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Hilton Colón is the big-hotel evening. Seven restaurants and bars, a pool with its own bar, a spa and a free airport shuttle, all per the hotel.
Check-in starts at 14:00, the earliest on our list. Breakfast costs extra — the hotel says “for a fee” without a price.
Reserve the shuttle when you book the room. Then pick a restaurant and stop thinking about the morning.
Book it if
- You want choice for dinner without leaving the building
- You land early and want the room at 14:00
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You want to walk to the airport counter
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Hilton Colón publishes and our own map estimates.
Seven restaurants and bars, per Hilton’s dining page, which names six of them: Café Colón, Vereda Tropical for grilled seafood and meat, Kioto Sushi Bar, Sal & Pimienta, and the Atrium and Coco bars.
A complimentary airport shuttle, reservation required, per the hotel. No hours are published; book it with your flight time.
A buffet breakfast “for a fee,” per the hotel: Café Colón from 6:30 to 11:00, Sal & Pimienta from 7:00. No price is published.
About 2.1 km from the terminal in a straight line by our map. Take the free shuttle with the bags.
Complimentary self-parking for your stay, per the hotel. Nothing says a car can stay once you’ve checked out.
Night-Before Score: 61 of 100
Every point comes from Hilton’s own pages; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Hilton Colón is about 2.1 km from Guayaquil Airport in a straight line, and about 2.1 km from GYE departures. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
A complimentary airport shuttle, reservation required, per the hotel.
A complimentary airport shuttle, reservation required, per the hotel. No hours are published; book it with your flight time.
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.
Complimentary self-parking for your stay, per the hotel. Nothing says a car can stay once you’ve checked out.
Parking for your stay: Complimentary self-parking, covered and secured, per the hotel.
A complimentary airport shuttle, reservation required, per the hotel. No hours are published; book it with your flight time.
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, Hilton Colón is about 2.1 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
~2.1 km, straight lineAbout 2.1 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
Long-stay parking unconfirmedComplimentary self-parking for your stay, per the hotel. Nothing says a car can stay once you’ve checked out.
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 siteSeven restaurants and bars, per Hilton’s dining page, which names six of them: Café Colón, Vereda Tropical for grilled seafood and meat, Kioto Sushi Bar, Sal & Pimienta, and the Atrium and Coco bars.
Breakfast
ExtraA buffet breakfast “for a fee,” per the hotel: Café Colón from 6:30 to 11:00, Sal & Pimienta from 7:00. No price is published.
Address
Av. Francisco de Orellana, Kennedy NorteAv. Francisco de Orellana Mz. 111, Guayaquil
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Hilton Colón and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm shuttle hours, the breakfast price, room count, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
A buffet breakfast “for a fee,” per the hotel: Café Colón from 6:30 to 11:00, Sal & Pimienta from 7:00. No price is published.
Parking for your stay
Complimentary self-parking, covered and secured, per the hotel
Pool
An outdoor pool, with Coco Bar beside it, per the hotel.
Pets
Allowed: US$50 non-refundable, up to 55 lb, per the hotel.
Food and drink on site
- Café ColónBuffets
- Vereda TropicalGrilled seafood and meat
- Kioto Sushi BarJapanese
- Sal & PimientaGrab-and-go
- Atrium BarLive music
- Coco BarPoolside cocktails
Rooms
No room count is published on the page we read.
Accessibility
Hilton Colón’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
- Check-in from 14:00, the earliest published on our list
- Seven restaurants and bars
- Spa on site
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is extra; no price published.
- Reserve the shuttle.
- Our pin is an estimate.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Shuttle hours
- The breakfast price
- Room count
Every hotel fact here comes from Hilton’s own 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 Hilton Colón: the Guayaquil gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
Dinner at Vereda Tropical, the shuttle at dawn.
Tell us your flight date and we’ll check Hilton Colón for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hilton Colón FAQ
Does Hilton Colón Guayaquil have an airport shuttle?
Yes. Complimentary, reservation required, per the hotel.
Is breakfast included at Hilton Colón Guayaquil?
The hotel says the buffet breakfast is available for a fee.
What time is check-in at Hilton Colón Guayaquil?
14:00, with check-out at 12:00, per the hotel.
Booking the cruise too?
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