Name: La Mirada De Solitario George
Address: Puerto Ayora, Puerto Ayora, Puerto Ayora, Puerto Ayora, 200350, Ecuador
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

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No elevators

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Family room

Cable TV

Flat-screen TV

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Internet

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No parking

Parking

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Pool and beach

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Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

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Baltra Airport

La Mirada De Solitario George

Puerto Ayora

child-bed

child-bed-fee

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canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

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mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

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with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Great room, helpful staff WHEN they were available. Front desk closes at 6:30. I had told them beforehand that I would arrive around 7. My boat into town was half an hour late. I got a message on Whatsapp at 6:57 that the desk would close at 7. I arrived about 7:30 and someone did come back to check me in. Then about an hour later I managed to lock myself out of my room (I know, I know). I messaged and in about 5 minutes, I got a response that they would return in about an hour and some minutes. She did return an hour and 13 minutes later.Nice place in an ok area, with helpful staff before 6:30pm.

I like the fact that is away from traffic, but close to restaurants, and the fruit market. The place is clean, and staff is professional.

We spent 5 days at the Hostel La Mirada del Solitario George and were thrilled. Our room was very spacious and was cleaned every day. 
But what we liked most was the hospitality of the owners/staff. They were always very friendly, helpful and planned/booked our entire Galapagos stay with us. This allowed us to fully enjoy our stay and not waste time organizing tours. Thank you very much for everything 🥰.

Perfect accommodation 😇

Don’t go to this hotel !! 
At first you think they are good people but actually they’re very manipulative. When you’ll arrive they will try to change your plans to stay more time in Santa Cruz and spend only one day on Isabela because they will try to sell you tours in Santa Cruz to make money. It scared us because we thought (as they told us) that there was nothing to do in Isabela which is totally false, this island is beautiful and we stayed there 5 days at the end. So don’t listen to the lady that will try to change your plans to make you buy her tours (she’s working with agencies).
Now regarding the place, we payed 25$ for a double bedroom. The place is nice but very far from the city + we didn’t have hot water. You should go to Vista El Mar which is the same price and it’s 150 meters from the sea !!!! La Mirada del Solitario George is almost 20 minutes from the harbor…..  
And finally, we had a very bad experience with them because they cancelled our last night that we booked 1 month before the arrival. They told us that they gave the room to a family that was going to stay more nights than us. This situation was very unfair because they clearly just cancelled our reservation to make more money with other clients !! First time in Ecuador that I face such a bad person with clients. At least, we ended our last night at Vista El Mar, we payed the same price for nice people and a beautiful hostel near the sea ☺️

Bad experience in this hostel

Hostal La Mirada del Solitario George exceeded our expectations, and provided great value! The family that runs it was so welcoming and helpful, taking the time to provide tons of information and tips about the island. We don't speak Spanish, but the daughter of the owner speaks great English and was a wonderful resource! Our room was on the bigger side of the hostels we stayed in during our time in Galapagos, and was the only place we stayed where we had access to a fridge and kitchen, which was a great amenity. The room was kept very clean throughout our stay.

Amazing Value and Friendly Owners

Don't be fooled by the good reviews like we did, we went there and the manager looked nice at the beginning but soon found out how dishonest and mean she is. Someone who enjoys ripping tourists off and taking advantage of them. Apart from that, lots of traffic noise, bad location, theres lots of better options out there! The only good point is that some of the other staff are quite nice.

Mean and dishonest manager who rips tourists off, terrible noise and location

We enjoyed our stay at La Mirada Del Solitario George. Sylvia and her family were so helpful. Sylvia is so resourceful, whether it is with arranging ferries to another island, calling taxis, recommending laundry facilities, explaining what times places open, etc. We used the kitchen one night to cook fish from the fish market for four of us. It was a great experience. Thank you for making our stay a fabulous one!

Thanks for a Great Stay!

La Mirada del Solitario George is located in Puerto Ayora near the Cazares School. The ferry jetty is at 12 minutes walking and GPS airport is at 42km.

The hostel is a comfortable, well maintained and very clean accommodation. The lady-owner is very friendly and helpful.

At the entry you find the office and a large wooden bench. The large and well equipped common kitchen is spic&span and has a fridge for guests & a large eating table. Free teas & coffee and purified bottled water.

The hostel offers 7 rooms and some more rooms are in construction. The pool in the patio is out of order. The hostel doesn’t serve breakfast but nearby you find two bakeries and a supermarket.

Our room was practically decorated and furnished, with an good double bed and an extra single bed, TV, and a private bathroom with washbasin, toilet and shower. The window has a mosquito screen. All was super clean. Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet and free use of the kitchen.

La Mirada del Solitario George is a very good place. Highly recommend.

A great hostel, well maintained & super clean

We found this hostel to be great value compared to other accommodation on Santa Cruz.

Pros:
- The host Silvia is just awesome, she had a heap of information on free and cheap activities, good food, the best places for laundry, the best tours, cheap ferry tickets, pretty much whatever we were after. We cannot speak any Spanish however Silvia can speak some English, so between that and google translate we could communicate fine. For us it was worth the price alone to have such a great host.
- Clean rooms and spacious, good airconditioning, ensuite, free wifi to the room.
- Cooking facilities available in a common kitchen area.
- Hostel is located in a quiet part of town so not much noise at night.

Cons:
- Hostel is a 15-20 minute walk or $1 taxi to the main part of town. This wasnt really an issue for us since we had no problem walking, but is worth keeping in mind when booking.

Clean and good facilities with a brilliant host.

This is a very good value for money hostel with excellent rooms set around an empty swimming pool (at the time of visiting in April 2019) and a well stocked shared kitchen with fridges and every utensil we would ever need. The kitchen and dining area was well used by the guests as it was extremely practical and a friendly area to cook and eat (or just drink) in. The rooms were also excellent, air con worked very well and lots of drying areas for towels and other wet gear. Only downside was the hot water - or lack of it. None of us had a hot shower in all the time we were there. Not that it really bothered us as tepid (which was the hottest it generally got) was fine after a day in the Galapagos' heat and humidity. The shower's electrical wiring also looked a tad dodgy, but it all seemed to function ok. One other note, the sound proofing between bathrooms was non existent - fortunately we were part of the same family sharing two different rooms, otherwise we would have been party to every single word or whisper to what was going on next door! All in all, a very pleasant experience which I would recommend - the staff (Doris mainly) was very friendly and helped us with our itinerary over the days we stayed in Santa Cruz.

Convenient, friendly and good value for money with excellent shared kitchen/eating area

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