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Hotel Plaza is the dog-friendly option, and that comes from a listing. Hotels.com says dogs up to 22 lb stay free, breakfast is free, and there’s no on-site parking.
We couldn’t find the hotel’s own site, so none of it scores — it earns its 30 on distance alone.
Land late? Check-in closes at midnight on the listing, so don’t book a 1 am arrival here.
Book it if
- You’re traveling with a small dog
- You want to be a minute from the plaza
Look elsewhere if
- You’re driving and need parking
- You land after midnight
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Plaza publishes and our own map estimates.
There’s nothing to eat in the building on the listing, so plan dinner on the square, a minute or two away.
No ride to the pier is listed. Hotels.com puts the port about 9 minutes on foot (0.8 km); our pin reads about 500 m in a straight line. Taxi with bags.
Hotels.com lists a free self-serve breakfast from 7:30 to 10:00 — unconfirmed by the hotel, so it doesn’t score.
Hotels.com says about 0.8 km to the port; our pin reads closer to 500 m. Either way, a taxi with bags.
Hotels.com says there’s no on-site parking, so it’s a poor pick if you’re driving.
Night-Before Score: 30 of 100
Every point comes from our map pins and, for the facts shown, its Hotels.com 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 Hotel Plaza is about 18.2 km from Punta Arenas Airport in a straight line, and about 500 m from Muelle Prat. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is listed. Hotels.com puts the airport about 31 minutes away by car.
No ride to the pier is listed. Hotels.com puts the port about 9 minutes on foot (0.8 km); our pin reads about 500 m in a straight line. Taxi with bags.
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.
Hotels.com says there’s no on-site parking, so it’s a poor pick if you’re driving.
Parking for your stay: No on-site parking, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the pier is listed. Hotels.com puts the port about 9 minutes on foot (0.8 km); our pin reads about 500 m in a straight line. Taxi with bags.
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, Hotel Plaza is about 500 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
~500 m, straight lineAbout 500 m from Muelle Prat between our map pins, roughly 8 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Not statedNo airport bus stop is listed by the hotel. A shared minibus, a taxi or your line’s transfer covers the roughly 20 km in.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com says there’s no on-site parking, so it’s a poor pick if you’re driving.
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 on Hotels.com, so eat out around the square.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateHotels.com lists a free self-serve breakfast from 7:30 to 10:00 — unconfirmed by the hotel, so it doesn’t score.
Address
José Nogueira, off the squareJosé Nogueira 1116, Punta Arenas (Hotels.com)
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Hotel Plaza and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own website, breakfast inclusion, from the hotel itself, pet terms, from the hotel itself, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Hotels.com lists a free self-serve breakfast from 7:30 to 10:00 — unconfirmed by the hotel, so it doesn’t score.
Parking for your stay
No on-site parking, per Hotels.com
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Dogs up to about 10 kg (22 lb) stay free, per Hotels.com.
Rooms
26 rooms, per Hotels.com. No check-in after midnight.
Accessibility
Hotels.com says upper floors are reached by stairs only, with no elevator listed. Ask for a ground-floor room.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Dogs welcome, per the listing
- No check-in after midnight
- Stairs only to the upper floors, per Hotels.com
- No on-site parking
- Booking.com slug seen: hotelplaza
Before you book
Worth knowing
- No on-site parking, per Hotels.com.
- Check-in ends at midnight.
- Every fact here is from a listing.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The hotel’s own website
- Breakfast inclusion, from the hotel itself
- Pet terms, from the hotel itself
Every hotel fact here comes from our map pins and, for the facts shown, its Hotels.com 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 Hotel Plaza: the Punta Arenas cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
Breakfast to confirm, then a short taxi to the pier.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Hotel Plaza for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hotel Plaza FAQ
Does Hotel Plaza Punta Arenas allow pets?
Hotels.com says dogs up to 22 lb stay free. Confirm with the hotel before you travel.
Does Hotel Plaza have parking?
No on-site parking, per Hotels.com.
How far is Hotel Plaza from the cruise pier?
Hotels.com says the port is about 0.8 km away. Our map pin reads about 500 m in a straight line.
Booking the cruise too?
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