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Ikala is a tidy town hotel. There’s a freshwater pool, a pool bar, La Terraza Bar & Restaurant and free bikes, and it’s minutes from the passenger pier, per the hotel.
It ties Solymar on points and edges it on our estimated distance to Baltra. Neither lists a ride or confirms breakfast.
Check your dates first. Ikala’s Instagram announces a renovation closure from 19 October to 10 November, with no year.
Book it if
- You want a pool and a short walk to the pier
- Free bikes appeal
Look elsewhere if
- You’re there between 19 October and 10 November
- You want breakfast confirmed
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Ikala publishes and our own map estimates.
La Terraza Bar & Restaurant and a Pool Bar, 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.
Not stated on the hotel’s pages we read.
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 Ikala’s own site; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Ikala is about 32.9 km from Baltra Airport in a straight line, and about 34.5 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, Ikala is about 34.5 km away in a straight line, and about 350 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
~34.5 km, straight lineAbout 34.5 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 siteLa Terraza Bar & Restaurant and a Pool Bar, per the hotel.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateNot stated on the hotel’s pages we read.
Address
Tomás de Berlanga, near the passenger pierTomás de Berlanga 110 & Moisés Brito, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Ikala and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, the year of the announced closure, check-in and check-out times, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not stated on the hotel’s pages we read.
Parking for your stay
Not mentioned
Pool
An open-air freshwater pool, per the hotel.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- La Terraza Bar & Restaurant
- Pool Bar
Rooms
22 rooms: 16 suites and 6 standard rooms, per the hotel.
Accessibility
Ikala’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
- Free bicycles for guests
- Just minutes from the passenger pier, per the hotel
- Its Instagram announces a renovation closure from 19 October to 10 November; the posts give no year, so check your dates
Before you book
Worth knowing
- A renovation closure is announced for 19 October to 10 November.
- Breakfast isn’t stated.
- No airport ride is listed.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- The year of the announced closure
- Check-in and check-out times
Every hotel fact here comes from Ikala’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 Ikala: the Baltra (Santa Cruz) cruise guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
A swim, dinner at La Terraza, then the ferry back to Baltra.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Ikala for the night before. No payment on the form.
Ikala FAQ
Does Ikala Galapagos Hotel have a pool?
Yes, an open-air freshwater pool with a pool bar, per the hotel.
Is Ikala Galapagos Hotel closed for renovation?
Its Instagram announces a closure from 19 October to 10 November (one post says 9 November) without giving a year. Check before you book.
How many rooms does Ikala have?
Twenty-two: 16 suites and 6 standard rooms, per the hotel.
Booking the cruise too?
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