Everything. It's the second time we have stayed here. We arrived very late, because our bus ride took longer than expected. They waited for us until very late at night. Thank you

Stayed in January 2024

One of the best places I've stayed in Ecuador. Excellent!

Stayed in July 2023

Very cosy, clean and welcoming!

Stayed in July 2023

Beautiful hostal, warm welcome, very helpful staff 😀 Room was spacious and clean, great fan and mozzie net, good size bathroom en suite. Use of kitchen and lots of hammocks to chill in. Just a few mins walk to beach and all shops and cafes ... Canoa is a great place, lovely vibe, and Rutamar is an excellent place to stay there - highly recommend!

Stayed in June 2023

Owner went out of their way to help us out when our rental car malfunctioned. Beautiful place and great location.

Stayed in May 2023

The breakfast was a bit disappointing and not worth getting.

The location to the beach and the size of the room. The bed was comfortable and the windows had mosquito screens. Overall, the facilities were clean and the personnel were friendly and helpful. The fan in the room was a lifesaver in the heat!

Stayed in March 2023

A beautiful stay, super comfortable rooms and great kitchen to use. The property is a super short walk to the beach

Stayed in April 2023

We had issue with our room the first night (water comming in) but the staff was great and reactive, they changed our accomodation the next day ! The wifi also had issues, still because of the rain, the internet of the whole town blown up a few time and we stayed one whole day without wifi, but it's not the hostal fault at all !

Hostal Rutamar is amazing, it's perfect to relax and enjoy Canoa, friendly staff. The kitchen is well furnished, we cooked almost all our meals. You can rent surf boards for a very good price, unfortunalty it's not flexible (4hours only) so we had to go somewhere else.

Stayed in April 2023

Nice shared dorm! Very good location! Super-friendly staff!

Stayed in March 2023

Very happy with all

I only stayed one night here but had a really good night's sleep away from the noisy beachfront. The room was super clean and the towels and sheets pretty much five star; add to this solid internet, and a really friendly vibe. All my boxes were ticked and I would happily stay again.

Stayed in March 2023

It does get really hot in the dorm room when it’s full because there is only a fan and no AC. Also there was a moskito net on the lower bunk beds, which is amazing, but the top ones didn’t have one. But all this is only a problem when the dorm is full, which is rarely the case.

I loved staying here. There is such a sweet familiar atmosphere! It is perfectly located, the staff were super helpful and caring and the breakfast was delicious every time. If you wanna relax and take surf classes, it’s perfect, but if you wanna party go somewhere else ;)

Stayed in March 2023

nothing

very clean, great amenities and super friendly staff. awesome kitchen and a welcoming environment.

Stayed in February 2023

beautiful property and lovely staff, recommend !

Stayed in February 2023

The rooms can get a bit warm but there is a fan in the room

Wonderful staff, great location 2 minutes walking from the beach. The rooms are comfortable and the hotel is quiet, which is not always easy to find in Canoa

Stayed in January 2023

We hoped to be able to cook our own breakfast but this was not possible because the shared kitchen was in use to cook breakfasts for everyone.

We didn't take breakfast but many others did, do presumably they were happy with it.

Stayed in January 2023

For me, the location was perfect - one street back off the beach - there are 'beachfront' properties, but they look out onto the road and people walking up and down - this location was a 2 minute walk from the beach (we nipped back and forth all day), but much quieter. The design is so cool, and very laid back. There is hot water and a fan in the room. We had breakfast one morning, which was lovely, but a tad expensive. There are lots of other places you can get breakfast - we tried a different place each day. I didn't want to leave!

Stayed in December 2022

There are hostels where you’ll find a place to sleep…and then there are places like this. With it‘s tranquility, beautiful backyard, right-at-home feeling and heartfelt hospitality of Javier and the whole Rutamar family it‘s the perfect place to rest and charge your batteries. Nestled in laid back Canoa with it’s authentic surf culture (and amazingly empty line ups!), there’s waves for everybody. In case you want to get your first surf experience or refresh your dusted skills, David, the on-site surf instructor comes highly recommended. He made sure that my pop-up was flawless, which really paid off in the water (after hating him on the beach for it, of course).

Stayed in December 2022

The staff where so lovely, helpful, relaxed and kind.

Stayed in December 2022

the only thing I can think about is that Wi-Fi can be spotty at times

the property is lovely, colourful, cool, clean and with a good vibe. the front area with the tables is a lovely spot to chill especially in the evening, no noise and protected from the cold wind from the seaside. kitchen and fridge can be used and are just by the front area with the tables. breakfast cooked from scratch every day. staff super nice :) they put a TV out and we got to watch the world cup together!

Stayed in December 2022

There was no desk in my room so using my laptop was a literal pain in my back. Sure, I could have moved outside to one of the tables but there are no electrical outlets outside. Otherwise, no complaints,

There are many hostels and hotels in Canoa and I stayed only at this one so I can't compare it to any others, but this one is excellent. The entire place is excellent from the people working here to the building to the location to the rooms.

Stayed in December 2022

Nice hotel, very well designed, good wifi, near to the main street next the beach.

Stayed in September 2022

3 stories up and last set of stairs pretty steep - need more than 1 bar of soap in bathroom

location and staff

Stayed in August 2022

Friendly staff and great wifi with a nice table set up perfectly for digital nomads. Warm shower, comfortable room and beautiful property!

Stayed in July 2022

Amazing place!! Rooms and hostel were very clean! We should have stayed more nights! Attention and care was taken when 2 kiddos age 12 took surf lessons. I would highly recommend staying here!!

Stayed in July 2022