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Wyndham is the riverfront pick with the clock covered. Its free airport shuttle runs 24 hours, per the hotel, so a 5 am departure is no harder than a 10 am one.
The evening is the draw: a heated rooftop pool, a spa with sauna and steam, and River Lounge on the water. Breakfast is listed but its inclusion isn’t — ask.
Walk the Malecón after dinner. Then set the alarm and let the shuttle do the rest.
Book it if
- You want one evening by the river
- Your flight is very early and you want a 24-hour shuttle
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast confirmed in the rate
- You want the shortest ride to the airport
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Wyndham Guayaquil publishes and our own map estimates.
Rio Grande for buffets and dinner, Doyo Nikkei, the open-air River Lounge and the Lobby Bar, per the hotel. Room service runs 24 hours.
A free 24-hour airport shuttle, per Wyndham’s services and amenities page, which puts GYE about 3 miles away. The overview page says only “a free shuttle to GYE airport” and about 5 km, so confirm the hours when you book.
Restaurante Rio Grande serves a breakfast buffet from 06:30 to 10:30, per the hotel, which doesn’t say whether it’s in the rate.
The hotel puts GYE about 3 miles away; our pins read about 2.5 km in a straight line. The free shuttle runs 24 hours, so an early flight isn’t a problem.
Garage and valet parking, per the hotel, with no price — and nothing about leaving a car while you’re away.
Night-Before Score: 55 of 100
Every point comes from Wyndham’s own brand pages; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Wyndham Guayaquil is about 2.5 km from Guayaquil Airport in a straight line, and about 2.5 km from GYE departures. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
A free airport shuttle, 24 hours, per the hotel.
A free 24-hour airport shuttle, per Wyndham’s services and amenities page, which puts GYE about 3 miles away. The overview page says only “a free shuttle to GYE airport” and about 5 km, so confirm the hours when you book.
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.
Garage and valet parking, per the hotel, with no price — and nothing about leaving a car while you’re away.
Parking for your stay: Garage and valet parking, no price published.
A free 24-hour airport shuttle, per Wyndham’s services and amenities page, which puts GYE about 3 miles away. The overview page says only “a free shuttle to GYE airport” and about 5 km, so confirm the hours when you book.
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, Wyndham Guayaquil is about 2.5 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
~2.5 km, straight lineAbout 2.5 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 unconfirmedGarage and valet parking, per the hotel, with no price — and nothing about leaving a car while you’re away.
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 siteRio Grande for buffets and dinner, Doyo Nikkei, the open-air River Lounge and the Lobby Bar, per the hotel. Room service runs 24 hours.
Breakfast
Breakfast by rateRestaurante Rio Grande serves a breakfast buffet from 06:30 to 10:30, per the hotel, which doesn’t say whether it’s in the rate.
Address
Puerto Santa Ana, on the riverPuerto Santa Ana, by Malecón 2000, Guayaquil (no street number on the brand page)
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Wyndham Guayaquil and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, check-in and check-out times, parking price, street address, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Restaurante Rio Grande serves a breakfast buffet from 06:30 to 10:30, per the hotel, which doesn’t say whether it’s in the rate.
Parking for your stay
Garage and valet parking, no price published
Pool
A heated rooftop pool on the ninth-floor terrace, per Wyndham’s services and amenities page; the overview page calls it the pool on the terrace.
Pets
Service animals allowed, per the hotel; nothing else stated.
Food and drink on site
- Restaurante Rio GrandeBreakfast 06:30 to 10:30, dinner 19:00 to 22:30
- Doyo NikkeiJapanese-Latin, 12:30 to 22:30
- River LoungeOpen-air, river views, to 22:00
- Lobby Bar07:00 to 22:30
Rooms
Deluxe king, deluxe two-double and junior suites, per the hotel. No room count is published.
Accessibility
Accessible elevators and entrance, braille buttons, accessible parking and large-print menus, per the hotel.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Rooftop spa with massages, sauna and steam, per the brand’s amenities page (the overview page doesn’t mention it)
- Free shuttle 24 hours, per the amenities page
- Room service 24 hours
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Shuttle runs 24 hours, per the hotel.
- Breakfast inclusion not stated.
- Check-in times not published.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Check-in and check-out times
- Parking price
- Street address
Every hotel fact here comes from Wyndham’s own brand 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 Wyndham Guayaquil: the Guayaquil gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
A rooftop pool on the river, a 24-hour shuttle to GYE.
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Wyndham Guayaquil FAQ
Does Wyndham Guayaquil Puerto Santa Ana have an airport shuttle?
Yes. Free, 24 hours, per the hotel.
Does Wyndham Guayaquil have a pool?
A heated rooftop pool on the ninth floor, plus a spa with sauna and steam, per Wyndham’s services and amenities page.
How far is Wyndham Guayaquil from the airport?
About 3 miles, per the hotel; about 2.5 km in a straight line by our map.
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