It is the perfect location because it is right on the beach, far enough away from the party scene of the town so that it is peaceful and quiet

It's ideally located on the beach , easy walk over to town or down to the point where the big surf is.

It was a great location right on the beach.

This hotel located right on the beach just a short walk from the action was perfect for us.

Location right on the beach, views of the ocean from your private patio, super cute and functional rooms, amazing breakfast every morning and super chill live music in the bar every night.

Location on the beach is absolutely amazing.

It is located on the beach and close to the center.

Great room, great beach location and full breakfast with 4 options to choose from included.

Excellent location on the beach,  secure and the room was lovely and clean and well serviced.

The accommodation is located at the beach.

The hostel is located right on the beach in a quiet area about 10 minutes walk from the town center.

Wonderful, friendly staff, AMAZING location right on the beach, great breakfast, good air conditioning and wi-fi.

It has a cozy private beach from where you can order drinks from the restaurant'LIDO.

You are right at the beach, with a very comfy private beach area.

This place has it all, hot showers, fast wifi, comfy beds, great location, private lounging area (with shaded little beds) on the beach over looking the surf, good surf right out in front, 5 minute walk to city, 3 minute walk to the point for surf.

It has a private sand beach away from the sea so your little ones will be playing safely.

Breakfast was delicious and I loved the private beach area.

Nice room with air conditioning and private bathroom.

The supposed private beach translates to a bit of fenced in sand, with some chairs and lounges - very nice to have.

The private beach was definitely the best part of the hotel!

Our room overlooked a lovely garden area with private beach lounge area.

A private beach on which you can lay in the sun, good breakfast, quiet surroundings at a less than 10 minute walk from the busy centre.

Very clean garden with numerous hammocks and a private beach area that has large covered couches, padded sun chairs, and more hammocks.

There is private sandy area in front of the beach with lots of comfy places to sit and lay.

It is a very short walk down the beach to the action, yet removed enough to be private and quiet.

The staff are SO friendly and helpful, the hotel itself is right on the beach with private hammocks and sun loungers.

This guest house has free Wi-Fi and has a private lounge.

The location is simply perfect, right close to the beach, with private access to it.

Pros:Great view, Quiet location 5 minutes from the main road, free Breakfeast and private Cabanas on the beach.

They also had him mocks and cool chairs on their private part of the beach sectioned off for us only :)
Loved the cabin with nice wooden structures giving a cool cabin feel.

Rooms were clean and staff was amazing as well.

Clean rooms, wonderful sunsets and closed access parking.

Rooms were very clean (cleaned daily) and the Lido restaurant on the beach right in front of it is great for sundowners.

Rooms are clean and comfy, free wifi available.

Trendy and quaint very very clean room with beach right outside my patio door!

The rooms are very clean, pretty new, hot Water for shower, fresh towels
You are very close to Town, just a few minutes walk!

Both rooms were clean with comfortable beds; a twin and a double.

The hotel looks amazing, the room was clean and cosy.

Our room here was clean, comfortable and everything we were looking for!

Rooms were clean and the staff was friendly.

The staff are all friendly and helpful, and the rooms are clean.

This hostal is reasonably priced, has great service, clean rooms, beach access, and is well located away from the busy downtown area and bars.

A tidy clean room and bathroom and shower.

Hostal Kundalini has nice (small) clean rooms directly at the beach and just a few minutes walking from the center of the town.

The rooms were very small and with few leisure activities.

This hotels loses a star because there were now towels to take to the beach offered by the hotel, and the bed in our room was a little on the small side for holding two people as advertised.

The hotel is very close to Montañita town, never the less it's enough away from it to be a quiet lovely place.

Self serve beer was nice..just keep track or let them know at the time, etc..  Short walk along wide beach to town.

but super close to be able to access everything in town with a very short walk of just a couple of minutes.

Same as their sister restaurant in town the Italian place (forgot the name) definitely the best food in montanita.

The location was an easy walk into town and the beach was beautiful.

This hotel is on the beach just a few minutes walk from the center of town.

We only spent one night in Montañita and chose Hostal Kundalini due to its location on the edge of town.

If you don't like the hassle of the town, you'll make a good choice with this place.

Located close enough to town yet far enough away that you can sleep easily in your air conditioned room, peacefuly protected with solid mosquito screens not requiring a bug net on the bed.

Located off the craziness of the town for a quiet night’s sleep yet only a short walk for the party goers.

The town of Montañita didn’t have much appeal to me,

Close enough to the action of Montañita, just 5 minutes walking on the beach, Kundalini has the great advantage of being in a calmer part of town.

