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Casa Opuntia Galapagos Hotel

San Cristóbal · Ecuador

Avenida Charles Darwin S N YView location

9.0/10Excellent255 Reviews
Cleanliness9.2/109.2
Service9.4/109.4
Comfort8.8/108.8
Condition8.4/108.4
Neighborhood9.8/109.8
Amenities8.6/108.6
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About Casa Opuntia Galapagos Hotel

A stay at Casa Opuntia Galapagos Hotel places you in the heart of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, steps from Galápagos National Park and Malecón San Cristobal. This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Playa de Oro and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Monument to Charles Darwin.

Make yourself at home in one of the 13 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your memory foam bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.

Featured amenities include laundry facilities, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and coffee/tea in a common area.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Beach services
Non-smoking
Childcare

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 12:00 PM
Check-in until 6:00 PM
Check-out until 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

Beach nearby No rollaway/extra beds available No cribs (infant beds) available No elevators By ocean Professional property host/manager Pets not allowed Service animals not allowed

Cleaning and safety

Sanitization
Contactless check-in is available Contactless check-out is available Cashless transactions are available

Important information

  • Property Alerts

    You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

    • You may be required to pay the following charge at the property: Ecuador Value-Added Tax (VAT) at 15%. A VAT exemption is available to travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa showing they are not a resident of Ecuador.

    We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

  • You need to know
    • Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
    • One child 4 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
    • Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
    • No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
    • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
    • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
  • Special Instructions
    The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
    • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
    • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
    • This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
    • Cashless transactions are available
    • Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Spoken Language

    Portuguese

    English

    French

    Spanish

Nearby attractions

Galápagos National Park 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Malecón San Cristobal 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Playa de Oro 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Monument to Charles Darwin 0.7 km / 0.5 mi
Mann Beach 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Galapagos Interpretation Center 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Punta Carola Beach 1.5 km / 1 mi
Cerro Tijeretas Viewpoint 2 km / 1.2 mi
Tijeretas Beach 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
Loberia Beach 2.8 km / 1.8 mi
El Junco Lake 15.8 km / 9.8 mi
Puerto Chino Beach 24.5 km / 15.2 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

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Room types

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about Casa Opuntia Galapagos Hotel

9.0
Excellent
255 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.2 /10
Service
9.4 /10
Comfort
8.8 /10
Condition
8.4 /10
Neighborhood
9.8 /10
Amenities
8.6 /10
100 reviews shown
10/10
Exceptional
21 Jul 2026
Rafael
The best location in the island, close to everything, beautiful views, the \"Lobos de mar\" can be seen and heard from the hotel. Tatiana and the staff were so amazingly helpful.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
02 Jul 2026
karen
When we arrived the room was as advertised. However, I was hoping for the ocean view with the hammock. Tatiana upgraded us for the rest of our stay.

The room was clean. The view lovely. The breakfast is healthy and filling. An assortment of breads, cheeses, granola, yogurt, and eggs cooked to order. Not to mention room fresh juices coffee and tea.

The staff, especially Tatiana, was super nice and super helpful. We enjoyed our stay immensely.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
18 Jun 2026
Kristen
Great location. Accommodating staff. Packed a breakfast to go for our early excursion.
10/10
Exceptional
01 May 2026
Denise
Pros: Our room was clean and comfortable, The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and included eggs or an omelet made to order. The location is fantastic, moments away from sea lions and the port.

