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Hotel Bisanzio is eighth, level on points with the Byron and a few dozen metres longer by our routing. It's a 4-star two minutes from San Vitale, it sells bed and breakfast, and Visit Ravenna lists it as a pick-up for the terminal transfer, about 8.3 road miles away.
The hotel says the port is a few minutes by car. It doesn't say which port, and our routing to the cruise terminal is about 19 minutes on empty roads.
Parking is muddled. The hotel names a garage about 30 m away at agreed rates without a price; its Expedia listing calls off-site parking free.
Ask which it is before you drive in, and whether the car can stay the week.
Book it if
- You want to wake up by San Vitale
- Bed and breakfast suits you
- You'd use Visit Ravenna's door pick-up
Look elsewhere if
- You need the parking price in writing.
- You want a restaurant in the hotel.
- You want a pool.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Bisanzio’s own website, or its Expedia listing where we say so prints.
No restaurant named; the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and San Vitale are about two minutes on foot, per its listing.
The hotel's site doesn't offer a ride — Visit Ravenna lists the Bisanzio among its pick-up points for the terminal transfer, from €20 (about US$20) a person, and an Expedia guest says the van came to the door; that's the operator's service, booked with them. From Hotel Bisanzio, Visit Ravenna’s transfer covers it — the city’s Radiotaxi can’t be booked in advance, Hotel Diana’s cruise page says.
The hotel sells bed and breakfast, per its own site; its Expedia listing agrees.
The hotel says the port is a few minutes away by car and gives no figure, and it doesn't say which port. Our routing to the cruise terminal gives about 8.3 road miles (13.3 km), roughly 19 minutes. Allow more than our 19-minute routing from Hotel Bisanzio — Visit Ravenna puts its shared run at about 30 minutes, and it may arrive up to 10 late.
A garage about 30 m away at rates agreed with the hotel, no price printed, per the hotel; its Expedia listing says free off-site parking. Nothing on a cruise week.
Night-Before Score: 30 of 100
Scored only from what Hotel Bisanzio’s own website, or its Expedia listing where we say so prints. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing the terminal is about 8.3 road miles from Hotel Bisanzio, and Bologna airport about 52.9, roughly 65 minutes — road figures with no traffic, not promises.
The hotel names no airport ride — Bologna airport is about 52.9 road miles away by our routing, roughly 65 minutes.
The hotel's site doesn't offer a ride — Visit Ravenna lists the Bisanzio among its pick-up points for the terminal transfer, from €20 a person, and an Expedia guest says the van came to the door; that's the operator's service, booked with them.
The hotel says the port is a few minutes away by car and gives no figure, and it doesn't say which port. Our routing to the cruise terminal gives about 8.3 road miles (13.3 km), roughly 19 minutes.
From BLQ without a hotel shuttle
Our routing gives about 52.9 road miles from Bologna airport to Hotel Bisanzio. The cheap way is the Marconi Express to Bologna Centrale, €12.80 (about US$14) — then a direct train of about an hour. More: the airport page.
Nothing for Venice Marco Polo, about 2 hours 33 minutes away by our routing, no traffic.
The hotel's site doesn't offer a ride — Visit Ravenna lists the Bisanzio among its pick-up points for the terminal transfer, from €20 a person, and an Expedia guest says the van came to the door; that's the operator's service, booked with them.
The hotel says the port is a few minutes away by car and gives no figure, and it doesn't say which port. Our routing to the cruise terminal gives about 8.3 road miles (13.3 km), roughly 19 minutes.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
Flying into Venice instead? Our routing puts Hotel Bisanzio about 2 hours 33 minutes from Marco Polo on empty roads; Princess runs transfers for its own guests, and nobody we read prints a public fare.
A garage about 30 m away at rates agreed with the hotel, no price printed, per the hotel; its Expedia listing says free off-site parking. Nothing on a cruise week.
Parking for your stay: Garage 30 m away at agreed rates, per the hotel; Expedia says free off site.
The hotel's site doesn't offer a ride — Visit Ravenna lists the Bisanzio among its pick-up points for the terminal transfer, from €20 a person, and an Expedia guest says the van came to the door; that's the operator's service, booked with them.
The hotel says the port is a few minutes away by car and gives no figure, and it doesn't say which port. Our routing to the cruise terminal gives about 8.3 road miles (13.3 km), roughly 19 minutes.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Hotel Bisanzio and go straight to the terminal — the airport page covers the shuttles, the trains and the drive.
