Chez Manany Galapagos Eco lodge
Location: Calle 10 y Calle K, Via al Embarcadero, Isabela Island, Puerto Villamil, 10032, Puerto Villamil, EC
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Cabin
About this Property
Recreation Opportunities
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a rooftop terrace and a garden.
Featured Amenities
Additional amenities at this cabin include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
Individually Decorated Guestrooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 3 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and stovetops. Rooms have private balconies or patios.
When you stay at Chez Manany Galapagos Eco lodge in Puerto Villamil, you'll be by the ocean, just steps from Galápagos National Park and 5 minutes by foot from El Embarcadero Pier. Ready to experience paradise? Book now!
Important Information
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Rooftop terrace
- Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
- Games
- Housekeeping on request
- No elevator (single level property)
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Well-lit path to entrance
Rooms Available
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Design Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Garden Area
1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
807-sq-foot individually decorated room, located on the ground floor, balcony/patio with garden views
Layout - 2 bedrooms, living room, and dining area
Internet - Free WiFi 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, pay movies, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and cookware/dishware
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - 2 bathrooms, bathtub or shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Yard, double sofa bed, and safe
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Lever door handles
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Yard
- Ceiling fan
- Separate sitting area
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Toaster oven
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Restaurant dining guide
- Freezer
- Lever door handles
- Location - ground floor
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Design Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Tower
1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
807-sq-foot individually decorated room, located on the top floor, balcony/patio with garden views
Layout - 2 bedrooms, living room, and dining area
Internet - Free WiFi 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, pay movies, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and cookware/dishware
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - 2 bathrooms, bathtub or shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Yard, double sofa bed, and safe
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Lever door handles
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Yard
- Ceiling fan
- Separate sitting area
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Separate dining area
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Toaster oven
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Restaurant dining guide
- Freezer
- Lever door handles
- Location - top floor
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Romantic Studio Suite, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen, Garden Area
1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
377-sq-foot individually decorated room, located on the ground floor, balcony/patio with garden views
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, pay movies, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and cookware/dishware
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Yard, double sofa bed, and safe
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Low-height counters and sink
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Yard
- Ceiling fan
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
- Highchair
- Toaster oven
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Restaurant dining guide
- Freezer
- Lowered peephole/view port in door
- Low-height counters/sink
- Low-height desk
- Lever door handles
- Wheelchair-width doorways
- Location - ground floor
Guest Reviews
- Ornan (10/5): - Ruime en goed voorziene studio met keuken. Zelf goed kunnen koken. Lokatie is fantastisch vlakbij een van de mooiste snorkelplekken van het eiland. In torentje is een hangmat, met een prachtig uitzicht over het eiland. -
- David (9/5): - Absolutely beautiful place, very close to the pier and concha de la perla (snorkeling place). Loved the king size beds, the hammocks, and showers. Built with quality materials. Nothing really.
- agustin (10/5): - Tanto el trato como las instalaciones. Todo 10 puntos Nada
- Bourke (10/5): Exceptional - The apartment was large and clean. Kitchen coking facilities very good. Hammocks and hammock chairs to enjoy on decks. Bed firm (but we like that). Easy 5min walk to the Pier and 15min walk into town. Manany excellent with communication and arranged taxi from airport on our arrival and Martha attentive to housekeeping/laundry. Isabela is much more laid back than Cristobal or Santa Cruz...was a really nice place to truly slow down. Nothing.
- Claudio (10/5): Exceptional host and accommodation!!! - Exceptional host and accommodation!!!
- Hannah (8/5): Very good - New and clean, well equipped. Manany was very friendly and helpful, accommodating an early check-in. Source of local knowledge for activities and restaurants on the island. Good hot water in shower. Good eco project. Convenient for pier and concha y pearla. Good WiFi. 2 minute walk from pier but gravel/rocky road so can be tricky with suitcases. Great bikes are available but FYI only for groceries not sightseeing. Asked for twin beds and on check in had a double.