It is also much cleaner than most of the restaurants in town.

It is only a 200m walk into town where there are restaurants to satisfy most tastes and budgets.

Wonderful location, friendly staff, delicious breakfast.. just in a perfect spot close enough to town for a 3 min walk.

If you go into the cute town, ( which is only a few mins walk) you will experience so many cool things.

There is no phone, clock, TV or mini-refrigerator, or even complimentary bottled water in the rooms.

All rooms include satellite TV, bed linen.

There are no TV sets, or any fridges or basically nothing excepts the beds and a hamak on the balcony.

Hostal Kundalini

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The Howard Johnson by Wyndham Montanita is near these landmarks: Mirador Ecologico Salango, Outdoor Ecuador Spanish & Surf School, Vikara Lifestyle, Escuela De Surf Olon, Cascadas de Alex, Kings Olón, Spa del Balsa Surf Camp, Playa Montañita, Playa Montañita, Monumento del Surfista, Lost Beach Club, Discoteca Alcatraz, Montanita Expediciones, Playa Montañita, Nativa Bambu Disco, Ohana Language School, MONTAÑITA EXPEDITIONS, Montanita Spanish School - Day Classes, Comuna Cadeate, Playa la Entrada, Parque Marino Valdivia, Museo Valdivia, Playa de Ayangue, El Pro, Vivero San Jacinto, Playa la Rinconada, Mares Ecuador, Aventuras La Plata, Olaconga, Cabaña Bar Mar Azul, Machalilla Tours, Exploramar Diving, El Artesan, Palo Santo Travel Ecuador, Clara Luna and Pacha Chocolates

This hotel is located at the end of the strip which is nice if you want some peace and quiet away from the noise very nice pool and a delicious tequilla sunrise from the bar.

Beach is great during the day lots to restaurants and shopping opportunities ( don't be shy to haggle prices )
Nightlife is alive plenty bars .All in safe ambience .

The final straw was when I went to grab a snack from the mini bar.

They have a pool which is great for the kids, a nice bar with great music all the long, good drinks and spectacular views.

The pizza place by the bar makes a delicious pizza!

The beach bar has a terrific location to watch surfers

Ask for Johnny in the restaurant and bar.

the mini bar was to expensive as well our mini bar bill was 165. for 9 days and my husband would drink 2 beers daily and 2 mini wines which equal 1/2 glass what a rip off we would buy our snacks in town which was much more cheaper.

We had a gorgeous view of the pool, beach bar and beyond that, the ocean.

At night they kept a bar open near the pool.

This hotel looked nice, had a pool, bar and restaurant, and so we took it.

I recommend the Karukera Bar and Restaurant and the Cevicheria on the ocean front.

Being right on the beach was a super plus and we enjoyed not having to get into our cars to drive to a beach.

Positive note, close to the amazing beach, walking distance to town and the pizza restaurant at the hotel is a MUST try.

Must have the massage on the beach in the hut/room.

It is located on the point , at the far end of the beach , has a view of the ocean , and a couple of decent restaurant's close by pizzeria Mare , Balsa club , and a great sushi restaurant next door - none of which are run by the hotel .

Breakfast was decent (pancakes, fresh omlettes, fruits, croissants etc..) and you are in walking distance feom the central location of montanita you can walk along the beach and there are plenty of vendors and places to eat and drink.

Instead, the hotel's location is peaceful, with both beachfront and pool loungers—a great place to hang out.

About a ten minute walk on the beach to town.

Montañita is located in the province of Santa Elena, located in the famous "Ruta del Sol"; Montañita takes its name from being located in a cove surrounded by hills and greenery at the foot of the sea, like a valley with a nice wide beach, today is a tourist resort visited by mostly young foreigners looking for fun and night parties.

Beautiful property in a fantastic location at the end of the beach, close enough to walk to town in a few minutes,

It is nice to be down at the quiet end of the beach.

We got a two Bedroom unit with one bathroom and a balcony overlooking the beach.

This hotel is perfectly located at the end of Montanita beach.

One of the more expensive ones along the beach.

Location right by the beach - busy night life in town with backpackers everywhere enjoying themselves.

We planned a family getaway and the location of the Hotel Baja Montana was great, at a quiet location at the end of the beach.

The hotel is just amazing, located at the end of the beach away from everyone.

The beach sunset is breathtaking and the atmosphere is unreal.

I would rather sleep on the beach than stay here in the future.

Bed felt like lumber aisle at Home Depot and price was not reflected of the quality.