Con’s: bed was noisy.
Partner
6/10
Pleasant
14 Apr 2026
Ashish
Service was good. The property is bit rundown though.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
13 Apr 2026
John
This is my favorite hotel on San Cristobel. The rooms in the Opuntia building are facing the ocean. The garden is beautiful.
Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
29 Mar 2026
Henrry
Amazing staff and great views
10/10
Exceptional
28 Mar 2026
Todd
Everything about visiting the Galapagos is quite the rewarding experience, staying here was surely one of the highlights of the trip, with its waterfront views and swimming pools. This is a must to experience
Partner
8/10
Excellent
20 Mar 2026
Young
Rooms were clean, ac worked awesome, staffs were very attentive, caring, nice, and very helpful. Major disappointment was that both of the Jacuzzi did not work. Over all location was great, minus the mountain steps you have to go up. Over all expericen was great and would stay there again.
10/10
Exceptional
10 Mar 2026
Kelsey
Staff was phenomenal and the property was perfect
Friends_and_family Family
2/10
Poor
07 Mar 2026
Gary
We booked two suites for three nights and paid the maximum fee, but the hotel assigned our rooms to others at a higher price, giving us only a very basic room at a lower price. This hotel is extremely deceptive, presenting different pictures to guests for booking, only to give guests completely different rooms with inferior facilities and environment upon arrival. This is an extremely rare deceptive tactic used to seek higher profits.
Family
10/10
Exceptional
06 Mar 2026
Hanan
Clean room, friendly staff
10/10
Exceptional
02 Mar 2026
David
Great location. Friendly and professional staff. Rooms are super clean.
Self
8/10
Excellent
22 Feb 2026
Melinda
The hotel is at a very convenient location. They had good, healthy breakfast. The staff was nice, we could leave our luggage there after checking out. The room was a bit warm with only one small unit for AC, but we managed. We recommend this hotel.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
09 Feb 2026
Tracey
A lovely property with a beautiful and cool patio to overlook the water during breakfast. Staff were also very helpful and friendly.
Leisure Partner
6/10
Pleasant
09 Jan 2026
Tomas
People are very nice and the hotel is clean, but in urgent need of renovation.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
07 Jan 2026
Ida
Great stay at a remote but lovely place!!! Eager to come back!!!
Leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
26 Dec 2025
Benjamin
beautiful view ... very accommodating staff ... good breakfast
Business Partner
8/10
Excellent
29 Nov 2025
Jessica
The place is nice and has a pool and hot tub. We got two rooms and one of them had issues with the AC. Please know that if you don’t have hot water, just let them know and they will change the propane tank.
Breakfast was included and really good!
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
28 Nov 2025
Anthony
Beautiful hotel with sea-lions outside the door!!! Location and friendly service were particular highlights.
Friends_and_family Family
8/10
Excellent
28 Nov 2025
Kari Gardsjord
Great location, friendly staff, clean. Loved the lounge area outside our room with good internet. Some noise from the evening activities in town, warm water was on and off(but manageable) and internet was strongest in the reception and Lou areas. Would come back!
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
21 Nov 2025
Kateryna
Safe and quiet place, no tv in the rooms, this was not in any of the room descriptions. 2 pools 2 hot tubs, only 1 hot tub working. All pools had sand, leaves and debris, didn’t see a single person cleaning them during our 2 day stay. Overall ok, but can improve
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
16 Nov 2025
Sharon
This is a great little hotel. Perfectly situated in the little town along the waterfront.
Rooms are clean. Breakfast was great staff absolutely amazing. Five stars across the board. This hotel is not fancy. It’s just really really good highly recommend.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
06 Oct 2025
J
Amazing lovely staff
Fab breakfast
Great location
10 out of 10 in all aspects
I can highly recommend
8/10
Excellent
04 Oct 2025
Barry
Some front desk staff are friendly and helpful, some are indifferent.
Wi-Fi works in the lobby, but only sometimes in the room :(
Breakfast is good with fresh eggs cooked as you wish.
Drinking water provided in the room and in the lobby, along with tea and coffee.
Huge bathroom in room 5.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
18 Sep 2025
Carla

Overall good value for money

Beautiful, clean and comfortable room. Delicious breakfast and nice facilities. Great location.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
04 Sep 2025
Christine

Wonderful place in all aspects

Room #1 & 2 - AMAZING views - Great location to town, beautiful pool, room very clean, beds soft, breakfast delicious and front desk extremely helpful with all actions: taxi service, tours, food suggestions
Friends_and_family Friends
8/10
Excellent
22 Aug 2025
Verified traveler

Nice enough property just poor service

Hotel is ok, a bit tired but not dirty or a problem. Service is not good. Some of our group booked a 3 bed room and the hotel made a mistake and gave it to someone else... There first responce was 'oh well\" the eventually after a lot of complaining gave them a 2nd room.
They have no elevators and small staircases and offer no help getting bags up or down.
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
21 Aug 2025
Verified traveler
Great view from the room. The hostess was very friendly and helpful.
The location was wonderful, near a few nice beach with plenty of sea lions. Also many restaurants and bars nearby. Yet, at night time, it was very quiet. All you hear is the ocean.
Good breakfast included.

