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Solymar is the classic town choice. It’s on the waterfront on Av. Charles Darwin, with a pool, a jacuzzi, a restaurant and the Pelican Bar, per the hotel.
It ranks seventh because it publishes nothing about rides, and breakfast is served without a word on the rate.
Rates are published, which helps: about US$166 to US$270 a night before tax. Book the taxi to the channel the night before.
Book it if
- You want the waterfront and the main street outside
- A pool and a bar matter more than a transfer
Look elsewhere if
- You want a ride to Baltra arranged
- You want breakfast confirmed in the rate
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Solymar publishes and our own map estimates.
The hotel restaurant and the Pelican Bar, on the water by the terrace and pool, per the hotel.
No ride to the ship or the airport is listed. Your line meets the flight at Baltra airport, not at the hotel. From here that means the bus or a taxi to the Itabaca Channel, the ferry, then the bus to the airport, and Celebrity says guests who stay in Puerto Ayora pay for that ride themselves.
A buffet breakfast daily, for guests and visitors, per the hotel. It doesn’t say it’s in the rate.
Plan about 1 to 1½ hours to Baltra airport: a taxi to the Itabaca Channel, the ferry and the airport bus. Your line’s documents set the meeting time.
No parking is mentioned. Everyone flies in.
Night-Before Score: 32 of 100
Every point comes from Solymar’s own site; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Solymar is about 33 km from Baltra Airport in a straight line, and about 34.6 km from the Baltra dock. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport ride is mentioned. Take the bus to the Itabaca Channel, the ferry, then a bus or a pickup taxi into town.
No ride to the ship or the airport is listed. Your line meets the flight at Baltra airport, not at the hotel. From here that means the bus or a taxi to the Itabaca Channel, the ferry, then the bus to the airport, and Celebrity says guests who stay in Puerto Ayora pay for that ride themselves.
From GPS without a hotel shuttle
From the airport it’s three legs: a bus to the Itabaca Channel, a ferry across (US$1, per the national park), then a bus (about US$2) or a pickup taxi (US$25 for up to four) to Puerto Ayora. The park calls the airport bus free; Quasar and Galapatours put it at about US$5. The airport page has the fares, the fees and the timing.
No parking is mentioned. Everyone flies in.
Parking for your stay: Not mentioned.
No ride to the ship or the airport is listed. Your line meets the flight at Baltra airport, not at the hotel. From here that means the bus or a taxi to the Itabaca Channel, the ferry, then the bus to the airport, and Celebrity says guests who stay in Puerto Ayora pay for that ride themselves.
Flying in the morning you sail? The lines we checked are built for it: they meet the morning flights at the airport. the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Baltra dockMeasured to the Baltra dock, where Celebrity and Lindblad bus you from the airport to board, Solymar is about 34.6 km away in a straight line, and about 50 m from the Puerto Ayora pier. Between Santa Cruz and Baltra sits the Itabaca Channel, crossed by ferry, so every trip to the ship includes a boat. Celebrity says its ships don’t come pier-side; you board by tender. The Baltra cruise guide has the rest.
Source: celebritycruises.comDistance
~34.6 km, straight lineAbout 34.6 km from the Baltra dock in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedNo bus runs to the door. The airport bus goes only as far as the Itabaca Channel; then it’s the ferry and a bus or a pickup taxi on Santa Cruz, per the national park.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedNo parking is mentioned. Everyone flies in.
In town
No car to parkParking isn’t a question here. You can’t drive to Baltra: you fly in from Guayaquil or Quito, and your line’s guide meets you at the airport. No cruise parking is published anywhere on Santa Cruz.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe hotel restaurant and the Pelican Bar, on the water by the terrace and pool, per the hotel.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateA buffet breakfast daily, for guests and visitors, per the hotel. It doesn’t say it’s in the rate.
Address
Av. Charles Darwin, on the waterfrontAv. Charles Darwin y Tomás de Berlanga, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Solymar and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, check-in and check-out times, an airport transfer, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
A buffet breakfast daily, for guests and visitors, per the hotel. It doesn’t say it’s in the rate.
Parking for your stay
Not mentioned
Pool
A pool on the waterfront terrace, with a jacuzzi, per the hotel.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantBuffet breakfast daily
- Pelican BarOceanfront
Rooms
31 rooms: 17 ocean-view rooms in the main tower and 14 in the Isla Sol Tower. Published rates run from US$165.98 to US$270.48 a night before VAT and service, per the hotel.
Accessibility
Solymar’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- A shared jacuzzi by the pool
- Rates published from about US$166 a night, before VAT and service; its home page shows higher rates, so they vary
- On the Puerto Ayora waterfront, per the hotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Rates exclude VAT and service.
- No airport ride is listed.
- Breakfast inclusion isn’t stated.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Check-in and check-out times
- An airport transfer
Every hotel fact here comes from Solymar’s own site, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, and almost every pin is our estimate from a street address or less.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Solymar: the Baltra (Santa Cruz) cruise guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
The Pelican Bar at sunset, then the ferry back to Baltra.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Solymar for the night before. No payment on the form.
Solymar FAQ
Does Hotel Solymar have a pool?
Yes, on the waterfront terrace, with a jacuzzi, per the hotel.
How much is Hotel Solymar?
The hotel publishes US$165.98 to US$270.48 a night per room, before VAT and service.
Is breakfast included at Hotel Solymar?
The hotel serves a daily buffet but doesn’t say it’s in the rate. Ask when you book.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Solymar, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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