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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 Galapagos animals, scenery and sea were out of this world, just fabulous
CH, Epsom Jan 2013
Impossible to choose between the Galápagos and Easter Island - both are magical, special places.
SM, Wandsworth Feb 2013
The range of wildlife to be seen in the Galapagos stood out but there were so many highlights.
TH, Colchester May 2017
The Galápagos trip was very sympathetic to the environment and local habitat.
AD, Dublin Sep 2011
The Galápagos - just breathtaking - walking in woodland with wild giant tortoise grazing in clearings, watching wild land iguanas amble through long grasses, peering at eye level into the…
JW, Newcastle Jun 2013
So many (highlights) it's hard to single some out. The Galapagos are a joy from start to finish.
JC, Littlehampton Mar 2019

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After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.

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