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The Savoia ties for first and loses only on distance. It’s a Curio Collection hotel at Piazza Principe, about 350 m from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line, with a spa, a sauna, a 24-hour gym and three places to eat, per Hotels.com.
That’s the full evening in one building. Two restaurants and a bar mean you don’t need the old town for dinner.
Breakfast is about €20 extra and parking €35 a night. Fly in, walk down to the ship.
Book it if
- You want a proper last night ashore
- A sauna or a massage matters
- You want dinner without leaving the building
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You want a pool
- Your kids want the spa; it’s 16 and over
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Grand Hotel Savoia publishes and our own map estimates.
Ristorante e Acquamarina, Trattoria Tralalero and Bar Royale, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed; Hotels.com mentions a local shuttle for a surcharge without saying where it goes. Ponte dei Mille is about 350 m from our pin in a straight line, and MSC prints the walk from Piazza Principe station.
Not in the rate: about €20 a person, 06:30 to 10:30, per Hotels.com.
Ponte dei Mille is about 350 m away in a straight line, roughly 5 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists covered parking at €35 a night, for your stay. Nothing says it covers a cruise; MSC’s valet garage at Ponte dei Mille does.
Night-Before Score: 39 of 100
Every point comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach 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 Grand Hotel Savoia is about 6.7 km from Genoa Airport in a straight line, and about 350 m from Ponte dei Mille. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is listed. Hotels.com puts the airport about 8 minutes’ drive away.
No ride to the ship is listed; Hotels.com mentions a local shuttle for a surcharge without saying where it goes. Ponte dei Mille is about 350 m from our pin in a straight line, and MSC prints the walk from Piazza Principe station.
From GOA without a hotel shuttle
A taxi from the airport to the cruise terminal is a fixed €25 a car, per a January 2025 report of the city’s fares. Volabus runs to Piazza Principe in about 30 minutes, per AMT, for €10, per an October 2025 report. MSC sells a transfer at €19 a person. The airport page has the fares.
Hotels.com lists covered parking at €35 a night, for your stay. Nothing says it covers a cruise; MSC’s valet garage at Ponte dei Mille does.
Parking for your stay: Covered on-site self-parking, €35 a night (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed; Hotels.com mentions a local shuttle for a surcharge without saying where it goes. Ponte dei Mille is about 350 m from our pin in a straight line, and MSC prints the walk from Piazza Principe station.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Ponte dei MilleMSC says its ships use Ponte dei Mille / Ponte Andrea Doria, the two cruise terminals Stazioni Marittime runs below Piazza Principe. Grand Hotel Savoia is about 350 m from our Ponte dei Mille pin in a straight line, and about 450 m from Ponte Andrea Doria. Your documents name the terminal; the Genoa cruise guide has the rest.
Source: portsofgenoa.comDistance
~350 m, straight lineAbout 350 m from Ponte dei Mille between our map pins, roughly 5 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t say where the airport bus stops. Volabus, per AMT, stops at Via Milano / Ferry Terminal, Piazza Principe, De Ferrari and Brignole on the way in from the airport.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists covered parking at €35 a night, for your stay. Nothing says it covers a cruise; MSC’s valet garage at Ponte dei Mille does.
In town
MSC Parking at Ponte dei Mille, from €70MSC runs valet parking at the Garage Ponte dei Mille, by the terminal: €70 for four days up to €160 for thirteen, car or SUV, per MSC. You drop the bags, then hand over the car. We found no published cruise parking for Costa guests.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteRistorante e Acquamarina, Trattoria Tralalero and Bar Royale, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: about €20 a person, 06:30 to 10:30, per Hotels.com.
Address
Via Arsenale di Terra, by Piazza PrincipeVia Arsenale di Terra 5, 16126 Genova
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Grand Hotel Savoia and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own pages, where the paid local shuttle goes, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: about €20 a person, 06:30 to 10:30, per Hotels.com.
Parking for your stay
Covered on-site self-parking, €35 a night (Hotels.com)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Dogs and cats, up to two, each to 40 kg: €45 a pet a stay, per Hotels.com.
Food and drink on site
- Ristorante e AcquamarinaBreakfast and dinner
- Trattoria TralaleroLunch and dinner
- Bar RoyaleDaily
Rooms
117 rooms over seven floors, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
Listed as wheelchair accessible, with a lift and accessible parking, per Hotels.com.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Spa with a hammam, a sauna and a steam room; no guests under 16 in the spa, per Hotels.com
- Two hot tubs, but no pool
- City tax €5 a person a night, up to eight nights
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast about €20 extra.
- Spa is 16 and over, per Hotels.com.
- Parking €35 a night, for your stay.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The hotel’s own pages
- Where the paid local shuttle goes
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; both terminal pins are our estimates.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Grand Hotel Savoia: the Genoa cruise guide and Genoa as a port of call.
A sauna, dinner downstairs, a short walk to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Grand Hotel Savoia for the night before. No payment on the form.
Grand Hotel Savoia FAQ
How far is the Grand Hotel Savoia from the Genoa cruise terminal?
About 350 m from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line by our map. Hotels.com says 13 to 15 minutes on foot.
Does the Grand Hotel Savoia have a spa?
Yes, with a hammam, a sauna and a steam room, per Hotels.com. Guests under 16 can’t use it.
Is breakfast included at the Grand Hotel Savoia?
No. Hotels.com lists it at about €20 a person.
Does the Grand Hotel Savoia have a pool?
No pool is listed, only two hot tubs, per Hotels.com.
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