Mariscal District

Don’t stay in this area

Would not stay here again. Went to a restaurant for dinner a 5 minute walk away and all the locals told us not to walk because it’s sketchy when it’s a weekday and it’s dark. At first I thought they ...

Nice Spot

We definitely enjoyed wondering around the district, as it had plenty of cool little shops, restaurants, cafés, and cool architecture!

Old Town is Better

We chose to stay in this neighborhood, but, in hindsight, should have stayed in the historical district instead. After dark, there too many sketchy people hanging around, and even our hotel manager sa...

Where locals&tourists go out

Mariscal in central Quito is roughly between the historic district and the more wealthy areas in the north. Highways with lots of motorized traffic crisscross or border the neighborhood causing a lot ...

weekends are crazy

must be 150 bars, restaurants and discos in a three block radius and the noise continues into the early morning