Wish the wifi in the room is stronger.
Friends_and_family Friends
4/10
Poor
01 Aug 2025
cecile

Okay

Not their fault but once again Hotels.com didnt send them my booking. Luckily they had space. Hotel is basic and for the price you can get better in San Cristobal. Location is very good and very close to everything.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
21 Jul 2025
Wieslaw
The hotel is perfectly located in the center of town. The room had a balcony and hammock, overlooking the harbor and ocean. Daily housekeeping and fresh drinking water were provided. Breakfast was basic but adequate, as is typical of South American hotels. We had an afternoon ferry, so we had access to the pool, towels, and coffee and tea. There were two pools, and a pleasant garden.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
07 Jul 2025
Mercedes
This beautiful property is in the main path and waterfront, 50 yards away lay over a dozen sea lions each day ...an incredible sight. Great restaurants also yards away...The Pier Restaurant is amazing btw. Tatiana, the hotel's manager and her assistant are wonderful. They patiently explained everything to us, looked for excursions, and even walked us to the agency. The breakfasts are delicious and abundant, set outside with a water view, while finches come tableside. They also have water, coffee, cocoa, and tea avail all day and a refrigerator if you want to keep food. The only down side the bathrooms need upkeep...lighting and hot/cold water faucets.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
25 Jun 2025
Jose
The hotel staff provided great information about the island and activities. Close to almost everything that is walkable on the island. Only issue the toilet
Does not accept tissue paper and the toilet tissue bin was small. Overall great experience
Leisure Family
6/10
Pleasant
20 May 2025
Benjamin
Awesome breakfast & walkable to everywhere in town — found a cockroach in one of the beds & wish the pool bar would’ve been open, they have an area for it, but no one in there on the Sun/Mon we were there
Leisure Friends
10/10
Exceptional
17 May 2025
Alisa
Amazing mid-market Inn. This little Boutique hotel was fantastic, right on harbor (disregard whiny reviews about the sea lion noise, close your bloody door if you don’t like it!).
The IHG Indigo hotel next door a great counter point. Same view impersonal service corporate vibe and three times the price. We highly recomend this more authentic, classic experience.
Breakfast thoughtful and plentiful (custom eggs, fruit, granola, fresh juice & breads) rooms bright and spacious (no tv and small baths, think European Inn). Very nice pools, attentive staff
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
12 May 2025
Donna

Sea lions and Sunshine

Right from our first moment we loved Casa Opuntia. The team is super friendly and really cares. They provided insight on day trips and even arranged in room massages for us. Loved our room which had front and back balconies and a view of the harbour. The sea lions were pretty noisy, but how could you not love that!
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
09 May 2025
Yvonne
Excellent location, friendly staff
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
09 May 2025
Maria
Amazing
Self
10/10
Exceptional
02 May 2025
Alison
It was a wounderful experience and I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting San Cristobal. The view from my room was amazing, overlooking the ocean, hammock and enjoy the breeze.
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
14 Apr 2025
melisa
Great location and safe.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
01 Apr 2025
Linda
Great help on questions and getting information
10/10
Exceptional
21 Feb 2025
Shanna

Great location and staff

The hotel was on the water, steps from the pier. Great location. Our room and property were clean. A nice touch: the property allows guests to use a refrigerator (although, locked overnight), and they have a refillable water station. I thought the staff were extremely nice during breakfast and when asking questions about the area.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
04 Feb 2025
Urmi
They made me feel at home I loved my time there I hope to visit in the future!
Business_and_leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
24 Jan 2025
Kyeong-Sook
A great location! Overall pleasant stay with friendly staff.
Has a great view. I’d stay again.
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
30 Dec 2024
srinath
Everything was good except no WiFi anywhere but the lobby
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
29 Dec 2024
Elizardo
Place was good great location near the docks
10/10
Exceptional
20 Dec 2024
Maha
Wow this place is amazing. Oceon front with 2 pools depending on where the sun is. Our room was very comfortable and quiet. The personnel is very very helpful. We had a great time talking with Tatiana about the possibilities san Cristobal offers. I would come back in a heartbeat
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
09 Dec 2024
Mary
We loved the location, the view, and the staff. The kids loved the pool. The only negatives are that it is an older property, could use an update, beds are very hard and Wi-Fi is weak.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
04 Sep 2024
Darlene
Property needs upgrading. No telephone in room. Overall opinion; adequate/satisfactory - needs improvement
Leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
24 Aug 2024
Nicola
Fabulous helpful staff. Delicious breakfasts and the best location on sea front. Thank you x
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
12 Aug 2024
Jaelle
Great location and beautiful view. Walking distance to restaurants and beaches.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
10 Aug 2024
Biron
Great service, clean rooms
8/10
Excellent
07 Aug 2024
DAVID

Great location, friendly staff, no hot water.

