A family-owned and operated establishment, Hotel Sol y Mar guarantees personalized, caring, and detail-oriented service. A mini-buffet breakfast is included in the price.
The lovely Hotel Sol y Mar offers guests accommodation in its 17 rooms, each with a private balcony and stunning sea view. Each room is spacious, immaculate, and secure, and comes with air conditioning and a bar - the perfect place to enjoy your Galapagos tour!
A small deck with jacuzzi and picnic tables serves as a great resting or meeting area, with views of the nearby Academy Bay. The on-site restaurant overlooks the bay.
Hotel Features and Services:
- Complimentary Wireless Internet for our guests in public areas and lobby
- Complimentary Coffee and Tea station from 5:30 a.m. till 9:30 p.m.
- Experienced Tour and Transfer Operators
- In-house Laundry Service, for a fee
- Restaurant, Pool Bar and Room Service
- Pool and Heated Jacuzzi
Accommodations
Room Features
- All Oceanfront rooms
- Nightly turn down
- Free wireless internet access
- Individual air conditioner
- Bottled water, complimentary
- Hypoallergenic foam pillows
- In-room safe
- Working Desk
- In-house telephones
- Environmentally friendly shampoo and conditioner dispensers
- Reading lamp
- Rollaway bed, for a fee
- In-house laundry service, for a fee
- Board games and cards available, complimentary
- Bathroom features a hairdryer, makeup mirror and hot water
Restaurant Services
The hotel offers a breakfast buffet daily for all guests.
The buffet offers a generous selection of delicacies from Ecuador, like yucca croquettes with cheese and sweet plantain rolls. Classic breakfast treats are also offered, scrambled eggs, French toast, sausage and wheat toast. A selection of cereals is always provided, such as granola and cornflakes. Fresh juice, coffee and tea is always provided!
For Lunch and Dinner service is provided either to your room and out on the patio, as well as in the restaurant. The chef prepares the menu based on what is available....seafood! From the Sea Sampler, overflowing with shrimp, octopus and fish, to Galapagos Lobster Au Gratin, there is a dish to tempt ever appetite. If you're in the mood for something more casual, the Shrimp Burger and Ceviche are local favorites. Other favorites are Steak in Pepper Sauce and Chicken Teriyaki which are exquisitely prepared by the chef.
Beyond expectations! Then again we weren't sure what to expect. Lovely stay at the lodge, met other like-minded travelers (many had their trips planned by Adventure Life) and the owner was a gracious hostess. It felt like you were one happy family, visiting with a favorite aunt.
Nancy Sin
TrustScore 4.8 | 174 reviews
TrustScore 4.8 of 5
Based on 174 reviews on
1 day ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.