Hotel Crossman

If you need a big screen TV, fancy soaps in the bathroom and thick fluffy towels, look elsewhere. But if you want an atmospheric little place frequented by Ecuadorians and don’t mind a little language struggle then book a room on the first floor with a balcony for an absurdly low 29 bucks a night. I stayed here a week. Sure I hit my head a few times in the cramped bathroom and waited 5 minutes for the hot water but you can’t beat the value for the money. The AC worked great, clean sheets every two days and the location was fabulous to access Las Ninfas and Tortuga Beach. A small bakery is steps away with fresh hot morning rolls and decent real coffee. One block away is the Kiosks with a dozen eateries including breakfast for 7 bucks. I do wish the drinking water dispenser had been better attended to but there was a shop right down the block selling litre bottles for $1.50