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Swissôtel takes the full 12 for the evening from its own pages. A pool, the Amrita Spa, a gym with squash and tennis, and four places to eat, including Tanoshii.
Like every city hotel, the drive costs it. The hotel says 45 minutes to UIO and lists no transfer, so it scores 6 on distance.
Use it for a city night with a spa, and give yourself the extra hour on flight morning.
Book it if
- You want a spa and a pool in the city
- You need an apartment with room to repack
Look elsewhere if
- Your Galápagos flight leaves early
- You want breakfast in the rate
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the departure gate, using only what Swissôtel publishes and our own map estimates.
Tanoshii for Japanese food, Café Quito for all-day dining, Quito Deli and a bar, per Swissôtel.
No airport transfer is listed. Swissôtel says the airport is “just 45 minutes” away; Diario Expreso puts a taxi at about US$25 to 30.
Breakfast is served at Café Quito, per the hotel; neither page says it’s in the rate.
About 17 km from UIO in a straight line by our estimated pin; the hotel says 45 minutes. Book a taxi and leave an hour.
Swissôtel lists a secure car park for your stay, with no price — nothing about leaving a car for the islands.
Night-Before Score: 18 of 100
Every point comes from Swissôtel’s own site and its Accor page; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to your flight
By our map estimate Swissôtel is about 17.4 km from Quito Airport in a straight line, and about 17.4 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. Swissôtel says the airport is “just 45 minutes” away; Diario Expreso puts a taxi at about US$25 to 30.
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.
Swissôtel lists a secure car park for your stay, with no price — nothing about leaving a car for the islands.
Parking for your stay: A secure car park for guests, no price published.
No airport transfer is listed. Swissôtel says the airport is “just 45 minutes” away; Diario Expreso puts a taxi at about US$25 to 30.
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. Swissôtel is about 17.4 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
~45 min, per the hotelAbout 17.4 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 unconfirmedSwissôtel lists a secure car park for your stay, with no price — nothing about leaving a car for 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 siteTanoshii for Japanese food, Café Quito for all-day dining, Quito Deli and a bar, per Swissôtel.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateBreakfast is served at Café Quito, per the hotel; neither page says it’s in the rate.
Address
Av. 12 de Octubre, La FlorestaAv. 12 de Octubre 1820 y Luis Cordero, Quito, per Swissôtel
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Swissôtel and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm breakfast inclusion, parking price, pets, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Breakfast is served at Café Quito, per the hotel; neither page says it’s in the rate.
Parking for your stay
A secure car park for guests, no price published
Pool
A swimming pool, per the hotel’s Accor page.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- TanoshiiJapanese
- Café QuitoBreakfast, lunch and dinner
- Quito DeliBakery and desserts
- The bar
Rooms
232 rooms and 43 executive apartments, per Swissôtel; Accor’s welcome note says 274 rooms.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible, with 11 accessible rooms, per Accor.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Amrita Spa, with more than 40 therapies, per the hotel
- Squash and tennis courts, per Accor
- Room counts differ slightly between its two pages
Before you book
Worth knowing
- About 45 minutes to UIO, per the hotel.
- No transfer listed.
- Breakfast inclusion not stated.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Breakfast inclusion
- Parking price
- Pets
Every hotel fact here comes from Swissôtel’s own site and its 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 Swissôtel: the Quito gateway guide and our Galápagos cruise guide.
An evening at Amrita, then an early taxi to UIO.
Tell us your flight date and we’ll check Swissôtel for the night before. No payment on the form.
Swissôtel FAQ
Does Swissôtel Quito have a pool?
Yes, per its Accor page, plus the Amrita Spa and a gym.
How far is Swissôtel Quito from the airport?
The hotel says about 45 minutes. By our pins it’s about 17 km in a straight line.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the flight date and we’ll line up Swissôtel, the ride to the airport and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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