Hostal EspaÃ±a

2/10

Poor

01 Mar 2026

Monica Katalina

No floor sweeping in 4 days
No handrail at the curve of the stairs
Loud machine work from 3:00-4:00 am
Very watery coffee in morning
Apathy from the reception
Very unhygienic pool water
No filtered water to drink
Hard bed
Giant step into the bathroom (almost 30 cm high)
A/C did not remove humidity
Window left open by cleaning staff while we were out. No safe in room

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2026

Carly

Good value for the price. Great as a base to explore.

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

Mario David Paz

Good experience.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Largion P

Perfect location; walkable and lots of options. Will stay again.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2025

Ying

The hostal is close to the Main Street. It takes about 5 minutes to reach the harbor.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2025

Ying

The location is good. It’s close to harbor and all of the amenities.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Patricia

Only stayed one night but all was very satisfactory

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2024

Anne

It was very close to the Main Street!
Breakfast was Ecuadorian and delicious!
It was very loud though and you were able to hear talking through the door and walls

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2024

Pilar

Staff very friendly, good breakfast, rooms clean, excellent location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2023

Tracey

Lovely staff and the room was clean and spacious. Good to have a water bottle refill station too, to reduce plastic use. Small kitchen if you need it. Easy walk from the pier and to the Charles Darwin centre.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2023

James

Clean, safe, ac, friendly, excellent staff.
No microwave or kitchen to share.
internet only for texting.
Coffee only in morning.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2023

Luis

Wonderful time

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2022

MD ALTAF UR

This place is close to all the attractions. The staff is friendly. Breakfast is good.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2022

McKenzie

Stayed for a week, staff were friendly and helpful for tour ideas and restaurant suggestions. Great location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2022

Dulce

El lugar muy lindo, todo limpio, personal amable

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2022

Melissa

Adventures in the Galapagos

The hotel was average. Breakfast wasn’t great and it was very noisy all night long. The location is great & the staff was helpful. If you’re looking for a basic hotel this was great. Tips: to get to Santa Cruz take the airport bus($5), a water taxi to other side ($1) & bus to main road ($5). It’s cheaper than taking a private taxi & it takes the same amount of time. It leaves you off right on the main road & the hotel is 2 blocks away.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2019

EO

The property was acceptable clean. But the the wifi service was only available in the lobby not in the rooms. It would have been great a small refrigerator and coffee maker in the rooms. A cup of coffee is expensive and very bad in this area. If you are a coffee drinker and like it with milk, this is very important.
The pool is so tiny that it looks like a kiddie pool.
If you travel in a budget and need a clean place this is the one for you.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

10 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Cockroaches in hotel, very basic. budget hotel. Fridge has a terrible disgusting smell and no water refill or basic kitchen available for use

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2019

MZ

Location is close to the center. The pool closed too early, 6pm.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

I had a room on the 4th floor and it was very difficult to carry 4 suitcases all by myself because my daughtet is not strong enough to help. They should have a bell boy to.provide this service

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

The staff was not friendly or unfriendly, the pool pictured is right in front of the checkin desk and near the tables that people can sit at. It makes it awkward if you were to swim. The rooms were fine, small but workable. The wardrobe had 1 hanger.....1 for 2 people. This didn't work so well. The property is clean and centrally located.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2019

Gio

It is a trap. It was a prepaid hotel and they charge me extra taxes, bad combative attitude of the front desk Daniel, I had to paid and Expedia did not solve my issues. The policy is not clear and false advertising! I read other reviews about the pool , and is true . It always out of service. The schedule it close at 6 pm!!.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Great location! Helpful staff! Comfortable stay at an economic rate

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Silent, in the center, walkable, clean, good information about the area from the staff

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Very nice place to stay, excellent location, clean. They only issue is with payment. They advertise that accept credit cards but ask for payment in cash.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2018

Rafael

Front desk staff was extremely helpful to arrange tours and ferry tickets. The location was great, since you can easily walk to the pier, Darwin station and food kiosks. Only complain - they were sneaky and omitted some information. For example, they omitted to let us know that hotel was under renovation and that some areas will be restricted (pool) and there will be construction during the day. Also, wifi was only available in the lobby. Overall, it is a good place and location for the price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2018

Hostalespaña

Es un hotel con excelente atención,muy buen ubicado y súper cómodo y limpio. Volvería a ir , también tiene cocina con heladera y bidón de agua.

