Hotel Solymar

Location!!! Very close to restarting a, ATM, Charles Darwin Research Centre, next door to fish market, shops, everything. The location was key. The place itself was very clean and lovely ocean view balconies. The staff were all very very nice and wanted to make sure that we were happy. Delicious breakfast but we were among able to enjoy it one day because the ferries to other islands leave so early and the breakfast was not yet served.

Very clean, convenient, and good staff

Hot tub never got hot, and the pool was freezing

Upon arrival, the staff were extremely friendly, helpful and pleasant! I was offered a towel for outdoor activities because I arrived before check-in hours (which was nice because a lot of hotels/hostels actually prohibit their towels being used outside of the hotel). I was handed a fruity drink in a champagne glass & a chilled, scented spa towel! By far, Best treatment I received in Ecuador! The room was absolutely beautiful and quiet. Everything worked great. There were limited complimentary snacks & drinks for the ocean view rooms, which I found convenient. What I found funny was that on one pack of the snacks, they left the price sticker on it & it was like 45 cents but the hotel charges $3 for any extra snacks. The shower and hot water worked great. WiFi is Island wifi so not much anyone can do about that. The restaurant staff were accommodating; not very sociable, but nice. The reason I didn’t give this rating a 10/10 is because the pool was dirty, looked crystal clear & blue till I got into the pool itself. TONS of huge questionable white specks floating around, lots of dead bugs & other floaties. Also, after I checked in, I saw that the bathroom trash had not been changed from the previous folks who occupied the room. I was just there for 2 days so I didn’t care to bother reception with changing it, but sanitation considered, it’s not appealing.

TONS of huge questionable white specks floating around, lots of dead bugs & other floaties. Also, after I checked in, I saw that the bathroom trash had not been changed from the previous folks who occupied the room. I was just there for 2 days so I didn’t care to bother reception with changing it, but sanitation considered, it’s not appealing.

Breakfast was delicious and the ocean view is stunning!

Everything was great!

the breakfast was absolutely delicious and had much to choose from! The location was central and perfect to reach any location from the hotel at minimal walking distance. Being on the main road maid taxi access flawlessly easy.

The wifi was quite slow. The entire island had slower wifi also, but a few restaurants we went to had wonderful wifi. It also wasn't working for the first 6 hours of our stay but the staff worked tirelessly to get it back and running. minor complication really.