The best available All-inclusives to stay near Ecuador

May 5, 2023 Misti Hsu

Discover the best All-inclusives in Ecuador including Hillary Nature Resort & Spa, Hotel Solymar, Courtyard by Marriott Guayaquil, Hotel Colon Salinas, Hotel Galapagos, Mashpi Lodge, Napo Wildlife Center Ecolodge, Sacha Lodge, El Monte Sustainable Lodge, Siona Lodge.
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1. Hillary Nature Resort & Spa

Km. 1 Via Alamor, Arenillas 070250 Ecuador
Excellent
59%
Good
26%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 2942 reviews

Hillary Nature Resort & Spa

A new concept in vacation has been born in southern Ecuador for those seeking comfort and tranquility given by the nature. Hillary Nature Resort & Spa is your next destination to make your dreams come true. Locates in Arenillas, El Oro, Ecuador. Only 15 minutes from Santa Rosa Regional Airport and 30 minutes from Tumbes Airport in Peru; Hillary Nature Resort & Spa shows its kaleidoscope of nature, colors and flavors, pleasing the most demanding tastes and desires.

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Reviewed By I5389JSjuanl

The air conditioners in the rooms did not work properly. All inclusive isn't as advertised. If you wanted name brand products you were asked to pay extra. A large percentage of the activities were closed. If you wanted to be transported within the compounds you'd have to wait at least 15 minutes for a ride. You're given a certain time frame to get the food that's offered. If you wait till the last minute you basically eat whatever is left & can't ask for anything else. They have people there trying to scam or force you into some membership for traveling. I didn't allow them to do that. I wouldn't go there again. They don't understand the concept of all inclusive & the website pictures are misleading.

2. Hotel Solymar

Ave. Charles Darwin Thomas de Berlanga, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
Excellent
53%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 516 reviews

Hotel Solymar

Thank you for your interest in Hotel Solymar and our New Extension Isla Sol, located 10 steps from the entrance of Hotel Solymar. We are centrally located in Puerto Ayora’s mainstreet, with ocean access, and a beautiful patio for your guests to enjoy the nature that is Galapagos. Galapagos' only Galapagueño owned and operated first class hotel. Our father, a Galapagos tourism pioneer and legend, Jimmy Perez, opened the hotel in 1960 with eight rooms. It was later completely renovated in 2007 to bring the capacity to 17 rooms with ocean front views.In Hotel Solymar we have 17 rooms equipped with LED flat screen TVs, minibars, air conditioning, hot water, private balconies which allow our guests to appreciate a spectacular ocean view. Guests may enjoy a our jacuzzi, pool, and bar in our open air patio area or enjoy a more formal setting in our dining room, all while experiencing the service of our ultra attentive staff.August of this year, we inaugurated Isla Sol by Hotel Solymar; a new building with 14 modern rooms (6 exterior view – 8 interior view). Isla Sol with meeting space for up to 120 people, ideal for hosting any type of event in Galapagos.As former guides, we know our Islands intimately and can assist our guests with their travel plans, whether your desires be to kayak with sea lions or hike through the highlands to encounter the famous giant tortoises.Our staff speaks English, Spanish and Hebrew. We hail from Galapagos, Columbia, mainland Ecuador, Israel and United States. With our diverse international staff we are proud to provide a level of hospitality and guest service that keeps guests returning year after year.We look forward to welcoming you soon at Hotel Solymar - Galapagos!

