Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador
Location
Santa Cruz
On Santa Cruz, steps from Playa Los Alemanes across the bay from Puerto Ayora, the only beachfront hotel in the Galápagos.
Transfer
A Galápagos transfer
Via Baltra (GPS) and Puerto Ayora, reached from Quito (UIO) or Guayaquil (GYE).
Villas
33 rooms
33 neutral-palette rooms and suites, including ocean-view Finch Bay Suites with hammock balconies and contemporary Evolution Suites.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and active travellers wanting a beachfront island base.
Board Basis
Flexible
From bed & breakfast to full-board, with the private Sea Lion Yacht.
About the Resort
The only beachfront hotel in the Galápagos
Finch Bay is the only beachfront hotel in the Galápagos — a National Geographic Unique Lodge on Santa Cruz, steps from Playa Los Alemanes across the bay from Puerto Ayora. Thirty-three neutral-palette rooms and suites include ocean-view Finch Bay Suites with hammock balconies and contemporary Evolution Suites. A beachside pool, a spa and an open-air restaurant sit by the sand, board runs flexibly from B&B to full-board, and the private Sea Lion Yacht handles day excursions. Carbon-neutral, it completes the Metropolitan Touring trio with Mashpi and Casa Gangotena.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
33 rooms and suites by the beach.
Entry
Standard Room
Sleeps two. A neutral-palette room steps from the beach, on Santa Cruz.
BeachfrontNeutral palette
Signature
Finch Bay Suite
Sleeps two. An ocean-view suite with a hammock balcony.
Ocean viewHammock balcony
Evolution
Evolution Suite
Sleeps two to three. A contemporary suite by the beach.
ContemporarySuite
Top
Top Suite
Sleeps two to four. The largest suite, with the best ocean outlook.
Ocean viewTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Open-air dining by the beach.
Signature
The restaurant
Open-air, by the beach.
Bar
The bar
Beside the pool.
Full-board
Board options
From B&B to full board.
Wellbeing
Spa & beach pool
A spa and a beachside pool by Playa Los Alemanes, with the private Sea Lion Yacht for excursions.
A spa
By the beach.
A beachside pool
Steps from the sand.
The Sea Lion Yacht
For day trips.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The beach, the bay and the islands.
Playa Los Alemanes
Steps away.
The Sea Lion Yacht
Day excursions.
Puerto Ayora
Across the bay.
The Darwin Station
On Santa Cruz.
Snorkel & wildlife
In the bay.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By air
Via Baltra (GPS)
Then to Puerto Ayora.
By boat
Across the bay
From Puerto Ayora.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Flexible, B&B to full board.
Made for couples
- Families and active travellers.
Setting
- The only beachfront hotel.
Getting there
- Via Baltra, from the mainland.
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