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Rincón de Puembo is the one with breakfast settled. Best Western’s own page lists free breakfast, a complimentary 24-hour shuttle, a heated outdoor pool, a fitness center and Las Cúpulas restaurant.
It finishes a point behind the two airport hotels, and distance is the whole gap. Hotels.com puts UIO about 30 minutes away by car, so this isn’t a five-minute hop.
Booked on an 08:00 flight? Ask what time the first shuttle can leave.
Book it if
- You want breakfast in the rate and a garden night
- You’re traveling with a small dog
- You’d like the pool without the city drive
Look elsewhere if
- You want the airport a few minutes away
- You want a night in the old town
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Rincón de Puembo publishes and our own map estimates.
Las Cúpulas, serving Ecuadorian and international food, per Best Western; Hotels.com adds a lunchtime grill.
Best Western lists a complimentary shuttle, available 24 hours. Hotels.com puts UIO about 30 minutes away by car. Tell the hotel your flight time when you book.
Free breakfast, served daily, per Best Western’s own page. Hotels.com says a buffet runs 7:00 to 10:00.
About 7 km from UIO in a straight line by our estimated pin; Best Western says 18 km and Hotels.com about 30 minutes by car. Book the free shuttle the night before.
Best Western lists free outdoor parking for your stay — it doesn’t mention leaving a car while you’re in the islands.
Night-Before Score: 66 of 100
Every point comes from Best Western’s own page, with the spa and the drive time from its Hotels.com listing shown but not scored; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Rincón de Puembo is about 7.1 km from Quito Airport in a straight line, and about 7.1 km from UIO domestic departures. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
Best Western lists a complimentary shuttle, available 24 hours. Hotels.com says it’s about 30 minutes by car.
Best Western lists a complimentary shuttle, available 24 hours. Hotels.com puts UIO about 30 minutes away by car. Tell the hotel your flight time when you book.
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.
Best Western lists free outdoor parking for your stay — it doesn’t mention leaving a car while you’re in the islands.
Parking for your stay: Free outdoor parking on site, per Best Western.
Best Western lists a complimentary shuttle, available 24 hours. Hotels.com puts UIO about 30 minutes away by car. Tell the hotel your flight time when you book.
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. Rincón de Puembo is about 7.1 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
~7.1 km, straight lineAbout 7.1 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 lists no airport bus. A taxi is about US$25 to 30, per Diario Expreso, and a private car about US$15 to 20.
Parking while you’re away
Long-stay parking
Long-stay parking unconfirmedBest Western lists free outdoor parking for your stay — it doesn’t mention leaving a car 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 siteLas Cúpulas, serving Ecuadorian and international food, per Best Western; Hotels.com adds a lunchtime grill.
Breakfast
IncludedFree breakfast, served daily, per Best Western’s own page. Hotels.com says a buffet runs 7:00 to 10:00.
Address
Puembo, below the airportManuel Burbano N6-66 y Francisco Ruiz, Puembo, per Best Western
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Rincón de Puembo and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the first shuttle time for an early flight, spa and sauna, from the hotel itself, pet terms, from the hotel itself, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Free breakfast, served daily, per Best Western’s own page. Hotels.com says a buffet runs 7:00 to 10:00.
Parking for your stay
Free outdoor parking on site, per Best Western
Pool
A heated outdoor pool in the gardens, per Best Western.
Pets
“May be accepted,” per Best Western; Hotels.com says dogs and cats up to 33 lb stay free.
Food and drink on site
- Las CúpulasEcuadorian and international
Rooms
45 rooms on two floors, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
Its listing doesn’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Hotels.com lists a sauna, a steam room and spa treatments; the brand page doesn’t
- The brand page lists check-in at 02:00, likely meant as 14:00 — confirm it
- Puembo sits about 400 m lower than central Quito, by the airport’s and the city’s published elevations
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast and the shuttle are free, per the brand.
- About 30 minutes to UIO by car, per Hotels.com.
- Check-in time on the brand page looks like a typo.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The first shuttle time for an early flight
- Spa and sauna, from the hotel itself
- Pet terms, from the hotel itself
Every hotel fact here comes from Best Western’s own page, with the spa and the drive time from its Hotels.com listing shown but not scored, 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 Rincón de Puembo: the Quito gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
Breakfast in the rate, then the ride up to UIO.
Tell us your flight date and we’ll check Rincón de Puembo for the night before. No payment on the form.
Rincón de Puembo FAQ
Is breakfast included at Hotel Rincón de Puembo?
Yes. Best Western’s page lists free breakfast, served daily.
Does Rincón de Puembo have an airport shuttle?
Yes. Best Western lists a complimentary shuttle, available 24 hours. Tell the hotel your flight time when you book.
How far is Rincón de Puembo from Quito airport?
About 7 km in a straight line by our estimated pin; Hotels.com says about 30 minutes by car.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the flight date and we’ll line up Rincón de Puembo, the ride to the airport and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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