Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel

I stayed at the Finch Bay for 3 nights before my 7 night Galapagos cruise with Celebrity. The facilities are extremely comfortable and the staff was warm and very accommodating. I did one of the hotel's excursions to Bartolome Island which was the best experience of my entire trip. Their yacht is wonderful and the naturalists know where to find all of the wildlife. I also had a massage while staying there. It was excellent and very affordable. I made all of my arrangements via their website with Maria. She answered all of my questions beforehand and my vacation was everything I had hoped for and more.

My fiance and I reserved our stay with Sandy and Carolina, both were super helpful, responded to concerns very quickly and made our stay very special! I can't express enough how happy the entire staff made us feel. We felt very welcomed by everyone. Their property is absolutely gorgeous. We also did the Sea Lion yacht excursion and that was totally worth it, the guides spent time making sure we got to see all kinds of wild life in their natural habitat. I absolutely recommend staying at Finch Bay when you are on Isla Santa Cruz! Thank you so much Finch Bay Staff! Shout out to Wagner behind the bar, Alfonso the manager, evoline at the front desk, and the entire housekeeping and grounds crew staff! You all made our trip to the Galapagos a trip to remember! My fiance and I can't wait to come back!

We rented two standard rooms and spent 4 nights at the Finch Bay Eco Resort. Our entire stay there was superb in every aspect. The service was excellent - not one misstep or missed detail especially the excursion guides Mario and Soto. The food was a big surprise. We were wary of a package that included all of our meals but the FB made us glad we did. The breakfast buffet was first rate (excellent coffee!) Dinners were the star attraction and even lunches onboard the Sea Finch were ample and delicious. I highly recommend the resort and the whole land based experience to travellors who want a sample of the Galapagos.

After researching lots of options for places to stay in the Galápagos, we settled on Finch Bay - and I am so glad we did. The photos and reviews do not to justice to how beautiful this little slice of paradise is. Finch Bay offers many unique benefits vs other hotels or lodges and is the perfect base for a stay to explore Galápagos. Some of the things we loved - - The only hotel which is steps away from a beautiful beach - Located just across the water from Puerto Ayora so it is a peaceful and quiet stay out of town yet so easy to access town for any exploring or dinners etc. as needed - the free and private hotel taxi takes two minutes to get to the town pier and is constantly shuttling back and forth from early until late every day - we never had to wait long (if at all) and every trip enables an opportunity for wildlife spotting along the way! - A beautiful and modern pool which is perfect for relaxing after a day exploring the islands - amazing cocktails too! - The hotel has its own private yacht Sea Lion which organizes day trips to neighboring islands - we took the tours to Bartolomé and North Seymour and Las Bachas and both day trips were great - Rooms were modern, clean and of a decent size and perfect for our family with young children Finally, I wanted to acknowledge and thank the wonderful staff and particularly the hotel manager Alfonso who was very present, attentive and caring to ensure our stay was nothing less than perfect. We had a small hiccup upon arrival with our transfer (through no fault of the hotel due to an unexpected car breakdown), Alfonso personally met us and took great and genuine care to ensure every single moment that followed was flawless. We travel to many properties and I have not seen a hotel manager as engaged, responsive and available as Alfonso was so full credit to him for driving such a wonderful experience with his guests. Thank you so much Alfonso!

We enjoyed our stay at Finch Bay. Our room was small but comfortable. We were supposed to go into the main town on the first night for dinner, but it was pouring rain, so, we stayed at the hotel restaurant and ate outside under the awning of the bar--it was great. Our server, Joanna (I think was her name), was so wonderful. The food was really delicious. After walking around the main town in the morning (the hotel provides a free boat ride), we spent the day by the pool...it was also great--nice drinks and a really nice lunch.