La Zayapa Hotel

I was concerned booking this with all the bad reviews I read below, but it turned out to be ok. Location is absolutely brilliant, right next to the pier where all the tours depart from. So after a sunny tiring day of snorkelling its only 100m back to the hotel. Only small issue is its right on the main street so can be a bit noisy and there are very bright street lights shining all night which their curtains let in. Its not too bad but if you've travelled far, sometimes you need darkness to sleep well. There was noone around the check me in and someone from the shop next door called a guy over. Pleasant enough check in, but not overly friendly. Was very happy my room was ready early and no extra charge to go in early. This was great. Rooms probably arent as nice as they appear in the management photos but they arent bad. Really spacious and the ocean view rooms really do have a nice view. Its great to arrive and open a window and sea/hear all the seals from your bed! Bathroom was ok, water took along time to heat but you have to remember you're on an island. Nice to see they had a wetsuit hanger in the shower. I had a package breakfast each day as I left early, it was nothing more than a sandwich and a box drink so I would've preferred there to be a cheaper room option without any breakfast included but they dont offer that. Probably a little overpriced for what you get, but it is a tourist island with tourist prices. A bit of work on their service and update a few things and they could be on a real winner.

We stayed at Hotel Zayapa last April 2023 and were going to stay there again in February 2024. Ecuagringo, which is a outfitter for the Galapagos Islands booked our trip last year and the upcoming trip in 2/24. Then we found out that Braden Escobar that owned and ran Ecuagringo died on 11/19/2023. So jumped into action to confirm our reservations. We were able to confirm 2 other hotel reservations for this trip and those hoteliers worked with us to continue on with our trip. We confirmed with one of the people at the front desk of Hotel Zayapa that there was a reservation for us in February 2024, and it had a $465 balance that need to be paid and we were good to go. Once the owner/manager found out about this conversation we had with there employee, he told us that the reservation was trough Ecuagringo and they would need to contact the hotel to confirm the reservation.......that was fine except the owner of Ecuagringo passsed away. So we provided Hotel Zayapa information on Braden death and our credentials. Unfortunately for us Hotel Zayapa took this opportunity to deny our reservation and steal our money. The hotel is in a great location near the pier, but your taking a real risk with this Hotel, if anything changes in the slightest they will screw you over and take your money and leave you hanging.