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Courtyard is the backup plan built in. A free shuttle on set times, and when those don’t fit, a hotel car at a printed US$7.50 one way.
The evening covers the basics: an outdoor pool, Vanilla Spa, a 24-hour gym and Novo for dinner. Breakfast isn’t free — the hotel says so itself.
Email the hotel with your flight time. The shuttle runs on its schedule, not yours.
Book it if
- You want a printed price for the airport ride
- A spa evening sounds right before the islands
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You want to walk the Malecón at night
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Courtyard Guayaquil publishes and our own map estimates.
Novo, for Ecuadorian and international food, and Novo Bar, per the hotel. No hours are published.
A complimentary airport shuttle on set schedules and limited hours, booked by email, per the hotel. Outside those hours the hotel car costs US$7.50 one way.
The hotel says it doesn’t offer free breakfast. Novo serves meals; no breakfast price is published.
The hotel puts the airport about 4.0 km away by road; our pins read about 1.7 km in a straight line. Book the scheduled shuttle, or the US$7.50 hotel car if the times don’t fit.
Free self-parking while you’re a guest. If the car stays after check-out, “a fee applies at the front desk,” per the hotel — no price, so ask.
Night-Before Score: 75 of 100
Every point comes from Courtyard’s own Marriott pages; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Courtyard Guayaquil is about 1.7 km from Guayaquil Airport in a straight line, and about 1.7 km from GYE departures. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
A complimentary shuttle on set schedules, reserved by email, per the hotel; a taxi or the hotel car (US$7.50 one way, US$15 return) fills the gaps.
A complimentary airport shuttle on set schedules and limited hours, booked by email, per the hotel. Outside those hours the hotel car costs US$7.50 one way.
From GYE without a hotel shuttle
The airport doesn’t publish taxi fares, per one unofficial guide. Another puts the official airport taxi at about US$5 to 8 to downtown and a ride-hail app at about US$3 to 6 to the Malecón, and the Metrovía stop out front at US$0.30. The airport page has what is and isn’t published.
Free self-parking while you’re a guest. If the car stays after check-out, “a fee applies at the front desk,” per the hotel — no price, so ask.
Parking for your stay: Free self-parking for registered guests, per the hotel.
A complimentary airport shuttle on set schedules and limited hours, booked by email, per the hotel. Outside those hours the hotel car costs US$7.50 one way.
Landing the morning you fly to the islands? Ecoventura requires a night in Guayaquil or Quito before its Sunday flight, and the lines want you at the airport two hours or more ahead; the airport page has the landing check.
Which terminal
GYE departuresMeasured to the GYE departures area, where you validate the Transit Control Card and check in for the Galápagos flight, Courtyard Guayaquil is about 1.7 km away in a straight line. There’s no gangway in Guayaquil — your ship waits on Baltra or San Cristóbal. The Guayaquil guide has the check-in steps.
Source: ecoventura.comDistance
~1.7 km, straight lineAbout 1.7 km from GYE departures in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t mention the Metrovía. An unofficial airport guide puts the Aeropuerto stop in front of the terminal, by a footbridge, at US$0.30 with a rechargeable card.
Parking while you’re away
Long-stay parking
Car after check-out: fee, unpricedFree self-parking while you’re a guest. If the car stays after check-out, “a fee applies at the front desk,” per the hotel — no price, so ask.
In town
Hotel rates onlyNobody publishes long-stay parking for a Galápagos departure, because the cruise starts on an island. Sheraton prints a nightly rate for checked-out guests, and the airport charges US$1.40 an hour, per Expreso — most travelers fly in and leave nothing to park.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteNovo, for Ecuadorian and international food, and Novo Bar, per the hotel. No hours are published.
Breakfast
ExtraThe hotel says it doesn’t offer free breakfast. Novo serves meals; no breakfast price is published.
Address
Av. Francisco de Orellana, Kennedy NorteAvenida Francisco de Orellana 236, Guayaquil
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Courtyard Guayaquil and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm shuttle hours, the after-check-out parking fee, room count, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
The hotel says it doesn’t offer free breakfast. Novo serves meals; no breakfast price is published.
Parking for your stay
Free self-parking for registered guests, per the hotel
Pool
An outdoor pool, per the hotel.
Pets
One pet per room, up to 15 kg, US$30 a stay, per the hotel.
Food and drink on site
- NovoEcuadorian and international
- Novo Bar
Rooms
No room count is published on the page we read.
Accessibility
Courtyard Guayaquil’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Hotel car to the airport: US$7.50 one way, US$15 return
- Vanilla Spa on site
- 24-hour fitness center
Before you book
Worth knowing
- No free breakfast, per the hotel.
- Shuttle runs set hours; book by email.
- Parking after check-out costs extra; no price.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Shuttle hours
- The after-check-out parking fee
- Room count
Every hotel fact here comes from Courtyard’s own Marriott pages, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, measured to our estimated pin for the GYE terminal; most hotel pins are our estimates from street addresses.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Courtyard Guayaquil: the Guayaquil gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
Book the shuttle by email, then sleep easy.
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Courtyard Guayaquil FAQ
Does Courtyard Guayaquil have an airport shuttle?
Yes, complimentary on set schedules, reserved by email, per the hotel. The hotel car costs US$7.50 one way.
Is breakfast included at Courtyard Guayaquil?
No. The hotel says it doesn’t offer free breakfast.
How far is Courtyard Guayaquil from the airport?
About 4.0 km by road, per the hotel; about 1.7 km in a straight line by our map.
Booking the cruise too?
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