Which terminal
Porto Corsini, north bankWhatever your line calls it, Ravenna or “Venice”, the ship leaves from Porto Corsini, about 8.3 road miles from Hotel Bisanzio by our routing. Old building or new, your documents name the one you check in at. See the Ravenna cruise guide.
Source: celebritycruises.comDistance
"A few minutes" by car to the port, per the hotelThe hotel says the port is a few minutes away by car and gives no figure, and it doesn't say which port. Our routing to the cruise terminal gives about 8.3 road miles (13.3 km), roughly 19 minutes.
Source: hotelsravenna.itTo the ship
No shuttle statedVisit Ravenna lists Hotel Bisanzio as a pick-up point for its terminal transfer, from €20 a person with one bag, about 30 minutes, from 9:30 am. You book Visit Ravenna, not the hotel — and the van may arrive up to 10 minutes after the time it gives you.
Source: visitravenna.itParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedA garage about 30 m away at rates agreed with the hotel, no price printed, per the hotel; its Expedia listing says free off-site parking. Nothing on a cruise week.
Source: hotelsravenna.itThe city car park
€4 (about US$4) a day at Via Cura, per the cityFor the cruise, the port has no long-term parking, per Royal Caribbean. The tourism board points drivers to Via Cura in town, €4 a day — without saying a car can stay a week. Hotel Bisanzio’s own offer: a garage 30 m away at agreed rates.
Where the car goes while you sail · Ravenna cruise parking, compared.
Source: comune.ravenna.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Nothing we could countNo restaurant named; the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and San Vitale are about two minutes on foot, per its listing.
Breakfast
FreeThe hotel sells bed and breakfast, per its own site; its Expedia listing agrees.
Address
Via Salara, by San VitaleVia Salara 30, 48121 Ravenna
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Hotel Bisanzio’s own website, or its Expedia listing where we say so prints it. Before you book, ask Hotel Bisanzio about the garage price, and whether it's free and whether the car can stay for the cruise; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
City tourist tax
Tourist tax €3 (about US$3) a person a night, under-14s exempt, as its Expedia listing prints it; the city charges 4-stars €3
Wi-Fi
Free throughout, per the hotel
Parking for your stay
Garage 30 m away at agreed rates, per the hotel; Expedia says free off site
Breakfast
Bed and breakfast, per the hotel
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Dogs stay free, per its Expedia listing.
Rooms
Singles, doubles, triples and Comfort doubles for three, per its listing.
Accessibility
Hotel Bisanzio’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Galla Placidia, per its listing2 min walk
- Cruise terminal, our routing8.3 mi
Distances as Hotel Bisanzio’s own website, or its Expedia listing where we say so gives them, plus our road routing to the terminal.
Also worth knowing
- A Visit Ravenna pick-up point, per Visit Ravenna
- Air conditioning and a lift, per the hotel
- Dogs stay free, per its listing
- A 4-star, per the hotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Garage 30 m away at agreed rates, unpriced; Expedia says free off-site parking.
- Check-in 2 pm to midnight, check-out 11 am, per its listing.
- Tourist tax €3 a person a night, per its listing.
- Triples and Comfort doubles sleep three.
- A 4-star hotel under Italian classification, per its own site.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The garage price, and whether it's free
- Whether the car can stay for the cruise
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotel Bisanzio’s own website, or its Expedia listing where we say so, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the garage price, and whether it's free as Expedia says.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Hotel Bisanzio: the Ravenna cruise guide, Ravenna cruise parking and the splurge list.
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Hotel Bisanzio FAQ
Is Hotel Bisanzio near San Vitale?
Yes, about two minutes' walk from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and San Vitale, per its Expedia listing.
Does Hotel Bisanzio offer a transfer to the cruise port?
Not itself — Visit Ravenna lists the Bisanzio as a pick-up point for its terminal transfer, from €20 a person.
Is parking free at Hotel Bisanzio?
The hotel says a garage 30 m away at agreed rates; its Expedia listing says free off-site parking. Ask which applies.
Is Hotel Bisanzio a Best Western?
Not on the pages we read — its site shows it in the Fabbri Hotels group with the Centrale Byron.
How far is Hotel Bisanzio from Porto Corsini?
About 8.3 road miles, roughly 19 minutes with no traffic, by our routing.
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