For students wanting to make the most of their Spanish study, we suggest a homestay for your accommodation here in Quito. Staying with an Ecuadorian host family gives you the chance to practice Spanish and learn more about daily life in Ecuador.

Yanapuma also offers hostal and hotel accommodation in single room and shared rooms to its students and volunteers, both short-term and long-term. Offerings range from basic to mid-range in price and quality. For longer term students, we also offer accommodations in an apartment.

About our Homestays:

Yanapuma provides homestays with carefully screened local families. You can have either 2 or 3 meals per day with your family, but be aware that sometimes returning to your homestay for lunch can interfere with plans, visits, or your ability to lunch with new friends on the spur of the moment.

Prices for our homestays are $18.00 per night with 2 meals (breakfast and dinner) included.

Here are descriptions of some of the families that we recommend

Familia CO lives in the north of Quito with three teenage children. The home is a two storey house with a large patio and accepts up to two students at a time. It is an ideal location for those volunteering in Camp Hope which is further to the north of the city. It is a 25 minute bus ride and 5 minute walk to the school.

The R Family offers 3 rooms for students in her large house in a secure neighborhood with great views. Though located on the edge of the city of Quito, it is only a 20 minute walk from our office (Quito is a very long and narrow city, bounded on one side by high mountains and on the other by a steep valley, on the edge of which sits the Rivera house). She lives with her two daughters. There are many restaurants and bars nearby, and it is close to “Ocho y Medio,” an alternative film theater that shows many interesting films in both English, Spanish, and other languages.

The Familia S consists of 3 sisters who live together, with another sister who lives in an adjoining apartment who has two children. So there is always plenty of conversation in this home stay. The house is a 20 minute walk from the school and has two guest rooms. There is also access to a terrace with a view of the north of the city.

Familia C live with two young children in an apartment that has 3 guest rooms, an internal patio and an external terrace. It is set between the old and new parts of the city and is about a 20 minute walk to the school.

The A Family has a son who is at university who visits at the weekends. The home has two bedrooms for students (a single and a double) with a shared bathroom. It is about a 20 minute walk to the school through a quiet sector of the city.

The JZ family consists of father, mother and 24 year old son. They are very sociable and live in a first floor apartment in the main tourist area of the city, the Mariscal, about 5-10 minutes walk from the school. Their guest room has a private bathroom and the house has internet.

Familia CB live one block from the school in a high rise apartment. The father and son are university professors while the mother looks after the home. The apartment has three rooms for students, two singles with a shared bathroom and one double with its own bathroom. The apartment is located on the edge of the main tourist area, close to the night life, internet café, restaurants, etc.