Daphne Islands, Galápagos hotel rooms at the Independent

"This hotle is fantastic lovely people that work here Very helpful with booking tours ect . To rooms are so fantastic, comfortable bed can’t get any better and good breakfast."

"We got to see giant turtles on the hotel grounds. Staff was very pleasant and made our stay excellent."

"We had a lovely night at the lodge. It was a family run hotel who made us feel so welcome. The bed was huge and comfortable, the family were on hand for absolutely anything. They even came running out with umbrellas as we headed out for a walk in the rain. The food was fresh and delicious. Breakfast was served outside our room on the veranda, which was fantastic and quite simply the best omelette I have ever tasted. We arranged a pick up from the pier, which was provided at a very...

"One of three days water in entire building was shut off. Had to wait for several hours for water to return. Though Owner and family are very nice people"

"The owner was fantastic and accommodating us… God is anything we need help this with their bags said hello and we ran across him in town… He was wonderful and very attentive. On our final day we went for a big tour in the morning and he left warm towels out for us by the pool to shower down there and change before leaving for another island. It was great it’s a little bit farther out of The central part of town but it was a dollar or two taxi ride and took minutes… Who’s a great day"

"We booked this hotel under the pretense that the resturant was open for business and the taxi price rate was similar to the rest of Ecuador or the reviews in our travel book. Hotel served a nice breakfast BUT no other food is available so one must go into Puerto Ayora for lunch and dinner. The taxi rate to and from hotel into town can be anywhere from $10-$15 each way..... if u want to freshen up after a long tour that will be 4 taxi rides......$40-$60 per day. Lawrence offered us a ride...