Casa Banana - Ground Floor Apartment.

Comfortable suite in a beachfront compound (Casa Banana) in a large yard. The suite may accommodate up to 3 people. Perfect for couples or small families. Hammock hut, communal kitchen, surf boards, jungle tours, horse back rides. Whale watching season is from June through September. Usually. The place was recently revamped and looks beautiful. Photos on their way. This suite is the ground floor of our beach front cabin. No sea view out the window. It has a double and twin beds in two separate spaces. You will sleep to the sound of the surf and wake up to the chirping of birds. It is perfect for couples or small families (3). The Casa Banana complex where the suite is located has a spacious fenced yard which affords our guests a good degree of privacy. Casa Banana is located in the nicest street in Mompiche. The Casa Banana complex has an equipped communal kitchen with a dining table. A thatched-roof hut has hammocks where you can read or just doze off protected from sun and rain. We rent surfboards at a discount to guests. Casa Banana has access to our 21 hectare conservation area where we conduct guided jungle walks. If you like horses, we can help arrange a horseback tour (guided or unguided) with our friend Fabiola who maintains an animal rescue center. There is free parking space and wifi access. The hosts (Ivan and João) reside within the Casa Banana compound and can answer questions, help arrange for horse back rides, surf board rentals or solve any problems that may arise. Ramon, our local partner is also present during the day and ready to help. Casa Banana sits on the nicest neighborhood in Mompiche. Sully's restaurant located right next to the compound offers good italian food. The Chillangua restaurant, serves good local food in a clean environment; Alicia, near prepares the best "encebollado" a typical Ecuadorian fish and plaintain soup. There are several buses a day from Mompiche to Esmeraldas. Local versions of the Bangkok tuk-tuk will take you to Portete or Playa Negra for a couple of bucks -- most places are accessible on foot. We are committed to conservation and to this effect have established (unofficially) a conservation area. By staying with us you will help conserve a small patch of the Choco Biogeographic region, one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth, habitat to howler monkeys, toucans and a number of endemic bird species. There are beautiful areas near Mompiche such as Jupiter Island, Bolivar, Portete.