Title: - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026 - Expedia.ca [See all properties](http://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?regionId=&adults=2&children=&sort=RECOMMENDED&useRewards=false&semdtl=&userIntent=&vip=false) # El Castillo Galapagos History meets comfort at this garden-surrounded retreat where travelers enjoy modern amenities like high-speed WiFi while surrounded by natural beauty ## Photo gallery for El Castillo Galapagos ![Exterior - El Castillo Galapagos (Puerto Ayora)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5540000/5539700/5539616/ef15c0b7.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=598&ra=fit) ![Outdoor dining - El Castillo Galapagos (Puerto Ayora)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5540000/5539700/5539616/c76dc468.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Front of property - El Castillo Galapagos (Puerto Ayora)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5540000/5539700/5539616/4e71602d.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Panoramic Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Private Bathroom, Garden View - El Castillo Galapagos (Puerto Ayora)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5540000/5539700/5539616/c2aac879.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Dining - El Castillo Galapagos (Puerto Ayora)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5540000/5539700/5539616/ede83152.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) - Overview - Rooms - Location - Policies El Castillo Galapagos blends historic charm with modern comforts. Relax in the lush garden, enjoy the coffee shop, and stay connected with free WiFi. Laundry facilities, bike rentals, and a business center are available. 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Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with laundry facilities and a business center. You'll also enjoy perks such as: - Buffet breakfast (surcharge), bike rentals, and a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) - Luggage storage, a TV in the lobby, and coffee/tea in the lobby - A front-desk safe, smoke-free premises, and meeting rooms Room features All guestrooms at El Castillo Galapagos offer perks such as 24-hour room service, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes. 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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi ### Parking and transportation - Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours - Area shuttle (surcharge) ### Food and drink - Buffet breakfast available for a fee: USD 9 per person - A coffee shop/cafe - A restaurant - Coffee and tea in common areas ### Things to do - Bicycle rentals - TV in common areas ### Family friendly - In-room refrigerator - Laundry facilities ### Conveniences - Laundry facilities - Luggage storage - Safe at front desk ### Guest services - Concierge services - Housekeeping (daily) - Tour and ticket assistance ### Business services - Business center - Computer station - Meeting rooms ### Outdoors - Barbecue grill - Garden - Picnic area - Terrace ### More - 1 building - 3 floors - Renovated entire property - January 2016 - Smoking not allowed ## Room amenities ### Bedroom - Select Comfort mattress ### Bathroom - Towels provided ### Food and drink - 24-hour room service - Refrigerator ### More - Access via exterior corridors - Safe ## Policies ### Check-in Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM ### Check-out Check-out before 9:00 AM ### Special check-in instructions This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation ### Pets Pets not allowed ### Children and extra beds Children are welcome Rollaway/extra beds are not available Cribs (infant beds) are not available ### Property payment types ## Important information ### Fees You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes: - Ecuador value-added tax (15%). Nonresident travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be eligible for a tax refund. However, nonresident travelers may be exempt from value-added tax (15%) on package bookings. We have included all charges provided to us by the property. ### Optional extras - Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 9 per person - Airport shuttle fee: USD 60 per room (roundtrip) The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change. ### You need to know Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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 The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation This property accepts credit cards ### Property is also known as Castillo Galapagos El Castillo Galapagos El Castillo Galapagos Inn El Castillo Galapagos Inn Puerto Ayora El Castillo Galapagos Puerto Ayora El Castillo Galapagos Galapagos Islands/Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz El Castillo Galapagos Inn El Castillo Galapagos Puerto Ayora El Castillo Galapagos Inn Puerto Ayora ## Frequently asked questions ### Is El Castillo Galapagos pet-friendly? ### What time is check-in at El Castillo Galapagos? ### What time is check-out at El Castillo Galapagos? ### Does El Castillo Galapagos provide a shuttle to the airport? ### Where is El Castillo Galapagos located? ## Have a question? Beta Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews. Ask a question ## Reviews ## El Castillo Galapagos Reviews 8.0 ### Very good All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.