- Seiji (10/5): Exceptional - Nothing
- Grace (10/5): Beautiful place 2 minutes from amazing snorkeling and all tours/ferries! - I loved my time at Chez Manany! The property is beautiful! It's walking distance to the harbor where all the tours/ferries leave from. It's also walking-distance to an amazing free snorkeling spot. There was no AC but we didn't need it. We were very comfortable. The wifi was fast too. Martha didn't speak English, but we were able to communicate via translator apps, and the owners reached out to let me know they'd be able to help if needed. Martha was SO NICE and accommodating. It was a 15 minute walk to town where the restaurants are. We paid to rent bikes in town since one of the bikes at Chez Manany was out of order. Would recommend, and would stay here again.
- Alexander J. (10/5): - Everything is excellent except it is a bit far - 10/15 walk to town…was good for me.
- Amber (10/5): Exceptional - Beautiful accommodation and kind host who made sure we had everything we needed!
- Leonid (9/5): beautiful house with great views located near a snorkeling area - The house is originally designed and very nice. The host, Manany, is very helpful and provided useful information about the house, Puerto Villamil, and activities at Isabela. She grows various plants for tea and for treating sunburns, and offers them to guests (we used aloe vera for sunburns). The two bicycles can be used by guests for short trips to the center of the city for shopping or lunch (the center with all the shops and restaurants is about 10-15 min walking distance). The house is located very close (5 min walk) to a nice swimming/snorkeling area Concha de Perla. The view from balconies (with comfortable hammocks) on a mangrove forest is beautiful. Mosquitos were able to get to the suite through small gaps in windows and the entrance door. Spraying the bedrooms by an anti-mosquito spray helped to kill most of them. Wi-Fi was weak or sometime non-existent, but this was not a big issue as we enjoyed being disconnected from the world at Isabela.
- Frank (10/5): probably the most comfortable place on Isabela - absolutely fabulous! large, clean, many windows (with mosquito net), balconies, fully equipped kitchen, two perfect bathrooms with properly working showers, close to the harbour and the best snorkelling near the village, two bicycles to go shopping „down town“… really nice and modern. we stayed much longer than initially planned and would return again and again.
- Hannah (8/5): - I was expecting a nice view based on the pictures but ended up being on the first floor. That was a little disappointing but it was still a beautiful place to stay with gorgeous architecture, a pretty garden and a comfortable room. A little bit of a walk to food/stores but the bikes on the property made the distance not a problem at all.
- Ekwon (10/5): - Chez Manany is a beautiful and thoughtful eco-lodge with pride of ownership. Mariana is so helpful and lovely. She was able to arrange tours at a much lower price than you can find online. Our 6 and 8 year old boys did not have any problem walking the distance to town and no bikes were necessary. The port was convenient for our tours to Los Tuneles and Las Tintoreas- we just met them at the port instead of going to the office. One large bottle of water comes free of charge with the room. The rules are common sense and not at all hard to follow! Of course it is important to protect this diverse and unique ecosystem! If you want to really enjoy the beauty of Isabela in a sustainable and beautiful place, this is the place to stay!
- MelissaW (10/5): - My sister and I traveled from California to the Galapagos to celebrate my 40th birthday. As a biologist/ecologist, and an avid animal lover, the Galapagos seemed to be perfect for celebrating this milestone birthday. We decided to stay on three islands during our vacation; our second island was Isabella and as soon as I saw Chez Manany Ecolodge while looking online for accommodations on Isabella, I wanted to stay there. I love the idea of supporting owners of an ecolodge during an eco-tourism vacation. Plus, the price for the two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite with a kitchen, dining area, and living room, plus all the balcony space, was unbeatable. Upon arrival to the ecolodge, we were greeted by Manany herself (her English is very good), who gave us a "tour" of the features of the ecolodge (such as reuse of graywater [from the shower and kitchen sink] for irrigation, placement of windows and roof eaves to reduce the direct sunlight into the house to lower power usage to cool the place, etc.) and a summary of things to do on the island. Manany's husband was the architect for the ecolodge. During our stay, we told Manany what we wanted from a tour and she made a suggestion that sounded great, so she jumped on the phone with a tour group and made us reservations, and it was the best tour of our vacation. Manany also made us reservations for my birthday dinner and the restaurant provided me a free dessert. Manany is wonderful, caring, and amazing hostess! We LOVED her!
