The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Guayaquil

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Guayaquil

Guayaquil, Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador

If it's your first trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Guayaquil. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Guayaquil. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Guayaquil for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Guayaquil beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Guayaquil for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Grand Hotel Guayaquil an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Boyaca 1615 Y Clemente Ballen Clemente Ballon, Grand Hotel Guayaquil an Ascend Hotel Collection Member has great rooms from $78 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.5 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and city views at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Table tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Holiday Inn Guayaquil Airport

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Guayaquil
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Holiday Inn Guayaquil Airport which has nice rooms starting at $131. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Avenida De Las Americas, Junto al Aeropuerto Internacional Jose Joaquin de Olmedo.. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Breakfast in the room


Wyndham Guayaquil

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

We found Wyndham Guayaquil to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $129. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Calle Numa Pompilio Llona S/N. You'll also find laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool


Hilton Colon Guayaquil Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Guayaquil
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $139, Hilton Colon Guayaquil Hotel, at Av. Francisco de Orellana Mz. 111 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, city views, a hot tub, and a spa. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Sonesta Hotel Guayaquil

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Sonesta Hotel Guayaquil has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $116 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Av. Joaquin Orrantia y L. Benitez. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, city views, free parking, and kids meals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Mundial City

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $43 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Mundial City is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $43, and it's located at Cdla. Simon Bolivar a 1 cuadra del aeropuerto, junto a la iglesia catolica Nina Maria, a 3 cuadras de Transportes Ecuador. We also love the breakfast, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a free breakfast which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Oro Verde Guayaquil

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $73 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Guayaquil
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Oro Verde Guayaquil because it has great rooms that start at $73. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 9 de Octubre Street. Only 2.6 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Sheraton Guayaquil

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Sheraton Guayaquil offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $129 (before taxes). It's located at Av Constitucion, Plaza Del Sol and has earned a guest rating of 8.70/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Unipark by Oro Verde Hotels

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $60 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Guayaquil
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Clemente Ballen 406 Y Chile, Unipark by Oro Verde Hotels has great rooms from $60 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.1 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Courtyard by Marriott Guayaquil

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Courtyard by Marriott Guayaquil which has nice rooms starting at $93. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Av Francisco de Orellana 236. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, and a spa. It's located just 0.4 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


For more terrific hotel ideas in Guayaquil, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Guayaquil, Best Luxury Hotels in Guayaquil, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Guayaquil, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Guayaquil, Best Hotels for One Week in Guayaquil, Best Hotels for One Night in Guayaquil, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Guayaquil, or Best Business Hotels in Guayaquil.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Guayaquil?

Guayaquil Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$69

After analyzing 40 first time trip hotels in Guayaquil, Ecuador, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $69. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Guayaquil.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $101
  • 4-star hotels: $126
  • 3-star hotels: $58
  • 2-star hotels: $34


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