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Palazzo Grillo is the old-town character pick. Twenty-five rooms in a palazzo on Piazza delle Vigne, and a published airport transfer, €40 a car for up to four, per Hotels.com.
That transfer is the useful part. After an overnight flight you get a ride from GOA to the door at a known price.
It scores low because it lists no restaurant, no gym and nothing on breakfast. Eat in the caruggi, then take a taxi to the ship.
Book it if
- You want a night in the old town’s lanes
- You want a fixed-price ride from the airport
- You’re a family of four in one suite
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast confirmed
- You want dinner in the building
- You want to walk to the ship
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Palazzo Grillo publishes and our own map estimates.
Nothing to eat on site that we found listed, so plan dinner in town.
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 850 m from our pin in a straight line; Hotels.com says a 3-minute drive. Take a taxi with bags.
Hotels.com’s listing doesn’t mention breakfast. Check your rate.
Ponte dei Mille is about 850 m away in a straight line, roughly 14 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists off-site parking about 600 m away at €24 a day. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 25 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 Palazzo Grillo is about 7.4 km from Genoa Airport in a straight line, and about 850 m from Ponte dei Mille. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
An airport transfer on request, around the clock, €40 a vehicle one way for up to four people, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 850 m from our pin in a straight line; Hotels.com says a 3-minute drive. Take a taxi with bags.
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 off-site parking about 600 m away at €24 a day. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Off site, about 600 m away, €24 a day (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. Ponte dei Mille is about 850 m from our pin in a straight line; Hotels.com says a 3-minute drive. Take a taxi with bags.
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. Palazzo Grillo is about 850 m from our Ponte dei Mille pin in a straight line, and about 1 km from Ponte Andrea Doria. Your documents name the terminal; the Genoa cruise guide has the rest.
Source: portsofgenoa.comDistance
~850 m, straight lineAbout 850 m from Ponte dei Mille between our map pins, roughly 14 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Airport transfer, €40An airport shuttle on request, 24 hours, €40 a vehicle one way for up to four, per Hotels.com.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists off-site parking about 600 m away at €24 a day. Nothing is offered 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
Not statedNo restaurant or bar is listed, only room service, per Hotels.com. Plan dinner in the old town.
Breakfast
Not statedHotels.com’s listing doesn’t mention breakfast. Check your rate.
Address
Piazza delle Vigne, in the old townPiazza delle Vigne 4, 16123 Genova
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Palazzo Grillo and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own pages, whether breakfast is included, step-free access, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Hotels.com’s listing doesn’t mention breakfast. Check your rate.
Parking for your stay
Off site, about 600 m away, €24 a day (Hotels.com)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Dogs and cats, one a room, €15 a day, per Hotels.com.
Rooms
25 rooms, from 15 m² singles to a 36 m² suite that sleeps four, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
A lift and an accessible airport shuttle are listed, but reviews mention stairs, per Hotels.com; ask.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- One child 3 or under stays free in existing beds
- City tax €4 a person a night
- Check-out 11:00
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast isn’t mentioned.
- Airport transfer €40 a car, per Hotels.com.
- Check-out 11:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The hotel’s own pages
- Whether breakfast is included
- Step-free access
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 Palazzo Grillo: the Genoa cruise guide and Genoa as a port of call.
A palazzo night, a taxi down to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Palazzo Grillo for the night before. No payment on the form.
Palazzo Grillo FAQ
Does Palazzo Grillo offer an airport transfer?
Yes, on request, €40 a vehicle one way for up to four, per Hotels.com.
Is breakfast included at Palazzo Grillo?
Hotels.com’s listing doesn’t say. Check your rate.
How far is Palazzo Grillo from the cruise terminal?
About 850 m from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line by our map. Take a taxi with bags.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Palazzo Grillo, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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