The Quito clubhouse staff will:

• Offer help with all problems or emergencies
• Store equipment and valuables.
• Hold and forward mail for members, receive faxes, and telephone messages (sorry, not actual phone calls)
• Receive e-mail messages: To email members at the Quito Clubhouse, put member's FULL NAME in the subject field and send email to quitoclub@saexplorers.org. Please don't send any attachments!
• Help members find traveling companions.

The Quito clubhouse also:

• Collects, and keeps on hand all sorts of information on hotels throughout Ecuador, Spanish classes, recommended mountain and jungle guides, discount travel opportunities, homestays, outfitters, volunteer opportunities, travel companions etc. etc.
• Has on file hundreds of Trip Reports on just about every subject of interest to members -- kayaking, beetle collecting, rock climbing, restaurants, child adoption, Galapagos boats, hiking trails etc. etc.
• Runs a book exchange.
• Facilitates weekly walkabouts.
• Has a bulletin board where Members can post notices, or look for companions; find info about discounts with local outfitters, schools, apartments, travel tips etc.
• Keeps an updated list of recommended home stays, English-speaking doctors, vegetarian restaurants, nonprofit organizations and so on.
• Is a good place to meet people, compare notes with other travelers, and get reliable information.