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Hotel Castro Galapagos

3.0 star property

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Balcony
Interior
Blackout drapes, free WiFi
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Barrio Las Ninfas Calle Colonos, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, 200350
  • Las Grietas
    1 min walk
  • Malecon
    1 min walk
  • Academy Bay
    2 min walk
  • Isla Baltra (GPS-Seymour)
    81 min drive

Room options

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi

Family Room

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 5 Twin Beds

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Triple Room | Blackout drapes, free WiFi

Triple Room

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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Quadruple Room | Blackout drapes, free WiFi

Quadruple Room

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi

Double or Twin Room

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Blackout drapes, free WiFi

Classic Single Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About this property

Hotel Castro Galapagos

3-star Puerto Ayora hotel steps from Galápagos National Park
This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and a business center.
Hotel Castro Galapagos offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. Satellite television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 3-star property offers access to a business center and limo/town car service.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Puerto Ayora hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests.

Hotel Castro Galapagos is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 9:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) on request
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 9:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Ecuador value-added tax (15%). Nonresident travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be eligible for a tax refund. However, nonresident travelers may be exempt from value-added tax (15%) on package bookings.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Hotel Castro Galapagos Puerto Ayora
Hotel Castro Galapagos
Castro Galapagos Puerto Ayora
Castro Galapagos
Hotel Castro Galapagos Hotel
Hotel Castro Galapagos Puerto Ayora
Hotel Castro Galapagos Hotel Puerto Ayora

Hotel Castro Galapagos Reviews

Reviews

6.2
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Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 16 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Maxwell, Port st Lucie

Liked: Staff & service
Satisfactory. Great location
It was good but I tried to adjust the booking by cancelling1night in good time but was not permitted.

6/10 Okay

yvonne, Birmingham England

Liked: Cleanliness
ok hotel close to harbour
This hotel is old, but it does have a sort of quaintness to it. It is situated next to the harbour and if you sit around the back you can spot all sorts of wildlife. Very little English spoken here, so you will get to use your Spanish. We enjoyed our stay but did lose a few things, not sure if they were lost or just disappeared so would recommend the use of the safe. Windows are a little ill fitting but all in all an ok hotel. There is a little plunge pool but very small and very cold. Not big enough to swim, but great if you just want to cool off.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
The hotel is very old and not very appealing. It was clean enough but not what I expected for the price - although accommodations in Galapagos are very expensive so I guess it is all relative. This is more like a hostel than a hotel. I had a private bath with three beds in my room. The staff were pleasant but didn't not understand a bit of English. The location of the hotel was great for us. I recommend this hotel only because of the lack of good hotels in the area.

6/10 Okay

d, Vermont

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Inexpensive no frills with an ideal location
A bit on the rustic side however the location is perfect as is the view from the top floors. Bare necessities are present however your not in the Galapagos to hang out in your room. Walls between the rooms are paper thin which was tough the couple nights a family with a crying baby stayed next door. It must have been an interesting hotel in its hey day which was about 25 years ago. The front desk was INCREDIBLY helpful in setting up boat tours and taxis All staff were very friendly and accommodating. The last evening of my stay the hotel hosted a religios service in the all purpose room that woke me up and continued until 11:00, this was directly across the hall from my room. Breakfast was good. At times the shower would not produce water for a few seconds. But again a good price for a great location a view from the top floors of the defunct lounge and bar area.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a luxury hotel
this is a budget hotel. The staff very friendly and the hotel is clean and well kept. I would highly recommend this hotel. In the Galapagos the only time spent in room is to sleep anyway.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it is not a hotel, rather hostel.
Loudy at night and no restaurant. No concierge and nobody in hotel can speak english. credit card cannot be used. breakfast from 7am when usually tour programs starts to 9am with poor quality. the difference of USD30 between single and classic single is only a view of port.

4/10 Poor

Sherry, So. CA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel staff very helpful. Close to the pier.
The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. It was close to the pier and restaurants. The room was was basic. It needed some maintenance and TLC. It was not what I would expect for the price.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a "Last Minute; vesry Last Resort"
The staff is very nice and accommodating as best they could. (1) LOCATION: thought it close to everything, it located on a one-way busy side street where we walked out the door and onto the traffic with taxis, trucks, buses, motorcycles and pedestrian traffic all day and most of the night. St San Francisco Catholic Church is across the narrow street and bells and singing is loud. (2) ROOM CONDITIONS: The room was dark, dimly lit and the floor was sort of dusty, not properly swept or mopped; the bathroom was small, and whenever water went through the pipe from upstairs, a sewer scent would emit from the pipe in the corner of our room. The sink had a home made wooden enclosure which could not be opened; the shower has a 6" wall step to step over into the shower; not suitable or accessible for anyone with problems climbing steps. (3) BREAKFAST: The breakfast was plain and bland and we were served the same thing for three days - hard scrambled eggs, rolls, butter, diluted juice, coffee.

4/10 Poor

Carmen, Arizona

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointing
We booked the room for 6 of us. When we arrived they only allowed 5 to stay even though there was one double bed and 4 single ones and we wanted to stay together like in the cabin. We had to pay extra for another room. Then the next morning our boat trip was scheduled for 645 am departure. Their breakfast started at 7 and they could not accommodate an earlier breakfast time for our family. We had to go eat elsewhere. The staff was not helpful when it came to questions about suggestions for places to visit in the island. No concierge knowledge or attempt to be helpful. It seemed they lacked training.

8/10 Good

Roger, Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
Nice quiet hotel..... Excellent location a block from city center and pier to take tours.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
It is loud. In fareness everything in PA is loud it seems. Right next to a church that rocks out every evening. Had a few lizards in my room, which is fine.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Galapagos Shark, 愛知県

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
港に近いホテル
港にも近く、スーパーマーケットもすぐそばにあり、レストラン街も近い。何かと便利。建物はおしゃれで、屋上からは港やサンタクルス島のハイランドも見渡せる。部屋もきれいで、wifiのつながりもよかった。スタッフも親切で英語もちゃんと通じる。４泊したが、快適だった。

6/10 Okay

Farid, Idstein

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Absolut okay. Zentral!
Sehr zentrale Lage zum Hafen. Zimmer sauber und Bad okay. Hatten Familienzimmer mit Verbindungstür zu einem guten Preis. Frühstück eher ecuadorianisch schmal. Pool sauber aber in Hinterhof Atmosphäre, wenig einladend für mehr als eine kurze Erfrischung. Personal nett und hilfreich. W-Lan geht gut.

8/10 Good

Rainer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

6/10 Okay

sandra, Fort lauderdal

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bueno
Buen hotel Por el precio