Great location

Reviewed By DCCR336

Stayed here with family on a business trip for an extended stay. We cannot say enough about the staff. We might as well have been staying in their home. The owner made sure to check on us and provide all the information we needed to make our trip successful. The staff work so hard to accommodate your every need. If I were to say one thing negative it would be the bed. Definitely time to upgrade. It was like sleeping on a board/floor, but did not ruin our stay in the least. It can also be loud at night, but again not a reason to pass staying here. The food at the restaurant was very good, but make sure to venture out because there are a lot of other good options close by. Having Wendy (the resident sealion) and Lulu (Wendy's daughter) visit was definitely the highlight. Wendy minded her own business and let the kids swim around her. Lulu on the other hand wanted the entire pool to herself. She had fun swimming around the water and stealing the kid's flip flops/snorkel and mask, but did not ruin them. She just wanted to have some fun. Once Wendy was finished swimming with her daughter she kicked me out of my lounge chair. It was hilarious! Lots of other sea life right off the restaurant patio - sea turtles, sharks, crabs, etc. We all had a wonderful stay and were sad to leave. Absolutely would stay here again...until next time - adios

3. Courtyard by Marriott Guayaquil

Av. Francisco De Orellana 236, Guayaquil 090150 Ecuador
Excellent
47%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
4%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 671 reviews

Courtyard by Marriott Guayaquil

An excellent option

Reviewed By JDA60

One of the nicest Courtyards I’ve stayed at. The lobby is beautiful and the staff are very helpful. The food in the restaurant is good but the service can vary from great to bad. If you need a detailed receipt take a picture of it. They are supposed to email it to you, still waiting. Don’t be afraid to try the local dishes they are excellent.

4. Hotel Colon Salinas

Av Malecon, entre calles 38 y 40, Salinas 240205 Ecuador
Excellent
47%
Good
23%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
9%
Terrible
6%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 1003 reviews

Hotel Colon Salinas

Finding an ideal family-friendly in Salinas does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Colón Salinas Hotel, a nice option for travelers like you. As your “home away from home,” the rooms offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and getting online is easy, with free internet access available. Guests have access to a concierge and room service while staying at Colón Salinas. In addition, Colon Salinas Hotel offers a pool and a poolside bar, which will help make your Salinas trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. Colón Salinas puts the best of Salinas at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.

Excellent experience in a great Hotel

Reviewed By stephanievO6900OS

Traveling is much more than sightseeing, since it not only opens our minds, it teaches us other ways of life, other cultures, other customs, traditions, typical dishes of our beautiful country, it tests us and above all allows us to share beautiful moments. with the family. For vacation 8 months ago, I traveled to Salinas with my family and we stayed at the Hotel Colón Salinas, I loved the great view of the sea and the breeze of the wind, I am a big fan of the variety of food that the Hotel offers and the comfort of its rooms, during my stay I could read a book while listening to very relaxed music in the comfort of the balcony where the sunset view was incredible. I can't stand the accumulation of tourists in small places but for the large and comfortable facilities of the Hotel It wasn't the case, watching the whales very close really makes me nervous but nevertheless it was a great experience that thanks to the guides of the Hotel I was able to live good times on the high seas. I'm generally not a fan of suggesting that I visit Hotels, but I definitely recommend that you take the time to visit this place, not only because of the excellent service and prices it offers you, but also because you won't regret visiting it.

5. Hotel Galapagos

Garden s/n and Tomas de Berlanga, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
Excellent
36%
Good
19%
Satisfactory
17%
Poor
11%
Terrible
17%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 36 reviews

Hotel Galapagos

Everyone needs a place to lay their weary head. For travelers visiting Puerto Ayora, Hotel Galapagos is an excellent choice for rest and rejuvenation. Rooms at Hotel Galapagos offer a kitchenette providing exceptional comfort and convenience. A pool and free breakfast will also help to make your stay even more special. If you are driving to Hotel Galapagos, free parking is available. Close to some of Puerto Ayora's most popular landmarks, such as Monumento de la Tortuga (2.4 mi) and Santa Cruz Fish Market (2.5 mi), Hotel Galapagos is a great destination for tourists. While in Puerto Ayora be sure to experience local ribs favorites at IslaGrill. If you’re looking for things to do, you can check out El Garrapatero, which is a popular park amongst tourists. Whether you’re traveling for business, pleasure or both, Hotel Galapagos is sure to make your visit to Puerto Ayora one worth remembering.

