The hotel Mainao started life as a simple 6 bedroom family home before the owner transformed the property into a 22 room hotel. Still run by the same family, this quaint B&B offers excellent value accommodation in Puerto Ayora. It is located just a five minute walk from the waterfront and town centre and from some of the rooms on the higher floors there are great views over the bay.

Rooms come with basic features such as private bathrooms, hot water and air conditioning, but are otherwise quite bare with no phones or TV’s. This is not usually a problem in the Galapagos, however, where most of your time will be spent outside. The hotel is decorated with several colourful mosaics that stand out against the Moorish inspired white stucco building. There are also several pleasant patio and garden areas with palm trees. We recommend rooms on the higher floors but please note there is no lift in this hotel, only stairs.

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