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Mercure Alameda scores the full 12 for the evening from its Accor page. A rooftop pool, a sauna, a gym, restaurants and bars, and free parking.
One figure doesn’t add up. Accor puts the airport 13 km and 25 minutes away; our pins read about 18 km in a straight line, and Diario Expreso says about 40 minutes from the centre-north in normal traffic.
Book a breakfast rate, and plan the longer drive.
Book it if
- You want a rooftop pool in La Mariscal
- You’re driving and want free parking for the night
Look elsewhere if
- Your Galápagos flight leaves early
- You’re traveling with a pet
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Mercure Alameda publishes and our own map estimates.
Restaurants and bars, per Accor; no names or hours are published.
Accor lists a paid transport service with no price. It puts the airport 13 km and about 25 minutes away, which is far shorter than the other sources we read — plan on 40 minutes to an hour.
Rates come with or without breakfast, per Accor, so pick a breakfast rate if you want it. No price is published.
About 18 km from UIO in a straight line by our estimated pin. Accor says 25 minutes; Diario Expreso says about 40 in normal traffic. Leave an hour.
Accor lists free parking for your stay — though nothing says a car can stay while you’re in the islands.
Night-Before Score: 18 of 100
Every point comes from Mercure’s own Accor page; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Mercure Alameda is about 18.1 km from Quito Airport in a straight line, and about 18.1 km from UIO domestic departures. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
Accor lists a paid transport service with no price. Diario Expreso puts an airport taxi at about US$25 to 30.
Accor lists a paid transport service with no price. It puts the airport 13 km and about 25 minutes away, which is far shorter than the other sources we read — plan on 40 minutes to an hour.
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.
Accor lists free parking for your stay — though nothing says a car can stay while you’re in the islands.
Parking for your stay: Free parking, per Accor.
Accor lists a paid transport service with no price. It puts the airport 13 km and about 25 minutes away, which is far shorter than the other sources we read — plan on 40 minutes to an hour.
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. Mercure Alameda is about 18.1 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
~18 km, straight lineAbout 18.1 km from UIO domestic departures in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThere’s no hotel bus stop listed. The old Aeroservicios shuttle has stopped, per Diario Expreso, so plan on a taxi or a city bus.
Parking while you’re away
Long-stay parking
Long-stay parking unconfirmedAccor lists free parking for your stay — though nothing says a car can stay while you’re in the islands.
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 siteRestaurants and bars, per Accor; no names or hours are published.
Breakfast
ExtraRates come with or without breakfast, per Accor, so pick a breakfast rate if you want it. No price is published.
Address
Roca y Amazonas, La MariscalCalle Ramón Roca y Av. Amazonas, Quito, per Accor
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Mercure Alameda and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the transport service price, restaurant names and hours, room count, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Rates come with or without breakfast, per Accor, so pick a breakfast rate if you want it. No price is published.
Parking for your stay
Free parking, per Accor
Pool
A rooftop pool, per Accor.
Pets
Not allowed, per Accor.
Rooms
Standard, Deluxe and Suite rooms, with one accessible room, per Accor. No room count is published.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible, with one accessible room listed, per Accor.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- Rooftop pool and sauna, per Accor
- Breakfast is an optional add-on to the rate
- Accor’s 13 km airport figure is well short of our pins
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Accor’s airport time looks optimistic.
- Breakfast is a rate option.
- No pets.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The transport service price
- Restaurant names and hours
- Room count
Every hotel fact here comes from Mercure’s own Accor page, 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 Mercure Alameda: the Quito gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
A rooftop swim, then an hour to UIO.
Tell us your flight date and we’ll check Mercure Alameda for the night before. No payment on the form.
Mercure Alameda FAQ
Does Mercure Alameda Quito have a pool?
Yes, a rooftop pool, per Accor, plus a sauna and a gym.
Is breakfast included at Mercure Alameda Quito?
Only if you book a rate with breakfast; Accor sells rates with and without.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the flight date and we’ll line up Mercure Alameda, the ride to the airport and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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