San Cristobal Island is one of the Galapagos Islands, located approximately one half mile from the coast of Ecuador. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the capital of the Galapagos Islands, is located here. San Cristobal is notable for its fresh water lagoon, El Junco, and its wide variety of birds and other wildlife. The island has an airport, several restaurants and bars, tourist agencies and hotels and hostels.
Casa Opuntia is small hotel near Playa de Oro beach. The hotel has 10 air conditioned rooms, a bar, a swimming pool and a restaurant with outdoor seating that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Wireless internet access is available and the lobby is open 24 hours a day. The hotel also has a strong commitment to sustainability. No plastic water bottles are sold, sheets and other linens are air-dried, motion sensors work to conserve electricity, only biodegradable cleaning fluids are used and much of the food served in the hotel restaurant is grown locally.
Casa Opuntia
Manuel Sotomayor E17 - 105 y Flores Jijon
Quito, Ecuador
800- 217-9414
opuntiagalapagoshotels.com
Guests at Hotel Miconia have the choice of staying in one of the seven furnished bungalows, one of the eight regular hotel rooms or one of the two suites. All rooms and bungalows have air conditioning and mini refrigerators, while the suites also have a plasma television. Other hotel amenities include a swimming pool, hot tub and an on-site workout room. The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and can also accommodate events with up to 80 people. Outdoor seating overlooks the Port of San Cristobal. The hotel also offers to arrange land and sea sightseeing tours for guests.
Avenida Charles Darwin
San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
05-2520-608
miconia.com
This two-story hotel is on Playa de Oro Beach. Twenty rooms are available and each room has a private bath room, a mini refrigerator and air conditioning. A restaurant and bar are on-site and the hotel will arrange for tours or other activities, such as diving, kayaking or mountain biking for guests.
Avenida Charles Darwin
San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
5-2520-233
frommers.com
