For the airport shuttle, I was told that a taxi driver would meet me at the Quito Airport with a placard with my name on it. That didn't happen, even though I arrived right on-time. However, I spoke with some taxi staff in the airport and it didn't take long to straighten that snafu out. Making arrangements for the return shuttle to the airport was no problem with excellent service.
The breakfast at the hotel was excellent, and the rural location of the hotel is peaceful with nice grounds. Of course, the rural location means that it's a long ways to anywhere, but it was only about a 20 minute walk down the road to the Town of Puembo that has a nice plaza. The hotel also has two outdoor pools & both were covered w solar hitting blankets when I arrived, so I was not sure if I would get a chance to swim but they opened the spa pool and had hot tubs too.
For Quito, you can also catch the bus right in front of hotel (passes about every 20 to 30 minutes) and ride it all the way to its last stop to the Rio Coco Bus Terminal in Quito. Once at the Rio Coco Terminal, walk over to the part of the terminal where the blue buses are arriving, as near that point is the stop for the 3-cabin electric bus (called a trolley) that you can take to reach the Plaza Milan stop right next to the historic center of Quito. The electric bus travels in a dedicated lane in the middle of a main avenue -- so it is faster than a normal bus.