Name: Hospedaje Los Cactus
Address: Calle Los Flamingos y Avenida, Puerto Villamil, Puerto Villamil, Puerto Villamil, 200250, Ecuador
Rating: 6

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We really enjoyed our stay at Hotel Cactus. We were looking around when we arrived in the morning and found this Hotel. The staff were nice and friendly. The rent for a dribble room was perfect compare to the others. We had a big room, a comfortable bed, warm shower and air conditioning. The wifi its just working kind of well in the area of the rezeption desk. The town centre was 3min far away the pier ca. 20min. Next to this Hotel ist a really nice beach bar which is the place to be between 5-7 pm happy hour. 

TIP: Its Sometimes easier, to come with the morning Boot when the staff of the hotel is cleaning the Rooms. I saw some travelers passing by because there was nobody to ask for the rooms. 

We walked around Isabela and found this place, walking in without a reservation. They were happy to take us in, and it was a great price. There was everything we needed - a comfortable bed, A/C, Wifi (at Galapagos speeds, which is like the tortoises) and it was close to everything, including a great beach bar where lots of the tourists congregate at sunset for post-activities drinks. We were also very close to a lagoon, where you could get up in the morning and check out the pink flamingos which hang out there. 
The owners were very helpful and, using their wall map, showed us the good places to go in the region.

We really enjoyed our star at Hotel Cactus. The staff were extremely nice and totally overdelivered. We paid next to nothing for our room for 2 nights and had a comfortable bed, warm shower and great air conditioning.  The town is tiny and I have no idea how it could take anyone 10 minutes walk to get breakfast - 5 tops. Plus, we were right next door to the pond with all the pink flamingos, and around the corner from THE happy hour beach bar. No complaints!

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Good value, nice hotel 

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Great value!

On a budget, we try to see things in a less expensive way, find a way around the huge prices, right? This Cactus Hotel has an agency offering tours to nearby islands like Los Tunneles, the main thing to see in Isabella. It's 2 hours by banging boat. You gotta have the equipment. It's a big effort, but you know it's essential to visit. So, oh, $100 or maybe $120, a half day tour to Los Tunneles. Great! WAIT A MINUTE. To spend enough time snorkling, to see anything, you need time AT THE SIGHTS, not just getting banged up in heavy seas in a boat. They give you no time to snorkle on your own. It's a forced "follow me" deal for 30 minutes, then get going to next quick stop. GO ELSEWHERE. GET A FULL DAY. This was, for an experienced snorkler, a total rip off. I had on slip in shoes because I was told they were "perfect". For the boat, yes, for this walk, no way. Wet feet slipping around inside clogs, almost broke an ankle, finally the boat driver came to help me step all the way to the boobies, which was just about the time (10 minutes) the lecture was over. I had less than 5 minutes to photo them as people were walking back to the boat, then a passenger helped me walk back because it was nearly impossible. 2 hours of jarring and slamming back, stopped at a rock in the water with birds on top for 3 minutes. THIS IS NOT WORTH THE $100 I PAID NOR THE $120 ANOTHER GUY PAID. I can highly unrecommend Cactus Tours. They skimp because they want to do two cheap tours with young tourists who never snorkles before and have no idea they got jipped. MUCH BETTER TO PAY FOR FULL DAY TOUR TO TUNNELES, so you can have an hour of snorkling in those clear Galapagoes waters, actually see whatever fish are there (BTW, THIS IS NOT FIJI LEVEL FISH AREA, SO LITTLE COLOR IN COMPARISION). Pay extra, tell them you will not accept "rushing" and pay the extra for the real experience. I am not into bragging I went here or there. I am into experiences, memories for life. Just getting on the gear and wetsuit can be an ordeal, it should be worth the trouble. THIS WAS NOT. IF I COULD GIVE ZERO I WOULD. ATTITUDE OF GUIDE WAS HYPE AND PUSH. Additionally, he was supposed to provide an underwater file he took as part of the attraction. You had to go download it at the office. Fine, we did. It was entirely murky water, basically a few fish, a few of the faces on the trip, not worth the effort to download it. This guide just wants money. He cares very little about producing a great experience, or value for cost. I was outraged and told the nice guy I bought the tour from how terrible it was and that I would write this review.

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