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The Novotel is second — level with Windsor on the evening, but further out. It has a pool, a sauna, a gym and a restaurant Accor says is open around the clock, and it’s about 1.7 km from the terminal by our map.
Accor gives 12 minutes by car to Pier Mauá, so plan on a taxi. Rooms with a sofa bed sleep four, and children 16 and under stay free — a real plus for a family.
Breakfast isn’t promised in the rate — check yours before you book.
Book it if
- You want a pool and a late meal without leaving the building
- Four of you are sharing one room
- A small pet is coming along
Look elsewhere if
- You want to walk to the ship
- Breakfast has to be in the rate
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Novotel Porto Atlântico publishes and our own map estimates.
The 365 Restaurant, which Accor says serves around the clock, and a lobby bar.
The hotel lists no ride to the ship. Accor puts Pier Mauá 3 km away, about 12 minutes by car — and by our map it’s about 1.7 km in a straight line.
Accor lists breakfast among the hotel’s services without saying whether the rate covers it. Ask when you book.
A taxi, not a walk: Accor gives 12 minutes by car and 34 on foot. Your boarding documents set the check-in time.
Accor lists an on-site car park but no price. It’s silent on leaving a car for a cruise week, so ask first.
Night-Before Score: 37 of 100
Every point comes from Accor’s page for the hotel; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Novotel Porto Atlântico is about 10.9 km from Galeão in a straight line, and about 1.7 km from Pier Mauá. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is mentioned on the pages we read.
The hotel lists no ride to the ship. Accor puts Pier Mauá 3 km away, about 12 minutes by car — and by our map it’s about 1.7 km in a straight line.
From GIG without a hotel shuttle
From Galeão, RIOgaleão’s counter-taxi table prints R$ 87 to Praça Mauá at Tariff 1 and R$ 104 at Tariff 2 (nights, Sundays and holidays). The table is undated, so confirm at the booth. Pier Mauá puts the ride at about 25 minutes without traffic. From Santos Dumont, the VLT runs straight to the terminal for R$ 5, per VLT Carioca, but it bars big bags. The airport page has the fares.
Accor lists an on-site car park but no price. It’s silent on leaving a car for a cruise week, so ask first.
Parking for your stay: On-site car park; no price on Accor’s page.
The hotel lists no ride to the ship. Accor puts Pier Mauá 3 km away, about 12 minutes by car — and by our map it’s about 1.7 km in a straight line.
Flying in the morning you sail? Flying in the morning you sail? A delayed flight has nowhere to go, so the airport page recommends coming the day before, and has the landing check: the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Pier MauáAv. Rodrigues Alves 10 is the Pier Mauá terminal, and the VLT serves both ends. Novotel Porto Atlântico is about 1.7 km from our pin for the terminal in a straight line, and about 2.2 km from Praça Mauá. Pier Mauá doesn’t say which armazém your ship uses, so treat both as estimates; the Rio cruise guide has the rest.
Source: piermaua.rioDistance
~1.7 km, straight lineAbout 1.7 km from Pier Mauá between our map pins, roughly 27 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedAccor lists an on-site car park but no price. It’s silent on leaving a car for a cruise week, so ask first.
In town
VMS lot on the Boulevard Olímpico, no price publishedPier Mauá lists a 24-hour car park on the Boulevard Olímpico, run by its partner VMS, with the entrance on Av. Barão de Tefé and a footpath out by Armazéns 3 and 4. No daily rate is published, and nothing says it takes cars for a whole cruise. Email estacionamentoparadadosnavios@gmail.com or call 21 97570-9047 before you count on it.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe 365 Restaurant, which Accor says serves around the clock, and a lobby bar.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateAccor lists breakfast among the hotel’s services without saying whether the rate covers it. Ask when you book.
Address
Santo Cristo, Porto MaravilhaAv. Prof. Pereira Reis, 49, Santo Cristo, 20220-800 Rio de Janeiro
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Novotel Porto Atlântico publishes it. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, the parking price or the pet fee, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Accor lists breakfast among the hotel’s services without saying whether the rate covers it. Ask when you book.
Parking for your stay
On-site car park; no price on Accor’s page
Pool
A pool, per the hotel
Pets
Small pets for an extra charge, per Accor; the fee isn’t printed.
Food and drink on site
- 365 RestaurantOpen 24 hours, per Accor
- Lobby bar
Rooms
Mostly 24 m² rooms for two; Superior rooms with a sofa bed sleep four, and some have bay or harbor views, per Accor. Children 16 and under stay free with parents.
Accessibility
Accor lists the hotel as wheelchair accessible, with one accessible room.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- The ibis next door shares the address
- Accor puts Santos Dumont 11 minutes away by car
- No Booking.com page we could confirm, so the button searches by name
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in from 15:00, check-out by 12:00.
- Small pets for a fee.
- Accor puts the terminal 3 km by road.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- The parking price or the pet fee
Every hotel fact here comes from Accor’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, except Gamboa Rio’s, which comes from a listing.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Novotel Porto Atlântico: the Rio de Janeiro cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
A pool and a 24-hour kitchen, then 12 minutes to the ship.
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Novotel Porto Atlântico FAQ
How far is Novotel Porto Atlântico from Pier Mauá?
Accor puts it 3 km, about 12 minutes by car. By our map it’s about 1.7 km in a straight line.
Does Novotel RJ Porto Atlântico have a pool?
Yes, with a fitness center and a sauna, per Accor.
Does Novotel Porto Atlântico allow pets?
Small pets, for an extra charge, per Accor.
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