Payed the bill and went for dinner and to bed after a long journey .

two beds, a TV and that's pretty much it.

They showed us a room with a double bed and it was 100% better than our first room.

We had the last bungalow or cabana # 12 on  the top floor, balcony overlooking the ocean, clean with a comfy Queen bed and 2 twins in the back room, ac's in both rooms, flat screen tv with Direct tv., a small fridge in the room to keep your free supplied water bottles cool.

Our beds were comfortable, the showers were hot, and the breakfast was really good.

As far as other diversions, there is a masseuse who works on the premises and each of us had a massage after dinner one night, very relaxing, we were ready to go straight to bed.

Each room contained a master bed (queen size) and a separate area with bunk beds and a bathroom.

I thought this was pricey when booking , as that is the price of 5 star in Quito ,

However, not a positive review because we paid the full price while the hotel is a construction site.

for the amount paid per night, this should be taken care of.

We arrived early and they couldn't accommodate an early check in, so no biggie we waited the three hours, paid $3.50 a beer and when it was finally time to check in the guy was slow as molasses - we upgraded to the delux room and all we got was the vista de banos (avoid room 205) I complained and he was completely unapologetic - very disappointed

Athough we paid a high price for a "superior" double, the room was small.

I have stayed in much worse rooms/hotels and haven't had an issue with them because the cost was appropriate for a low budget hotel.

The problem is, this hotel charges a premium.

Breakfast was included in our room rate and the every morning we seemed to arrive towards the end of the hours of operation and were basically left with nothing to select from.

but works, but for the price you pay you would expect rooms in better shape.

but that cant make up for the mediocre services at exorbitant prices.

It is hard to believe the hotel charges such prices,

Because of that I don't know how much we paid.

It was a bit more pricey than what we found in town,

just not up to the price levels that they charged.

A little more expensive than the other ones

but far too expensive for that standard (also in consideration of country prices).

it is extremely overpriced by ecuador standards.

When I asked someone else the next day I was quoted the same price.

but as another reviewer said, it was much higher priced than it should've been (about $100/night if I recall).

Our room was very clean and well laid out.

The rooms are very clean and all have air conditioning.

Clean rooms, clean grounds, friendly staff  ok food.

The rooms are clean and the air conditioning is noisy

The rooms were clean and had the basics (a dresser, AC, a 16 inch TV with Direct TV), and the bathroom had plenty of room, and good water pressure and hot water.

The rooms are clean and the whole area aroun the buildngs is  well kept.

Cozy spot with issues, rooms were musty and ill equipped our room had no hot water.

Rooms smell like fungus, bird poop on the sheets.

This room was one small rectangle, with concrete, white walls (no photos), had a very strong smell of mold or something (perhaps the wood roof) and had one dresser to put our stuff on.

There was a musty smell so they sprayed something to make it a little bit better.

The back room smelled unbearably like mold, probably because it overlooks a swamp (there is a large swamp at the back of all of the cabanas).

They have AC and TV with cable.When we walked in the room smelled horribly, we called the front desk and they sent someone to fix the problem right away.

Note that there was a musty seaside smell in the rooms

stale rolls, undercooked eggs, bacon was all fat, never got the tea or juice delivered to our table.

Hotel Baja Montanita

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The location is right next to the beach, it's close to Tia (supermarket) and bus station, and just outside the party center.

Quick walk to the beach and downtown area.

The building is close to the beach, you can see the ocean from the terace.

It’s super close to the beach, has a cool small rooftop and 5’ walk to the restaurants.

The Esperanto Hostel is near these landmarks: Mirador Ecologico Salango, Outdoor Ecuador Spanish & Surf School, Vikara Lifestyle, Escuela De Surf Olon, Cascadas de Alex, Kings Olón, Lost Beach Club, Discoteca Alcatraz, Montanita Expediciones, Playa Montañita, Nativa Bambu Disco, MONTAÑITA EXPEDITIONS, Ohana Language School, Montanita Spanish School - Day Classes, Monumento del Surfista, Playa Montañita, Playa Montañita, Spa del Balsa Surf Camp, Comuna Cadeate, Playa la Entrada, Parque Marino Valdivia, Museo Valdivia, Playa de Ayangue, El Pro, Vivero San Jacinto, Playa la Rinconada, Mares Ecuador, Aventuras La Plata, Olaconga, Cabaña Bar Mar Azul, Machalilla Tours, Exploramar Diving, El Artesan, Palo Santo Travel Ecuador, Clara Luna and Pacha Chocolates

It only takes 2 minutes to get to the beach and right in front of the life guard tower you can find a nice wave to surf.

