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The Áurea Museum scores on the evening and the walk. It’s about 500 m from the terminal in a straight line, and Travel Weekly’s listing names an indoor pool, a spa and a health club.
That’s nine evening points, level with Memmo Alfama for the most of any hotel near the water. The catch is dinner: Eurostars lists Restaurante Atlântiko as temporarily closed.
Breakfast and parking are the gaps. Ask both before you book.
Book it if
- A swim or a massage the night before matters
- You want to walk to the ship on the flat
- You want Alfama on your doorstep
Look elsewhere if
- You want dinner in the building
- You’re driving
- You want breakfast guaranteed
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Áurea Museum publishes and our own map estimates.
Restaurante Atlântiko is marked temporarily closed by Eurostars, so plan dinner in Alfama. Travel Weekly’s listing names an indoor pool, a spa and a health club.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 500 m east in a straight line, along the flat riverside streets by our map.
Travel Weekly’s listing names a “Continental Plan” without saying every rate includes it, so it doesn’t score. Check your rate.
The Lisbon Cruise Terminal is about 500 m away in a straight line, roughly 9 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Neither Eurostars’ pages we could read nor the listing mention parking.
Night-Before Score: 39 of 100
Every point comes from Eurostars’ pages for the hotel, with Travel Weekly’s listing for the rooms, times and facilities (named where used); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Áurea Museum is about 7.2 km from Lisbon Airport in a straight line, and about 500 m from the Lisbon Cruise Terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is mentioned on the pages we read.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 500 m east in a straight line, along the flat riverside streets by our map.
From LIS without a hotel shuttle
The airport’s own page puts the metro at about 20 minutes to Saldanha and a taxi at about €10 to €15 to the centre. Holland America gives about €20 for the taxi to the terminal, roughly 15 minutes. A metro single is €1.90 on a €0.50 navegante card, per the Metro. The airport page has the fares.
Neither Eurostars’ pages we could read nor the listing mention parking.
Parking for your stay: Not stated.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 500 m east in a straight line, along the flat riverside streets by our map.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Lisbon Cruise TerminalMost turnarounds use the Lisbon Cruise Terminal at Jardim do Tabaco, on Av. Infante Dom Henrique by Santa Apolónia station. Áurea Museum is about 500 m from our pin for it in a straight line, and about 4.1 km from Alcântara, the western quay. The port assigns the berth, so check your documents; the Lisbon cruise guide has the rest.
Source: hollandamerica.comDistance
~500 m, straight lineAbout 500 m from the Lisbon Cruise Terminal between our map pins, roughly 9 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Not statedLisbon has no hotel airport-bus stop to point to: the airport’s own transport page lists the metro, Carris buses, taxis and ride apps.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedNeither Eurostars’ pages we could read nor the listing mention parking.
In town
Parking at the pier, no price publishedHolland America says there’s parking at the pier and sends you to info@lct.pt for the details; nobody we read prints a price. A few of our hotels publish garage rates for your stay, but none says the rate covers a cruise. Ask the terminal before you drive in.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Not statedRestaurante Atlântiko, Portuguese and seafood, 19:30 to 22:30, but Eurostars marks it temporarily closed, so plan dinner in Alfama.
Breakfast
Check your rateTravel Weekly’s listing names a “Continental Plan” without saying every rate includes it, so it doesn’t score. Check your rate.
Address
Rua Cais de Santarém, below AlfamaRua Cais de Santarém 52, Lisboa
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Áurea Museum and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, parking, pets, accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Travel Weekly’s listing names a “Continental Plan” without saying every rate includes it, so it doesn’t score. Check your rate.
Parking for your stay
Not stated
Pool
An indoor pool, per Travel Weekly’s listing.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Rooms
91 rooms, per Travel Weekly’s listing, in a building with its own museum exhibition, per Eurostars.
Accessibility
Áurea Museum’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Eurostars gives the address as Rua Cais de Santarém 52; Travel Weekly’s listing says 40
- Booking.com lists it under the old name, Eurostars Museum
- Eurostars runs a Spa section on its site for the hotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- The restaurant is marked temporarily closed, per Eurostars.
- Pool, spa and gym are from Travel Weekly’s listing.
- Check-in 14:00, per Travel Weekly.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Parking
- Pets
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Eurostars’ pages for the hotel, with Travel Weekly’s listing for the rooms, times and facilities (named where used), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin is our estimate from its address.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Áurea Museum: the Lisbon cruise guide and Lisbon as a port of call.
A swim, a spa, then the riverside walk to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Áurea Museum for the night before. No payment on the form.
Áurea Museum FAQ
Does the Áurea Museum hotel in Lisbon have a pool?
Yes, an indoor pool, per Travel Weekly’s listing, along with a spa and a health club.
How far is the Áurea Museum from the cruise terminal?
About 500 m in a straight line by our map estimate, along the riverside streets.
Is the Áurea Museum the same as Eurostars Museum?
Yes. Eurostars now sells it as Áurea Museum; Booking.com and some listings use the older name.
Is the restaurant open at the Áurea Museum?
Eurostars lists Restaurante Atlântiko, 19:30 to 22:30, as temporarily closed. Check before you plan dinner there.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Áurea Museum, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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