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The Bristol Palace is the classic city-centre splurge. It’s on Via XX Settembre by De Ferrari, with Ristorante Giotto, a bar and the Volabus stop about 50 m from the door, per the hotel.
That bus stop is handy on arrival day. Sail morning is a taxi, about 1.3 km to Ponte dei Mille in a straight line.
The hotel publishes little that scores — no gym, no spa, nothing on breakfast. Ask both before you book.
Book it if
- You want a grand hotel in the shopping centre
- You’re coming in on Volabus
- You want two accessible rooms to choose from
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast confirmed
- You want a gym or a pool
- You want to walk to the ship
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Bristol Palace publishes and our own map estimates.
Ristorante Giotto and a bar, per the hotel.
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 1.3 km from the hotel’s pin in a straight line, so this is a taxi morning.
Neither the hotel’s contacts page nor KAYAK’s listing says breakfast is in the rate. Check yours.
Ponte dei Mille is about 1.3 km away in a straight line, roughly 22 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
The hotel runs a valet garage from 08:00 to 23:00 and points to the Piccapietra public car park, about 100 m away, around the clock. No price, and nothing for a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 23 of 100
Every point comes from the Bristol Palace’s own contacts page, with KAYAK’s listing for check-in times (named where used); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Bristol Palace is about 7.9 km from Genoa Airport in a straight line, and about 1.3 km from Ponte dei Mille. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No hotel shuttle is listed. The hotel puts the airport 9 km away, about 15 minutes by taxi, and Volabus about 25 minutes, stopping about 50 m from the door.
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 1.3 km from the hotel’s pin in a straight line, so this is a taxi morning.
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.
The hotel runs a valet garage from 08:00 to 23:00 and points to the Piccapietra public car park, about 100 m away, around the clock. No price, and nothing for a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Valet garage 08:00 to 23:00, no price; Piccapietra public car park about 100 m, open 24/7 (the hotel).
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 1.3 km from the hotel’s pin in a straight line, so this is a taxi morning.
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. Bristol Palace is about 1.3 km from our Ponte dei Mille pin in a straight line, and about 1.5 km from Ponte Andrea Doria. Your documents name the terminal; the Genoa cruise guide has the rest.
Source: portsofgenoa.comDistance
~1.3 km, straight lineAbout 1.3 km from Ponte dei Mille between our map pins, roughly 22 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Volabus stop 50 mThe hotel says the metro and Volabus stop is about 50 m away, with Volabus about every 30 minutes and about 25 minutes from the airport.
Source: hotelbristolpalace.itParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThe hotel runs a valet garage from 08:00 to 23:00 and points to the Piccapietra public car park, about 100 m away, around the clock. No price, and nothing for a cruise.
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 siteRistorante Giotto and a bar, per the hotel.
Breakfast
Not statedNeither the hotel’s contacts page nor KAYAK’s listing says breakfast is in the rate. Check yours.
Address
Via XX Settembre, by De FerrariVia XX Settembre 35, 16121 Genova
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Bristol Palace and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, parking price, pets, room count, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Neither the hotel’s contacts page nor KAYAK’s listing says breakfast is in the rate. Check yours.
Parking for your stay
Valet garage 08:00 to 23:00, no price; Piccapietra public car park about 100 m, open 24/7 (the hotel)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- Ristorante GiottoRestaurant
- Bar
Accessibility
Step-free entrance and common areas, two lifts, and two Grand Deluxe rooms equipped for reduced mobility, per the hotel.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Volabus and metro stop about 50 m away, per the hotel
- Brignole station 1.7 km, Principe 1.9 km, per the hotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast terms not published.
- Valet garage, no price.
- Volabus stop about 50 m away.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Parking price
- Pets
- Room count
Every hotel fact here comes from the Bristol Palace’s own contacts page, with KAYAK’s listing for check-in times (named where used), 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 Bristol Palace: the Genoa cruise guide and Genoa as a port of call.
Dinner at Giotto, a taxi down to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Bristol Palace for the night before. No payment on the form.
Bristol Palace FAQ
How far is the Bristol Palace from the Genoa cruise terminal?
About 1.3 km from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line by our map. Take a taxi.
How do I get from Genoa Airport to the Bristol Palace?
The hotel says Volabus stops about 50 m away and takes about 25 minutes; a taxi is about 15 minutes for the 9 km.
Does the Bristol Palace have parking?
A valet garage from 08:00 to 23:00, no price published, and the Piccapietra car park about 100 m away, per the hotel.
Booking the cruise too?
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