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Duquesa de Cardona keeps it small, and it faces the water. Sixty-four rooms on Passeig de Colom, facing Port Vell, with two plunge pools on the roof and a rooftop terrace with live music — about 0.9 road miles from WTC Barcelona and 2.1 from the Moll Adossat by our routing.
The FAQ offers a transfer service booked in advance. It doesn't say the port, and it doesn't give a price, so it scores nothing here — but it's worth one email.
There's no parking of its own, which suits a flight in, not a drive. Bags are held before check-in and after check-out.
Book it for a waterfront night without the big-hotel feel, and ask about that transfer when you book.
Book it if
- You want a small waterfront hotel, not a tower
- You'll leave bags with the desk before a late boarding
- A family of four fits a Premium room
Look elsewhere if
- You're driving — there's no parking of its own.
- You're travelling with a pet.
- You want a full-size pool, not plunge pools.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Duquesa de Cardona publishes.
Olentia restaurant and a rooftop terrace with Mediterranean food and live music or a DJ, beside two outdoor plunge pools on the sixth floor.
The FAQ offers a transfer service booked in advance, plus taxi booking, without naming the port or a price — ask whether it covers your terminal.
Breakfast is a buffet, per the FAQ; the hours and price aren't printed.
The hotel says it faces Port Vell, a few metres from the beach, and gives no distance to a cruise terminal. Our routing puts WTC Barcelona about 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away and the Moll Adossat terminal road about 2.1 miles (3.4 km). Allow more than our 8-minute routing from Duquesa de Cardona to the Moll Adossat — that figure assumes clear roads.
There's no private parking at the hotel, per its FAQ, only paid parking in the surrounding area.
Night-Before Score: 36 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing BCN is about 10.2 miles from Duquesa de Cardona and the Moll Adossat about 2.1, figures for empty roads, not the Ronda Litoral at rush hour.
The FAQ puts the airport about 17 km away, 25 to 40 minutes by taxi, or the Aerobús to Plaça Catalunya and L3 to Drassanes.
The FAQ offers a transfer service booked in advance, plus taxi booking, without naming the port or a price — ask whether it covers your terminal.
The hotel says it faces Port Vell, a few metres from the beach, and gives no distance to a cruise terminal. Our routing puts WTC Barcelona about 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away and the Moll Adossat terminal road about 2.1 miles (3.4 km).
From BCN without a hotel shuttle
Our routing puts Duquesa de Cardona about 20 minutes from BCN on empty roads. Taxis at the T1 and T2 ranks are black and yellow and metered to hotels, with a €21.00 (about US$25) minimum from the airport. More: the airport page.
There's no private parking at the hotel, per its FAQ, only paid parking in the surrounding area.
Parking for your stay: No private parking; paid parking in the surrounding area.
The FAQ offers a transfer service booked in advance, plus taxi booking, without naming the port or a price — ask whether it covers your terminal.
The hotel says it faces Port Vell, a few metres from the beach, and gives no distance to a cruise terminal. Our routing puts WTC Barcelona about 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away and the Moll Adossat terminal road about 2.1 miles (3.4 km).
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Duquesa de Cardona and go straight to the terminals — the airport page covers the €46 (about US$50) taxi and the cruise-line transfers.
Which terminal
Moll Adossat or WTC: check your documentsSeven terminals, two quays, one line on your boarding papers. From Duquesa de Cardona it's about 2.1 road miles to the Moll Adossat and 0.9 to the WTC, by our routing. See the Barcelona cruise guide.
Source: portdebarcelona.catDistance
~2.1 mi to the Moll Adossat, our routingThe hotel says it faces Port Vell, a few metres from the beach, and gives no distance to a cruise terminal. Our routing puts WTC Barcelona about 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away and the Moll Adossat terminal road about 2.1 miles (3.4 km).
Source: hduquesadecardona.comShuttle departures
No shuttle statedNo ship shuttle at Duquesa de Cardona means no departure board — just a taxi, Uber or the Cruise Bus from the WTC stop, about 8 minutes to the Moll Adossat on empty roads by our routing.
Source: hduquesadecardona.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThere's no private parking at the hotel, per its FAQ, only paid parking in the surrounding area.
Source: hduquesadecardona.comWTC car park
€29 (about US$35) a day, €90 (about US$100) for 7, per WTCDuquesa de Cardona offers no parking of its own, only paid parking nearby. The published option is WTC Barcelona’s car park, about 0.9 road miles away by our routing, at €90 for 7 days plus €12.50 (about US$14) a day after that.
Where the car goes while you sail · Barcelona cruise parking, compared.
Source: parking-cruceros.wtcbarcelona.comThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteOlentia restaurant and a rooftop terrace with Mediterranean food and live music or a DJ, beside two outdoor plunge pools on the sixth floor.
Breakfast
Not statedBreakfast is a buffet, per the FAQ; the hours and price aren't printed.
Address
Passeig de Colom, facing Port VellPasseig de Colom 12, 08002 Barcelona
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Duquesa de Cardona publishes it. Before you book, ask Duquesa de Cardona about whether the transfer service goes to the cruise terminals, and its price and breakfast price and hours; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Tourist tax €8.40 (about US$9) a person a night (4-star rate from April 1, 2026, under Catalan Law 2/2026 with the city surcharge)
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
No private parking; paid parking in the surrounding area
Breakfast
Buffet; hours and price not stated
Pool
Two outdoor plunge pools on the sixth-floor roof
Pets
Pets aren't accepted, per the hotel's FAQ.
Food and drink on site
- OlentiaRestaurant
- Rooftop terraceMediterranean food, live music or a DJ
Rooms
64 rooms: Premium (33 m²) for up to 4, Triple for up to 3 with an extra bed, and Junior Suites for up to 3 adults.
Accessibility
Two adapted rooms, per the hotel.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Drassanes metro (L3)a few minutes’ walk
- Jaume I metro (L4)a few minutes’ walk
Distances as Duquesa de Cardona or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- 4-star superior, per the hotel
- Luggage storage before check-in and after check-out
- Transfer service on advance booking, and taxi booking; port and price not named
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in from 15:00, check-out until 12:00.
- No private parking; paid parking nearby.
- Luggage held before check-in and after check-out.
- Premium rooms (33 m²) take up to 4; Triples up to 3; two adapted rooms.
- Tourist tax: €8.40 a person a night for a 4-star from April 1, 2026 — Catalan Law 2/2026 plus Barcelona's €5 (about US$6) surcharge; Duquesa de Cardona states 4 stars.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the transfer service goes to the cruise terminals, and its price
- Breakfast price and hours
- Air conditioning
Every hotel fact here comes from Duquesa de Cardona’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether its transfer service runs to your terminal, and the price.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Duquesa de Cardona: the Barcelona cruise guide, Barcelona cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on Passeig de Colom, facing Port Vell.
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Duquesa de Cardona FAQ
Does Duquesa de Cardona offer a transfer to the cruise port?
Its FAQ offers a transfer service on advance booking and taxi booking, without naming the port or a price. Ask whether it covers your terminal.
Can I park at Hotel Duquesa de Cardona?
Not at the hotel: the FAQ says there's no private parking, only paid parking in the area.
Will Duquesa de Cardona hold my luggage?
Yes, before check-in and in a secure store after check-out, per the FAQ.
Does Duquesa de Cardona have family rooms?
Premium rooms of 33 m² take up to four, Triples take three with an extra bed, and Junior Suites take three adults.
What's the nearest metro to Duquesa de Cardona?
Drassanes on L3 and Jaume I on L4, a few minutes' walk, per the hotel. From Sants it says to take L3 to Drassanes.
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