El Descanso del Guia
Hotel in Puerto Ayora
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About this hotel
Located in Puerto Ayora, 0.9 km from malecon, El Descanso del Guia features air-conditioned rooms and an outdoor swimming pool. This property is situated a short distance from attractions such as El Garrapatero Beach.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Internet / Wifi
Smoking allowed
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Hot tub or spa
TV
Beachfront or waterfront
Gym or Fitness Center
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Puerto Ayora
Available Rooms
Family Room
1 Sofa • 678 ft²
Sleeps 7
+
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King Room
1 King • 322 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Twin Room
2 Double • 376 ft²
Sleeps 4
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Double Room
1 Queen or 2 Single • 322 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Quadruple Room
1 Queen • 538 ft²
Sleeps 4
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Reviews
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10.0
Todo muy limpio y siempre muy serviciales y predispuestos a ayudar en todo lo que necesites.
10.0
No hay mucho tráfico de personas. Super tranquilo
Muy repetido el desayuno.
10.0
Very nice hotel. Small, like home. Rooms are spatious, and nice (not like Hilton, but excellent for the place). Very nice 60" Smart TV. Good shower. Comfortable. Staff is excellent. Thanks, boys!
It's nice to walk around - you can see tortoises walking freely. A bit far from city centre, but taxis pass in front all the time, and you can get one in 5 minutes. Never waited longer in 5 days. Breakfast is good. Simple, but good, with local delicacies, like empanadas.
Nothing, really.
7.0
funcionários educados; quarto bom; banheiro razoável. Piscina boa.
café da manhã fraco. Localização longe do centro povoado principal de Puerto Ayora.
Ausência de restaurante na pousada(e em locais próximos).
Demora na substituição de uma simples saboneteira quebrada, etc
9.0
- The staff is out of this world. Always smiley and ready to help with whatever you need. Helped with the bags during check in. They always ordered taxi for us as well. They prepared a sandwich and bananas for us since our boat left before breakfast on check out.
- AC in the room, very clean, always very clean towels and linen.
- Offer shampoo and shower gel
- Free water in each floor.
- Nice pool, comfy chairs and clean beach towels.
- Coffee available by the pool.
- 1,5/2 dollars taxi to get to town, or 30 mins walk.
- Breakfast is tasty but simple and with small portions.
- Hairdryer didn’t work and they couldn’t fix it. They didn’t have a portable one to offer me.
- Gym equipment very few and very old.
10.0
Bardzo miła obsługa, pomocna i profesjonalna. Dbałość o czystość i obsługę. Kącik wypoczynkowy przy basenie z dostępem do kawy i herbaty.
Śniadania mogłyby być bardziej urozmaicone, więcej warzyw.
Kontakt mailowy pozostawia dużo do życzenia- pytaliśmy o opcję transferu z lotniska i nie otrzymaliśmy żadnej odpowiedzi.
8.0
The staff were very helpful and arranged taxis for us when needed. They also suggested a great restaurant that we ended up loving.
The breakfast was also decent.
Nothing in particular comes to mind except maybe the bathroom was a bit cramped.
Just a note, this is not specific to this hotel but just the whole area we stayed on the island. It's not very walkable at night with not many street lamps and the street dogs made us nervous! So maybe get taxis everywhere. It's a fixed price so it's pretty handy.
7.0
Calidad/Precio
Un poco afuera como hubicacion
10.0
Habitación muy amplia y cómoda. Excelente atención del personal. Aunque no está en el mismo sector comercial de Puerto Ayora, sí es bastante cercano y la ubicación es conveniente.
Nada
8.0
Our room was very clean. All the personnel was polite and always happy to help.
Breakfast could be more various. Usually they provide you with eggs (scrumble or fried eggs) with pan or pancakes and that all.
8.0
Nice building and breakfast, which was different every day (we loved the empanadas). Spacious room, free water available. We used the hot tub which was great, though a bit dirty. Staff was kind and gave us some good recommendations about where to eat in town. Excellent value for your money
It isn’t centrally located, but it isn’t a big deal at all. Centre can be easily reached by foot or taxi. Reception wasn’t particularly helpful with ferries and getting things organised on the island, but it didn’t matter since there are many agencies in town. It would be nice if they provided guests with breakfast to take away since many will probably miss it one morning if they need to get a flight/ ferry.
10.0
The room was very clean, modern , comfortable, air conditioning, hot water,and a mini fridge! There were filtered water jugs on every floor.
The breakfast was very good and filling - always eggs, juice , fruit and then empanadas one day , pancakes one day, toast, etc.
The staff was excellent - ( Over and Beyond) especially Oscar and Angel. Very professional, kind, answer any questions, help with luggage, call taxis (&1.50 to town), arrange tour to Turtle Reserve, etc.
We both spoke just enough English and Spanish to understand each other. Google translator was not needed. I loved it ! they arranged taxi from airport to hotel which was similar price as finding taxi $30-$35). Taxi man waiting on airport, holding up paper w my name.
The hotel is away from hustle and bustle of town and more relaxing - only $1.50 taxi to town.
I liked everything!
10.0
the place is amazingly exceptional, the staff is very courteous and friendly, great costumer service, breakfast great, enough, room always clean, generally speaking feel like home in there, wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place.
Is a bit far from Puerto Ayora, but worth it, taxi cost only $ 1,50.
Safe hotel, safe place, amazing.
My sincere thanks for the staff, keep up the good work!!!!!!!
