Finch Bay Hotel

Great Hotel, Great location, Service and food were excellent. Highly recommend. The boat tours are a great way to see the multitudes of animal life on various islands. Private water taxi service to the ports worked very well. Pool is beautiful, and the restaurant highly rated and worth doing a few meals there. Rooms were spacious, private, and beautiful. Most of all, service and attention to detail were top of the line.

We have spent 4 days at the Finch Bay hotel and the experience has been very good. The staff were very helpful. To access the hotel you have to go by boat, but the hotel has some boats on demand that work very well, both to go and to return. And if your phone is from outside they offer you a local one so you can warn them to pick you up at the dock. On the day of our arrival we were picked up at the airport and arranged an excursion around the north of the island so that we could take advantage of the day. We saw giant turtles and lava tunnels. The rest of the day we sign up for excursions of the Sea Lion (hotel yacht) visiting Santa Fe and Plaza Sur. We swim with sharks and sea turtles, fish banks, rays,... We saw iguanas, seagulls, blue-footed boobies,... All explained by our naturalist guides, Valentine and Fabian, who accompanied us at all times. Also nearby was the zodiac in case someone got tired or overwhelmed snorkeling. The captain and other staff of the Sea Lion were also very helpful throughout. We also really liked the kayak tour through the mangroves near the bay where the Finch Bay is, where we also had a naturalist guide who was telling us everything we saw. I don't remember the name but it was great too. The hotel is very nice, next to the beach of the Germans. The pool overlooks the sea and the bar is great. The cocktails, delicious. We had dinner in the hotel restaurant the first night and food was very delicious. In short, highly recommended.

We’re leaving Finch Bay tomorrow and I’m so sad. This place is absolutely wonderful. The location, the excursions on the Sea Lion yacht, the food and drinks were amazing. The staff needs their own review because everyone was so kind, helpful and welcoming. Johanna, Wagner, Alfonso, Joselyn, (I apologize I’m forgetting to name some people), the naturalists we had as guides and the Sea Lion crew took great care in educating us about the islands and ensuring our safety. We purchased the all inclusive package which includes food only and it was pretty good. Some meals were better than others but overall the quality is there. We really loved the lunches on the boat. Those were amazing! I desperately want to return during the dry season. If you’re on the fence, just book it!

After researching lots of options for places to stay in the Galápagos, we settled on Finch Bay - and I am so glad we did. The photos and reviews do not to justice to how beautiful this little slice of paradise is. Finch Bay offers many unique benefits vs other hotels or lodges and is the perfect base for a stay to explore Galápagos. Some of the things we loved - - The only hotel which is steps away from a beautiful beach - Located just across the water from Puerto Ayora so it is a peaceful and quiet stay out of town yet so easy to access town for any exploring or dinners etc. as needed - the free and private hotel taxi takes two minutes to get to the town pier and is constantly shuttling back and forth from early until late every day - we never had to wait long (if at all) and every trip enables an opportunity for wildlife spotting along the way! - A beautiful and modern pool which is perfect for relaxing after a day exploring the islands - amazing cocktails too! - The hotel has its own private yacht Sea Lion which organizes day trips to neighboring islands - we took the tours to Bartolomé and North Seymour and Las Bachas and both day trips were great - Rooms were modern, clean and of a decent size and perfect for our family with young children Finally, I wanted to acknowledge and thank the wonderful staff and particularly the hotel manager Alfonso who was very present, attentive and caring to ensure our stay was nothing less than perfect. We had a small hiccup upon arrival with our transfer (through no fault of the hotel due to an unexpected car breakdown), Alfonso personally met us and took great and genuine care to ensure every single moment that followed was flawless. We travel to many properties and I have not seen a hotel manager as engaged, responsive and available as Alfonso was so full credit to him for driving such a wonderful experience with his guests. Thank you so much Alfonso!

We enjoyed our stay at Finch Bay. Our room was small but comfortable. We were supposed to go into the main town on the first night for dinner, but it was pouring rain, so, we stayed at the hotel restaurant and ate outside under the awning of the bar--it was great. Our server, Joanna (I think was her name), was so wonderful. The food was really delicious. After walking around the main town in the morning (the hotel provides a free boat ride), we spent the day by the pool...it was also great--nice drinks and a really nice lunch.