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

For what you pay, this is a very nice place to stay. It is very basic but very clean and comfortable. Somewhere between a hotel and a hostel but for just a little more than a hostel you get the privacy of a hotel. The staff were not super super friendly but were very helpful in making recommendations and overall I'm extremely pleased with the value.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2018

Jinling

The front desk staff is very friendly and helpful for giving information about the town and tour. Hostal has a nice and quiet common area. The room is clean and big. We were given a nice room for the first two nights with window to the outside. and then we were moved to room #3 which has constant smell. And also there was a noise behind the bathroom which sounds like generator. It goes on and off and even rattled the bathroom door. There is no WiFi inside the room.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Perk is there's a large, comfortable reception area with plenty of seating: couches, chairs, hammocks. The hostel itself is nestled behind a couple of other hostels, and can be a little difficult to locate if you aren't paying attention. My room had everything I needed, though I found the bed to be stiff for my liking. Also, it had a singular window that looked out into the hallway. Some rooms do have windows to the outdoors, and I would have much appreciated one of those... since the air conditioning/fan unit in the wall was rather loud. Wifi was, well, it might have not even existed. This place was good enough for just staying a couple of days; however, if I had a longer reservation, I would've been slightly disappointed.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2018

Isma

The room was very small, not like the one in the picture.t was the width of the bed plus about six inches on each side. the smallest I have seen. the person at the desk said all rooms are the same size, which was untrue .Location is very close.to the beach. Food prices more than doubled since five years ago. Price of some items went up 20% in one day:.

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2018

Peter

I'd stay there again.

Great location. Friendly and helpful staff. Spotless room. Lots of noise until sunrise one night.

Partner

4/10

Poor

12 Aug 2018

Mac

Too strict and uncomfortable

you cannot use wifi in your room, only in ground floor, and only five people can use. Also, you cannot bring your friends in your room after 10pm. it would be good for family trip

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2018

Brian

Great site and location

Clean, roomy, great location, bilingual desk workers, private bathrooms with hot showers, and more!
Only minor difficulty was there wasn’t a lot of pots/pans and dishes for preparing your own personal food.

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2018

Verified traveler

Good time great experience

4/10

Poor

03 Mar 2018

Stephen

Noise Level They Can Hear In Madrid!

Primary RED flag on Hotel Espana is NOISE LEVEL! Street traffic noise is extreme combined with the disco next door results in a high level of noise that I find acceptable. Would not stay again!

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2018

Stacy

Don't stay here

If you like to receive the Wi-Fi and air conditioning that you are paying for, I highly suggest that you do not stay at this hotel. During the 3 days I was there, the Wi-Fi worked once for about 10 minutes. At first the staff said that it was because the island doesn't have fiber optic and the internet is bad everywhere. Upon further questioning, it was determined that it's because they share their internet among too many people. I don't know what that means, but I do know that I moved down the street to a cheaper place and the internet works perfectly fine. Most of the time...it is the Galapagos, after all. Since I travel solo and need to be able to contact my family, having zero access to internet was quite stressful. Also, the air conditioner in my room was so loud that I couldn't sleep with it on at all. And, the owners let their children have the run of the place at all hours....making lots of noise, even as late as 10pm one night. The shared kitchen is filthy and has very few utensils, plates, etc. No one seemed to care about the happiness of the guests.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2018

sue

Close to everything

Conveniently located. Close to everything. Plain amenities. No breakfast

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Reception not helpful

Reception is not informative/ helpful when I asked question

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Close to the airport in a peaceful setting

We arrived very late (2AM) after delayed flights. Hotel Espana has a shuttle service to and from the airport which is extremely valuable as it is difficult for a cab driver to find. Miguel was a great host. The hotel is lovely with a homelike setting and feel. We were able to ride into Quito for a small fee with Miguel one day.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Great place to stay

