District · Quito
González Suárez and La FlorestaGonzález Suárez / La Floresta
Between the Historic Centre and Guápulo; a good second-visit base.
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Key facts
- Suits
- Quieter, leafier, boutique hotels, cafés
What it's like
- Feels:
- Leafy, small cafés, galleries and craft beer
- Suits:
- Quieter, leafier, boutique hotels, cafés
- Best time:
- Afternoons
- Watch out for:
- Expecting big sights.
- In short:
- Between the Historic Centre and Guápulo; a good second-visit base.
About these names
Quito's official parishes and neighbourhood names overlap; this table uses the names taxi drivers and hotels use. In ride-hailing apps, search by street intersection.
A first visit fits in a strip about 6 km long: the Historic Centre at the south end, La Mariscal 3–4 km north, La Carolina another 1–2 km beyond, and Guápulo dropping off the ridge on the east side. Everything between clusters is a car ride.
Stay here?
Not a base in this guide
No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Historic Centre (Centro Histórico), La Mariscal.
Drink and nightlife
Lines from the Quito drinking guide that name this district.
- Craft-beer taprooms (La Floresta, González Suárez) · Local brews · until about 23:00Quieter, more local.
- Craft beer · Ecuadorian pale ales, stouts and lagers · until about 23:00 · $3.50–6La Floresta, La Mariscal, González Suárez
- Wine bars · Imported and Andean wines · until about 23:00 · $5–9 a glassLa Floresta, Guápulo
Shopping
Markets and shopping streets from the Quito buying guide that name this district.
- Chocolate and coffee · Supermarkets and specialist shops in La Floresta and the Historic Centre · Shop hoursEcuador is a serious cacao producer; buy bars from small makers as gifts.
Built from this guide’s Quito districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.