travel42 Hotel Review: Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Coll Hilton

Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Coll Hilton travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Royal Palm is set on a vast, hilly 380-acre property up in the central highlands of Santa CruzIsland, where the weather is noticeably cooler than in town. The hotel facilities are spread out over 10 acres. It is well-placed between Puerto Ayora and Santa Cruz's highland attractions, including reserves like Rancho El Chato, where giant Galapagos tortoises roam.

Surrounded by lush gardens and a seemingly ever-present fog in the cool dry season, this hotel op...