Located in an amazing location towards the north end of town, waterfront views and within walking distance of most attractions. Staff was super friendly and met all our requests. Breakfast was simple but fresh. Yogurt, fresh fruit, eggs to order, coffee, etc. Two pools on the smaller side but my kids loved them. Rooms were simple but comfortable and clean. They offer laundry service which was a big plus for us. They kept our bags at the lobby since our ferry was scheduled 5 hrs after checkout. Like I said, every member of the staff was very attentive.
The only downside is that there was no hot water in the shower. Is really eco friendly, but a little discomforting during chilly evenings. The temperature cannot be adjusted, is pre-set. I do recommend this property, but next time we might look into other options in town simply due to the shower issue.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
03 Aug 2024
Candle
It is on the main road with a beautiful view of the water. There are 2 pools.
Leisure Family
6/10
Pleasant
25 Jul 2024
Kerri
Great location just off the dock. We were warmly greeted with a glass of juice and a truly lovely hostess. The breakfast area was overlooking the beach and the ambiance outside was terrific. Our room could use an update The bathrooms were original to the 1970's but most importantly, they were clean. We had a queen bed and two twins which worked for us but was a tad tight. The biggest frustration was that we could only get wifi from sitting in the outside hall or by the eating area. I understand the Galapagos just got wifi within the last year and this is definitely minor in terms of where we were at but it takes little to get an extender to have the signal reach the rooms. I had all my itinerary digitally so the lack of WIFI service made it tough.
The location and the staff made this a good place. (BTW, not only was the staff great to us, but we met a fellow traveler, not staying here, who ran into a problem and this hotel staff took the time to help this person in need. Well done!!)
10/10
Exceptional
16 Jul 2024
Corbin D
Super friendly
10/10
Exceptional
14 Jul 2024
Jenna
This hotel is pretty close to perfect! The staff was so friendly! Very eager to help. The location, view and amenities were great! Right on the water, cozy, simple, covered outdoor seating for breakfast, hanging out or watching the harbor. Two pools! Hammocks on every balcony! I loved this place and I’m already scheming to come back asap.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
19 Jun 2024
Eliana
Amazing place to disconnect and relax! I would recommend to stay here the staff are wonderful, the pool could have a bit more maintenance.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
28 May 2024
Julio
It was an excellent stay with excellent service and amenities. Would definitely stay here again
Partner
8/10
Excellent
21 May 2024
Julie
An ideal location with a beautiful view of the waterfront. The staff were excellent and went over and above when helping us book tours.
Leisure Friends
10/10
Exceptional
10 May 2024
Jose
Amazing staff and rooms
10/10
Exceptional
13 Mar 2024
Lance
A wonderful option for lodging. Tatiana, the manager was outstanding and so helpful. Rest of staff were very helpful as well. Walkable to everything in town. Our room overlooking the bay was great to watch all the action.
Leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
12 Mar 2024
JOSE
Excellent location in front of the sea.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
05 Mar 2024
lisa

Great hotel in a lovely town

This was a great location for town. Easy to walk to everything. A pretty hotel with alot of it outside (covered with breezes). Very friendly staff. The pools were nice to relax in after the heat and adventures. I had things planned arleady but many did excursions right from the hotel. We used the family room which was perfect for us.
Friends_and_family Family
6/10
Pleasant
30 Jan 2024
Robert
Staff were attentive and helpful. Staff member arranged taxi for us for day trip. Timely and affordable. Did not like that free tea coffee is offered yet, no cups available in the afternoon. The front door is locked at night which is great however, its difficult to open with key. Sliding door to balcony in room hard to lock and unlock and is somewhat loose on tracking. When having a shower turn tap on just a little bit,3 minutes before your ready to get in...shower will warm up to hot at which time you can you can turn up waterflow. Great location as it's just a staircase to the beach. So close your able to hear the sea lions from room. Great view from balcony. Overall good value.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
29 Jan 2024
Tracy
The staff were great. Very helpful and friendly - gave great recommendations. Hotel was a little tired although had charm and was clean and the location, view and staff made up for it. Nice to have the pools. Breakfast was also good. Would definitely recommend.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
11 Dec 2023
Simon
We were initially rather disappointed that we were not given a room at the front of the hotel overlooking the beach as expected. The room we were given is up several flights of stairs which is difficult for us with our health concerns. However we have a lovely view and the staff are all very helpful and friendly. The breakfast area is delightful and the hotel is very central so all in all a good choice.
6/10
Pleasant
30 Nov 2023
iwona
good location (close to ferry, close to the airport)
basic standard
10/10
Exceptional
13 Nov 2023
Daniel
You can't beat the view and location. I'm glad I chose this place for my first two days in the galapagos.
10/10
Exceptional
31 Oct 2023
Ivo
Great location, close to dinning and shopping. We walked here from the pier after our ferry from Santa Cruz. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Breakfast was great. We only stayed one night, so we didn't check out the full property and pools. We would definitely stay here again.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
23 Oct 2023
Geovanny
The location is perfect, the room was clean, the staff very friendly and the breakfast was amazing
Leisure
10/10
Exceptional
17 Aug 2023
Doreen