[More information](https://www.expedia.ca/lp/b/content-guidelines) ### 7.8 Cleanliness ### 6.8 Location ### 8.4 Staff & service ### 7.6 Property conditions & facilities 10 - Excellent 13 8 - Good 13 6 - Okay 6 4 - Poor 3 2 - Terrible 1 ## Reviews ### 8/10 Good #### roger Apr 4, 2018 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort #### Quirky architecture - helpful friendly staff Slight problem with the room on arrival, having booked a family room, but we compromised since it was only for a night, and a sofa was made up to suit. Owners couldn’t have been more apologetic or indeed more helpful during our stay. The hotel is a little unusual in that it is made somewhat castle like, with quirky architecture - which incidentally was the reason we booked for the night. Located away from the harbour area and the main restaurants so a taxi to & from that area is required, although only a $2.00 fare. hotel happy to arrange taxis, which arrive within minutes. ##### roger ### 10/10 Excellent #### Karan Mar 27, 2018 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort The staff is exceptional! We stayed in a really large room upstairs. It was great. Just the shower might need remodeling. There is no air conditioner so if you are prone to mosquito bites... you'll definitely be bitten. I would recommend they add a mosquito net around the bed. This location is about a 15 minute walk to downtown, which if you like walking and great weather this should be totally fine. since we did the walk every day we actually ate at local restaurants were so good!! The bed and the breeze coming through the room was amazing and I slept like a baby! I just got bit by mosquitos however my fiance did not get bit once! Also the wi-fi is terrible...but the wifi on the whole island is not that good. I would recommend if you need internet go to an internet cafe. ##### Karan ### 10/10 Excellent #### Elizabeth Nov 14, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Familymoon at El Castillo Family run hotel and they couldn't have been more welcoming to us. The rooms were really clean and comfortable and well serviced each day. The breakfast each morning was great, limited choice but all you needed to set you up for the day. They have also recently started a courtyard restaurant on the weekends. The food was really delicious and the atmosphere was top notch. We loved or stay here. ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/s646-p2ceec4d0-c933-11e7-ba9d-3adc90152e10-original.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/s1986-p17dca260-c933-11e7-ba9d-3adc90152e10-original.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/s837-p167daea0-c933-11e7-94e6-0242fed17ade-original.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ![](https://a.travel-assets.com/ugc/hotel-reviews/s1652-p11c6dd50-c933-11e7-94e6-0242fed17ade-original.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=204&ra=fit&q=high) ##### Elizabeth Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017 ### 8/10 Good #### Alberto , Berkley, Massachusetts Nov 8, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Made to feel welcome. Highly recommend staying at El Castillo while in Puerto Ayora. The owner and her two sons, as well as the rest of her staff, go out of their way to make you feel welcome. The hotel is set back from the center of town, but within an easy walk. It was actually cool to be in a neighborhood. You can plan all your tours at the front desk and they are knowledgeable and dependent. The restaurant serves mouth-watering grilled dishes prepared by Alejandro. And don't miss the desserts made by pastry-chef girlfriend. Absolutely awesome. Also enjoyed the wonderful jazz music being played by the sound system on the patio. ##### Alberto Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017 ### 10/10 Excellent #### maria Oct 28, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Gastvrij en efficiënt Goed hotel heel vriendelijke huislijke staf ##### maria Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017 ### 6/10 Okay #### Therese Aug 7, 2017 Liked: Staff & service Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort The staff are really helpful and friendly. The rooms were a little dirty, and the showers had hot water sometimes. ##### Therese Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Molly Jul 29, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort Alejandro and his wife were absolutly wonderful. They helped us with planning everything for our trip and making sure we saw everything on the island in the short time we were there. The hostel is clean and