The Wooden House Lodge

Ecuador , Isabella Island
Puerto Villamil, Av Conocarpus 200 Mts Del Embarcadero
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20 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2022

stephen

Loveley stay on Isabela

Really nice place to stay, very comfortable and the staff are very friendly. The food was excellent. Good advice and booking for tours.
Location is a short walk from main centre, a few mins, but that makes it nice and quiet. Close to harbour so easy access from ferry.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2021

Expedia

Location was walking distance from sea port. Staff was very helpful.

Self

2/10

Poor

23 Jul 2020

stephen

Hotel to avoid

we had a booking 18-20 July but couldn’t get there as all flights cancelled. We had 5 hotels Booked and all but this one cancelled without question due to COVID. I offered to change booking to May 2021 but this was refused.
I find this unfair as every other hotel on our trip agreed to cancel. They even confirmed that there were no flights so it was impossible to get there. This hotel clearly puts money before people and lacks any humanity. We will be going to the island in 2021 but certainly won’t stay with this establishment.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2020

Odavis

We LOVED the Wooden House. The staff were extremely kind and helpful, the place was impeccably clean, the food delicious and fresh, they were helpful with cabs and directions. Just. Love love love.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2020

PamD

Very cool place to stay. Walking distance to pier and downtown. Great free breakfast. We enjoyed the 2 dinners we had there. Comfortable beds and AC. Loved the sitting area outside our room with the 2 hammocks. Great way to relax after a long, hot day. Staff was very helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2020

Paul

Great little hotel, staff that take pride in their work. Make sure to try the dinner, it's better than most restaurants in town.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Things to consider before you book

The Hotel was quaint and clean. We booked a room with a twin and full bed and received a room with two twins. The room was very small, no room for luggage. I had to jump over my bag to get to the bathroom or door. Our bathroom door was an accordian style door which was not functioning properly and did not close, hence no privacy in the bathroom. I did get to peek into other rooms and they looked larger. Things to consider, this hotel is not in the town. It's a 10-15 minute walk into town. There is only wifi in the common area. The manager was attentive and the property was clean. We used the laundry service and it was very reasonable and quick. I only ate breakfast, it was basic but fine. Having to tell them in advance of dinner plans is a bit of a hassle since we didn't know our plans but I imagine it's a nice option is you don't want to walk into town at night.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2019

Jen

I cannot day enough wonderful things about my stay here. The facilities were clean, staff was friendly and food was delicious. I also took advantage of the laundry service which was excellent. Fernando gave me a great tip on where to find a kayaking tour I wanted and was very helpful by putting in a call for our taxi. We really felt at home here.It’s also just a few minutes walk from the ferry.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2019

Sarah

Great stay!

We really enjoyed our stay at The Wooden House. It was in a great location relative to the ferry. They have a nice communal area downstairs with tv and games. We liked reading in the hammocks on the second floor. They have snorkel gear available for rent as well as a bar and pool. If you give them enough notice you can get dinner downstairs. We tried the dinner one night and it was delicious and included dessert. Overall really great stay and nice people!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2019

Judith A

Absolutely great place to stay!

From the moment we arrived and were greeted by the manager, I loved this place. It's a short walk to downtown which makes it very quiet and peaceful. Totally recommend it. Food is great too.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2019

Barbara

A charming, very quiet and comfortable place. Easy walk into the center of Puerto Villamil. Luis was super helpful with planning trips and everything else. Breakfast was very good.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

It was a very nice place. Laid back and relaxing, very helpful and extremely cheerful group running it. great location next to snorkeling and the main pier.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Great place and staff

Great manager. Great place but the noise of the rooms above was difficult to avoid in the morning. Great breakfast and friendly staff. Would recommend but just ask for a room at a floor and perhaps not at the back close to the kitchen

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2018

Michael

Wooden House

Easy location from ferry, lovely staff, not luxurious but comfortable and homey. It's clean, safe and friendly.

They rent snorkel gear. It's quality equipment.

Their breakfast is early but twice we missed it and the accommodated us without asking for it. Food is fresh and comes from organic farm. You must request dinner ahead of time.

Check out is also early. Schedule is due to ferry arrival and tour departures.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2017

Caitlin

Best hotel in the Galapagos

I can't say enough great things about this hotel. The location is perfect - just a 5 minute walk from the port and Conche del Perla, and a 7 minute walk into town. The rooms are grounds are extremely clean, with hot water abounding and air conditioning if needed. We had wifi throughout the hotel and in our room, despite reading reviews that it may not be plentiful everywhere. The best part about our stay was the staff. Jose Carlos (the manager) welcomed us warmly when we arrived, and gave us a great overview of the island and tourist options. He checked in with us each morning and evening to genuinely ask about our day, and was always willing to help if we needed anything. When we left the island, we immediately had withdrawls. We are hoping to plan a return trip to the island solely to stay and experience the Wooden House again!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2017

Verified traveler

Wonderful hotel in a nice location.

The hotel was very beautiful and kept incredibly clean and tidy. The staff was more accommodating than anywhere I have ever stayed. They helped us plan out activities for each day and had a lot of great information about the island.

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

nice hotel close to the port

Owner was helpful, rooms were clean. There was a nice breakfast. It is the closest hotel to the port, you can walk to it from there

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful place and great service

Perfect location, walking distance to entry port and to downtown. Nice, clean and comfortable rooms. Really good breakfast to keep you full through the day and box lunchs for early tours. Fernando, the Manager, is a great advisor. He made sure uor stay was the best, provided us with tips and contacts to enjoy out time in Isabela.

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel close to the Pier

The manager was very welcoming and the rooms were nice and clean. Only complaint is our room was near the kitchen so it was a little noisy and smelled of cooking sometime. Definitely worth the price!

4/10

Poor

13 Jul 2015

Personal

This hotel does not keep track of Expedia reservations. We arrived, in a remote place we'd never been before, to be told the hotel had no rcord of our reservation. They asked for proof and we gave them everything we had, it should have been more than enough, but the guy working the desk didn't seem to think so despite taking photos of all my documentation, something I consented to but was very uncomfortable with. finally the guy acted like he was being charitable with us and said we could stay the night and we'd figure it out the next morning. They put us in the worst room they had, not the one we reserved with Expedia, a double bed room. It was in the center of all the staff work stations- very loud from very early in the morning to 9pm. The next day the front desk person told us that they had found our reservation but had double booked it because they had failed to keep our room reserved. We'd have to stay in the one they'd put us in until half way through our stay. The day before we were due to check out, this same guy, a manager I think, basically told us we'd have to leave by 9am instead of noon because he had other people checking into the room that day. We paid in full and we should have flat out refused but he took advantage of us a vulnerable travelers who started out \"without a reservation.\" Expedia needs to improve its lines of communication with remote hotels. I doubt we'll book with them again and we don't recommend this hotel.