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L'Isola is a small hotel in Santa Marinella that comes fourth on the morning, not the room. Its Hotels.com listing offers a cruise-terminal shuttle, a free buffet breakfast and free parking, and our routing puts Largo della Pace about 7.6 road miles up the coast, roughly 18 minutes.
It's a 2-star with 13 rooms and no lift, per the listing. Don't book it for the hotel itself. Book it because the ride and breakfast are covered.
The shuttle's price isn't printed. Neither is a rule on leaving your car, so treat the free parking as overnight only.
The listing's airport shuttle is €130 (about US$145) a vehicle one way for up to 8 — the same as the fixed taxi fare from Fiumicino to the port, but with room for a group.
Book it if
- You want the ride to the ship arranged by the hotel
- You'd like breakfast and parking without paying extra
- You're a group of up to 8 flying in together
Look elsewhere if
- You need a lift — there isn't one.
- You want a bigger hotel with more than 13 rooms.
- You want to stroll to dinner in Civitavecchia itself.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what L'Isola’s listing prints.
A restaurant, a bar and a café on site, per its listing, in the middle of Santa Marinella.
Its Hotels.com listing says a cruise-terminal shuttle is available and doesn't give the price. Book it with the room and ask what it costs.
A free buffet breakfast, 7:30 to 10 AM, per its Hotels.com listing.
Its Hotels.com listing puts it "within a 15-minute drive of Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 7.6 road miles to Largo della Pace, roughly 18 minutes with no traffic. Our no-traffic figure from L'Isola is about 18 minutes to Largo della Pace — add the shuttle ride, and let your check-in time set the clock.
Parking is free on site, per its listing. Whether the car can wait out the cruise in Santa Marinella, it doesn't say.
Night-Before Score: 48 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel’s listing prints. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
L'Isola is about 7.6 road miles from the port shuttle by our routing. In a straight line it’s about 25.7 miles to Fiumicino and 40.7 to Ciampino — crow-flies figures, not drives. Question marks are rides you arrange.
Its listing prices an airport car at €130 a vehicle one way, up to 8 people, without naming the airport. Fiumicino is about 25.7 miles off in a straight line.
Its Hotels.com listing says a cruise-terminal shuttle is available and doesn't give the price. Book it with the room and ask what it costs.
Its Hotels.com listing puts it "within a 15-minute drive of Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 7.6 road miles to Largo della Pace, roughly 18 minutes with no traffic.
From FCO without a hotel shuttle
From Fiumicino, about 25.7 miles from L'Isola as the crow flies, ADR fixes the port taxi at €130 a car, both ways. The airport-to-port road is about 41 miles by our routing. More: the airport page.
Its Hotels.com listing offers an airport car at €130 a vehicle one way, up to 8 people, without naming the airport.
Its Hotels.com listing says a cruise-terminal shuttle is available and doesn't give the price. Book it with the room and ask what it costs.
Its Hotels.com listing puts it "within a 15-minute drive of Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 7.6 road miles to Largo della Pace, roughly 18 minutes with no traffic.
From CIA without a hotel shuttle
Ciampino is about 40.7 miles from L'Isola in a straight line, and about 54 road miles from the port by our routing. There’s no fixed taxi fare from Ciampino to the port; its fixed €40 (about US$45) fare runs only into central Rome, per Roma Mobilità.
Parking is free on site, per its listing. Whether the car can wait out the cruise in Santa Marinella, it doesn't say.
Parking for your stay: Free on site.
Its Hotels.com listing says a cruise-terminal shuttle is available and doesn't give the price. Book it with the room and ask what it costs.
Its Hotels.com listing puts it "within a 15-minute drive of Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 7.6 road miles to Largo della Pace, roughly 18 minutes with no traffic.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip L'Isola and go straight to the port — the airport page covers the €130 taxi, Carnival’s transfer and the trains.
