The Royal Palm Hotel, the only five-star luxury hotel in the Galápagos National Park, is located on Santa Cruz Islands, within a 500 acre property surrounded by lush tropical forest. It offers 17 luxurious accommodations comprised of suites, villas and veranda studio rooms, a fine dining restaurant, a swimming pool, a pool side informal barbecue restaurant and bar, health spa, tennis courts and a fully equipped business centre with meeting facilities. The Royal Palm Hotel also features a Galapagos Museum and observatory as well as a full range of recreational and touring opportunities.

The Royal Palm Hotel is decorated with 'galapagueño' art and furniture, each guest room features a private jacuzzi, satellite, television, DVD and CD player, direct dial telephone and mini-bar. The Royal Palm Resort is located just 20 minutes from Puerto Ayora. Reflecting the extraordinary stature the Galápagos Islands play in environmental and scientific research, the entire hotel has been built with extreme sensitivity to its unique natural surroundings with emphasis to environmental and conservation measures, such as water recycling, organic gardening, composting and water conservation. The use of local materials, architecture and craftsmen also insures that the property will convey the character of the region and blend into its natural setting.

The hotel can also provide activities such as boating, horseback riding, diving, snorkelling, ocean kayaking, windsurfing, hiking and bird watching.