Hostal Estrella de Mar

I loved a lot of things about this motel (hostal in Spanish). The property and our front bedroom overlooked the water right near the main part of Puerto Ayora. The owners and workers were all friendly and welcoming. Check-in was easy with our prepaid third-party booking. The room was clean, and the shower had very hot water. The property is simple and not fancy. The Internet is minimal and often non-existent. Our main issues were that we reserved a family room, and there was only air conditioning (A.C.) in the room with the two single beds. There was no A.C. or fan in the room with the one bigger bed, and, as it was hot and humid outside, we could not close the door between the two bedrooms or it would be way too hot in the room with the one bigger bed. Neither could we leave the windows open at night, because it was too hot and humid out. The other issue was a foul smell from the toilet when we would leave the lid open, so we had to constantly remind the kids to close the toilet lid. If there had been AC or a fan in the main bedroom, as we expected there would be, I would probably re-reserve this no-frills motel for a group of one to four people. However, without AC or a fan in the main bedroom, I would strongly consider staying at other properties in the area.