Airbnb Occupancy Rate in Quito, Ecuador, Data & Trends 2026

For the analysis period June 2025 to May 2026, Quito runs 51% average occupancy with an ADR of 32€ (about $29) and average monthly revenue of 480€ (roughly $436) per listing across 337 active listings. As the only tracked market in Ecuador, Quito effectively sets the national benchmark: a moderate occupancy paired with a low ADR that reflects the city's budget, short-stay, gateway character rather than a resort or beach premium.

Two numbers deserve attention. Revenue is down 10% year on year, signalling softening rates or rising supply that managers should counter with tighter pricing discipline and length-of-stay rules rather than blanket discounting. Seasonality is moderate at 26%, so the gap between the July/August and December peaks and the February/May troughs is real but manageable, meaning yield here comes less from chasing a single high season and more from holding occupancy steady across a 182-night booked year through the expat, business and school-driven midweek base.

Quito's Airbnb demand is overwhelmingly transit-driven: at 2,850m in the Andes, the capital is the international gateway for travellers heading to the Galápagos Islands, the Amazon basin and the Avenue of the Volcanoes, so most guests stay two or three nights on the way in and out rather than for full-week holidays. The UNESCO-listed Centro Histórico, the largest and best-preserved colonial centre in the Americas, anchors leisure demand, while the equatorial 'Mitad del Mundo' monument and day trips to Otavalo, Cotopaxi and the Quilotoa loop keep travellers moving through the city.

This creates a high-churn, short-stay market with 337 active listings across the metro area. Backpackers and budget travellers concentrate in the hostel-dense Mariscal district, while business travellers, expats and NGO/government visitors sustain steadier midweek demand in the modern north. Spanish-language schools, volunteer placements and the long-term expat community also feed a parallel stream of monthly and multi-week bookings that smooth out the gaps between tourist peaks.

La Mariscal ('Gringolandia') around Plaza Foch is the backpacker and nightlife core, packed with hostels, bars and international restaurants, high turnover, strong weekend demand and price-sensitive guests. The Centro Histórico and adjoining La Ronda draw culture-focused travellers who want to walk to Plaza Grande, the colonial churches and museums; characterful colonial units here command a premium but face stricter heritage-zone constraints.

The modern north (La Carolina, La Floresta and González Suárez) suits business travellers and longer stays, with proximity to corporate offices, the Parque La Carolina and better perceived safety. La Floresta in particular has become a creative, café-and-cinema district popular with younger professionals. Further out, Cumbayá and Tumbaco offer a warmer, upscale valley setting favoured by expats and families on extended stays, and sit close to Quito's airport corridor, making them practical for guests with early Galápagos or Amazon flights.