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Vent d’Ouest is the boutique pick. It’s a four-star with a Nuxe spa and a Turkish bath, a bistro and a bar, a minute from St Joseph’s Church, per the listings.
Two gaps hold it back. Breakfast is about €22 extra, and the bistro closes on Sundays.
Check-in shuts at 20:00. Off a late train, ring ahead.
Book it if
- You want a spa evening
- You like a small hotel with character
- You’re bringing a dog
Look elsewhere if
- You’re sailing on a Monday and want dinner in on Sunday
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You’re arriving after 20:00
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Vent d’Ouest publishes and our own map estimates.
Les Enfants Sages for dinner, except on Sundays, then Spa Nuxe’s Turkish bath, per the Seine-Maritime listing and Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 1.2 km in a straight line by our pins. The road route round the docks is longer than that line, and the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre, so take a taxi with bags. No official fare is published; an unofficial report puts the terminal-to-centre taxi at about €8.
Not in the rate: a buffet, about €22 for adults and €10 for children, 07:00 to 10:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com and the Seine-Maritime listing.
The cruise terminal is about 1.2 km away in a straight line, so it’s a ride, not a walk. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists parking at €8 a day and Seine-Maritime lists a private car park. That’s for your stay; nothing says it covers a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 31 of 100
Every point comes from Seine-Maritime Attractivité’s and Hotels.com’s listings (we couldn’t reach ventdouest.fr); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Vent d’Ouest is about 185.5 km from Charles de Gaulle in a straight line, and about 1.2 km from the cruise terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport transfer is listed. From Charles de Gaulle it’s the train: SNCF’s fastest is 4h28 with a change at Massy TGV, or the RER B into Paris and 2h00 from Saint-Lazare.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 1.2 km in a straight line by our pins. The road route round the docks is longer than that line, and the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre, so take a taxi with bags. No official fare is published; an unofficial report puts the terminal-to-centre taxi at about €8.
From CDG without a hotel shuttle
There’s no direct train from Charles de Gaulle. SNCF Connect’s fastest CDG–Le Havre trip takes 4h28 with a change at Massy TGV, and the average is 5h39. The other way is the RER B into Paris, €14 and 25 to 30 minutes to Gare du Nord per Île-de-France Mobilités, then across to Saint-Lazare for a train that takes 2h00 at its fastest. The airport page has the fares and the landing check.
Hotels.com lists parking at €8 a day and Seine-Maritime lists a private car park. That’s for your stay; nothing says it covers a cruise.
Parking for your stay: €8 a day (Hotels.com); car park listed (Seine-Maritime).
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 1.2 km in a straight line by our pins. The road route round the docks is longer than that line, and the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre, so take a taxi with bags. No official fare is published; an unofficial report puts the terminal-to-centre taxi at about €8.
Flying in the morning you sail? From the US that’s risky here, with the airport about five hours from the ship by train; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the cruise terminalShips turn around at the cruise terminal on the Pointe de Floride, Quai Roger Meunier, per the tourist office. Vent d’Ouest is about 1.2 km from our pin for it in a straight line, and about 1.8 km from Le Havre station. The road route is longer: the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre and the station. Which of the new terminal buildings your ship uses isn’t published ahead; the Le Havre cruise guide has the rest.
Source: lehavre-etretat-tourisme.comDistance
~1.2 km, straight lineAbout 1.2 km from the cruise terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedNo airport bus runs from Paris to Le Havre that we found. The way in is the train from Paris Saint-Lazare, then a taxi from Le Havre station.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists parking at €8 a day and Seine-Maritime lists a private car park. That’s for your stay; nothing says it covers a cruise.
In town
Vauban car park, booked ahead, no price publishedThe tourist office says passengers embarking or disembarking can reserve long-term parking at the Effia Vauban car park, by the docks. It prints no price, and we couldn’t open Effia’s page to find one. From the docks it’s a taxi to the terminal.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteLes Enfants Sages, a French bistro closed on Sundays, and a bar, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: a buffet, about €22 for adults and €10 for children, 07:00 to 10:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com and the Seine-Maritime listing.
Address
Rue de Caligny, by St Joseph’s4 rue de Caligny, 76600 Le Havre
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Vent d’Ouest and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the room count; the listings disagree, whether parking can cover a cruise, the hotel’s own pages, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: a buffet, about €22 for adults and €10 for children, 07:00 to 10:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com and the Seine-Maritime listing.
Parking for your stay
€8 a day (Hotels.com); car park listed (Seine-Maritime)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Dogs and cats, €12 a pet a day, per Hotels.com; Seine-Maritime gives from €12.
Food and drink on site
- Les Enfants SagesBistro, closed Sundays
- Bar
Rooms
Seine-Maritime counts 33 rooms; Hotels.com says 35 over three floors.
Accessibility
A lift, per Hotels.com; no accessible room type is listed, so ask.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Four stars, per Seine-Maritime
- Spa Nuxe, about 200 m², with a Turkish bath
- Doubles from about €110, per Seine-Maritime
Before you book
Worth knowing
- The bistro is closed on Sundays.
- Breakfast about €22 extra.
- Check-in 16:00 to 20:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The room count; the listings disagree
- Whether parking can cover a cruise
- The hotel’s own pages
Every hotel fact here comes from Seine-Maritime Attractivité’s and Hotels.com’s listings (we couldn’t reach ventdouest.fr), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, not road routes; the road round the docks is longer.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Vent d’Ouest: the Le Havre cruise guide and Le Havre as a port of call.
A spa evening by St Joseph’s, then a taxi to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Vent d’Ouest for the night before. No payment on the form.
Vent d’Ouest FAQ
Does Vent d’Ouest in Le Havre have a spa?
Yes, Spa Nuxe, about 200 m² with a Turkish bath, per the Seine-Maritime listing.
Is the restaurant at Vent d’Ouest open on Sundays?
No. Hotels.com lists Les Enfants Sages as closed on Sundays.
How far is Vent d’Ouest from the cruise terminal?
About 1.2 km in a straight line by our pins. Take a taxi with bags.
Booking the cruise too?
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