beautiful. Everythhing downtown is withing a 10 minute or less walk and if you dont feel like walking you can get a taxi for $1-2\. We had a great time! ##### Molly Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Julian Jul 19, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Lugar bonito para relajarse y compartir. nos fue muy bien en el Castillo. Alejandro y su familia son muy acogedores. Usamos su cocina y nos dieron informacion buena para conocer las zonas cercanas. Tambien pudimos usar la bicicletas gratis. El lugar es muy tranquilo y todos los cuartos son distintos pues tienen un estilo unico. ##### Julian Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Rajvi, New York Jun 28, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Loved the LOCATION! This place LITERALLY is a castle from inside out. Loved the location - it was 10-12 mins walk from the center. Enough to be away from the crowd/noise to come back to a peaceful place to sleep just mins away from the center. The staff was very friendly and extremely nice. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants to have an authentic experience in Galapagos and is budget friendly. ##### Rajvi Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Dan Jan 7, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Very unique! Worth checking out Really cool/unique place! Owner is extremely nice and makes you feel at home ##### Dan ### 10/10 Excellent #### Planicie1, Lima Aug 6, 2015 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Very helpful staff We had a very enjoyable stay in the hotel. They helped arrange transport from the airport, which is a big benefit after a tiring journey and were able to check-in early and rest. Any problem or question we had with tour operators or generally about the islands were answered for us, making everything much easier. ##### Planicie1 ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Jul 31, 2015 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Wonderful place! Wonderful family run hotel with spacious rooms and great breakfast. Only a $1 cab ride or 10 minute walk into the main strip. This place was very nice to stay at. ##### Verified traveller ### 6/10 Okay #### Verified traveller Jun 2, 2015 Liked: Staff & service #### Very helpful staff Staff are EXTREMELY friendly and helpful. Room was very spacious and accommodated five of us easily. About 10 minute walk into town. Just a couple blocks from the trail to Tortuga Bay. A couple issues: - No A/C; there was a fan in the room, and although it helped, it's no match for the Galapagos heat/humidity - Wifi is slow/spotty - This is the Galapagos, so we would find a few bugs in the room. I want to emphasize that this was NOT for lack of effort on the staff's part. They cleaned our room thoroughly everyday and put down insecticide. Just a product of the environment and perhaps because our room was on the ground floor. ##### Verified traveller ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Apr 22, 2015 Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities #### It really is a castle We had an overnight stay prior to a 5 day cruise. We needed a place in Puerto Ayora and this place looked interesting. It's not a five star place but it was located off the tourist areas in a quiet neighborhood but still within a 10 minute walk to the main town. The rooms are unusual. We had a room with stairs leading up to a tower with another bed. Wished they had A/C. They had free WiFi and limited bicycles which they let the guests use for free. The lady who owned it was very friendly and even though she had limited English, we were able to communicate. We were able to store our excess luggage there while on our cruise. ##### Verified traveller ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Jan 4, 2015 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Puerto Ayora hotel Overall good experience. Sra. R. was very kind and helpful. ##### Verified traveller ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Dec 16, 2014 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### small casual hotel, Hotel is 10- to 15-minute downhill walk to Academy Bay, but you can get a taxi for $1.00 when you want to return. Check in is between 1 and 5 pm, and no one was available at 11:00 am to allow be to leave my suitcase, so I had to keep it with me while I went for lunch. ##### Verified traveller ### 10/10 Excellent #### Greg, Los Angeles Nov 7, 2014 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Like a Fairytale This place is amazing. The owner is amazing. EVERYTHING was amazing. No but seriously, cool play to stay. Easily the best place on the island, and we looked at a bunch. First, the place is a castle. Initially I couldn't really tell from the pictures on tripadvisor & other sites if the place was nice or a hole in the wall, but upon arrival we were mesmerized. We felt like were staying in a romantic fairytale for the price you'd pay for a night in any other hotel room. The room we stayed in was quite literally like a European