Near the bus station (about 5 mins walk), room is good size. Wifi only works in the lobby. Service is outstanding,the gentleman works in the afternoon is a great help with planning and answering questions. Great place to rest your head in SC

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Happy Camper

One night stay very nice. Staff is very friendly, patient and informative. They helped us get our boat tickets to island hop. Liked the facilities so much we are coming back on our way back to Quito.
It’s clean, comfy beds, HOT water, great location and wonderful staff. Wifi is only available in common area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2017

DD

Nice comfortable hotel

Liked most aspects of this hotel. Clean, comfortable, location... but couple of things must improve. The guy at the reception must be more smiling and friendly and the internet connection must improve. The connection was one of the worst I face on the island. Some cafeterias and restaurants had way better connectivity than the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2017

Joella

Very nice, helpful and quiet place! 5 minute walk to port! They have a kitchen area with fridge, microwave and stovetop for guests to use!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Good hotel with luggage hold

I hate HOTELS that do not have a good Wifi service. 90% of the time nowadays you need internet for almost anything. Wifi S**** . But overall i am satisfied because they have a storage for your luggages A MUST for galapagos inter island travel

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2017

Matthew

Ok

Good Area. No hand towels. Lots of little bugs in the room, especially noticed on the walls and my backpack. Appeared clean though. No wifi in the rooms- only in the lobby area, and if five people are using it, you won't get a connection. Comfortable common areas and the guy at the front desk was very helpful with calling a taxi for us!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2017

dragoncito

Not a 3 star hotel

It is not a 3 star hotel, it is a hostel, maybe one star due to lack of amenities. The room did not have lamps on the night stand, alarm clock or any clock, bathroom did not have water glasses, hand or face towels, hair dryer, or toiletries, no hangers in the closet. All we got was two towels and a sleeve of soap 1 by 1.5 inches. It did have good A/C unit, not too loud and TV. Kitchen was under repair so no breakfast in the morning. The advertised tour counter offered just inter-island transfer tickets. I know that all you need is a bad to rest between your tours, but I expected a real 3 star hotel as advertised.
Hotel is all stone, tile and wood, so very noisy. Every time somebody was closing their room door we hear it from any floor, and at 3am is quite annoying.

If on a budget this hotel/hostel could be perfect.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Clean & comfortable, yet a bit pricey for the room

Polite & friendly staff. Our room was on the 4th floor and we had very heavy bags - no lift! Room was clean, yet small. Breakfast was not included, Price seemed a bit high for what it was, but our stay was pleasant.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Helpful reception but just okay accomodations

Daniel at the front desk was very good at helping us with whatever we needed. Wifi is VERY spotty and the hotel was not the cleanest but overall, a decent value option that was close to everything. Breakfast not included.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2016

C

Nice clean hotel close to the pier.

Very clean, comes with a private bathroom. Staff are amazing, speak English and help with sightseeing!

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2016

Mark

Good hostal

Simple but clean and very helpfull staff and owner, when tour company did not turn up, owner rang and blasted them. Result they were their 5 minutes later to pickup.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

good value for the price

We stayed in 3 different hotels in Puerto Ayora during our week vacation, Hotel Espana, not very fancy but really dissent for price their charge: clean, staff speaks English. Only two small imperfections I noticed - steep stairs makes hard to drag heavy suitcase into third floor and look thru window that faces hallway instead outside

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Fair hotel. Close to everything.

Good experience. It was ok for our need. The only thing frustrated was the Internet connection. Very slow.

4/10

Poor

08 May 2016

Verified traveler

Skip it

$50 on sale for a room that faced a wall on one side and a hallway on the other...and didn't have electricity (or water in the private bathroom) for 2 hours longer than the tiny sign stated behind the desk. The staff just kept saying 15 minutes, every time we asked, for 2 hours. And they made no accommodations for the inconvenience, not even coffee in the morning.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2016

Robert

Fair hotel on a budget

For the price, we were quite satisfied with Hotel España. Breakfast was not included, and barely worth the extra cost, so it might be best to make alternate dining plans for yourself.

