels in Cuenca for digital nomads, ranked by the Navid.me score.
The score puts each hotel's rating on Google, Tripadvisor, Trip.com and the other sites it lists on one scale, then adds what its reviews praise and complain about.
I went through all 42 hotels in Cuenca in my Nomad Hotel Finder, with their prices, their amenities and what's within a walk: coworking spaces, the metro, cafes and parks.
In this guide, I'll show you:
- The 10 best hotels in Cuenca, each with its scores, its price and what guests say
- The best hotels in Cuenca for working remotely, near a coworking space
- The best value hotels in Cuenca
- Where to stay in Cuenca, by area
- How I picked them
Every number comes from each hotel's Google page and the sites it lists, read on September 30, 2026, and from OpenStreetMap.
TL;DRKey takeaways
The 10 best hotels in Cuenca
Here are the top 10 by the Navid.me score, each with its numbers and what its guests say.
1. Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca
Independent · 5-star hotel- Navid.me score
- 8.4
- 4.7 · 505 reviews
- A night
- from $74
- To the center
- 1.3 km
- Coworking
- 3-min walk
Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca scores 8.4 on the Navid.me score, from 4.7 on Google across 505 reviews and 4.7 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its property and service most. It has a spa and free breakfast.
- Property: 51 mentions, 96% favorable
- Service: 42 mentions, 98% favorable
- Location: 21 mentions, 95% favorable
- Atmosphere: 16 mentions, 93% favorable
2. Hotel Boutique Casa Montalvo Cuenca
Independent · 3-star hotel- Navid.me score
- 8.2
- 4.7 · 151 reviews
- A night
- from $70
- To the center
- 1.4 km
- Coworking
- 3-min walk
Hotel Boutique Casa Montalvo Cuenca scores 8.2 on the Navid.me score, from 4.7 on Google across 151 reviews and 4.9 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its service and property most. It has free breakfast.
- Service: 25 mentions, 100% favorable
- Property: 19 mentions, 100% favorable
- Location: 18 mentions, 100% favorable
- Breakfast: 17 mentions, 100% favorable
3. Oro Verde Hotel Cuenca
Independent · 5-star hotel · San Sebastian- Navid.me score
- 8.1
- 4.6 · 3,191 reviews
- To the center
- 4.1 km
Oro Verde Hotel Cuenca scores 8.1 on the Navid.me score, from 4.6 on Google across 3,191 reviews and 4.8 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its property most. It has a pool, a spa, a gym and free breakfast.
- Property: 31 mentions, 89% favorable
- Dining: 13 mentions, 33% unfavorable
4. Hotel Victoria
Independent · 4-star hotel- Navid.me score
- 8.0
- 4.6 · 676 reviews
- To the center
- 1.1 km
- Coworking
- 4-min walk
Hotel Victoria scores 8.0 on the Navid.me score, from 4.6 on Google across 676 reviews and 4.5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its service and property most. It has free breakfast.
- Service: 37 mentions, 95% favorable
- Property: 36 mentions, 94% favorable
- Dining: 22 mentions, 91% favorable
- Location: 20 mentions, 100% favorable
5. San Juan Hotel
Independent · 4-star hotel- Navid.me score
- 7.9
- 4.6 · 734 reviews
- A night
- from $170
- To the center
- 1.2 km
- Coworking
- 5-min walk
San Juan Hotel scores 7.9 on the Navid.me score, from 4.6 on Google across 734 reviews and 4.6 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its property most. It has a spa, a gym and free breakfast.
- Property: 19 mentions, 95% favorable
6. Hotel Boutique Posada del Ángel
Independent · 3-star hotel · Gil Ramirez Davalos- Navid.me score
- 7.4
- 4.6 · 354 reviews
- A night
- from $60
- To the center
- 1.5 km
- Coworking
- 1-min walk
Hotel Boutique Posada del Ángel scores 7.4 on the Navid.me score, from 4.6 on Google across 354 reviews and 4.2 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. It has free breakfast.
7. Hotel Kuna
Independent · 4-star hotel · El Sagrario- Navid.me score
- 7.4
- 4.6 · 564 reviews
- To the center
- 1.3 km
- Coworking
- 19-min walk
Hotel Kuna scores 7.4 on the Navid.me score, from 4.6 on Google across 564 reviews and 4.8 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. It has free breakfast.
8. Hotel Santa Lucia - Cuenca Ecuador
Independent · 5-star hotel- Navid.me score
- 7.2
- 4.6 · 784 reviews
- A night
- from $101
- To the center
- 0.8 km
- Coworking
- 9-min walk
Hotel Santa Lucia - Cuenca Ecuador scores 7.2 on the Navid.me score, from 4.6 on Google across 784 reviews and 4.4 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its service and location most. It has free breakfast.