Nice Hotel ! Not an ideal location.

Reviewed By Alexandre D

Located on the Santa Cruz Island of the Galapagos archipelago, the Tortuga Bay Hotel is a well-equiped hotel with a swimming pool, jacuzzi and other leisure facilities,.. The staff is nice and helpfull and the food is good. However the hotel is situated at about a 20 minutes away (driving) from the Puerto Ayora, which is the biggest town on the isalnd and the starting place to travel on other islands of the archipelago.

6. Mashpi Lodge

Reserva Privada Mashpi, Pacto 150150 Ecuador
Excellent
90%
Good
6%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 510 reviews

Mashpi Lodge

The sophisticated and strikingly-contemporary lodge is designed as the ideal springboard for exploring the biodiverse world of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. A hideaway in the clouds only accessible to its guests and located on a high plateau, Mashpi Lodge features views of the forested mountains on one side and the forest right up close on the other through its floor-to-ceiling glass windows.The Lodge, built with the latest techniques in sustainable building and employing hydroelectric power in the near future, is designed to blend beautifully with its surroundings. It features contemporary, minimalist decor, mixing warm earth tones, notes of bright colour, clean lines and striking angles and vistas: a luxury cocoon amid the cloudforest with the natural world just beyond, ideal for contemplation and relaxation.Mashpi Lodge is intimate, accommodating a maximum of 44 guests in 22 understated yet luxurious rooms, including 3 "Yaku" suites and 19 "Wayra" rooms.

Unforgettable Wonderland

Reviewed By Y1612OQkime

We stayed here as part of an pre-excusion to the Galapagos and kept repeating that we couldn't believe that this wasn't the main event - this was outstanding from every perspective. The way here from Quito is a bit of a trek and the last part I over some rough road, but it is beyond worth it. The staff greet you at the van, whisking bags to your room while you are greeted with a cool juice drink. The rooms are lovely - one entire wall is window into the forest and the building is designed so that you don't need to close the curtains at all. Comfortable bed, excellent linens, etc. The restaurant was equal to any great place we've dined st with a particularly attentive and lovely wait staff. The food was out of this world. Every meal. And the expeditions! You are assigned to a guide whose sole purpose is to help you do and see any and all things that interest you. Hiking through a river and swimming at a pool at the base of a waterfall, riding an aerial bike 500 feet above the forest floor, seeing birds and animals and butterflies and flowers - just enjoying a place of exquisite natural beauty. This is a gem.

7. Napo Wildlife Center Ecolodge

Añangu Lake, Yasuni National Park Ecuador
Excellent
89%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 849 reviews

Napo Wildlife Center Ecolodge

The Napo Wildlife Center offers visitors a number of vantage points from which to admire and experience the spectacular, awe-inspiring diversity of the Amazon Basin. Climb the 120-ft. High galvanized-metal stairs to the jungle tower for otherwise impossible eye-to-eye views of canopy dwellers such as monkeys, eagles and macaws...Spy on clay licks teeming with parrots and occasionally visited by jungle cats or a magnificent elephant-muzzled tapir...Experience Man's ageless interaction with the jungle through the native community's perspectiveEnjoy evening walks to witness the astounding nightlife of the dense, entangled understory...Explore the many trails through "terra firme", "varzea" and swamp forest in search of the best that Amazonia has to offerBe it from the ground up, or from the canopy down, from hidden viewing blinds to silent paddling up black-water creeks, we deliver the biggest most intricate picture possible of this wonderful world. Napo Wildlife Center not only provides the educated perspective of bilingual guides but also the hands-on knowledge of the true guardians of Anangu, who live and witness the marvels of their jungle home every day.

Wow!

