Montañita (Guayas) hotellia

Plussat: I liked the fact that the staff were friendly and helpful to any questions. I also liked that the hotel is located within walking distance to all the bars, restaurants and beach. I also liked the pool was clean and big.

Miinukset: Im a big breakfast guy, I felt the breakfast needed more of a selection. Also the hotel didn’t provide any towels. These things are minor but overall this is a very good hotel.

Plussat: Big room with king size bed, AC, breakfast included

Miinukset: Across street from beach.

Plussat: The pool

Miinukset: I didn’t enjoy the rooms, wasn’t clean.

Plussat: The size of the apartment fit our family of four perfect. The beds were comfy and clean, the ac worked perfect in the room. The balcony was huge.

Miinukset: The apartment was alittle run down, and the pools were filthy. A few small things could really make a big difference. For example the bathroom sink was cracked, and the toilet seat was falling off. I could not see the bottom of the 3 foot deep hot tub. We never used the pools, or the jacuzzi it looked old. But the location is perfect and the beach is unbelievably beautiful. We felt safe and we would stay here again.

Plussat: I loved the room, very clean and the jaccuzzy was perfect.

Miinukset: The property needs to be worked on. The plants wartered. It need to be painted a little bit. The installation beautiful but it does need a little of handy work

Plussat: Really nice place

Miinukset: Music very loud very late in the night and many dog’s barking all night right behind hôtel otherwise would have been super all the way

Miinukset: My credit card was charged for $25.65 two days after I checked out of hotel. My family was given a complementary drink, on the first day of our stay for the room not being ready. I have texted back and forth with two different employees, trying to correct this issue. both employees keep telling me they are looking into it. I don't understand how a simple issue can not be corrected?

Plussat: Amazing staff. Welcomed during a stressful time, are professional and kind.

Miinukset: No complaints

Plussat: The property was on the ground floor, looking out onto a garden with the sea in the background. The property was well kept and clean. The restaurant provided a standard Ecuadorian breakfast. The access to the beach was great and a superb area to relax. Staff friendly. Air conditioning in the room was necessary.

Miinukset: Nothing to dislike.

Miinukset: Everything was great

Plussat: The property was right on the beach, excellent value for money, breakfast was decent, staff were very helpful, yoga was a great extra. It was away from the noise at night but close enough if you wanted to go.

Miinukset: N/A- A pool would be amazing haha

Plussat: Kundalini exceeded our expectations in everything, you get way more than what you paid for, I can't say enough about how amazing this hotel is, first it's so clean like really clean they even change the hammocks and clean room daily, staff are awesome and very helpful, directly onfront of the beach and they have their private space too, perfect choice we will only come to this hotel when visit Montanita there's nothing I can ask more than this

Miinukset: breakfast is vegetarian and gets a bit boring after 2-3 days

Plussat: Everything. Quiet, on the beach. Private “beachette” with parasols, hammocks and chairs.

Miinukset: Being very picky, I don’t like the liquid soap/body wash in the shower unless they gave me a washcloth, which they don’t, so I would prefer bar soap.

Plussat: This is an amazing hotel. It is away from the tourists but only a 5 minute walk from everything. The beds are great. It is spotless and the staff are very friendly and helpful. There is a restaurant right on the beach. I would live here if I could

Plussat: Very modern, fantastic bathroom, dome ceiling mural, great movie selections, whole top floor available with covered table,etc

Miinukset: Leaving

Plussat: Beach. Laid back.

Miinukset: Did not have hot water several times.

Plussat: The room was spotless the balcony was big and the view spectacular. The staff were friendly and extremely helpful.

Miinukset: Nothing everything was perfect

Miinukset: 200$ for a night is too expensive for the room offered value for money isn’t good

Plussat: Nice place, decent pool, great beach access, lots of amenities.

Plussat: It was simply amazing I would go again, beach life baby!!!

Plussat: The location was great. Nice little resort approx 1 km from busy part of Montanita.

Miinukset: NONE of the staff spoke English or even used a translator app, nor any check-in info or even restaurant hours or menus in English. Good breakfast but you don't know what to order because there is no menu and nobody speaks English. Not great value for money at almost $200 US per night with taxes. The resort wasn't busy at all even in prime time which likely reflects the high cost. It would be so easy to improve it with little or no cost. Plus spend some money and replace the lumpy pillows. This review is likely for nothing as nobody who reads English will see it.

