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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 Galápagos trip was very sympathetic to the environment and local habitat.
AD, Dublin Sep 2011
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
I had wanted to travel to the Galápagos for many years. My husband did not want to go, so I arranged the trip by myself and had a memorable time,…
JG Apr 2011
The most memorable experiences were walking in woodland with wild giant tortoise grazing in clearings, watching wild land iguanas amble through long grasses, peering at eye level into the nests…
JW, Newcastle Jun 2011
The Galápagos Islands were out of this world.
DJ, Chesterfield Aug 2010
How close we could get to the wildlife in the Galápagos.
DG, Neston Dec 2011

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