Where the islands still feel like home
A family-run guest house in one of the first homes ever built on Punta Estrada — hand-laid, lavarock by lavarock, in the 1970s.
An Authentic Stay
Not a hotel. Not a resort.
A piece of island history you can live in — five minutes by water taxi from Puerto Ayora, five minutes on foot from a secluded beach.
1970s
Hand-built
5 min
To the beach
5★
On TripAdvisor
The Stay
Two homes, one garden
Our Story
A legacy passed from neighbor to neighbor
Jean Blaha, an American from New York, settled here in the early 70s and built this house with her own hands — lavarock by lavarock.
She left it to Gundi Schreyer, her neighbor and friend, born on the islands to one of the first settler families and among the first naturalist guides of the Galapagos.
When you stay here, you're not just visiting — you're becoming part of island history.
The Setting
Across the bay, a world away
Punta Estrada sits on a quiet peninsula across the bay from Puerto Ayora — close enough for dinner in town, far enough that marine iguanas outnumber people.
Walk five minutes to Playa de los Alemanes, or continue on to Las Grietas, a volcanic fissure of impossibly clear water.
5 min
Water taxi to town
5 min
Walk to the beach
Getting Here
The journey is part of the story
Bus to the channel
10 minFrom Baltra Airport to the Itabaca Channel.
Ferry to Santa Cruz
10 minA short crossing to the island.
Bus or taxi to Puerto Ayora *
45 minAcross the highlands, past giant tortoises.
Water taxi to Jean's Home
5 minFrom the main dock straight to Punta Estrada.
* A) Taxi can drop you off directly at the main passenger dock.
B) Bus will drop you off at the terminal. You can take a taxi (5 mins, $2) to the main passenger dock or walk 15 mins.
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