Reviewed By Katherine H

This was my second trip to Napo. Just as amazing as the first! I really love this place. First, great hotel experience in the middle of the headwaters of the Amazon. Beautiful, clean rooms set on the gorgeous black lake. Hoitzins sitting in the trees outside our room, with a caimen in the waters below. Clean, comfortable, and spacious room. The food is generous and delicious! Our guide, Remy, took great care of us. Our boat driver Mariano as well. Kind, professional, and very knowledgeable. We were busy from (before) dawn til the afternoon with beautiful canoe and walking tours of the area. We saw so much! Birds, monkeys, plants….really extraordinary. The YouTube video really captures it all. This lodge is a labor of love, built by the local community. I’ve never visited anywhere like Napo!

8. Sacha Lodge

Napo River, Coca 220150 Ecuador
Excellent
79%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 566 reviews

Sacha Lodge

Sacha Lodge, is an easily accesible 5000-acre private ecological reserve. The astounding biodiversity of its pristine rainforest provides the opportunity to encounter incredible wildlife including 600 species of birds. This Sanctuary is the perfect destination for those people who wish to experience and view the wildlife in its natural habitat and learn about the Neotropics ecosystems from our naturalist and native Quechua guides. Attractions: *One of only a few rigid, self-standing, suspension canopy walkways in the world 275 meters (900 feet) long, at 36 meters (120 feet) above the forest floor Two or three towers have observation decks every 12 meter (40 feet) View upwards of 100 different species of birds in a single visit * Kapok tower: built around an enormous Kapok tree 42 mts high * Butterfly farm: one of the largest such farms in Ecuador. *Small groups *Expert native and bilingual guides * Canoe excursions: through flooded forest ecosystems.

Amazing place to stay in the Amazon!

Reviewed By Elaine H

My husband and I travelled with GATE1 Travel to Ecuador in March 2022. Staying at Sacha Lodge was an amazing experience! The accommodations and staff were wonderful. The food was delicious! And the experiences were those of a lifetime!

9. El Monte Sustainable Lodge

Roca E4-49 y Amazonas On the right bank of the Mindo River, opposite the Butterfly center, Mindo 170526 Ecuador
Excellent
83%
Good
12%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 184 reviews

El Monte Sustainable Lodge

El Monte Sustainable Lodge is an ecotourism destination in every sense of the word. We emphasize nature here at El Monte, in the form of birdwatching and observation of wildlife in general. Aside from the natural focus of our lodge, we also supply many of the vegetables, eggs and more from our organic garden. Most of our energy is supplied by a microhydro plant. We are located in a 110 acre reserve that is close to the Mindo-Nambillo Reserve of over 40,000 acres. At only 3 kilometers from the town of Mindo we are within access of many the activities, such as the Butterfly Garden, Ziplines, White-water Tubing, waterfalls and more.

Heaven

Reviewed By anunezz

Amazing michelin level vegetarian food, attentive and kind staff, Tom and his family are the loveliest people you could ever meet. The lodges are something out of architectural digest. Tom the owner truly loves and cares for the environments, we truly loved the nature walks we may have even discovered new insect species. This is a 100% sustainable stay, it leaves an impression in your mind and heart, your soul will thank you.

10. Siona Lodge

Laguna Grande Reserva Cuyabeno, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve Ecuador
Excellent
84%
Good
11%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 306 reviews

Siona Lodge

Siona Lodge is an eco hotel located in Cuyabeno reserve. We have 11 double rooms with private bathroom, hot water, and balcony with lake view. 110v electrical outlets with solar energy, dining area, lounge and bar, freshly cooked meals using local ingredients. Our activities are jungle trekking, bird, caiman and pink dolphins watching, visits to siona community all guided with an English naturalist guide.

This is THE place to see and experience wildlife in the Cuyabeno Reserve

Reviewed By Chris N

The accommodations at the lodge are simple, no frills wooden huts and there is no internet and only electricity between 6pm and 10pm. However the two guides, Luis and Jacob, have a vast knowledge of the wildlife of the jungle and enthusiastically show it to their guests. Anacondas, giant river otters, Pink dolphins and countless bird and insect species were seen on our five days at the lodge. It was perfect!

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