Plussat: Excellent staff with outstanding attitudes always ready to help out. The location is incredible.

Miinukset: Everything was fine.

Plussat: The proximity to the event taking place.

Miinukset: Hotel ias a bit worn. Needs some TCL.

Plussat: beautiful spot

Miinukset: No hot water in the morning. Shower actually quit having water come out of it.

Plussat: Near the town. Well kept.

Plussat: Good people, OK value for money

Miinukset: Location for a pricey night

Plussat: Clean and tidy, also very good people

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: Don't stay here

Miinukset: The hotel seemed like a wonderful place to stay and that’s why I decided to make a reservation. When I arrived the person at the front desk was super rude and just told me that they did not have any more rooms available because it was carnaval season and since I didn’t call to confirm that I was going they just gave my room away. I have been working in hotels for 3 years and I know that regardless of somebody calling to confirm reservation as long as you have a credit cArd on file YOUR ROOM IS GUARANTEED and if at the guest’s arrival there are not rooms available is the hotel’s responsibility to accommodate the guest and pay for the inconvenience but I guess that they have zero respect and consideration for their guests! Even though it is a nice hotel I would never ever come back and never recommend it.

Plussat: tha staff was really nice. Cinthia and her son were really friendly.

Miinukset: VERY NOISY. construction next door with drilling etc every morning at 7:15. Only net in half of windows in room, so u hear everything from outside, like other guests etc. Also a water tank was close to room which made a constant noise. We slept very bad and I am used to travel a lot, 109 countries! This was one of worst hotel in my 25 years of travelling. The room was very dirty, needs painting and deep cleaning. Very humid and smelly, smelly linen on bed. In wc there was no way to place your toiletries, even no place to hang up towels anywhere in room. Wifi didnt work 2 days out of our 3 day stay. We wanted to leave after 2 days? but they wouldnt reimburse last night, so we stayed. Glad we just left this bad hotel now! Never again!

Plussat: Fantastic breakfast. Free yoga every day. Great location for the surf. Quiet as away from main town but close enough to walk in. This was our first time to Montanita and loved it. Would recommend.

Plussat: All the staff is very friendly and helpful, promptly solving any issues during our stay. Also, the free yoga classes are a special gift during the stay.

Miinukset: Despite of having silence time after 10pm, sometimes it was not respected.

Plussat: Amazing energy from an amazing staff. Very cool get away. I plan to return :)

Miinukset: It was pretty much all good. Todo bien.

Plussat: It was beautiful, open, lush, with great food, yoga classes, and areas to hang out. The staff were nice and helpful. It was very easy to walk into town and easier to walk to the beach and other restaurants.

Miinukset: That I did not give myself enough time to stay longer!

Plussat: Great atmosphere, staff, food. I highly recommend staying here

Miinukset: It is still tricky to pay in Ecuador with a credit card so either pay direct with cash or pay increased rates from prebooking with a middleman

Plussat: Good breakfast, very responsive staff, hot water, clean bed.

Miinukset: Poor lighting in rooms, mouse poop in the room, no bottled/filtered water in rooms, no refrigerator/TV in rooms, really old towels . I’d expect more for the cost.

Plussat: breakfast was good, location was great has a nice view of the beach, personnel was caring and kind, pool was nice, wifi was good, parking on the premises was good

Miinukset: they did no serve meals other than breakfast; however they offered dinner for the next day I checked out. although wifi was good and could watch some youtube video, I guess a tv would be great

Plussat: Breakfast was delicious and the staff was very kind

Miinukset: Maybe they should improve in the signaling of the entrance given that most of the taxi drivers couldn't get to the hostel immediately. Improve in the structure maintenance of the hotel will upgrade it!

Plussat: Happy hill is a beautiful place to stay. It is so tranquil and peaceful but is still close enough to the major towns of Olón and Montanita. The rooms are comfortable and we loved using the swimming pool everyday and ending our night on the verandah overlooking the ocean! The breakfast everyday was delicious also and all of the staff working at Happy hill are so friendly and helpful. We are sad to leave and can’t wait to come back in the future!

Plussat: The nature

Miinukset: The lack of a restaurant in the hotel

Plussat: This is a magical and peaceful getaway on the hill overlooking the ocean , a short taxi, bus ride or 1 hour walk along the beach from Olon. The rooms are clean and spacious . The staff could not have been more kind and helpful. There is a nice kitchen and the pool and balcony are beautiful. There are two amazing dogs who were very friendly. We even saw a big iguana a few times in the garden. Would recommend to anyone who likes peace and quiet.

