Name: Drake Inn
Address: Calle Antonio Gil s/n, Isla Isabela, Galapagos, 200253 Puerto Villamil, Ecuador, Calle Antonio Gil s/n, Isla Isabela, Galapagos, Isabela Island, 200253, Ecuador
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $98 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.4

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Bed and Breakfast Drake Inn

Beachfront. Property is on or right next to the beach.

Calle Antonio Gil s/n, Isla Isabela, Galapagos, 200253 Puerto Villamil, Ecuador – Excellent location – show map

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Everything. Price location people everything was perfect

Alan

United States of America

The location on the beach and close to the flamingo and tortoise trail was perfect. We enjoyed our walks to town.

Julia

United States of America

Beautiful hotel right on the beach, a nice walking path behind the hotel thru a lovely area with many flamingos, to a great turtle preserve. Great helpful staff,great breakfast. Wonderful views

Frank

United States of America

In front of the beach Nice view of the landscape Staff was friendly and great service

Steve

Canada

The location was wonderful—right next to the beach and near trails.

Teresa

United States of America

We loved our stay! Views from breakfast were absolutely stunning. Ivan was our host and he did everything to make our anniversary extra special! Perfect stay!

Cassandra

United States of America

Location and view of beachfront from main floor and second floor patio. Stunning!

Susan

Canada

Amazing location and view! We had a wonderful stay on Isla Isabela! Drake Inn was wonderful and served a delicious breakfast. Owner and staff were warm and welcoming. Thank you!

Christine

United States of America

The location of Drake Inn was great, right across the sandy road from the beach, and just down the street from the main area of Isla Isabela. The room was small, but very clean, and had lots of little hooks and shelves to stow things away. There was a comfy bed, hot water, and even A/C to enjoy after a sweaty day, no complaints! There was a simple breakfast every morning with eggs, toast, fresh juice, coffee and tea, and granola and milk, and had a great terrace on the top of the building to enjoy the views of the ocean. Ivan, the man who stayed on site and took care of things, was great, super helpful and accommodating.

Laura

United States of America

This place is really awesome - right across the beach, not in the middle of all the noise of the small town (just 5 min walk from it), super clean and taken care of. The manager allowed us to check in earlier since we arrived on the morning boat from Santa Cruz island, gave us advice on what and where to see things, and made very nice breakfasts... It's a beautiful and tranquil place to rest, relax and enjoy the stay on Isabela Island! We would stay there again!

Anna

United States of America

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9.3

Excellent location!
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Nearby beaches

What guests loved the most:
“Everything. Price location people everything was perfect”

Alan United States of America
“The location on the beach and close to the flamingo and tortoise trail was perfect. We enjoyed our walks to town.”

Julia United States of America
“Beautiful hotel right on the beach, a nice walking path behind the hotel thru a lovely area with many flamingos, to a great turtle preserve. Great helpful staff,great breakfast. Wonderful views”

Frank United States of America
“In front of the beach Nice view of the landscape Staff was friendly and great service”

Steve Canada
“The location was wonderful—right next to the beach and near trails.”

Teresa United States of America
“We loved our stay! Views from breakfast were absolutely stunning. Ivan was our host and he did everything to make our anniversary extra special! Perfect stay!”

Cassandra United States of America
“Location and view of beachfront from main floor and second floor patio. Stunning!”

Susan Canada
“Amazing location and view! We had a wonderful stay on Isla Isabela! Drake Inn was wonderful and served a delicious breakfast. Owner and staff were warm and welcoming. Thank you!”

Christine United States of America
“The location of Drake Inn was great, right across the sandy road from the beach, and just down the street from the main area of Isla Isabela.”

Laura United States of America
“This place is really awesome - right across the beach, not in the middle of all the noise of the small town (just 5 min walk from it), super clean and taken care of.”

Anna United States of America

Drake Inn is located 3 minutes’ walk from Puerto Villamil town center. This beach-front property features stunning sea views from the terrace and the nature area is just in the back.

