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The Novotel is the practical pick west of the port. Hotels.com lists a restaurant open all day, a 24-hour gym, a summer pool and parking at €10 a day.
The pool only opens July 1 to August 31, so outside those weeks you’re scoring a gym and a dinner, not a swim.
It’s about 1.3 km from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line, in Sampierdarena rather than the old town. A five-minute taxi in the morning.
Book it if
- You’re driving in and want cheap parking for the night
- You want a dependable chain room
- You’re sailing in July or August and want a swim
Look elsewhere if
- You want the old town outside the door
- You want to walk to the ship
- You want breakfast in the rate
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Novotel Genova City publishes and our own map estimates.
Cantore 8 Bar & Cucina, open all day, plus a bar and a coffee shop, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. Hotels.com puts the maritime station about 1.7 km and 19 minutes on foot, or about five minutes by car. Take a taxi with bags.
Not in the rate: a buffet is about €16, 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com.
Ponte dei Mille is about 1.3 km away in a straight line, roughly 21 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists covered parking at €10 a day, the cheapest of our twelve. It’s for your stay; nothing says you can leave the car for a cruise, so ask.
Night-Before Score: 34 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 Novotel Genova City is about 5.5 km from Genoa Airport in a straight line, and about 1.3 km 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 12 minutes’ drive away.
No ride to the ship is listed. Hotels.com puts the maritime station about 1.7 km and 19 minutes on foot, or about five minutes by car. Take a taxi with bags.
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 €10 a day, the cheapest of our twelve. It’s for your stay; nothing says you can leave the car for a cruise, so ask.
Parking for your stay: Covered on site, €10 a day (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. Hotels.com puts the maritime station about 1.7 km and 19 minutes on foot, or about five minutes by car. Take a taxi with bags.
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. Novotel Genova City is about 1.3 km from our Ponte dei Mille pin in a straight line, and about 1 km from Ponte Andrea Doria. Your documents name the terminal; the Genoa cruise guide has the rest.
Source: portsofgenoa.comDistance
~1.3 km, straight lineAbout 1.3 km from Ponte dei Mille between our map pins, roughly 21 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 €10 a day, the cheapest of our twelve. It’s for your stay; nothing says you can leave the car for a cruise, so ask.
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 siteCantore 8 Bar & Cucina, open all day, plus a bar and a coffee shop, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: a buffet is about €16, 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com.
Address
Via Antonio Cantore, SampierdarenaVia Antonio Cantore 8, 16126 Genova
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Novotel Genova City and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the hotel’s own pages, whether parking can cover a cruise, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: a buffet is about €16, 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com.
Parking for your stay
Covered on site, €10 a day (Hotels.com)
Pool
A seasonal outdoor pool, July 1 to August 31, noon to 20:00, per Hotels.com. The rest of the year there isn’t one.
Pets
Dogs and cats to 8 kg, one a booking, €15 a night, in set rooms only, per Hotels.com.
Food and drink on site
- Cantore 8 Bar & CucinaBreakfast to dinner
- Bar
Rooms
210 rooms over nine floors, with connecting rooms on request, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
A ramp, a wide lift, accessible parking and an accessible restaurant, per Hotels.com; ask about room details.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- The pool is open only in July and August
- Parking €10 a day, the lowest we found
- Via di Francia station about 5 minutes on foot
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Pool July and August only.
- Breakfast about €16 extra.
- Parking €10 a day, for your stay.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The hotel’s own pages
- Whether parking can cover a cruise
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 Novotel Genova City: the Genoa cruise guide and Genoa as a port of call.
Dinner downstairs, a short taxi to the ship.
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Novotel Genova City FAQ
Does Novotel Genova City have a pool?
A seasonal outdoor pool, July 1 to August 31 only, per Hotels.com.
How far is Novotel Genova City from the cruise terminal?
About 1.3 km from Ponte dei Mille in a straight line by our map. Hotels.com puts the maritime station about 19 minutes on foot.
How much is parking at Novotel Genova City?
€10 a day, covered, per Hotels.com.
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