Galapagos Islands
Finch Bay Eco Hotel
The 27-room Finch Bay Eco Hotel is the most comfortable hotel in Puerto Ayora, the main town on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. It is located in front of a mangrove-lined beach across the bay from town in a peaceful, car-free location. Facilities include a restaurant, bar, lounge, outdoor Jacuzzi and swimming pool. The 21 Garden View rooms and 6 Ocean View suites have private bathrooms, and comfortable beds with fine linens; other amenities include free Wi-Fi and air-conditioning.
The hotel organises walks to nearby visitor sites and excellent boat trips to neighbouring islands using its own luxury vessel. Three, four and seven night naturalist packages and four and seven night scuba diving packages can also be arranged. Finch Bay has been awarded the Smart Voyager Certificate for adherence to sound conservation practises.
Facilities
Private bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, swimming pool and Jacuzzi, private beach access, restaurant, bar and lounge area and computer rental.
Local Wildlife
Giant tortoises, Darwin’s finches, marine iguanas, sea lions, blue footed boobies, white-tipped reef and Galapagos sharks, eagle rays, barracuda, stonefish and marine turtles.
Optional Activities
Scuba diving, snorkelling, trekking in the Santa Cruz highlands, visits to other islands, visits to the Charles Darwin Research centre.
John Melton
Area Specialist
Finch Bay Hotel is very child-friendly and makes an excellent alternative to the normal island cruising package: ideal if you have young children and are concerned for their safety on board.
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Here is the report on the trip I have just finished, visiting Ecuador and the Galapagos… The [AMAZON RAINFOREST LODGE] is delightful. The rooms are very comfortable with a view over the lagoon spectacular and we woke to the sound of howler monkeys every morning…We spent a couple of nights at [THE CLOUD FOREST LODGE], an extraordinary place with the most amazing accommodation… The atmosphere was terrific and the staff wonderful, food excellent, the ambiance was great.
The [GALAPAGOS CRUISE] was without doubt the highlight of the tour and it is difficult to describe how much pleasure we all got from this leg of the trip. We were accompanied again by an English speaking guide, Franklin Ramirez who was extremely knowledgeable and very good company. We saw a host of wildlife including Sei whales, dolphins, manta rays, hammer-head sharks and all the birds and reptiles one expects to see on these islands. However the impact of seeing them close and seeing such a diversity of habitat on the different islands is simply unbelievable…The crew were excellent, the chef performed wonders in a small galley kitchen and we were all extremely happy with this accommodation.