Each room here will provide you with air conditioning, a terrace and a seating area. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with a bath or shower and free toiletries. You can enjoy sea view from the room. Extras include an outdoor seating area, a safety deposit box and bed linen.

Other facilities offered at the property include luggage storage.

Drake Inn is 1.6 mi from General Villamil airport in Isabela Island.

This is our guests' favorite part of Puerto Villamil, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

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Free WiFi

Beachfront

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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 8.1 for two-person stays.

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Located in the top-rated area in Puerto Villamil, this property has an excellent location score of 9.3!

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Continental, Buffet

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Max adults: 2	Double or Twin Room with Side Sea View 1 full bed
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Max adults: 4	Two-Bedroom Suite Bedroom 1: 1 bunk bed Bedroom 2: 1 full bed
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Max adults: 2	Superior Double Room 1 king bed
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Max adults: 4	Family Junior Suite (2 Adults + 2 Children) Bedroom 1: 1 king bed Bedroom 2: 2 twin beds
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Max adults: 2	Superior Twin Room 2 twin beds
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Max adults: 2	Double or Twin Room with Garden View 2 twin beds or 1 full bed
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Max adults: 2	Deluxe Suite with Sea View 1 king bed
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The Owners, Carlos and Ann

The Drake Inn is a family owned small Inn and one of our most attractive features is the top veranda that overlooks the Isabela Bay and the Galapagos National Park. We are located at the end of the small town of Puerto Villamil where it is quiet, peaceful and relaxing. Being in front of the beach gives one the solitude where one can commune with nature but remain close to all the amenities of the town. A few yards down the road is the entrance to the Giant Tortoise breeding center which is the largest of its kind in the world

We are a husband and wife team that strives to give our guests a personalized service so that you can experience the ultimate Galapagos experience

Upon exiting the Inn and turning right one can walk for miles along a white wide sandy beach with only the wild life and endemic flora and fauna for company. If one exits left, there are several restaurants and beach bars to provide you with a nice meal or drink.

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Area Info

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Restaurants & Markets *

vooby trap Restaurant
0 miles
tienda comercial novoa Supermarket
0.2 miles

Beaches in the Neighborhood

Puerto Villamil Beach White sand
Swimming, Food & Drink

50 feet

Closest Airports *

Seymour Airport
59.8 miles

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Check-in

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Check-out

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Children & Beds

Children not allowed.

There's no capacity for cribs at this property.

This property doesn't offer extra beds.

Cash only

This property only accepts cash payments.

Credit cards are only needed to guarantee your booking .

Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Payment can be done via PayPal.

Please note that the remaining 50% should be payed 15 days prior to the arrival date.

Please inform Drake Inn of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Payment before arrival by bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.

“Beautiful hotel right on the beach, a nice walking path behind the hotel thru a lovely area with many flamingos, to a great turtle preserve. Great helpful staff,great breakfast. Wonderful views”

“We loved our stay! Views from breakfast were absolutely stunning. Ivan was our host and he did everything to make our anniversary extra special! Perfect stay!”

“Amazing location and view! We had a wonderful stay on Isla Isabela! Drake Inn was wonderful and served a delicious breakfast. Owner and staff were warm and welcoming. Thank you!”

“The location of Drake Inn was great, right across the sandy road from the beach, and just down the street from the main area of Isla Isabela. The room was small, but very clean, and had lots of little hooks and shelves to stow things away. There was a comfy bed, hot water, and even A/C to enjoy after a sweaty day, no complaints! There was a simple breakfast every morning with eggs, toast, fresh juice, coffee and tea, and granola and milk, and had a great terrace on the top of the building to enjoy the views of the ocean. Ivan, the man who stayed on site and took care of things, was great, super helpful and accommodating.”

“This place is really awesome - right across the beach, not in the middle of all the noise of the small town (just 5 min walk from it), super clean and taken care of. The manager allowed us to check in earlier since we arrived on the morning boat from Santa Cruz island, gave us advice on what and where to see things, and made very nice breakfasts... It's a beautiful and tranquil place to rest, relax and enjoy the stay on Isabela Island! We would stay there again!”