Plussat: I loooooooooved the breakfast and the staff!! :) well done! Be aware that because the hotel is on a hill, in the nature, there are often bugs and other animals (like lizards or spiders) in the rooms!

Miinukset: What I didn't like were that in the bathroom there were some light-flies (the ones that are attracted by lightbulbs). Also some spiders and lizzards in the room itself, and a stain on the spreadsheet..

Plussat: The staff was super friendly, the coffee was delicious and the location is great. Good value for it's price.

Miinukset: - there was a bit a weird smell in the bathroom when we entered. - the fan was not movable so it blew only in one direction. Made it pretty hot in the room.

Plussat: Nice rooms, with terrace, simple and neat. Nice bathroom, nice hall and wonderful staff.

Miinukset: The mosquito net going to terrace did not close properly leaving a gap that may have led to insects entering the room. The chest of drawers and a leg of the bed had wood worms. A few spider net could have been taken out. But otherwise was good

Plussat: Its a small town so its in the center of everything, now you do not want to get more into the center of town since the night clubs will keep you up. The place is near everything, but far from the huge crowds and music. There is no AC which is not great and also there is no TV, but most of the time you will not be in your room. The beds are hard really hard, but you get use to them after a day. The people working there are friendly and willing to help you out, also they sell IPA's which i thought it was just an American thing. The room is not big, but not small and you have towels and free soap and other normal bathroom needs. It does get hot so you will need the fan always on, but again in this town its super safe that you can walk the streets at night or hang on the beach at night. I like the hotel even without the AC, because it meets all my needs for a price that is not a lot.

Miinukset: The place has No AC and it does not have a TV so when I am in my room I really have nothing to do. Most of the time you will not be in your room. In this town you are out drinking even at night or on the beach.

Plussat: The location is ideal, close enough that you can walk to the beach and the Main Street, but also semi-secluded away from the chaos. Overall, the place is clean and well kept— you can tell someone is really trying to curate the details (at least for the main entrance).

Miinukset: The windows in our room didn’t have any curtains (not even the simple ones) and it was really hard to sleep with all the light coming through after a night out. The breakfast is decent but overpriced compared to similar places in the area. The staff is courteous but lacks experience to ensure a smooth check-in process. Their credit card machine appeared to be having some problems with a few cards. Although it worked for me, the guest in front experienced issues with her foreign credit card.

Plussat: Really clean and spacious rooms. Also the he location is perfect, just 1 minute walk from the center.

Plussat: The staff is really cool, the location is great, it is clean and it has good views from the balcony.

Miinukset: The bed was hard and the shower did not have enough power.

Plussat: Location and design

Miinukset: The Hotel was quite disappointing. I chose it since the reviews online looked quite promising. I should have read better: Indeed it was quite cute and well located in the center of Montañita. However, it also meant that the noise was unbearable. It stopped at 4am and started again at 8am - very loud music. I see that this is part of Montañita but there are other hotels a bit more outside which I would have chosen looking back. The price was relatively high. The more I was surprised about the hotel standards. Not once was our room cleaned. It clearly showed that breakfast would start at 8.30am but employees only showed up at 9.30. I asked about the delay and got told that it was because of the season. So why is it written on the breakfast vouchers and communicated at check in? Everything was easy - in my opinion a bit too easy thinking of the hotel price. If you want a chilled hotel then call it hostel with half of the price.

Plussat: Atún, sorbeto, air clim, room #10 was away enough from the music and employees very helpful from A to Z. Classy, well located, pool table, had fun in Montañita! Worth the bus rides and would go back there ;)

Miinukset: The map was showing a by the ocean view type of location and it was not at all...took us a while to find the Hotel wish is still very well located!

Miinukset: Really small room, no TV, room had a particular smell cuz of the decoration items

Miinukset: The noise was horrible. I understand it is a touristic street but there was music 24 HOURS with speakers inside the hotel. If the party ended on the streets at 8 a.m. the hotel started loud music at that same time. It was impossible to even sleep during the day. I was not expecting the noise to be extremely bad it looks like you had the speakers and music inside your head. Worst experience and worst place ever. Stay hour from this hotel.

Plussat: Excellent in all the area.. Staff moved me to a quieter area as there are discothèques near by playing all night. The room was lovely. With air con and all the practical aspects of a good hotel. Well done.

Miinukset: It is a party town and I am an older person.