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title: "Hostal Gardner vs Hotel Fiesta: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hostal Gardner or Hotel Fiesta in Galapagos? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hostal-gardner-galapagos-vs-hotel-fiesta-galapagos/
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retrieved: 2026-11-14
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# Hostal Gardner vs Hotel Fiesta

Both are in Galapagos, 420 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Hostel · Puerto Ayora
## [Hostal Gardner](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hostal-gardner-galapagos/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.3 ·  Very good

- **Score by category:** 4 of 11

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1556453/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Puerto Ayora
## [Hotel Fiesta](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-fiesta-galapagos/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.3 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 5.5

- **Score by category:** 1 of 11

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1581405/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Hostal Gardner

It comes out ahead on 4 of 11 compared facts. 420 m apart.

### Choose Hostal Gardner if you want

-   more restaurants on the doorstep (59 / 36)

### Why is Hostal Gardner better than Hotel Fiesta?

1.  23 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+23)

### Why is Hotel Fiesta better than Hostal Gardner?

No clear advantages in our data.

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Hostal Gardner | Hotel Fiesta |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 8.3 |
| Location | – | 5.5 |
| Beach access | – | 3.3 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.7  (+0.1) | 8.6 |
| Guest rating | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Number of reviews | 11 | 29  (+18) |
| Location |
| Location score | 5.9  (+0.4) | 5.5 |
| Distance to Puerto Ayora centre | 180 m  (−190 m) | 370 m |
| To the beach | 2.1 km | 2.1 km |
| To the airport | 33 km | 33 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 59  (+23) | 36 |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 360 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 1 | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | 2 | 2 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | – | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

420 m apart

Hostal Gardner: city centre: 110 m, Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS): 33 km, beach: 2.1 km, 59 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.

Hotel Fiesta: city centre: 340 m, Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport (GPS): 33 km, beach: 2.1 km, 36 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.

## Hostal Gardner or Hotel Fiesta: common questions

### Which is better, Hostal Gardner or Hotel Fiesta?

Hostal Gardner leads in 4 of 11 categories, including StayVersus score, location score, distance to Puerto Ayora centre. Hotel Fiesta is stronger in number of reviews.

### Which is cheaper, Hostal Gardner or Hotel Fiesta?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hostal Gardner is closer: 180 m from the centre, against 370 m for Hotel Fiesta.

### How far apart are Hostal Gardner and Hotel Fiesta?

The two hotels are 420 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hostal-gardner-galapagos-vs-hotel-fiesta-galapagos/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/