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Newest Reviews for Drake Inn

Reviewed: February 9, 2020

Kate
United States of America
9.0

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great staff, awesome location, comfortable and cute rooms!

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 1, 2020

Katherine
Hong Kong
7.0

“A Nice Stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 2 nights
On our last morning the breakfast offering was lacking with no fruit available. The other two mornings, fruit was available. The single plastic sachet of shampoo in the shower was disappointing as we noticed a disappointing amount of plastic pollution across the Galapagos. It's a shame more hotels don't opt for large format, non disposable amenities like shampoo.
Great location next to the beach and good garden and roof top for relaxing. The hotel is near to a great restaurant/bar called The Booby Trap. Rebecca was helpful in arranging early morning bike rental for us (7am) so that we could cycle to the Wall of Tears before the sun became too hot. Ivan also helped us to arrange two tours. Ivan was very helpful and friendly in general. The honour system beer fridge was also very convenient. We simply paid Ivan for what we consumed upon departure. The communal water dispenser allowed us to fill up our reusable water bottle each day which was helpful and allowed us to avoid purchasing single-serve water bottles. The rooms were clean, and although small, good storage/design meant that we weren't falling over our suitcases.

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: January 30, 2020

Alan
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Everything. Price location people everything was perfect

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: January 30, 2020

Maureen
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Excellent location. Staff very friendly.

Stayed in December 2019
Reviewed: January 27, 2020

Julia
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
All was great.
The location on the beach and close to the flamingo and tortoise trail was perfect. We enjoyed our walks to town.

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: January 22, 2020

Mark
United States of America

2 helpful votes
7.0

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 4 nights
tiny bathroom
good breakfast, good staff

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: January 19, 2020

R
United Kingdom
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Shower wasn’t great and breakfast was minimal couldn’t really call it continental.
Great location with lovely roof terrace.

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: January 18, 2020

Amanda
United States of America
8.0

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We loved the person who ran the front desk! He was super helpful and friendly. He was very proactive about making sure we had what we needed! The terrace was also a big plus!

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: January 10, 2020

Jenny
United Kingdom
6.0

“Lovely people, disappointing hotel for the money.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very small bathroom and no towel rails. No free drinking water supplies to top up water bottles, so increased use of single use plastic, which is against Galapagos Islands policy - disappointing. Room nicely decorated BUT needs more hooks/storage. Curtains too narrow for windows so let's in light at night (left on all night). Advertised as 'Side sea view' but no sea view and overlooks neighbors.
Location was excellent. Staff were super helpful and friendly. Nice roof terrace.

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: January 2, 2020

Jo
Germany
9.0

“A few days in paradise ”
- • Couple
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
It would be nice to have free water for all the guests to fill up their bottles in the hotel. All the rest was perfect.
The staff was really nice and helpful. Also the rooftop-terrace was incredible with a very nice view at the ocean.

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: December 16, 2019

Anonymous
Switzerland

5 helpful votes
7.5

“Cheaper place, but wouldn’t recomend”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
- tiny room - staff didn’t speak english well - 99% certain cleaning staff or someone stole my sunscreen from the room
- breakfast - location next to the beach - friendly owner

Stayed in December 2019
Reviewed: November 15, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
10

“Love it!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathroom felt cramped
Everything:)

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: September 12, 2019

Susan
Canada
9.0

“Great location and value”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathroom shower water was difficult to regulate and ran scalding hot
Rooftop lounge, breakfast and friendly staff

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: August 20, 2019

Jenny
United Kingdom

3 helpful votes
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The building was a bit worn out with cracks in the ceiling and the bathroom wasn’t in the best state. All in all it was fine for our stay, but I would have expected a bit more for the price we paid.
Lovely staff who helped us with anything we needed and great location on this beautiful island (nothing you need is more than 10 min walk away)!

Stayed in August 2019
Reviewed: August 17, 2019

Nicole
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Location was excellent and staff were extremely helpful

Stayed in August 2019

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