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Plaza Grande is the square itself, and that’s the draw. Fifteen suites, a restaurant, Café Plaza Grande and Bar 1936 in the basement, per the hotel.
It scores 9: 6 for the city band and 3 for food. No transfer, breakfast or check-in times are published on the pages we read.
Ask about breakfast and a car to UIO when you book.
Book it if
- You want to wake up on Plaza Grande
- A suite matters more than a pool
Look elsewhere if
- Your Galápagos flight leaves early
- You want check-in times in writing
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Plaza Grande publishes and our own map estimates.
A restaurant with Ecuadorian and international food, Café Plaza Grande, and Bar 1936 in the basement, per the hotel.
No airport transfer is listed. The airport is a long drive from the old town: Casa Gangotena, a few blocks away, puts it at about an hour. Book a taxi.
Breakfast isn’t mentioned on the hotel’s pages we read, so ask whether your rate includes it.
About 21 km from UIO in a straight line by our estimated pin, and about an hour by road. Book a taxi with a buffer.
Parking isn’t mentioned on the pages we read. Ask if you’re driving.
Night-Before Score: 9 of 100
Every point comes from Plaza Grande’s own site; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Plaza Grande is about 20.8 km from Quito Airport in a straight line, and about 20.8 km from UIO domestic departures. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is listed. Diario Expreso puts an airport taxi at about US$25 to 30, and Casa Gangotena puts the drive at about an hour.
No airport transfer is listed. The airport is a long drive from the old town: Casa Gangotena, a few blocks away, puts it at about an hour. Book a taxi.
From UIO without a hotel shuttle
Diario Expreso (June 2025) puts an airport taxi at US$25 to 30 and a private car at US$15 to 20; buses to the Río Coca and Quitumbe terminals cost US$2. The old Aeroservicios shuttle has stopped running, per the same report. The airport page has the taxi, the bus and the timing.
Parking isn’t mentioned on the pages we read. Ask if you’re driving.
Parking for your stay: Not mentioned.
No airport transfer is listed. The airport is a long drive from the old town: Casa Gangotena, a few blocks away, puts it at about an hour. Book a taxi.
Landing the morning you fly to the islands? The TCT counter and the bag check come before airline check-in, and Quasar suggests at least two hours if you buy the card at the airport; the airport page has the landing check.
Which terminal
UIO domestic departuresThe morning job here is a flight, not a gangway: the Galápagos Transit Control Card counter, the ABG bag check, then airline check-in, all at UIO before you fly. Plaza Grande is about 20.8 km from the airport in a straight line, measured to Wikipedia’s airport coordinate, not the terminal door. The Quito departure guide has the order of the counters.
Source: galapagos.gob.ecDistance
~1 h by roadAbout 20.8 km from UIO domestic departures in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t say where the airport bus stops. With Galápagos bags, a taxi or a shuttle is simpler than a city bus.
Parking while you’re away
Long-stay parking
Long-stay parking unconfirmedParking isn’t mentioned on the pages we read. Ask if you’re driving.
In town
One weekly rate, unconfirmed for the tripJW Marriott prints a US$35 weekly self-parking rate, but it doesn’t say it covers a car left while you’re in the islands. Most people fly into Quito anyway, so this rarely matters — ask the hotel if you’re driving.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA restaurant with Ecuadorian and international food, Café Plaza Grande, and Bar 1936 in the basement, per the hotel.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateBreakfast isn’t mentioned on the hotel’s pages we read, so ask whether your rate includes it.
Address
Plaza Grande, old townGarcía Moreno N5-16 y Chile, on Plaza Grande, Quito, per the hotel
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Plaza Grande and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm breakfast inclusion, check-in and check-out times, parking, an airport transfer, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Breakfast isn’t mentioned on the hotel’s pages we read, so ask whether your rate includes it.
Parking for your stay
Not mentioned
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- The restaurantEcuadorian and international
- Bar 1936Basement bar
Rooms
15 suites, per the hotel.
Accessibility
The hotel’s pages don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Bring an original ID; the hotel registers every guest at check-in, per its terms
- Bar 1936 in the basement
- Reception +593 2 251 0777
Before you book
Worth knowing
- About an hour to UIO by road.
- Only 15 suites.
- Breakfast isn’t mentioned.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Breakfast inclusion
- Check-in and check-out times
- Parking
- An airport transfer
Every hotel fact here comes from Plaza Grande’s own site, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, measured to Wikipedia’s airport coordinate rather than the terminal door; most hotel pins are our estimates from the street address.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Plaza Grande: the Quito gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
A suite on Plaza Grande, and a taxi booked for dawn.
Tell us your flight date and we’ll check Plaza Grande for the night before. No payment on the form.
Plaza Grande FAQ
How many rooms does Hotel Plaza Grande have?
15 suites, per the hotel.
How far is Hotel Plaza Grande from Quito airport?
About 21 km in a straight line by our pins, and roughly an hour by road.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the flight date and we’ll line up Plaza Grande, the ride to the airport and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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