Santa Elena
Surf town · Ecuador
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35 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£35 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 35 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 8 surf spots
Surf · this week
Ecuasal · about 20 min by car · stays in Jose Luis Tamayo
35 out of 100Punta Carnero · about 20 min by car · stays in La Libertad
35 out of 100Cautivo · about 10 min by car · stays in Cautivo
26 out of 100Chulluipe · about 10 min by car
26 out of 100El Castillo · about 10 min by car
17 out of 100Capaes · about 10 min by car
16 out of 100Punta Blanca · about 20 min by car · stays in San Pablo
16 out of 100Coito · about 15 min by car
15 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Santa Elena.
Places to eat
6 near Santa Elena
Places to eat near Santa Elena
- Luis Daniel PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
- Food TruckBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
- Picantería y cevichería MargaritaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Pepper's RestaurantBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
- Las Delicias De FlorBreakfast and brunch · 0.4 km from the centre
- Zaruco RestaurantLatin american · 0.4 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About Santa Elena
where it is, what is near
Santa Elena is a town in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador.
From Santa Elena you can reach 8 surf spots.
The nearest is Capaes, a surf spot 3.5 km from the centre.
Overture lists 35 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC), 14 km away.
In Santa Elena Province · Ecuador
- 35 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC), 14 km, José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE), 109 km, Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), 144 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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