Montañita (Guayas) hotellia

Plussat: The place is beautiful, the location perfect (10 mins walk down the beach to the town - far enough away not to be bothered by the parties, near enough to be easy to get to), beach is right across the road - and deserted - staff brilliant, cat friendly, food awesome! I love Montanita and I'd love to go back to Balsa Surf Camp

Miinukset: There was nothing I didn't like

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: Every detail is thought through at Balsa. Amazing breakfast, funky rooms, and a truly peaceful environment. We stayed in the cambie room. So perfect! A VW bus in a treehouse. Absolutely recommended!

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: I loved the location and the friendly staff. The rooms were spacious and the bathroom was clean. There are lots of activities available as well and the decorations are lovely. For those with a car there is secure parking as well. I would highly recommend this location.

Miinukset: Be aware that this place is very in tune with nature, so I got devoured by mosquitoes (even having used repellent). There are also no elevators so my room was only accessible by stairs. Just be aware of that, but it shouldn't be a problem for most travelers!

Plussat: The breakfasts are amazing!!!! Love that tea, coffee and drinking water are available all the time.

Miinukset: The spa is a little overpriced

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: Pristine, comfortable, convenient, quiet, great beach

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: This is a great location to stay in Montanita: close to all the (crazy) fun, but quiet and small scale. The private beach is excellent.

Miinukset: This hotel charges top rates but the rooms and service are basic. The view from the room is splendid, but I would not know why you would call this simple room a "junior suite". For paying over $200 a night in Ecuador it is quite ridiculous that you have to pay extra for drinking water. Front desk is not available 24/7. The (otherwise great) restaurant is not owned by the hotel, and the breakfast is basic for this price. Reception provided wrong information about breakfast times on New Year's, fortunately the friendly restaurant staff solved it. All in all, this is a good but basic and definitely overpriced hotel that should seriously reconsider it rates given facilities and service levels. I guess competition is lacking here.

Plussat: Location, breakfast and LIDO restaurants

Miinukset: A construction outside the hotel

Plussat: The new steam bath is awesome. The breakfast is incredible! Super beach. Fantastic staff, management and ownership!

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Everything, including brand new steam room.

Plussat: Everything. Great family vacation.

Plussat: Beautiful place on an amazing beach. The site is quiet, with a private beachfront. There are yoga classes, a delicious breakfast, and a lot of "hamacas".

Plussat: Loved the peacefulness after a hectic trip throughout the country and the beautiful people who work there.

Miinukset: ....That we couldn’t stay longer!

Plussat: Breakfast was good and loved the location of the hotel. The hotel was beautiful and will be recommending in the future. I also enjoyed the gaming area.

Miinukset: The entrance to the hotel was a little not to my liking as there was no street as it had not been paved. Since it rained there was a lot of mud and difficult to walk through. This issue, of course, has nothing to do with your hotel.

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

Plussat: Absolutely an awesome place to stay. All facilities were clean and comfortable. The staff was very helpful and fully bilingual. Parking was available, excellent location, and it's beautifully appointed. Facilities include flat screen TV, hot water and AC. The hotel is beautifully decorated, it's on the beach and has an elevator, heated pool, restaurant with bar and a steam room. Best hotel in the area!

Miinukset: There's nothing negative to say about it. I thought it was a great experience and I am looking forward to returning there.

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

Miinukset: Everything was fine.

Plussat: I need It a place to rest while traveling in Ecuador, glad I choose Baja Montañita Resort, near enough to the party scene of Montañita, far enough from the noise to have a good night sleep. Chech in and out was easy and fast. Breakfast buffet have variety of foods to choose. All employees were amicable and pleasant. It is a near place were you can rent surfing boards, which my nephew was more than happy to find out when he came to visit. It you are vegan, there is a restaurant not to far that you can try.

Plussat: The staff is amazing

Plussat: Location, breakfast is ok.

Miinukset: Way overpriced for the facilities offered. It'd be overpriced at half the price they charge.

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.

Miinukset: Nobody could speak English!!!

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: Awesome location. Very cool vibe, with a darling tropical theme. Very well-decorated. Delicious food at the darling restaurant, and so convenient. Good security at night. Nice staff. Great areas to sit and relax or to play pool. Our room was very spacious and pretty, and we had our own seating area outside of our room. The bathroom was stinky because it never totally dried out from the shower, but it was still a great room!

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

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.

Plussat: The staff were cool to hang out with (Thanks Marco) and the room was nice, with a balcony, comfy bed and a good shower. A couple blocks or less from everything you need in town

Miinukset: Pretty noisy most nights but that's standard for Montanita, no problem

Plussat: Location was good. Close to the action but still quiet for a good sleep. Bathroom was nice. Staff were good.

Miinukset: It was a little hot in the room. The big window didn’t have a screen to protect from insects. Not a major problem tho. Enjoyed my stay

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 staff are really lovely and helpful, location is good not too close to the beach but just a few minutes walk. Breakfast was good. The room itself was large and really clean, had relatively hot water which is rare for the town.

Miinukset: The wifi didn't work in our room unfortunately but I think we were the furthest room away, it worked great in the reception.

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: Location, fairly priced

Miinukset: No lift, breakfast is limited, cold water shower, towels can be better, WiFi is temperamental

Plussat: Room was nice and large. Friendly hosts and a nice breakfast with the room.

Miinukset: Loud party outside across the street until early morning hours (expected in Montañita). No air conditioning - two sleeping areas with only one fan.

Plussat: The hotel was well appointed, great staff and very clean. Was the perfect place to stay for the night!

Plussat: Staff very friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: Needs a few touch ups

Plussat: Beds are very confortable. It’s a nice place to relax. The idea of hotel is very nice

Miinukset: Pools and jacuzzi aren’t as expected. They are small Besides by the time we arrived the check in wasn’t ready yet

Plussat: Jacuzzi

Miinukset: WiFi not working, the bin lid in the bathroom was dirty

Plussat: It was off the loud street yet close to everything. The pools and hot tubs are super nice and the staff is helpful. The bed was comfy too.

Miinukset: It’s all good

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: Maintenance

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: Super friendly and very helpful straff!. Great view. Calm and relaxing.

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: Good people, OK value for money

Miinukset: Location for a pricey night

Plussat: Clean and tidy, also very good people

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!