The place was huge! It was clean, great location, couldn't ask for a better place!

We had a spectacular stay at Casa Marina. Celsi was such a great host and was in communication all before our trip, during and after. He was my first WhatsApp contact. The home is extremely spacious and has great views and an easy walk to anything. We were a group of 7 adults so having the perfect bedding arrangement and each room with its own bath was great. Having a drink and food and a swing in the hammock on the deck is great. Perfect for sunrise. Cleaning service daily. The kitchen was more equipped than I would have ever expected and huge. If you are a family, this would also be perfect. For the perfect vacation to Galapagos, stay at Casa Marina. The TV does turn on randomly.

Our stay with casa marina was nothing short of perfect. We were a party of 4 and had more than enough space for each of us to wind down and rest. Each room had an en suite to every bedroom and another bathroom in the living room kitchen area. The roof deck was amazing. Coming back to the casa was like coming home. We always felt safe and even the neighbors were friendly and helpful. The staff was beyond helpful and we fell in love with Gloria. She is on point with her cleaning, every day we came back and our beds were made with fresh towels and very clean casa, barely seeing her at all unless we needed her and she was prompt to get there to help. Celso is excellent with communication and extremely resourceful reminding us of things we need to do during our stay as far as travel, booking transport, covid tests, etc. I highly recommend casa marina for a vrbo!

We had the best time in Santa Cruz. Casa Marina was within walking distance to all attraction, to the pier from where we took two boat rides to different islands. Celso could not have been nicer. We texted him once at 9 pm and he responded within 3 minutes. It was an amazing experience. The house could have easily housed more people( we were 7). The house was clean, we had absolutely everything we needed. The patio and the views from the balcony were amazing. We hope to return someday.

Excellent

Wonderful spot, helpful and knowledgeable owner. Highly recommend this VRBO

3 couples spent 7 nights in this beautiful 3 br (each ensuite bath) home in the most ideal location in Puerto Ayora. House is a 2 minute walk to waterfront, shopping, dining & meeting point for day excursions. The main level has an open floor plan which includes a fully equipped kitchen, a large living room and dining area as well as an additional 1/2 bath, all done in higher end furnishings and appliances. There is a large screen tv as well as dvds, games and an extensive library. Much appreciated was coming home from our daily excursions to a tidied up house with fresh towels daily as well as a cleaned up kitchen. Gracias to Gloria! Our evenings were often spent on the rooftop deck, which was equipped with multiple lounge chairs, a hammock and gas grill. The view of the waterfront is spectacular! Celso was easily reachable and was a pleasure to deal with, He coordinated our airport transfers, provided us with great videos of local activities and checked in with us by phone to ensure our stay was everything we had hoped it would be. We couldn't ask for a more ideal rental for our Galapagos trip! Thank you Celso and crew!

The house was exactly as advertised. Less than 5 minutes to the water taxis and minutes always dining and shopping. The AC works better than anywhere I’ve stayed! We booked for six nights and took mostly day trips but did an overnight to Isabela. It’s a long ferry ride and it was nice to leave our luggage at the house and bus take a small carryon. Definitely go to isabela. (0: It’s super easy to get to the house from the airport. After you clear the X-ray spot buy a $5 dollar bus ticket. This will take you to the water taxi. They’ll take your big bags and pile them on the water taxi and shuttle you over for 50 cents or a dollar. Can’t quite remember. Then there are taxis and buses waiting to take you to puerto ayora. Taxi is 25 bucks. Don’t bother with expensive transportation. To go back to the airport repeat until reverse. We had a snafu with the person that was scheduled to pick us up and wasted an hour for a service that wasn’t. remotely needed.

We overlooked some information he sent us and he quickly replied to our call and offered to fix our mistake. Very helpful during our stay. The rental is ideally located.

Property matched online description. Great space, lots of room, very clean, has all the amenities, nice view of the port from the deck. Location is excellent for walking to Darwin center, Tortuga Bay, numerous restaurants and shops. Would highly recommend!

THis property is a gem. Great location, comfortable and spacious accommodations and a gorgeous rooftop gathering area. We will definitely try to stay here again if our future travels are fortunate enough to be the Galapagos again!

This is an awesome property in an amazing location! The rooms were well equipped and supplied as well as beautiful. The communication and the service was great.

Spacious home with great amenities. All three rooms were great, and the living room was amazing to hang out in after a long day. A couple blocks from the marina dock and everything else is really close. WiFi worked great too. Plenty of movies and games in the living room. I will ataybh

We just finished a wonderful 5 day stay at Casa Marina Galapagos! The house way very spacious and clean with a daily house cleaner. The location in the heart of Puerto Ayora cannot be beat. Literally seconds away from restaurants, tour boat shops, supermarket and gift shops.The views of the marina are spectacular. You can stand up on the 4th floor terrace and watch the other tourists being shuttled back and forth on dingys and water taxis to their boats. We decided to enjoy most of our meals up on the terrace. It was wonderful. We took a private half day bay tour with a local guide who snorkeled with us and took us on a nature walk. The next day we took another tour with a guide to 3 uninhabited islands. They provided a warm lunch of fish, rice and veggies - no fast food here. The guide snorkled with us and we even swam with penguins and sharks! We then docked close to the most beautiful beach I have seen and swam amongst the sea turtles from the boat to the shore and frolocked in the beautiful turquoise warm water. We had nothing planned in advance and it all worked out beautifully. The wonderful people in Galapagos are very friendly and want to make sure you have a good time. The internet worked 2 out of the 5 days we were there so make sure you have your guide books with you. There is an internet cafe right next door which cost us $4:50 for 3 devices for 30 minutes but who wants to be online when in the Galapagos Islands? We also went on all of the excursions suggested in an informative video that Celso and his family provided. They were just great! Thank you Celso for providing a wonderful vacation home in a magical place!

Our first visit to Galapagos was great. Based out of Casa Marina we 6 adults were able to do land trips to nearby islands, tour Santa Cruz and do three dive days (great experiences with Academy Bay dive shop) seeing pretty much all we hoped to see including bunches of hammerhead sharks, rays, sea lions, iguanas, boobies and on and on. The property was easy walking distance to great restaurants, the port, grocery and all we needed. Highly recommend.

Casa Marina is a lovely home. Plenty of room and a lovely view. The rooms were large and the bathrooms were very nice. Andrea met us at the airport and were with us on the ferry and the small bus to Casa Marina. She helped us get our luggage out and then went through the amenities at the house. We had her phone number and were able to call her with any questions while we were in the Galapagos. She and the driver were there to pick us up on time and got us back to the airport when we were ready to leave. She was very efficient. Gloria, our housekeeper came every day and was very nice. The pier was very close and we spent quite a bit of time there. There was a grocery store and several small stores nearby. The shopping was great for souvenirs, etc. The food at all the places we ate was very good. Definitely go to the Charles Darwin Center. There is so much to see just on the walk there. Lots of sea lions. They sleep on the dock and at the fish market. My only recommendation for the house would be a microwave. Other than that, all 6 of us enjoyed our stay. It was a great place to come back to after our excursions.