Region · Ecuador
Where to stay in Manabí Province
This guide covers 5 destinations in Manabí Province, a first-level administrative division of Ecuador, with 16 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Manta, Portoviejo and Monte Cristi. Across its destinations, July to October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 16
- Comfortable in the most places
- July to October
- Main airport
- MECEloy Alfaro International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Guayaquil
Destinations
Destinations in Manabí Province
Every destination in this guide in Manabí Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manta | 258,697 | 16 | MEC · 4 km |
| Portoviejo | 244,129 | MEC · 28 km | |
| Monte Cristi | 71,066 | MEC · 12 km | |
| Chone | 54,629 | MEC · 71 km | |
| El Carmen | 52,366 | LTX · 117 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Manabí Province
16 hotels in Manabí Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Casa Blanca Hotel Boutique | Manta | |
| Hostal Antares | Manta | |
| Hostal Blue Pacific | Manta | |
| Hostal Rosa Mar | Manta | |
| Hotel & Resort Terrazas del Mar | Manta | |
| Hotel Balandra | Manta | |
| Hotel Los Almendros | Manta | |
| Hotel Mar Azul | Manta | |
| Hotel Perla Spondylus | Manta | |
| Hotel Vistalmar | Manta | |
| Hotels Demarc - Manta (Nazo) | Manta | |
| MantaHost Hotel | Manta | |
| Oro Verde Manta | Manta | |
| Pacoche Lodge & Reserve | Manta | |
| Soga Hostal | Manta | |
| Wyndham Manta Sail Plaza Hotel and Convention Center | Manta |
When to go
Best time to visit Manabí Province
From the climate of 5 destinations in Manabí Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: July to October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 149 mm |
| February | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 236 mm |
| March | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 245 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 156 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 80 mm |
| June | 1 of 5 | 30 °C | 35 mm |
| July | 3 of 5 | 29 °C | 9 mm |
| August | 3 of 5 | 29 °C | 2 mm |
| September | 3 of 5 | 29 °C | 5 mm |
| October | 3 of 5 | 29 °C | 3 mm |
| November | 2 of 5 | 29 °C | 7 mm |
| December | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 27 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Manabí Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Manabí Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MEC · Eloy Alfaro International Airport
LTX · Cotopaxi International Airport
SNC · General Ulpiano Paez International Airport
UIO · Mariscal Sucre International Airport
GYE · José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
ESM · Carlos Concha Torres International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Manabí Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Ecuador
Nearby
Regions near Manabí Province
Other regions of Ecuador with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.