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 Hotel
Santa Lucia is nostalgic and unique to itself,
created from what is actually
one of Cuenca's most historic
buildings located in
the Old Town district of the city which is a
living museum itself.
The hotel has been newly renovated and has all modern conveniences
expected by international travelers. The Santa Lucia hotel is a gem in Cuenca's
antique building collection in which you can enjoy
an elegant atmosphere of yesteryear in Ecuador
with today's conveniences.
Cuenca Ecuador is rich in hotel
options but none offer what Santa Lucia hotel
offers in the way of elegant comfort at a
reasonable price. Stay with us, enjoy the flavor
of Cuenca Ecuador, recently awarded with the
coveted title of World Heritage.
History of the hotel: The house where the
Santa Lucia hotel is located was built by the
first governor of Azuay province (where Cuenca
is located), Don Manuel Vega Davila, in 1859.
Azuay province is located in the Andes of
southern Ecuador. The house remained in the Vega
family for over a hundred years, being a
peaceful witness of important episodes of the
history of southern Ecuador.
The restoration of the house began in 1999 and
lasted more than two and a half years. Santa
Lucia hotel has rescued and preserved this piece
of Cuenca heritage, keeping this house as an
example of the architectural style of the last
part of the XIX Century Ecuador. At the same
time our hotel offers its guests all the modern
comforts.
In 2002 the city of Cuenca awarded our hotel the
prize: "Fray José María Vargas" for the best
restoration of a historical building. |