- Service: 51 mentions, 88% favorable
- Location: 36 mentions, 88% favorable
- Room: 11 mentions, 88% unfavorable
- Bathroom: 9 mentions, 88% unfavorable
- Sleep: 20 mentions, 61% unfavorable
9. Rioné Hotel Boutique
Independent · 4-star hotel · Huayna-Capac- Navid.me score
- 7.2
- 4.5 · 406 reviews
- To the center
- 1.9 km
- Coworking
- 9-min walk
Rioné Hotel Boutique scores 7.2 on the Navid.me score, from 4.5 on Google across 406 reviews and 4.3 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. It has free breakfast.
10. Hosteria Duran
Independent · 4-star hotel- Navid.me score
- 7.1
- 4.5 · 2,652 reviews
- A night
- from $120
- To the center
- 7.8 km
Hosteria Duran scores 7.1 on the Navid.me score, from 4.5 on Google across 2,652 reviews and 4.2 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. Guests like its property most. It has a pool, a spa and free breakfast.
- Property: 19 mentions, 89% favorable
- Service: 23 mentions, 33% unfavorable
- Bathroom: 9 mentions, 33% unfavorable
The best hotels in Cuenca for working remotely
These hotels have a coworking space within a 10-minute walk, sorted by the Navid.me score.
- Score
- 8.4
- Coworking space
- La Ofi
- Walk
- 3-min walk
- Score
- 8.2
- Coworking space
- La Ofi
- Walk
- 3-min walk
- Score
- 8.0
- Coworking space
- Impaqto
- Walk
- 4-min walk
- Score
- 7.9
- Coworking space
- La Ofi
- Walk
- 5-min walk
- Score
- 7.4
- Coworking space
- La Ofi
- Walk
- 1-min walk
Each one is the nearest coworking space to the hotel on OpenStreetMap, and the walk is the straight-line distance at a normal pace.
The best value hotels in Cuenca
These score 7 or more and cost the least a night, at the lowest price Google showed on September 30, 2026.
- Score
- 7.4
- From
- $60 a night
- Score
- 8.2
- From
- $70 a night
- Score
- 8.4
- From
- $74 a night
- Score
- 7.2
- From
- $101 a night
- Score
- 7.1
- From
- $120 a night
Prices change with the season and your dates, so check yours in the finder above.
Where to stay in Cuenca
The hotels fall into these areas, with how many each has and its best hotel by the Navid.me score.
- Hotels
- 3
- Best hotel
- Hotel Kuna
- Score
- 7.4
- Hotels
- 3
- Best hotel
- Rioné Hotel Boutique
- Score
- 7.2
- Hotels
- 3
- Best hotel
- Oro Verde Hotel Cuenca
- Score
- 8.1
Open the map above to see where each area sits.
How I picked
I started from every hotel on Google in Cuenca with at least 50 reviews and a rating of 3.5 or more, and left out hostels, camps and closed hotels.
Each hotel's rating on every site it lists is rescaled against all the hotels in the finder, so a typical hotel lands near 5 and only a rare one reaches 10.
A rating from a few reviews counts for less, so a handful of five-star reviews doesn't outrank hundreds at 4.6.
Prices are the lowest a night Google listed for each hotel on September 30, 2026, so pick your dates in the finder above for today's.
FAQs about hotels in Cuenca
Here are the questions people ask about hotels in Cuenca, answered from the numbers on this page.
By the Navid.me score, it's Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca (8.4), then Hotel Boutique Casa Montalvo Cuenca (8.2) and Oro Verde Hotel Cuenca (8.1).
The middle hotel here costs $52 a night.
Prices run from $17 to $216, the lowest Google showed on September 30, 2026.
Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca, Hotel Boutique Casa Montalvo Cuenca and Hotel Victoria are within a 10-minute walk of one.
Hotel Boutique Posada del Ángel scores 7.4 from $60 a night, the lowest price among hotels that score 7 or more.
4 of the 42 hotels have one, and the best by the Navid.me score is Oro Verde Hotel Cuenca (8.1).
40 of the 42 hotels include free breakfast.
The best of them by the Navid.me score is Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca (8.4).
Huayna-Capac has the best hotels on average, with a Navid.me score of 6.3.
El Sagrario has the most hotels, 3 of them.
Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca scores 8.4, the best of the 3 five-star hotels here.
Hotel Italia Cuenca is the closest, 0.0 km (0.0 miles) from the center.
Hotel Vasquez Inn and Hotel Yanuncay come next.
7 of the 42 hotels have one.
The best of them by the Navid.me score is Oro Verde Hotel Cuenca (8.1).
The chains here include TRYP by Wyndham.
41 of the 42 hotels are independent.
Each hotel's button opens its booking page for your dates, on the booking site that has it.
Prices are a night for a room for 2, as Google showed them, and they change with your dates.
Final thoughts on hotels in Cuenca
Mansión Alcázar Hotel Cuenca is the best hotel in Cuenca by the numbers.
Keep reading:
- Cuenca for digital nomads – the weather, the internet and what a month costs
- Nomad Flight Finder – the cheapest flights there
- Digital nomad visa finder – for staying longer than a visitor can
Then open the map above and pick the area you'd like to stay in.
Navid Moazzez
AI business strategist & AI OS builder
Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.
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