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Acquaverde is the budget walk to the ship. It’s on Via Balbi by Piazza Principe, about 300 m from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line, with a family room that sleeps six, per Hotels.com.
It’s simple. There’s a bar, no restaurant, and breakfast is a cheap extra, about €5.
Watch two things: some rooms share a bathroom, and check-out is 10:00. Book a private bathroom and ask them to hold your bags.
Book it if
- You want the shortest walk for the least money
- You’re a big family in one room
- You’re bringing a pet
Look elsewhere if
- You want a restaurant in the building
- You want a late check-out
- You need a crib
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Acquaverde publishes and our own map estimates.
A bar and lounge, per Hotels.com. No restaurant is listed, so plan dinner on Via Balbi.
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 300 m from our pin in a straight line; Hotels.com says the terminal is within a 15-minute walk.
Not in the rate: a buffet is about €5, 07:00 to 10:00, per Hotels.com.
Ponte dei Mille is about 300 m away in a straight line, roughly 5 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists limited on-site parking at €20 a night. That’s for your stay, not a cruise week.
Night-Before Score: 33 of 100
Every point comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Hotel Acquaverde is about 7 km from Genoa Airport in a straight line, and about 300 m from Ponte dei Mille. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is listed; Hotels.com puts the airport about 14 minutes’ drive away.
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 300 m from our pin in a straight line; Hotels.com says the terminal is within a 15-minute walk.
From GOA without a hotel shuttle
A taxi from the airport to the cruise terminal is a fixed €25 a car, per a January 2025 report of the city’s fares. Volabus runs to Piazza Principe in about 30 minutes, per AMT, for €10, per an October 2025 report. MSC sells a transfer at €19 a person. The airport page has the fares.
Hotels.com lists limited on-site parking at €20 a night. That’s for your stay, not a cruise week.
Parking for your stay: On site, €20 a night, limited (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 300 m from our pin in a straight line; Hotels.com says the terminal is within a 15-minute walk.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Ponte dei MilleMSC says its ships use Ponte dei Mille / Ponte Andrea Doria, the two cruise terminals Stazioni Marittime runs below Piazza Principe. Hotel Acquaverde is about 300 m from our Ponte dei Mille pin in a straight line, and about 600 m from Ponte Andrea Doria. Your documents name the terminal; the Genoa cruise guide has the rest.
Source: portsofgenoa.comDistance
~300 m, straight lineAbout 300 m from Ponte dei Mille between our map pins, roughly 5 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t say where the airport bus stops. Volabus, per AMT, stops at Via Milano / Ferry Terminal, Piazza Principe, De Ferrari and Brignole on the way in from the airport.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists limited on-site parking at €20 a night. That’s for your stay, not a cruise week.
In town
MSC Parking at Ponte dei Mille, from €70MSC runs valet parking at the Garage Ponte dei Mille, by the terminal: €70 for four days up to €160 for thirteen, car or SUV, per MSC. You drop the bags, then hand over the car. We found no published cruise parking for Costa guests.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA bar and lounge, per Hotels.com. No restaurant is listed, so plan dinner on Via Balbi.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: a buffet is about €5, 07:00 to 10:00, per Hotels.com.
Address
Via Balbi, by Piazza PrincipeVia Balbi 29, 16126 Genova
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Hotel Acquaverde and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own pages, luggage storage after check-out, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: a buffet is about €5, 07:00 to 10:00, per Hotels.com.
Parking for your stay
On site, €20 a night, limited (Hotels.com)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pets stay free, with restrictions, per Hotels.com; ask first.
Food and drink on site
- Bar and lounge
Rooms
35 rooms over four floors, some with shared bathrooms, and a family room for six of about 25 m², per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
Listed as wheelchair accessible, with a lift and accessible parking, per Hotels.com.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Some rooms share a bathroom, per Hotels.com; check yours
- No cribs
- Check-out 10:00, early
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Some rooms have shared bathrooms.
- Check-out 10:00.
- Breakfast about €5 extra.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The hotel’s own pages
- Luggage storage after check-out
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; both terminal pins are our estimates.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Hotel Acquaverde: the Genoa cruise guide and Genoa as a port of call.
A cheap bed, a short walk, the ship.
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Hotel Acquaverde FAQ
How far is Hotel Acquaverde from the Genoa cruise terminal?
About 300 m from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line by our map. Hotels.com says within a 15-minute walk.
Is breakfast included at Hotel Acquaverde?
No, it’s about €5 extra, per Hotels.com.
Do all rooms at Hotel Acquaverde have a private bathroom?
No. Hotels.com says some rooms share bathrooms, so check the room type when you book.
Booking the cruise too?
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