It has an amazing terrace, and it's well located near to the beach and the center of Montañita.

Awesome hostel, 1 min walk to beach to surf (board rentals out front at beach), the owner Jorge was so nice and got me groceries so I could have food during the weekend covid lockdown.

Starting from the location - just a minute walk from the beach and the wawes, followed by great staff always there for you, always there to help you and enhance your stay to maximum.

I love that it's located by the beach front yet far enough (200 meters) from the clubs so you don't really hear the loud music booming all night.

With the best view of Montañita beach, the hostel Esperanto is super nice.

It is perfectly located: few steps from the beach to go surf every day, not in the center to enjoy tranquility

A street from the beach, very helpful, friendly and active staff made it a great stay!

Great hosts, beautiful and clean hostel with a great view of the beach.

I especially loved the rooftop balcony with the hammocks, its the perfect place to watch the sunset after a long day at the beach!

Esperanto hostel was a great hostel with the best location only one minute from the beach and 5 minutes walk to the “center”.

The rooftop hammock area is a nice touch too with great views of the beach and sea.

Everything was very clean and welcoming, staff was friendly and helpful,  bed room and lounge areas were quite comfy, and made lots of friends!

Cool vibes and heavenly terrace to loose yourself

Nice rooms with good sized lockers, comfy beds and balconies.

Comfy beds, lockers and decent bathrooms with hot water.

The rooms are nice, good beds and nice badroom.

I stayed in a 4 bed dorm which was comfortable and cozy.

My partner and I stayed in a 4 bed dorm room, comfy beds and our dorm had its own bathroom.

The cleaning staff went into our room when we were there (we had a private not a dorm) to make our beds and clean everything and they loved all of my stuff and put it in one pile.

the beds are very comfortable and its very clean!

It was hot in march with the door and window closed.

We finally figured out they were getting in through the crack under the door.

but is a great place to stay - it's perfect for surfers, has an amazing rooftop balcony, clean rooms, and a nice kitchen.

but only 5 minutes from it to go party at night 
The rooms are all clean, the staff is very friendly and helpful, the atmosphere there is very chill and everyone (guests and volunteers) end up hanging out together !!

The owner and the staff super friendly, clean rooms and nice common areas.

Clean rooms with lockers and just a few minutos away from the town center.

The rooms are really clean and in perfect size!

The good things about this hostel are that the staff were friendly, the room was relatively clean, and there's a rooftop terrace.

The room was really clean and we had a balcony which had a really good view.

Nice, clean rooms and amazing views on the top terrace of the beach while laying in the hammocks.

Also there was a disgusting smell that arise from the pipes of the shower (but that's a Montañita problem.

Quite disgusting having them jump on you in the middle of the night.

The strive to foster a great environment for you and other travellers, and there's a great balance between space to socialize like a seated courtyard and rooftop balcony or being able to enjoy your privacy as well.

This is one of the cleanest dorms and hostels you will find in Montanita and I felt extremely safe here as a female solo traveler.

It was a good hostel for meeting other travelers.

All the staff and travellers I met have been super friendly and helpful.

The rooms I stayed in were great and hanging out in the back yard or up on the terrace offered some nice relaxing time while hanging out with other travellers.

I enjoyed being surrounded by the super friendly stuff, the great vibe at the hostel with all the nice travelers.

As a solo traveller i'm looking for great people to share some time with, I'll never be thankfull enough to Roque and his team (Sam, Flo & Elodie) for the warm welcome they gave me and the great time i spent in their company.

We met great others travellers there and the staff was young, funny and great.

Esperanto Hostel

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During my stay 3 other people checked out and moved elsewhere as they said it was so bad and I left early also and couldn't wait to go!

Bad points-
We checked in and no one told us the boiler was broken/ no hot water for 24 hours

In one week I had 5 cold showers- after the boiler was fixed

When we arrived we asked for the price of a private room for 2 people, we agreed on the price.

I just booked in two days become arrival First time in ecaudor

When our flight was delayed, and our arrival in Guayaquil became 4:00 in the morning, I emailed from the plane to let them know, figuring we were going to have to wait in the airport until business hours.

Myself and my gf booked in here well in advance of arrival as it would be at the beginning of our year long trip so we decided to pay a bit more for what we expected to be a retreat like experience and get us off to a nice start.

but when I arrived the owner told me she had done some juggling so I got the 4th night in a private:) Rooms cleaned and towels changed daily.

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