Star Inn Airport, Lisbon: Pre-Cruise Hotel Review

The verdict

The Star Inn is the simple airport bed. A free shuttle runs 04:00 to midnight, and breakfast starts at 04:00 for the early flights, per Hotels.com.

There’s no pool or gym, and the terminal is about 10 km away by road, so it ranks last for the night before.

It’s the right call for the night after, with a dawn flight home.

Book it if

You fly out at dawn after the cruise
You land very late
You’re travelling with a pet

Look elsewhere if

You want Lisbon on your last evening
You want a pool or a gym

Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

From check-in to the gangway, using only what Star Inn Airport publishes and our own map estimates.

Evening

Check in and settle

STARS Caffé for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a bar, per Hotels.com.

Before bed

Line up your morning

No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7 km in a straight line; take a taxi or a ride app.

Sail morning

Breakfast

Not in the rate: a buffet is about €12, 04:00 to 11:00, per Hotels.com.

Heading out

To the quay

This is an airport hotel. The terminal is about 10 km by road, roughly 15 minutes, per Holland America. Take a taxi or a ride app.

While you sail

Your car

Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €15 a night, for your stay. Nothing is offered for a cruise.

Score

Night-Before Score: 13 of 100

13No. 10 of 10

Distance to the ship10/30

Getting to the ship0/25

Parking while you sail0/20

Free breakfast0/10

The evening before3/15

Every point comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site); the airport names it among its hotels; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

By our map estimate Star Inn Airport is about 600 m from Lisbon Airport in a straight line, and about 7.4 km from the Lisbon Cruise Terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.

Leg 1 · Lisbon Airport to the hotel

Free shuttle, 04:00–midnight

A free airport shuttle runs from 04:00 to midnight at set times, per Hotels.com. Contact the hotel ahead.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

Shuttle not stated

No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7 km in a straight line; take a taxi or a ride app.

From LIS without a hotel shuttle

The airport’s own page puts the metro at about 20 minutes to Saldanha and a taxi at about €10 to €15 to the centre. Holland America gives about €20 for the taxi to the terminal, roughly 15 minutes. A metro single is €1.90 on a €0.50 navegante card, per the Metro. The airport page has the fares.

Leg 1 · Drive in and park

Cruise parking unconfirmed

Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €15 a night, for your stay. Nothing is offered for a cruise.

Parking for your stay: On-site, €15 a night (Hotels.com).

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

Shuttle not stated

No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7 km in a straight line; take a taxi or a ride app.

Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.

Which quay

the Lisbon Cruise Terminal

Most turnarounds use the Lisbon Cruise Terminal at Jardim do Tabaco, on Av. Infante Dom Henrique by Santa Apolónia station. Star Inn Airport is about 7.4 km from our pin for it in a straight line, and about 9.2 km from Alcântara, the western quay. The port assigns the berth, so check your documents; the Lisbon cruise guide has the rest.

Source: hollandamerica.com

Distance

~7.4 km, straight line

About 7.4 km from the Lisbon Cruise Terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.

Airport bus

Free airport shuttle

A free shuttle runs 04:00 to midnight at set times, per Hotels.com; contact the hotel ahead.

Parking

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

Cruise parking unconfirmed

Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €15 a night, for your stay. Nothing is offered for a cruise.

In town

Parking at the pier, no price published

Holland America says there’s parking at the pier and sends you to info@lct.pt for the details; nobody we read prints a price. A few of our hotels publish garage rates for your stay, but none says the rate covers a cruise. Ask the terminal before you drive in.

The Night Before

The evening and the morning

The evening

Food or bar on site

STARS Caffé for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a bar, per Hotels.com.

Breakfast

Extra

Not in the rate: a buffet is about €12, 04:00 to 11:00, per Hotels.com.

Address

Rua C-2, at the airport

Rua C-2, Aeroporto Internacional de Lisboa, 1749-125 Lisboa
Hotel website

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Star Inn Airport and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own pages, so ask when you book.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in14:00 to midnight

Check-out12:00

Breakfast

Not in the rate: a buffet is about €12, 04:00 to 11:00, per Hotels.com.

Parking for your stay

On-site, €15 a night (Hotels.com)

Pool

No pool mentioned on the pages we read

Pets

Dogs and cats, up to two, each to 20 kg: €25 a pet a night plus a €100 deposit, per Hotels.com.

Food and drink on site

STARS CafféBreakfast to dinner
Bar

Rooms

173 rooms over four floors, some with airport views, per Hotels.com.

Accessibility

Hotels.com lists wheelchair access, grab bars, a raised toilet seat and an emergency cord, but no accessible room type, so ask.

On site

GymNot stated
Sauna or spaNot stated
Family roomsNot stated
Pets allowedYes

Also worth knowing

Breakfast from 04:00
Guests must be 18 to check in

Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

Free airport shuttle, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast about €12 extra.
Pets €25 a night plus a deposit.

What we couldn’t confirm

The hotel’s own pages

Every hotel fact here comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site); the airport names it among its hotels, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin is our estimate from its address.

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