Pestana Equador

(2016) Pros: Nice staff. Great natural location. Spacious room. Great and large poll. Beautiful beaches. Guided trips to the island. Cons: Food was good, but room for improvement. Tap water shortage available with scheduled.

The island is luxurious and wild with quite and friendly people and nice beaches, geysers, turtles and Marco de Ecuador. However, the hotel is run down and badly managed. The food is horrible and monotonous: my partner got food poisoning and bacterial infection requiring antibiotics treatment. The pool had algae in it. The spa is really just a place to get a message by an unqualified local lady. The dive center is horribly expensive, has old equipment and no Instructor on site. Staff is not helpful - particularly if you do not speak Portuguese. This is not a 4* resort. It is worth going for the island but no more than 2-3 nights. We stayed 9 nights - we left early.

Location and island is beautiful but everything is just far too much expensive (250 eur/night) for the little quality offered. The food offer is very limited and rather basic/repetitive, often recycled . Often only one type of fish is available which is a shame given the large local offer. Almost no offer for vegetarians. Everything is always served in buffet, self-service, even when there are very few clients in the hotel...very little service quality and prices are just outrageous for value. Little wine choice, no cocktails offer, etc. Old and outdated. Everything is priced at European 5 starts hotel that is not at all the value of the hotel/service/products. People are very friendly but you feel somewhat robbed by the prices/quality offered.