Hospedaje Romy

“This is a wonderful hostal run by a very nice family. I only really spoke to Ronny and his daughter Daniela. Ronny doesn't speak much English, but Daniela is totally fluent. You can use a translation app too. (When you message them on here, they can respond in English.) My room was huge and actually much cuter than it looked in the photos and had a balcony and an ocean view. The bathroom was luxurious compared to other properties in this price range, certainly with enough space. Everything was exceptionally clean. Ronny's car is probably the cleanest I've ever been in. Certainly everyone was wearing a mask any time they were around others/inside. The location is just outside the center of town, a short walk to all the shops and restaurants. Airport pickup and dropoff were flawless. Ronny arranged a snorkeling day trip to Kicker Rock through Wreck Bay Dive Shop for my birthday, which was amazing and probably the overall best guided tour I took in the Galapagos Islands. Ronny also took me on his tour of the highlands. It rained a bit and was a welcome break from the sun. We saw many tortoises, sea lions, and blue-footed boobies, and he got many nice photos of me. He also recommended that I order something called "fish in seafood sauce" from a nearby restaurant called Maui Restobar. I was slightly skeptical, but it was absolutely delicious and I'm very glad I took his suggestion. You could probably share it between two people as it's a little on the heavy side. Another good thing to order there is the brujo frito or fried brujo (bruho) fish.”

“Everything - service, space, room, hospitality, proximity to the main road, cleanliness was AMAZING. Literally the dream place to stay. They even cooked us dinner one night!! There’s a reason why Hostal Romy has the best reviews on the island”

“We enjoyed our stay at Hostal Romy very much. Our hosts were really kind and even picked us up from the Pier and organized (and paid) for our taxi ride to the airport. The room was cleaned everyday and provided everything we needed. We found fresh and delicious fruit and water in the room everyday. We can recommend Hostal Romy to everyone and would love to come back one day!”

“It was a perfect stay. The family is very helpful, friendly and attentive. The room was very big and was cleaned every day. We had fruits in our room at the first and last day. This was very kind. They have a water station where you can refill your bottles everyday. The kitchen is used by the family itself but it was not a problem at all to cook our own meals. Furthermore they have a washing station where you can wash your clothes after a day at the beach. It’s a 20 minutes walk to the beach and 5 minutes to the city but it was not noisy at all in the night. We can recommend it and would defiantly come back again!”

“As other reviewers have said, Ronnie and his lovely family are fabulous hosts. They could not have done anything to make our stay more comfortable and enjoyable. The accommodation was spotless on arrival and was cleaned thoroughly on a daily basis. Beds were comfortable. It was good to be able to wash and dry clothes, especially on days when we’d been on water-based tours/at the beach, and had lots of kit to dry out. We really appreciated being met at the ferry dock when we arrived, the warm welcome (in English and Spanish), and being dropped off at the airport on departure. It was great to find fresh fruit, water, coffee, and tea in our room, along with a fridge and kettle. The air conditioning system worked well in our room. Wifi wasn’t as bad as we expected. We were always able to access WhatsApp, and at some times of day it worked well. The location was perfect for us. It’s a very short walk from the town centre, and nice and peaceful at night. We did a tour with Ronnie in his very comfy vehicle to several local beauty spots, and organised our 360 island tour through the Hostal. We were really impressed with the helpful advice various family members gave us on how best to treat a bug which two of us picked up before arriving in San Cristobal. We will definitely visit the Hostal again. Top tip: to get a warm shower, turn the shower on full then reduce the water flow.”