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Reviews of Hotel Santa Fe 4 stars

Avenida Charles Binford Sin Numero, EC200350 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

#7 of 53 hotels in Puerto Ayora

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 42 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    9.0

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  • Reviewed: 26 April 2025

    10
    Charming hotel with everything you need!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We wish we could’ve stayed longer.

    This is a beautiful hotel. Breakfast was wonderful! The staff was incredibly accommodating. It was quiet and peaceful. Everything about it was perfect!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2025

    10
    Everything you need
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was a pleasure

    Everything was great, escpecially, that we directly get our room at 9:30 pm and could leave our lagguage until 2pm in a secured area until our ferry was scheduled. The mini bar in the rooms as well as water, coffee and tea is included the whole day. We went completly wet due to rain and could use the towels and infrastructure to get changed.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2025

    10
    Amazing- coming back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was fine.

    It is a nice resort with several opportunities to sit next to the pool even when it is raining. There is always free water, coffee, tea and a mini bar. The rooms are amazing. The breakfast was fresh and well prepared.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    8.0
    Worth staying
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too little Shampo and Towels

    A grate location. Near the city center but too noisy. All facility requires for enjoying Galapgos activities

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    8.0
    I do recommend this place
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The room is not properly isolated, so on my first day of arrival, i was very tired and needed to sleep to get some rest, but I could not do this because I could hear a child outside. The bed was very good to sleep on, however, the pillow is a bit too hard to sleep on.

    The room is spacious. I liked that hotel picked me up from port of the island ( 40 km away from hotel ) to the hotel, pick and return is included as part of their service. They do have contacts to organize tours, which is a pity since I did not know about that. There a free mini snack bar, water and coffee to take. Room is very clean. I felt home and safe in this hotel.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 October 2024

    9.0
    Good location, clean, friendly staff, good value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Good location, clean, friendly staff, good value for money. This hotel was recommended to us by a friend who stayed here. We are passing on the recommendation to our other friends and anyone else planning to visit the Galapagos.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a large suite (separate living room area). They stocked the room with plenty of snacks and drinks, and a bottle of wine. The hotel is charming, and has a nice pool. Nice sitting area by the pool. Breakfast was delicious and the staff were really nice.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    8.0
    We enjoyed our stay at Santa Fe
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Central location Very comfortable Friendly helpful staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2024

    10
    Great location, and amazing staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Wish we had more than 4 days to stay

    The location of the newly refurbished hotel is perfect, very close to the main street, pier and food kiosks. Breakfast starts early at 6AM so you can make it before you leave for the many island boat tours. Digital bracelets enable front door entrance, room and safe access. Good A/C, TV and WiFi connection. There is a small fridge in the room, along with refillable water bottles that you can fill besides the pool (there is also a coffee station). Also there are a couple of cloth backpacks, you can get some groceries from the supermarket by the pier. Byron and Marco made sure we were comfortable and also fulfilled our transport to Baltra airport.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Breakfast was very nice and the hotel was located very close to everything

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 November 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Beautiful rooms, gorgeous building. Delicious breakfast, helpful staff and they had baggage storage which was very helpful before we got the afternoon boat.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2023

    8.0
    Modern facilities with great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Main receptionist was a bit rude. Bedroom was very small.

    Good location, modern facilities. Staff overall were good. Good breakfast

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2023

    10
    great place
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    well located great breakfast delicious passion fruit juice

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    Wow! We loved our stay here, we were a group of 4 backpackers celebrating a 30th birthday and this hotel was perfect! The junior suite was gorgeous and the staff so lovely! They even gave our friend a personalized complimentary gift for her birthday! Great dinner and drinks recommendations also from the staff! The mini bar in the suite was also complimentary and had free tea and coffee by the pool! Also lovely breakfast! Thank you for an amazing stay!

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2023

    9.0
    Nice accommodations, Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The room was a good size and king bed. The price was on par with other places we stayed, just everything is expensive in the Galapagos, all the islands. But very friendly staff and the breakfast was really nice.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    muy lindo hotel

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2023

    10
    We loved it! Fabulous stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pillows are hard.

    The location is fabulous. Close to everything yet on a quiet street. Breakfast is full and hot cooked. The rooms are clean and well furnished. Lots and of little perks like snacks, drinks, and water bottles. The manager and staff are very friendly and helpful with tour suggestions. Would highly recommend and would go back.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2023

    10
    Best stay in Galapagos
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Best hotel we stayed at on Galapagos! Totally renovated during 2022, nice, beautiful, relaxing. Friendly and helpful staff and lovely owner. Breakfast was great. Great attention to details such as towels that we could bring to the beach, free snacks, refillable water bottle etc.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2023

    10
    A perfect stay in a lovely hotel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We liked everything.

    We had a lovely three night stay at this delightful hotel. The Santa Fe is central but just far enough away from the main streets to be quiet. it is beautifully designed, with a little pool and pleasant seating areas. We had a deluxe room with a comfortable balcony. The room had a fridge and free snacks. The breakfast was good and the staff really helpful. We had laundry done and the hotel stored a suitcase for us while we went on a cruise.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 January 2023

    9.0
    Good quality accommodation with nice extra touches.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom smelt of disinfectant. Not much cupboard space.

    Generous with free things. Comfortable. New and modern feel. Early breakfast. You wear Fitbit-like watch as the key. Hangars outside to hang clothes to dry.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 October 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Excellent location, service and breakfast provided. Location is very close to the Tortuga Bay and also very close to downtown without any noise from the city. The receptionist was very helpful and assisted us with any task or question we had. We needed laundry and it cost us two or three dollars with full service and delivery to the room. The room was very nice with everyday cleaning services provided. Overall, highly recommended place to stay.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2024

    2.0
    Avoid this place - it is pricey and the staff is unhelpful. You can do a lot better with your money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Extremely expensive for what we got and especially given that this was clearly at the end of the peak season. Unhelpful and lazy staff could not get us a schedule for the ferry from the Santa Cruz port to Tortuga Bay Beach and back despite several requests. They turned hostile and the 4 of the staff members ganged up on me and my son, making us feel unwelcome there. The manager was extremely rude beyond comprehension when we'd mentioned that the receptionist was not able to answer a simple question. We had to call the tour company that organized our tours to get that information.

    Very good breakfast cooked by a kind lady. We were the only guests in the hotel during our 3 night stay! Water filling station to avoid buying water in plastic bottles.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2024

    6.0
    Major undisclosed pricing discrepancies!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Suite
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I feel bad about the rating because we had a great experience at the location. BUT… the taxes and fees were over $1000 more than were disclosed. That is unethical practice! If your traveling a long distance you don’t want surprises when you arrive

    Very clean, great design and pool gathering area. Nice staff and wonderful breakfast

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2025

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