Which terminal
Free shuttle from Largo della PaceFrom L'Isola, our routing puts Largo della Pace about 7.6 road miles away — the shuttle stop, not the ship. The port’s free shuttle takes you on to the Vespucci, Bramante or another terminal. See the Civitavecchia cruise guide.
Source: civitavecchia.portmobility.itDistance
~7.6 mi, our routingIts Hotels.com listing puts it "within a 15-minute drive of Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 7.6 road miles to Largo della Pace, roughly 18 minutes with no traffic.
Source: za.hotels.comShuttle departures
Terminal shuttle, fee not printedL'Isola’s listing doesn’t print departure times for its terminal shuttle. Ask at check-in, and leave room for the port’s own shuttle if it drops you at Largo della Pace.
Source: za.hotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedParking is free on site, per its listing. Whether the car can wait out the cruise in Santa Marinella, it doesn't say.
Source: za.hotels.comThe port’s own lot
€17 (about US$19) for 24 hours, per Port MobilityAgainst free parking on site, per its listing at L'Isola, the port’s own Parcheggio Nord charges €17 for 24 hours, or a weekly €79 (about US$90) at the gate and €69 (about US$75) online to October 31, per Port Mobility — the port’s lot, not the hotel’s.
Where the car goes while you sail · Civitavecchia cruise parking, compared.
Source: civitavecchia.portmobility.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA restaurant, a bar and a café on site, per its listing, in the middle of Santa Marinella.
Breakfast
FreeA free buffet breakfast, 7:30 to 10 AM, per its Hotels.com listing.
Address
Piazza Trieste, Santa MarinellaPiazza Trieste 6, 00058 Santa Marinella (RM)
Hotels.com listing
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as L'Isola’s Hotels.com listing prints it. We couldn’t confirm the shuttle's price and times and whether a car can stay while you cruise, so ask L'Isola when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
City tourist tax
Santa Marinella tax €2 (about US$2) a person a night, up to 10 nights, per its listing
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free on site
Breakfast
Free buffet, 7:30–10 AM
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
No pets, per its listing.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantOn site
- Bar and loungeOn site
- CaféOn site
Rooms
13 rooms: doubles and twins, triples and quadruples, per its listing.
Accessibility
L'Isola’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Largo della Pace, our routing7.6 mi
Distances as L'Isola’s listing gives them, plus our road routing to Largo della Pace.
Also worth knowing
- No lift, per its listing
- Cruise-terminal shuttle available, price not printed
- A 2-star hotel, per its listing
Before you book
Worth knowing
- 13 rooms; no lift, per its listing.
- Check-in 2 to 11 PM, check-out 11 AM.
- Airport shuttle €130 a vehicle one way, up to 8 people, per its listing.
- Santa Marinella's tax is €2 a person a night here, up to 10 nights.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The shuttle's price and times
- Whether a car can stay while you cruise
- Air conditioning beyond the listing's yes
Every hotel fact here comes from L'Isola’s Hotels.com listing, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the shuttle's price and the time it leaves.
Worth a look alongside it
Around L'Isola: the Civitavecchia cruise guide, Civitavecchia cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up in Santa Marinella, up the coast from the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check L'Isola for the night before. No payment on the form.
L'Isola FAQ
Does L'Isola Hotel in Santa Marinella run a cruise shuttle?
Its Hotels.com listing says a cruise-terminal shuttle is available, without a price. Ask for the fare and the departure time when you book.
How far is L'Isola from Civitavecchia port?
Its listing says within a 15-minute drive. Our routing gives about 7.6 road miles to Largo della Pace, roughly 18 minutes on clear roads.
Does L'Isola have a lift?
No, per its Hotels.com listing. It's a 13-room hotel, so ask for a low floor if stairs are a problem.
Is breakfast free at L'Isola Hotel?
Yes — a buffet from 7:30 to 10 AM, per its listing.
How much is L'Isola's airport transfer?
€130 a vehicle one way, for up to 8 people, per its Hotels.com listing.
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