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“Fantastic find”

Galapagos Safari Camp

5 of 5 stars
MFT25
Channel Islands
Nov 25, 2009

Great stay for a few days inland on Santa Cruz. The hotel is an african style main building where you sleep in luxury tents with lovely views. The food was excellent and the staff very helpful,...more

“Semilla Verde- What a find!!”

Semilla Verde Guest House

5 of 5 stars
sal0897
united states
Nov 24, 2009

A gem! Couldn’t have done it better. Robert made our last minute trip to the Galapagos work! We felt as if it never would have without his help! Robert knows how to fit the trip to you and make...more

“Not a leading small hotel of the world”

Royal Palm Resort Hotel

3 of 5 stars
nana63
Bogota
Nov 23, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

I stayed at the Royal Palm last year. I decided to write this review because I love to stay at LHW properties and the only one that has dissapointed me has been this one. As we arrived we had to...more

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