Beauty of San Cristóbal

Casa Opuntia is a small, quaint, quiet hotel with beautiful views. The staff was extremely friendly and it’s less than a 5-minute taxi ride to the airport. They serve a continental breakfast and they will prepare a small to go breakfast if you have an early tour as breakfast is served at 7 am. The hotel is centrally located and walking distance to food and drinks. Highly recommend!
Friends_and_family Family
6/10
Pleasant
22 May 2023
Jean Francois
overpriced for old property. no wifi in rooms. staff very friendly
4/10
Poor
20 Apr 2023
Mei Fen
room needs total renovation
10/10
Exceptional
27 Mar 2023
Jon
My wife and I shared a suite on the top level with our college-age son. The room was cool, clean and comfortable (if a bit spartan), and the adjoining kitchen/dining room provided lots of extra space. We also enjoyed the included breakfast out on the communal terrace, which looks out over the bay. The twin swimming pools were small and seemed a bit run down, but perfectly usable. We asked for extra luggage racks to accommodate our 3 suitcases but were told the policy is one per room, which seemed kind of silly. Otherwise, the staff were very helpful and friendly.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
19 Mar 2023
Christopher
We arrived after a heavy rain that left the property short a few rooms. Morgan worked through the shortage and assigned us a room that met our expectations on the property.
8/10
Excellent
14 Mar 2023
Manuel A
The room was huge. Great views of the ocean. Good breakfast and two pools. They have a refrigerator in the lobby for guest use.
Leisure Friends
10/10
Exceptional
13 Feb 2023
Alexa

I wouldn’t stay anywhere else!

We had such a great stay here. The staff and service was top notch. Our room was always kept clean and we had a beautiful ocean view. Breakfast was delicious and they even offer to go breakfast, in case you leave before breakfast hours. The location is ideal- steps away from all the restaurants, shops and beaches. I would love to stay here again!
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
06 Jan 2023
Alexis
Amazing hotel.
The staff were so incredible and friendly. Should out to the lady with red/orange hair on reception. You were a super star.
The owners clearly take pride in this place, it was very clean and very well maintained.
The pool was delightful.
The breakfast lovely.
The location is perfect .
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
21 Sep 2022
Dario
the property was clean and quiet. The amenities were excellent. The key to this location is the staff: friendly, informative, provided local information. The most important positive factor is the manager on site.
I think the property could use a face lift, not necessarily a modernization. The quaintness should be kept.
Business_and_leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
27 Jul 2022
Cristina
Didn’t receive any VIP expedia perks. The hotel was simple and good for a short stay. The best thing was the location and the breakfast!
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
16 Jul 2022
Paul
Great property
8/10
Excellent
28 Jun 2022
Bridget
Clean hotel that is centrally located. Be aware there is very large construction at the property next door that is loud and works starts before 7 a.m. This was not disclosed by property or on hotels.com previous to booking, but overall we had a fairly good stay.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
06 Jun 2022
Catherine
Excellent location. Great service. Great breakfast included. Strong water/ shower pressure. Free coffee/tea 24 hours. Tatiana, front desk staff is excellent resource/ employee. She's a treasure to this property.
Leisure Family
4/10
Poor
05 Apr 2022
Stephanie
was supposed to have a \"larger triple room\" which I reserved for more $, but they gave us a smaller double room only but still charged for larger room.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
12 Jan 2022
Adam
Great people, communication and willingness to help with anything we needed.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
02 Jan 2022
Kristin
Incredible location. Beautiful view of the harbor and in the middle of everything. Lovely property with the most amazing staff. Tatiana and Juan Carlos were outstanding with so much insight, kindness and generosity of spirit. They made our trip extra special.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
10 Dec 2021
Walter

