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Hotel Madero is the docks pick. A restaurant, a bar, a spa and an indoor pool, per the hotel, which describes rooms with a private balcony.
At about 3 km from the terminal by our map, it’s a taxi in the morning — and Hotels.com contradicts itself on breakfast. Ask the hotel what your rate includes.
Book it if
- You want an evening walk on the Puerto Madero docks
- You want a balcony
Look elsewhere if
- You want less time in the morning taxi
- You’re bringing a pet
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Madero publishes and our own map estimates.
Rëd Restó & Lounge and the White Bar, per Hotel Madero.
There is no listed ride to the ship, and the terminal is about 3 km away in a straight line by our map, across the docks — a taxi ride.
Unclear. Hotels.com says both that a buffet is included and that it costs about US$25 — the hotel’s own site doesn’t say.
The terminal is about 3 km away in a straight line, across the docks. Your boarding documents give the check-in time.
Hotels.com lists self parking at about US$35 a day, limited. Nothing about a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 29 of 100
Every point comes from Hotel Madero’s own site, with Hotels.com’s listing for the address, times and fees (named where used); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Hotel Madero is about 28.2 km from Ezeiza in a straight line, and about 3 km from the terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport transfer is listed; Hotels.com mentions an area shuttle for a fee.
There is no listed ride to the ship, and the terminal is about 3 km away in a straight line by our map, across the docks — a taxi ride.
From EZE without a hotel shuttle
Holland America puts Ezeiza about 42 km and 50 minutes from the pier, traffic allowing, with taxis, Uber, Didi and Cabify all on hand, and gives about ARS 35,000 for the ride; an April 2026 report saw ARS 50,000 on Taxi Ezeiza’s stand sign. Tienda León’s bus runs to its Carlos Pellegrini terminal for ARS 16,500 a person. The airport page has the fares.
Hotels.com lists self parking at about US$35 a day, limited. Nothing about a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Self parking about US$35 a day, limited, per Hotels.com.
There is no listed ride to the ship, and the terminal is about 3 km away in a straight line by our map, across the docks — a taxi ride.
Flying in the morning you sail? Flying in the morning you sail? A delayed flight has nowhere to go, so the airport page recommends coming the day before, and has the landing check: the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the terminalShips embark at the Quinquela Martín terminal on Av. Ramón Castillo, inside the working Puerto Nuevo port zone. Hotel Madero is about 3 km from our pin for the terminal in a straight line, and about 800 m from Plaza de Mayo. That’s a taxi, not a walk. No source publishes the terminal’s exact position; the Buenos Aires cruise guide has the rest.
Source: hollandamerica.comDistance
~3 km, straight lineAbout 3 km from the terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists self parking at about US$35 a day, limited. Nothing about a cruise.
In town
No public parking at the pierThere’s no public parking at the pier, per Holland America, and we found no published cruise-parking rate anywhere near the terminal. Some hotels publish garage rates for your stay, but none says you can leave a car for the cruise. Come by taxi.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteRëd Restó & Lounge and the White Bar, per Hotel Madero.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateUnclear. Hotels.com says both that a buffet is included and that it costs about US$25 — the hotel’s own site doesn’t say.
Address
Dique 2, Puerto MaderoRosario Vera Peñaloza 360, Dique 2, C1107CLA Buenos Aires
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Hotel Madero publishes it. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, a gym, on the hotel’s own site, check-in times, on the hotel’s own site, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Unclear. Hotels.com says both that a buffet is included and that it costs about US$25 — the hotel’s own site doesn’t say.
Parking for your stay
Self parking about US$35 a day, limited, per Hotels.com
Pool
An indoor pool, per the hotel’s own photo caption and Hotels.com.
Pets
No pets, per Hotels.com.
Food and drink on site
- Rëd Restó & Lounge
- White BarA different offering every day
Rooms
197 rooms over nine floors, per Hotels.com. The hotel describes rooms with a private balcony.
Accessibility
Hotel Madero’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Hotels.com lists a sauna and a health club; neither scores because the hotel’s site doesn’t mention them
- No Booking.com page we could confirm, so the button searches by name
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast terms conflict; ask.
- Parking about US$35 a day, per Hotels.com.
- No pets.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- A gym, on the hotel’s own site
- Check-in times, on the hotel’s own site
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotel Madero’s own site, with Hotels.com’s listing for the address, times and fees (named where used), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Hotel Madero: the Buenos Aires cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
Dinner on the docks, then a morning taxi across them to the terminal.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Hotel Madero for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hotel Madero FAQ
Is breakfast included at Hotel Madero?
It’s unclear. Hotels.com says both included and about US$25. Ask the hotel.
How far is Hotel Madero from the cruise terminal?
About 3 km in a straight line by our map, a taxi ride.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Hotel Madero, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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