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2016

Jordan

Good location,

My wife and I stayed at the Hotel España for four nights. It's location is great for wandering Puerto Ayora, and the room was very clean and well maintained, though with no elevator the walk up the stairs each night was a bit of a pain. The wifi is only available in the lounge area, and very slow, but it was fine for sending and receiving email. I was a bit worried as I saw some other reviews saying the hot water was very spotty, but after checking with the front desk to make sure all was in order, we had no problems.

We never sampled the breakfast, but it looked like standard fare - eggs, bread, ham, etc.

Overall for the price comparison to other hotels in the area I would recommend it.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Jan 2016

Togunov

Pretty decent

Workers were kind enough to switch us to a toom with windows free of charge when we asked. Unfortunately, there was no wifi in the room, though the wifi in the main lobby is good.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Good stay

Very decent and friendly helpful staff. Well located near pier and restaurants. Only issue is wifi really slow and only in the lobby. Breakfast could have included more fresh fruit also. But good overall.

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2016

Alfredo

It is a simple hotel, limited services, breakfast not included. You have to pay the hotel when you check in and they add 10% if you pay using a credit card.
But this is Galapagos,there aren't any 4 star accommodations here

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2015

Jorge

A comfortable stay!

This place was great!!! The only thing was the wifi only worked at the lobby.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2015

Ann-Sofie

Nice hotel near citycenter. Wifi, slow, only in lobby. Good for the price. We stayed one night and then came back for one more night after a Cruise.

Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Oct 2015

Nicholas

Don't book this place...

The room was stuffy, without hot water, lacked any toilet paper or towels- the receptionist denied that our breakfast was included, which was what was advertised to us...it was over priced and there are nicer more affordable places everywhere!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Disappointing stay

Hotel Espana wasn't our cup of tea - mainly due to the lack of welcome and hospitality on arrival. The staff were more concerned with the movie they were watching than serving us! Consequently, we moved to another hotel the next night.

It's perfectly fine for a place to rest your head for the night, but if you're looking for something more, look elsewhere.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2015

Steve

OK Place. No Problems

Nice place. Close to Pelican Bay. Easy check in-out. No help with luggage up 3 flights. Wifi in lobby only and very, very slow. Hot showers.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2026

Fredrik

Hel ok hotel
Ok frukost.
Fungerar ett par dagar och är nära till allt

6/10

Pleasant

22 Nov 2025

marie

je ne peux pas évaluer car j'ai eu des problèmes de vols pour y arriver . Hôtel m'a facturé la nuité. Evidement je ne pouvais pas les avertir car mon vol est d'abord annulé et puis dérouter par 1 autre pays avant d'arriver le lendemain . En plus j'ai dû racheter 1 autre vol pour arriver au rendez-vous de ma croisière .

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Lucia

Boa estadia em Puerto Ayora

Gostei muito, funcionarios simpaticos, bom cafe da manhã, boa localização, quarto limpo e espaçoso. Mas a porta nâo trancava e achei uma barata no banheiro um dia.

Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2025

Elisabeth

Fantastisk service og godt hotel til prisen

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2023

Gabriela

Excelente

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

25 Aug 2022

Cid

Al reservar el hotel con dos meses de anticipación me ofrecieron desayuno incluido, al llegar a registrarme me indicaron que mi reserva no incluía el desayuno, realice el reclamo a Expedia para que me solucionen el inconveniente pero lo que me dijeron es que me daban puntos en mi cuenta para un próximo viaje ya que no podían comunicarse con el hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2022

Marta

Estupendo

El hostal es bonito y agradable con una piscina y una recepcion bonita.
El desayuno es abundante, bueno y cada dia diferente.
El unico problema es el agua caliente, tienes que esperar 5 minutos desperdiciando agua para que salga caliente y a veces nunca llega a salir

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2022

Washington

Lindo lugar y muy limpio lo único que no me gusto es que no había un refrigerador en el cuarto

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Excelente ubicación. Algunos funcionarios del front desk no son amables