Homestay — Hotel in Parroquia Puerto Ayora

Homestay Hostel was a great stay for the week I was here on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos in September. Located in a residential neighborhood you are quite far out from the "centre" of the city and it takes about 20 minutes (slightly uphill) to get there from the port. However it is well worth the walk. The Galapagos Islands are very expensive and this hostel is a great way to save some money while also staying in a nice place. (Keep in mind taxis anywhere on the island cost 1.50$, so even if you want to take a cab everyday you are saving money overall). This hostel has very friendly staff who were SO flexible about my reservation, allowing me to add and remove nights as needed. They have a decent free breakfast (same thing every day, but it's free so you can't expect too much) They have laundry services if you need them as well. Wifi is a little weak in the dining room and basically non-existent in the room but I didn't come to the galapagos for internet connection so I didn't care much. non. Only "issue" would be there's not alot of privacy within the rooms, as all the beds are singles not bunks, so get ready to get to know your roomates. Overall a great place to stay and I definitely recommend if you are a traveller...

Most people seem to have good experience with this place, but for me and my girlfriend it was horrible. We booked a private room with kitchenette and bathroom. Upon arrival we paid and went to the room. All seemed fine, until we looked a bit closer and found hairs everywhere and dirt footsteps in the bathroom and on the floor towel. It looked like they forgot to clean the room. Even the sheets on the bed looked sloppy and had some hairs in it.

We went down to the reception. The guy working there came to inspect the room and noted it has not been the regular cleaning person, so they would clean the room again for us. They then took of the sheets to be washed.

We actually wanted to take a shower, so we asked for another room. They did not have another room, so we asked our money back so we could go elsewhere. They refused this. Even after phoning the owner about the situation, it was noted it was their policy to never offer a refund.

So we could accept a room that still needed cleaning and go into town or leave without getting our money back. We happily choose the latter after being treated like fools. Luckily this has been our only bad experience in Ecuador. For only 10 dollars extra we had a fantastic...

This is the second time I’ve stayed here. This stay was for 3 weeks. Once again, I had an amazing stay! The owner Ana is great! She went out of her way to make our stay incredible! Great AC, super clean rooms, and a very comfortable bed! Ana also makes the best breakfast! I will stay here again for sure! No need to look anywhere else! ||Ana also made sure we were aware of all of the documents we would need for Covid. She was also very prompt in completing her part of the forms and emailing them to us. ||Thank you so much Ana for another...