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José Nogueira is the heritage splurge, and it scores on the plaza basics. Its own page lists breakfast as included, and The Endurance and Shackleton Bar stay open until midnight most nights.
It’s small: 22 rooms, six of them suites. There’s no pool or spa listed — the draw is the building and the dining room, not the facilities.
Traveling with a child? Bring paperwork that proves the relationship, because the hotel asks for it at check-in.
Book it if
- You want a heritage building on the plaza for the last night ashore
- A late dinner downstairs matters
Look elsewhere if
- You want a pool, a sauna or a gym
- You want check-in times published
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what José Nogueira publishes and our own map estimates.
The Endurance restaurant and Shackleton Bar, Monday to Saturday 11:00 to midnight and Sunday until 22:00, per the hotel.
No ride to the pier is listed. Muelle Prat is about 650 m away by our map; take a taxi with bags. The hotel’s own Antarctic page points to the two-hour Antarctica XXI flight.
Listed as included on the hotel’s own page (“Breaksfast included,” as it’s spelled there).
Muelle Prat is about 650 m away by our map. Taxi with bags, or let your air-cruise line collect you.
There’s a parking area, and booking direct gets you a parking reservation — though nothing covers a car while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 43 of 100
Every point comes from José Nogueira’s own site; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate José Nogueira is about 18.2 km from Punta Arenas Airport in a straight line, and about 650 m from Muelle Prat. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
The hotel doesn’t mention an airport ride. A minibus or a taxi gets you in, or your air-cruise line’s transfer.
No ride to the pier is listed. Muelle Prat is about 650 m away by our map; take a taxi with bags. The hotel’s own Antarctic page points to the two-hour Antarctica XXI flight.
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.
There’s a parking area, and booking direct gets you a parking reservation — though nothing covers a car while you sail.
Parking for your stay: A parking area is listed; booking direct includes a parking reservation, per the hotel.
No ride to the pier is listed. Muelle Prat is about 650 m away by our map; take a taxi with bags. The hotel’s own Antarctic page points to the two-hour Antarctica XXI flight.
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, José Nogueira is about 650 m 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
~650 m, straight lineAbout 650 m from Muelle Prat between our map pins, roughly 10 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t mention an airport bus stop. Sleeping in Airports lists shared minibuses in the ground transportation area, about CLP 5,000 per person.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThere’s a parking area, and booking direct gets you a parking reservation — though nothing covers a car while you sail.
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
Food or bar on siteThe Endurance restaurant and Shackleton Bar, Monday to Saturday 11:00 to midnight and Sunday until 22:00, per the hotel.
Breakfast
IncludedListed as included on the hotel’s own page (“Breaksfast included,” as it’s spelled there).
Address
Bories, on the main squareBories 967, Punta Arenas, beside Plaza Muñoz Gamero
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from José Nogueira and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm check-in and check-out times, pets, accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Listed as included on the hotel’s own page (“Breaksfast included,” as it’s spelled there).
Parking for your stay
A parking area is listed; booking direct includes a parking reservation, per the hotel
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- The EnduranceRestaurant
- Shackleton BarBar
Rooms
22 rooms: 6 suites, each named for a chapter of José Nogueira’s life, and 16 standard rooms, per the hotel.
Accessibility
José Nogueira’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Adults traveling with a minor must prove the relationship at check-in, per the hotel
- Shackleton-themed restaurant hung with Frank Hurley photographs
- Booking.com slug seen: jose-nogueira
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is listed as included.
- Only 22 rooms, so book early in the season.
- Proof of relationship is required for minors.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Check-in and check-out times
- Pets
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from José Nogueira’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 José Nogueira: the Punta Arenas cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
Dinner at The Endurance, then a short taxi to the pier.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check José Nogueira for the night before. No payment on the form.
José Nogueira FAQ
Is breakfast included at Hotel José Nogueira?
The hotel’s own page lists breakfast as included. Confirm it on your rate when you book.
How many rooms does Hotel José Nogueira have?
22: six suites and 16 standard rooms, per the hotel.
How far is Hotel José Nogueira from the cruise pier?
About 650 m from Muelle Prat in a straight line, by our map estimate.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up José Nogueira, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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