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Ilaia is the uphill pick, so it scores 24, not 30. By our map it’s about 1.1 km from Muelle Prat, a little over the line where we drop a band.
Its Worldly Adventurer listing offers family rooms and a noon check-out. We couldn’t find the hotel’s own site, though, and nothing about breakfast is published.
Take a taxi down on sail day — it’s a hill, not a stroll, with bags.
Book it if
- You want a family room
- You’d rather sleep above the center than on the square
Look elsewhere if
- You want to walk to the pier
- You want breakfast confirmed
- You’re traveling with a pet
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Ilaia publishes and our own map estimates.
No restaurant is listed, so plan dinner downtown, about 750 m below.
No ride to the pier is listed. Muelle Prat is about 1.1 km away by our map, downhill; book a taxi.
Not stated on the listing we read.
Muelle Prat is about 1.1 km away by our map, down the hill and through the center. Take a taxi.
The listing is silent on parking, so call ahead if you’re bringing a car.
Night-Before Score: 24 of 100
Every point comes from our map pins and, for the facts shown, its Worldly Adventurer listing, which earns no points (we couldn’t find 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 Ilaia is about 18 km from Punta Arenas Airport in a straight line, and about 1.1 km from Muelle Prat. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport ride is listed; the listing puts the airport about 12 miles away. Take a minibus or a taxi.
No ride to the pier is listed. Muelle Prat is about 1.1 km away by our map, downhill; book a taxi.
From PUQ without a hotel shuttle
No fare is published by the airport or an operator that we could find. Three unofficial guides put a shared van at about CLP 5,000 to 6,000 a head and a taxi at about CLP 10,000 to 13,000. There’s no direct city bus, though Bus-Sur’s Natales buses stop at the airport if you ask when you buy the ticket, per one of those guides. Antarctica21 and Quark include the group transfer from the airport on Day 1, so check your documents first. The airport page has what is and isn’t published.
The listing is silent on parking, so call ahead if you’re bringing a car.
Parking for your stay: Not mentioned.
No ride to the pier is listed. Muelle Prat is about 1.1 km away by our map, downhill; book a taxi.
Flying in the morning you sail? Australis checks in from 13:00 to 17:00, and both air-cruise lines want you in town by early afternoon; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Muelle PratMeasured to Muelle Prat, where Australis checks you in from 13:00 to 17:00 and boards at 18:00, Ilaia is about 1.1 km away in a straight line. Flying the Drake with Antarctica21 or Quark instead? Then the pier doesn’t matter — your day starts at the operator’s briefing in town and ends at the airport. The Punta Arenas cruise guide keeps the two apart.
Source: australis.comDistance
~1.1 km, straight lineAbout 1.1 km from Muelle Prat between our map pins, roughly 17 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel lists no airport bus. Sleeping in Airports prints the Fin del Mundo minibus at CLP 5,000 per person, updated March 2026.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThe listing is silent on parking, so call ahead if you’re bringing a car.
In town
No cruise parking publishedNo cruise parking is published for Muelle Prat. Several hotels list parking for your stay — though none of the ones we checked says a car can stay while you sail, so ask before you count on it.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Not statedNo restaurant is listed.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateNot stated on the listing we read.
Address
Carrera Pinto, up the hillCapitán Ignacio Carrera Pinto 351, Punta Arenas (Worldly Adventurer)
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Ilaia and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own website, breakfast, parking, room count, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not stated on the listing we read.
Parking for your stay
Not mentioned
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not allowed, per the listing.
Rooms
Doubles, triples and family rooms, per the listing. No count published.
Accessibility
Its listing doesn’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- Family rooms
- Massage for an extra charge
- About 2,450 ft from the center, per the listing
Before you book
Worth knowing
- About 1.1 km from the pier, uphill.
- No pets.
- Breakfast not stated.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The hotel’s own website
- Breakfast
- Parking
- Room count
Every hotel fact here comes from our map pins and, for the facts shown, its Worldly Adventurer listing, which earns no points (we couldn’t find the hotel’s own site), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; every hotel pin is our estimate from the street address.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Ilaia: the Punta Arenas cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
A family room up the hill, then a taxi down.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Ilaia for the night before. No payment on the form.
Ilaia FAQ
Does Hotel Ilaia have family rooms?
Yes, per its Worldly Adventurer listing, along with doubles and triples.
How far is Hotel Ilaia from the cruise pier?
About 1.1 km from Muelle Prat in a straight line, by our map estimate, and uphill.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Ilaia, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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