Spanish Style Hacienda for Sale in Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Stunningl Classic Spanish Style Mansion

Finished in 2007. Ideal for entertaining in a classy but casual style. Colonial look, floor to ceiling windows, Spanish style hacienda, all new construction, seismic standards meet or exceed California standard, all American electric standards,back-up own generator ready, 5 bedrooms and 6 bathroom with Spanish and Italian tiles and granite countertops; one English panneled game room with bathroom-social--convertible to a 6th bedroom--Two of the bedrooms are master-like with walk in closets, his and hers. Hand painted toilets and sinks; hand painted ceilings in formal dining room, spectacular gourmet kitchen, immense gathering place-library studio, upstairs with views of the Andes volcanoes and the Cumbayá valley below, large living room and additional parlor space and grand piano area. Internal balconies overlook the living room piano area, with views of the mountains behind. Inner solar rooms, ideal as conservatory, breakfast nooks and relaxing. The illumination is recessed (canlights) and sconces and chandeliers carved by noted local artists in rare woods. Each bedroom has a wooden chandelier wit 5 branches, all carved in nogal (hard wood). Floors are all chanul (cultivated rain forest mahogany). Maid quarters with bathroom, and a large area, currently a gym that can be converted to two extra bedrooms if so desired. The gardens have 20 and 30 feet mature trees of different varieties including pine, macadamia, guava, and hundreds of ornamental plants that bloom all year round. The front patio has a center piece a large (10 feet) tall fountain and large bowl, decorated by a stone and brick patio recalling colonial monastery style; two large terraces flank the house on the North and Soud Side, while on the East side there is a semicircular terrace that could easily accommodate a party of over 150 people. This is a mansion in the grand style of the 19th century with all the amenities and design details of the XXI century, including cable TV and easily accessible wireless internet.


Creature comforts for next to nothing:
Right now in Ecuador, you have access to every creature comfort available in the Western world - new cars (used cars cannot be imported into Ecuador, a rule that keeps smog producers out), television sets, cell phones, computers, and the most modern Internet access. In addition, you also have access to personal services (a driver, a live-in maid, and a cook, for example) that are no longer available in the United States or Europe except to the very rich. With wages at 75 cents an hour and real-estate costs low, every imaginable domestic service is just plain cheap. Furthermore, because there is very high unemployment, Ecuadorians value their jobs and treat their patrons with respect and honor. Personal services are not only inexpensive (maids charge about $75 a month) but also good! This is as true for loyal domestic service as it is for the bellhops in hotels and waiters in restaurants.