Floreana Lava Lodge — Hotel in Parroquia Isla Santa María (Floreana) (Cab. en Pto. Velasco Ibarra)

I do have mixed feelings about staying here. The location is amazing, right on the beach in Floreana where you can watch the sea from the deck and see turtles, seals and birds or walk to the sandy area to snorkel in a deserted bay. The small cabins are tiny and really need some basic maintenance. Our door didn’t fit, the insect screens were broken, the air con and the safe didn’t work. The towels were frayed and we were told we had to keep the same ones during the stay. The whole place looked neglected with dilapidated and rusting deck furniture. The only staff we saw were two ladies who appeared to cook breakfast in the morning. There was no way of getting a drink.. no kettle available and the water dispenser was empty. We had to wait to get a toilet roll. I do appreciate that Floreana has only a small population and this is supposed to be a natural wildlife retreat but I still feel that basic standards should be met if you are selling this as overpriced...

This is a wonderful little rustic cottage complex on the sea. The Cruz family is one of the the families who settled early on the island. Luna Lodge has a restaurant area where you can make arrangements for breakfast, lunch and dinner - very Ecuadoran cuisine. Leila's restaurant down the road is the sister and makes the the best munchin (yuca & cheese fritters) - I could have made a plate of those my whole meal. I did not bring insect repellant as I had long sleeve shirts and long pants - however, that didn't deter the voracious insects and I had to borrow repellants from some of my touring companions. This family also owns 2 working farms in the area and I thought it was...

The Lava Lodge - like Floreana Island itself - is a tiny and remote place of beauty with minimal amenities. The Lodge is a row of cabins a few feet from the ocean down the road from a beach on one end and the village on the other end. It’s a beautiful place to listen to the waves, watch a sunset and look at a night sky full of stars. But as you’d expect, the cabins are very basic. There’s a bed, a bathroom, some shelves and a nightstand and not much else. That’s not a big problem at a place that is nature/outdoors focused, but the cabin was just too small to be comfortable. They do provide a breakfast and a chair on the porch...