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La Casa de Marita

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Family-run La Casa de Marita is a welcoming, homely hotel right on the shores of a beautiful white sand beach and within easy reach of Isabela's main town, Puerto Villamil.

The intimate and welcoming La Casa de Marita on Isabela Island is owned by Peruvian Marita and her Italian husband. It has a tranquil location next to a pretty crescent-shaped beach of dazzling white sand and turquoise seas, a short walk away from the town of Puerto Villamil with its shops and simple restaurants.

The rooms are individually decorated and vary from plain and unfussy to vividly colourful. Some have sea views; all are homely, comfortable and spotlessly clean. Communal areas of the hotel are adorned with folk art and have a warm and convivial ambience, and there’s a restaurant and a garden strung with inviting hammocks.

What our clients say

The highlight was always going to be the Galápagos and it lived up to our expectations. It is a unique place and unlike our last visit we came away with…
NW, Wells Apr 2011
Highlight?: Probably a sea lion playing underneath me and showing off whilst I was snorkelling. Beautiful.
DD, Uxbridge Jun 2018
The Galápagos trip was very sympathetic to the environment and local habitat.
AD, Dublin Sep 2011
It's very difficult to pick out one thing. Seeing the animals everywhere we went was amazing. We fell in love with the sea-lions. I loved the walk up to the…
NR, Swindon Dec 2019
The wildlife in the Galápagos was so totally unbothered by our presence.
SB, Leyland Sep 2012
Visiting the Galápagos islands and coming so close to so many special species of animals and birds was a memorable experience.
JB, Chiswick Oct 2012

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