- Jesper (10/5): Try this place it is fantastic - Chez Manany is just a fantastic place that we only can recommend to others. The apartment is a true Eco apartment that fits perfectly to the vision on Galapagos. The apartment is placed a little outside The City which is a downside on the other hand it is walking distance to Puerto and snorkling and Beach with all the animals you need to see. The hostace Manany is just fantastic. Helped us with planning of our stay, booking trips, and all other we needed. Try this place even tough it is a little expensive.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Wonderful hosts. Convenient location to ferry and town. Quiet peaceful setting. Manany was very helpful in referring tour guides and local restaurants. We enjoyed the volcano hike, los tunnelos snorkel tour and snorkeling off the local beach.
- Daniel J. (10/5): - Beautiful boutique, sustainable ecolodge located about 400 meters from the dock. Close to snorkeling and a short walk to town. This is not a regular room. It is a stunning 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment. Manany and her husband went above and beyond to make our stay wonderful, including driving my wife into town in her little electric truck to get some groceries because it was dark. I highly recommend Chez Manany, plus it’s a place to stay where you know you are supporting sustainable living and tourism in the islands.
- Virginia (10/5): - Gorgeous and peaceful accommodations.. Isabella island offers a lot to see and do. The lodge is a ten minute walk from the pier where the ferries come in and where there is an excellent place to snorkel: Concha y Pearls, You can also see plenty of iguanas and see lions there. Isla Isabella’s tourist infrastructure is a work in progress - which is both good and bad, Not much in the way of tacky souvenir shops — refreshing until you need that perfect souvenir. There is a lot of street construction near the main square and you can see the makings of a nice boulevard in the works. Not a lot of cars on the island so most get around on foot or bicycle. (The lodge is about a 15 minute walk to the center of town which has many good restaurants but a sparse selection of groceries.) Access to the island is limited to a choppy 2 hour boat ride or a new startup air service to Balta island where you can catch a commercial jet. (Don’t be surprised when you get to the tiny work-in-progress airport at 7:15 am and find it completely deserted! The staff and pilot will show up shortly and you will then enjoy 35 minute ride in a 10 seater plane to Baltra. One important tip - many animal watching activities are best at certain tides and a walk by the Sierra Negra volcano is best in the morning as the afternoons get too cloudy.
- Eugène (10/5): Super comfortabel, heel schoon, goed personeel - Aangezien de boot van Puerto Ayora vroeg in de ochtend arriveerde, konden we ook al eerder inchecken (vonden we netjes). De schoonmaakster ontving ons met de sleutel. Het appartement werd na 3 dagen intensief schoongemaakt; dit geldt voor gasten die langer dan 3 dagen blijven. De bedden waren weg goed (stevig). Het was wel warm, maar de ventilatoren maakten veel goed). Airco was wel fijn geweest, maar niet noodzakelijk, gezien de duurzame gedache achter het hele 'Chez Manany' appartementencomplex. Niet al te ver van het centrum. 15 minuten lopen. Het is slechts 200 of 300 meter naar de boot (dock), maar wij raden aan om hier een taxi voor te nemen. Scheelt veel tilwerk als het klimaat vochtig is. Tip: koffers niet sluiten, want die worden doorgaans ter controle opengemaakt voordat met de boot op kan. We konden een fiets van hen lenen om boodschappen mee te doen.
- Gina (10/5): Excelente - Excelente experiencia. Es todo lo que se ve en las fotos y más. La dueña es una persona muy amable que te hace sentir como en casa y el lugar te hace tener ganas de volver siempre.
- Moira (10/5): The ultimate getaway - The perfect place to relax this is a home away from home. Manany was so sweet and helpful. A highlight was relaxing in the Amazonian hammock. It is a 10 minute walk into town and there are some bikes with baskets to use for a food shop.
- Tomás (10/5): Muy lindo, cerca del puerto. - Muy buena atención, te brindan información para conocer la isla, todo muy limpio y cómodo.
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