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Mercure Sunbay Park is the resort-style option on the Via Aurelia. Its listing shows two restaurants, a beach bar and a swim-up pool bar, a seasonal pool and free parking, about 2.2 road miles from Largo della Pace by our routing.
The pool closes September 7, per the listing, so a late-season night loses half the point of it. Breakfast is about €10 (about US$11) a person.
There's no cruise shuttle on the listing. We read the Hotels.com listing, not Accor's own page.
Book it in summer for the pool, and take a taxi to the port bus in the morning.
Book it if
- You're sailing in summer and want a pool
- You'd like two restaurants to pick from
- You're bringing a small dog
Look elsewhere if
- You're sailing after September 7 and want the pool.
- You want breakfast included.
- You'd rather read the hotel's own page than a listing.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Mercure Sunbay Park’s listing prints.
Two restaurants, a bar, a beach bar, a pool bar with swim-up service and a snack bar, with a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool, per its listing.
Its listing names no cruise shuttle, only an airport shuttle with no price. A taxi to Largo della Pace is the way.
Breakfast is about €10 a person, per its Hotels.com listing.
Its Hotels.com listing calls it "a short five-minute drive from Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 2.2 road miles to Largo della Pace, from a street-level map point, so treat it as approximate. By our routing the drive from Mercure Sunbay Park to Largo della Pace is about 5 minutes on empty roads, then 10 to 15 minutes on the port shuttle.
Free self-parking on site, per its listing, for guests. A week on the Via Aurelia while you sail isn't mentioned.
Night-Before Score: 31 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
Fiumicino is about 29.7 miles from Mercure Sunbay Park in a straight line, Ciampino about 44.6, and Largo della Pace about 2.2 road miles by our routing — question marks are rides you arrange, not ones the hotel runs.
Its listing mentions an airport shuttle with no price. Fiumicino is about 29.7 miles away in a straight line.
Its listing names no cruise shuttle, only an airport shuttle with no price. A taxi to Largo della Pace is the way.
Its Hotels.com listing calls it "a short five-minute drive from Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 2.2 road miles to Largo della Pace, from a street-level map point, so treat it as approximate.
From FCO without a hotel shuttle
Fiumicino is about 29.7 miles from Mercure Sunbay Park in a straight line; airport to port is about 41 road miles by our routing. A taxi from Fiumicino to the port costs a fixed €130 (about US$145) a car, per ADR. More: the airport page.
Its listing mentions an airport shuttle with no price and no airport named.
Its listing names no cruise shuttle, only an airport shuttle with no price. A taxi to Largo della Pace is the way.
Its Hotels.com listing calls it "a short five-minute drive from Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 2.2 road miles to Largo della Pace, from a street-level map point, so treat it as approximate.
From CIA without a hotel shuttle
Ciampino is about 44.6 miles from Mercure Sunbay Park 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.
Free self-parking on site, per its listing, for guests. A week on the Via Aurelia while you sail isn't mentioned.
Parking for your stay: Free self-parking on site.
Its listing names no cruise shuttle, only an airport shuttle with no price. A taxi to Largo della Pace is the way.
Its Hotels.com listing calls it "a short five-minute drive from Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 2.2 road miles to Largo della Pace, from a street-level map point, so treat it as approximate.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Mercure Sunbay Park 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 PaceYour ship boards at one of Roma Cruise Terminal’s terminals on the docks, reached by the free shuttle from Largo della Pace — about 2.2 road miles from Mercure Sunbay Park by our routing. More in the Civitavecchia cruise guide.
Source: civitavecchia.portmobility.itDistance
~2.2 mi, our routingIts Hotels.com listing calls it "a short five-minute drive from Port of Civitavecchia". Our routing gives about 2.2 road miles to Largo della Pace, from a street-level map point, so treat it as approximate.
Source: ie.hotels.comShuttle departures
No shuttle statedMercure Sunbay Park runs no shuttle to the ship — book the taxi ahead, about 5 minutes to Largo della Pace with no traffic, by our routing, not a rush-hour promise.
Source: ie.hotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedFree self-parking on site, per its listing, for guests. A week on the Via Aurelia while you sail isn't mentioned.
Source: ie.hotels.comThe port’s own lot
€17 (about US$19) for 24 hours, per Port MobilityParcheggio Nord, inside the port, is €17 for 24 hours, per Port Mobility, with a free shuttle to the ship — a published rate, not a hotel deal, against free self-parking on site at Mercure Sunbay Park.
Where the car goes while you sail · Civitavecchia cruise parking, compared.
Source: civitavecchia.portmobility.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteTwo restaurants, a bar, a beach bar, a pool bar with swim-up service and a snack bar, with a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool, per its listing.
Breakfast
Not freeBreakfast is about €10 a person, per its Hotels.com listing.
Address
Via Aurelia Sud, south seafrontVia Aurelia Sud km 68.750, 00053 Civitavecchia (RM)
Hotels.com listing
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Mercure Sunbay Park’s Hotels.com listing prints it. The gaps here are whether the beach bar means beach access and airport shuttle price — a call to Mercure Sunbay Park settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
City tourist tax
City tourist tax €4 (about US$4) a person a night, up to 5 nights, at the city’s 2025 rate for 3- and 4-star hotels, matching its Hotels.com listing; the city exempts under-12s
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free self-parking on site
Breakfast
About €10 a person
Pool
Seasonal outdoor pool, June 1 to September 7, and a children's pool
Pets
One dog up to 10 kg, €10 a night, per its listing.
Food and drink on site
- Two restaurantsOn site
- Bar and loungeOn site
- Beach barOn site
- Pool barSwim-up service
- Snack barOn site
Rooms
Standard doubles, Superior sea-view doubles, Basic Triples and Quadruples.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible, per its listing.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- The port, by car5 minutes
- Largo della Pace, our routing2.2 mi
Distances as Mercure Sunbay Park’s listing gives them, plus our road routing to Largo della Pace.
Also worth knowing
- Cots €10 a day; rollaway beds €30 (about US$35) a day
- One dog up to 10 kg, €10 a night
- A marina on site, per its listing
- Mercure (Accor); Accor’s own page not read
Before you book
Worth knowing
- The outdoor pool runs June 1 to September 7, per its listing.
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out 10:30 AM.
- Cots €10 a day; rollaway beds €30 a day.
- We didn't read Accor's own page, only the listing.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the beach bar means beach access
- Airport shuttle price
- Whether a car can stay while you cruise
Every hotel fact here comes from Mercure Sunbay Park’s Hotels.com listing, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm that the pool is open on your dates.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Mercure Sunbay Park: the Civitavecchia cruise guide, Civitavecchia cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on the Via Aurelia, south of the port.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Mercure Sunbay Park for the night before. No payment on the form.
Mercure Sunbay Park FAQ
Is the pool open at Mercure Civitavecchia Sunbay Park in October?
No — its listing gives the outdoor pool's season as June 1 to September 7.
Is parking free at Mercure Sunbay Park?
Yes, free self-parking on site, per its listing. For a week at sea, ask; the listing covers the night only.
How far is Mercure Sunbay Park from the cruise port?
Its listing says a five-minute drive. Our routing gives about 2.2 road miles to Largo della Pace.
Does Mercure Sunbay Park take dogs?
One dog up to 10 kg, €10 a night, per its listing.
What restaurants are at Mercure Sunbay Park?
Two restaurants, a bar, a beach bar, a pool bar with swim-up service and a snack bar, per its listing.
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