We loved this hotel location. After a 5 day trip around the islands, we were glad to be on land and just enjoy terra-firma. The hotel has a nice breakfast area and it is close to several other restaurants. We enjoyed watching the frigate birds and the boobies and pelicans diving in to the sea for food right from the... more

Wow! more than we ever expected. My husband, a friend of ours, our son and two of his friends booked a week in Galapagos at this hotel through a travel agency called adventure life. We couldn't do a cruise because we were going to be going back into Ecuador for two weeks to do missions work. Hotel was awesome. My... more

Fantastic experience here. Incredibly helpful staff, reliable wireless, clean rooms, good water pressure, hot water and great location (near restaurants and the Charles Darwin Breeding Center, but far enough away from the night clubs to be really quiet). If you don't want to go out to see your wildlife, take pictures of the resident marine iguanas, pelicans and sea lions.... more

We stopped at Santa Cruz 3 days before we were scheduled to stay there for 1 night, on our way to Isabela. As a result we decided to check out our existing reservations at another hotel, but weren't happy with the lack of view. As a result we inquired about availability of 2 rooms at Sol y Mar for a... more

We booked the Sol y Mar through Adventure Life. If you see $25 - $75 a night, don't believe it. That was pre-renovation. Ours worked out to be around $170/nt. We were pleasantly surprised. The girls working the desk were always cheerful and happy to see us. They spoke and understood English well enough (a few better than others, but... more

We spend 3 days at the Hotel. since 8 in the morning music is on at the pool area directly next to the rooms, The worse came on Friday night 11 of July, on the park next to the Hotel is what they call "cultural Friday", is very fun for spring breakers, but the outdoor band (in the street) few... more

Sol Y Mar isn't cheap by any stretch for Ecuador, but it's absolutely worth it. Our very first impression of the hotel was that it looked and felt like a multi-million-dollar Cancun-style professional resort transplanted to the Galapagos -- without ruining any of the surrounding beauty. As an alternative to a multi-day cruise around the Galapagos Islands, we decided to... more

The views are spectacular, the rooms are clean and the staff friendly....but this hotel is very overpriced at $195 per night. the rooms are simple and comfortable, but not worthy of the price given no clock, no tv, no fluffy towels, robes, etc. the biggest complaint we had was that music blares in the pool area, where every room faces,... more

The staff of the hotel dont speak english at all . Very bad comunication with Front Desk, , it was a bit pricey for a basic Hotel. The recepcion was not welcoming! more