castle meets a treehouse, complete with a ladder to a second story with another bed, multiple balconies, a bridge to other parts of the hotel, and 2 extra rooms for we don't even know what (entrance room, luggage room, etc). Ok so that was the nuts and bolts of the place, but the spirit of it was the icing on the cake. The owner was so nice & incredibly accommodating. We let her know that we had a boat that was leaving super early in the morning (6:30am) to Isabella and she woke up early and cooked us an great breakfast and called us a cab that showed up on time. Easily one of the most hospitable places I've stayed, period. ##### Greg ### 10/10 Excellent #### Karin, Canada Oct 2, 2014 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### The best Bed and Breakfast ever! We had just arrived in Ecuador and I wondered about what to expect for hotel accommodations. I was very pleasantly surprised. The family that manages this hotel are wonderful. They speak English very well and provided lots of information to make our stay memorable. We felt very safe with them and the Galápagos Islands overall. We were there 3 nights and we wish we could have stayed a few more days. ##### Karin ### 6/10 Okay #### Elton, Jersey City, NJ, USA Jul 22, 2014 Liked: Staff & service, room comfort #### Cute but overpriced The personnel were very helpful. We reached the hotel early at around 10 am and expected that we would need to leave our bags at the front desk, but to our surprise the room was already ready and the lady happily let us check in early. We got a gorgeous looking room and very comfortable, however, the flooring is old especially in the bathroom. The breakfast was minimal, but it was there. Also, the hotel is not very close to the port (where everything happens); the hotel does have cycles that you can use for free for as long as you need, but the area around the hotel does get deserted after dark, although, the area seems safe and there were helpful locals who guided us back to the hotel. I felt that the price of $100 for the night was too expensive given the above. We would have rather looked for a hostel near the port (note that other websites list more places than hotels.com). ##### Elton ### 8/10 Good #### alexandra, boston May 24, 2014 Liked: Cleanliness #### Charming hotel Liked this hotel - charming place. Did not like the plumbing system at all, there is no AC and no screens on all windows. Breakfast was pitiful. Hotel was without ele power all night. Staff did not speak any English. ##### alexandra ### 6/10 Okay #### Traveler, USA Apr 9, 2014 Liked: Property conditions & facilities #### El Castillo Galapagos We stayed in this hotel for two nights. The manager was very helpful and pleasant. The location of the hotel was far away from the downtown so manager called a taxi for us to get there. The room was big with the beautiful balconies but it was lucking an air-condition or at least a ceiling fan. There were ant nests in the bathroom, so ants were marching all over the place. The breakfast is a joke. The girl told us that if we want scrambled eggs for breakfast we have to cook them - so I did. We went to the Tortuga Bay which is 45 minutes walking distance from the hotel. The Tortuga Bay is a beautiful must- see place. ##### Traveler ### 6/10 Okay #### Verified traveller Mar 27, 2014 Liked: Staff & service #### Mala relacion precio comodidades El hotel se encuentra cercano al camino a tortuga bay pero alejado del centro comercial. Cuenta con bicis para manejarse libremente lo cual es importante dada su lejania del centro. Habitaciones amplias y limpias con ventilador de pie. (Se pasa un poco de calor) Amplia cocina para cocinar y desayunar (el desayuno va incluido en el alojamiento aunque se podria mejorar) La infraestructura no es de la mas atractiva. Alejandro es un muchacho con muy buena predisposicion y nos ayudo mucho pero en general el resto del servicio se podria mejorar. El lugar era tranquilo y seguro. ##### Verified traveller ### 8/10 Good #### Ricardo Fernandes, Conselheiro Lafaiete-MG Mar 10, 2014 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Básico, porém aconchegante. Atendimento excepcional. Um pouco básico demais, entretanto custo muito atrativo para estar em Galápagos. ##### Ricardo Fernandes ### 2/10 Terrible #### Holly, Lloydminster Alberta Canada Feb 18, 2014 Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Not reliable One week before we were flying to the Galapagos the hotel sent me an email and cancelled our reservation. I had booked three months before. They were helpful in finding us other accommodations but i will never book with them again due to the unreliability. ##### Holly ### 10/10 Excellent #### John and Helen, North Carolina Feb 2, 2014 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort The building itself was funky in a charming way; the personnel were friendly and helpful. The neighborhood was working class but we felt safe. It was about a 15 minute walk to the harbor. Overall, I would stay here again ##### John and Helen