My Favorite Hotel

We stayed in many different kinds of hotels - corporate usually but some local - and all were clean and good. But OAT saved the best for last. It was extremely hot in Puerto Ayora, and we had gone to the dog rescue, the coffee/moonshine/chocolate farm, and the Galapagos Turtle Preserve, so we were ready to crash. When we walked through the gates of the Plaza Luna hotel, we were handed frozen washrags and mint tea. We were like putty in their hands.

The hotel was the childhood home of the family who still owns it. After the mother passed away, the family decided to create this lovely hotel in her memory. She must have been a wonderful woman, because her children created quite the memorial to her. I am not certain how many rooms they added to the house - there were 8 children, so maybe they didn't need to add many - but each one is individually designed with special murals. The bathrooms are nicely appointed, and we even had washrags - something many of the bigger hotels did not have - and the air conditioning worked well. I could have stayed there for days!