Fantastic view & breakfast crew but lousy service

The view on the top floor is gorgeous! The breakfast crew is simply the best. The will \"run\" to fulfil your wishes! Other services are rather lousy. We left our key for a day trip and around 5pm when we came back the reception was closed. The Whatspp Number is a local number (soo stupid)! It took about 1h to get our key! I would expect much more service for that price and the room ceiling definitely need an upgrade!
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
01 Jun 2021
Mary Louise

Quiet Convenient with views

Great friendly service from the manager. We were the only ones there for part of our stay due to Covid. Our room was upgraded and we had a great balcony looking onto the harbor. Great place to stay after or before a cruise. Excellent breakfast included.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
05 May 2021
Maxellende
Great place to stay on San Cristobal, perfect location, very clean and very pleasant hostess. Loved it!
Friends_and_family Friends
10/10
Exceptional
19 Mar 2020
Kaitlan

Great waterfront hotel

We had a fabulous time at this hotel in San Cristobal. They offered us a free room upgrade, which was beautiful, spacious and had an amazing view. The staff was friendly and helpful. Would love the opportunity to visit the Galapagos and would stay here again!
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
24 Feb 2020
Verified traveler
Everything about this property was great! The service far exceeded our expectations. We were welcomed with cold towels and a welcome drink when we arrived. Our room wasn't ready yet because we were an hour early but we had a great time just sitting in the common area and overlooking the water. The staff was able to book our ferry tickets for us and they arranged a taxi for us to explore the highlands. Of the 3 places we stayed at while in the Galapagos, this place was definitely our favorite. It's in a great area and close to Muyu which is a great place for happy hour drinks and dinner. They even packed us a bagged breakfast to go on the ferry since we were going to miss the breakfast at the hotel, 10 out of 10!
Leisure Partner
6/10
Pleasant
05 Dec 2019
Verified traveler

Could we stay here again?Yes. Would we? Not likely

Pros: Great location; room had 2 balconies & we used one for sitting out at night looking at water, and the breezier one out back for drying clothes, wetsuits, etc.; most staff were very fluent in English (in the event you don't speak Spanish.)
Cons: room is a bit worn, particularly around windows & patio doors which did not lock or had wide air gaps - we weren't concerned about security (town is quite safe), but we got many bugs in the room including mosquitoes & ants; found dried blood on pillowcase - probably washed in, but still gross; at breakfast, food was not always covered which meant birds had their beaks in everything, including jelly, breads, etc. That quickly ended our desire for free breakfasts; service was also lacking - when we sat down for breakfast we were told to move to the table that [we hadn't noticed] had silverware...why not just move the silverware?; on our last morning, about 15 minutes before breakfast, got a firm knock on the door (there are no DND signs) and were told to rise & shine if we wanted breakfast. We declined. Tourist advice we got didn't always align with our requests & we almost missed out on the highlight of our trip, La Loberia, which they declined to recommend despite our desire to snorkel with sea lions. In general, despite having almost zero needs, staff made us feel like a necessary cog, rather than like welcome guests. Also there was daily, early construction noise, but that's beyond their control.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
04 Dec 2019
Verified traveler
Close to waterfront and you could see the Sea Lions
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
12 Sep 2019
Michael

Get more for a great price!

The customer service at this hotel is worth 10 stars!!!! The hot breakfast is buffet style and very satisfying. The hotel's location is ideal and close to numerous things to do. A great hotel for the price!
Family
6/10
Pleasant
02 Sep 2019
Verified traveler
The position is perfect.
Breakfast was chaotic at times and very hit and miss
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
07 Aug 2019
Rebecca

Wonderful stay

Friendly & helpful staff. Great location with beautiful breakfast views. Would stay here again.
Friends
10/10
Exceptional
05 Aug 2019
Thomas

Friendly hotel with lovely swimming pools

We arrived very early and the hotel staff made us feel very welcome and allowed us to use the facilities while our room was being prepared. Very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely room with a great location. Recommended.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
19 Jul 2019
David

Lovely rooms

Lovely rooms, great service, perfect location. Breakfast is served with a water view. Straightforward checkin checkout process. Reasonably good WiFi given the location.
10/10
Exceptional
01 Jul 2019
Verified traveler
Great staff, super friendly. Property location is right off the beach! Very beautiful design.
Leisure Partner

Location & surroundings

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