Everything was just fine.
10.0
everything was perfect , the staff was the best
location
a bit out of everything but taxi ride is only $1.50
9.0
Breakfast was very varied and good. Great staff, excellent attention and courtesy from Mr. Oscar and Mr Angel.
The location. The hotel is a bit far from the pier and boardwalk . Walking about 30m and by taxi 5m to the town center
7.0
The hotel is located some distance from the centre so you’ll need to take a taxi which costs about $1.50. There’s a small supermarket next door which is handy. Otherwise, there isn’t much else nearby.
Ants in the bedroom.
9.0
The staff were great. Very friendly and helpful.
Nothing, really. It's not located in the main touristy area, but it's a quick cab ride away. The cab ride is only 1.50, so it wasn't a problem for us at all.
6.0
The room was ok. The staff on reception did their best.
The breakfast is very poor. Eggs, toasts, small portion of fruits, local dish. Every day the same except local dish that we coudn't eat. The location is far from the center. The taxi is cheap ( the only thing on Galapagos that is cheap). Near the hotel is road. We didn't use pool and jacuzzi because of this road. Very noise. To tell the truth we didn't hear anything in the room, but our room was in another part of hotel.
10.0
Everything was better than expected. The staff, especially Oscar, was incredibly helpful and very nice. He showed us a fantastic local place to eat and was great with the kids. The breakfast, pool, and big suite with two bedrooms was also nice. The beds were very very comfortable!! Also, it was on the way out of the city to the airport which was helpful as our last stop on the island.
The traffic on the main road could be heard quite loudly in the rooms, earplugs were necessary for a good sleep. The pool tiles were very slippery (the steps) and sharp and dangerous (the center section) for our small kids, my son cut himself pretty badly in the pool. It didn’t slow them down but it is necessarily something to mention to the property managers.
10.0
great room and staff. they could not have been more helpful
9.0
Good breakfast, nice hotel in a walking distance from town centre (or you can take a taxi for 1-1.5 dollars) and great, friendly and very helpful staff – a guy from reception took care about me during the whole stay and organised all trips (to Isabela, Pinzón, Seymour Norte and Santa Cruz- El Chato) for me with a local agency for better price, than you can find on internet.
9.0
Lovely clean and well appointed hotel . Spacious rooms with large landings containing seating areas , water dispensing on every floor . Excellent swimming pool , hot tub ,games room and gymn . Nice area infront of pool where delicious breakfast made by excellent cook Ayelsa were served . The lovely Oscar and his team were so helpful and gave us great tips and advice on buses and places to visit. Put a kettle in our room for my endless cups of tea Even though a 20minute walk into town this worked out for the best and taxi were set price of $2 so v easy . Great value superb service would recommend .
6.0
Oscar was the greatest! Literally that guy is always working and always has the biggest smile and ready to jump and help you with ANYTHING! He made the whole experience for us.
So far from town and the area is all run down. The wifi was also terrible. It wasn't great anywhere but a lot of places you could at least connect somewhat. Working at all was totally out of the question. Maybe answer a text or two.
The hotel was in such a weird spot. It's a nice hotel but in the middle of no where and the surrounding sure didn't match the hotel.
9.0
The breakfast was very good, and if you wanted exercise you could walk to the city center. Oscar at the front desk was very helpful and spoke English, he is a great asset to the hotel.
The houses next to the hotel had a few late noisy parties. However we were able to change rooms at no cost for a quiet night.
5.0
Extremely clean property and the staff went above and beyond to assist.
The noise level around the area, the dogs barking all night long, poor Wifi though that is common on the islands, the inability to use the jacuzzi on a daily basis (only available for 2 hours on some days). The distance to town requires taxi all the time though cheap at $1.50
7.0
staff is amazing. Oscar is the best.
it’s very far from city center/ the port. hence, every time you leave you have to call a taxi (the hotel doesn’t offer transfer).
9.0
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Thank you for the stay
10.0
very clean, delicious breakfast and friendly staff!
7.0
Hotelroom was clean and exactly as on the photo’s. Everything looks quite new. Staff was friendly and arranged a taxi everytime we needed it, their English wasn’t good but everything was clear enough.
You could hear the electric plant nearby humming quite hard even during the night. We knew the hotel was out of town, but this made it a real pity we didn’t book in the city center. We had breakfast for one day, but it was quite awful (maizecookies with eggs), worst breakfast we had during our three week stay in Ecuador.
3.0
comfortable bed and clean room but that was about it.
Staff didn’t speak any English. Very noisy room due to traffic
8.0
Very early checkout
10.0
The rooms were big and very comfortable. The staff was extremely friendly, and helpful. The TV and internet connections worked better than anywhere else on the islands.
IThe location isn't great not because it's a bit far from the piers but because it's next to a road and there is a lot of traffic noise.
8.0
Facility is new. Comfortable shower with hot water, room was spacious with various storage options. The team is polite and happy to assist with whatever possible like ordering a taxi, giving us extra towel for the sea. Breakfast was consisted of fresh emfanadas and eggs.
Far from center, very noisy room resulting the traffic outside during the evening and night. Windows in such a new place should isolate this noise. No elevator. Poor wifi
FAQs
How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Puerto Ayora?
The average price for a rental in Puerto Ayora is $48 per night. This rental is $2 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this hotel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at El Descanso del Guia. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at El Descanso del Guia. Enjoy the water!
Is El Descanso del Guia pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at El Descanso del Guia?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and laundry.
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