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Hotel Centrale is eleventh, a simple 3-star with two things worth knowing before you book. Budget €3.00 (about US$3) a person a night in tourist tax, the 3-star rate in the City of Trieste's 2026 table — not the older figure on the hotel's own page. It also holds your bags free before and after your stay, about 0.7 miles on foot from the Stazione Marittima by our routing.
It also asks for photo ID at check-in and won't accept copies or a picture on your phone. Bring the passport, not a scan.
There's no garage of its own, just three covered car parks nearby with no prices, and breakfast inclusion isn't stated.
Book it for a budget night on Piazza Sant'Antonio, and pack your passport where you can reach it.
Book it if
- You want a budget room on a canal-side piazza
- You need bags held after check-out
- You land early — check-in starts at 2 pm
Look elsewhere if
- You only have a scan of your passport.
- You want a garage at the hotel.
- You need breakfast in the rate.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Centrale publishes.
No restaurant — the hotel looks over Piazza Sant'Antonio and the canal instead.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 14 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
A buffet, per the regional listing; the hotel doesn't say whether it's included.
The hotel puts itself 10 minutes on foot from the railway station and gives no cruise figure. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.7 miles (1.0 km), roughly 14 minutes. From Hotel Centrale it's about 14 minutes on foot, much of it along the Rive.
No garage of its own; the hotel points to three covered car parks nearby, without prices or anything about a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 25 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel or its brand publishes on its own pages, and the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Our routing puts Trieste Airport about 24.4 road miles from Hotel Centrale and Venice Marco Polo about 93.5 — figures for empty roads, and every question mark below is a ride you arrange yourself.
The hotel mentions no airport transfer.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 14 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
The hotel puts itself 10 minutes on foot from the railway station and gives no cruise figure. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.7 miles (1.0 km), roughly 14 minutes.
From TRS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Trieste Airport is about 24.4 road miles from Hotel Centrale, roughly 40 minutes with no traffic. The train from the airport stop runs to Trieste Centrale, about 0.6 miles on foot from Hotel Centrale; the airport's taxi company lists €75 (about US$85) into central Trieste. The airport page has both.
Hotel Centrale gives no Venice airport figure and no transfer.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 14 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
The hotel puts itself 10 minutes on foot from the railway station and gives no cruise figure. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.7 miles (1.0 km), roughly 14 minutes.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
Venice Marco Polo is about 93.5 road miles from Hotel Centrale, our routing, 1 hr 45 min on empty roads; Holland America says to allow about 2 hours to the terminal.
No garage of its own; the hotel points to three covered car parks nearby, without prices or anything about a cruise.
Parking for your stay: No garage of its own; three covered car parks nearby, per the hotel; no prices.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 14 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
The hotel puts itself 10 minutes on foot from the railway station and gives no cruise figure. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.7 miles (1.0 km), roughly 14 minutes.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can bypass Hotel Centrale entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which terminal
Stazione MarittimaMeasured to the Stazione Marittima on Molo dei Bersaglieri, Hotel Centrale is about 0.7 miles on foot, roughly 14 minutes, by our routing. Costa and TUI park their guests at Molo IV, and whether their ships tie up there too isn't stated, so let your documents decide; the Trieste cruise guide has the rest.
Source: triesteterminal.itDistance
~0.7 mi on foot, our routingThe hotel puts itself 10 minutes on foot from the railway station and gives no cruise figure. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.7 miles (1.0 km), roughly 14 minutes.
Source: triestehotelcentrale.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedNo ride to the ship is published at Hotel Centrale. Walk it, about 0.7 miles, or book a taxi for the 0.9 road miles — on the meter, not a fixed fare.
Source: triestehotelcentrale.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
No parking at the hotelNo garage of its own; the hotel points to three covered car parks nearby, without prices or anything about a cruise.
Source: triestehotelcentrale.comTTP cruise parking
Priced only when you bookHotel Centrale offers no garage; three covered car parks nearby, unpriced. For the cruise itself, TTP runs the only official parking, booked on its site, with drop-off from 08:00 to 17:00; its prices appear only once you’re in the booking portal, so we can’t print one.
Compare Hotel Centrale with TTP’s lots and the city garages, or see the parking math.
Source: triesteterminal.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Nothing we could countNo restaurant — the hotel looks over Piazza Sant'Antonio and the canal instead.
Breakfast
Not statedA buffet, per the regional listing; the hotel doesn't say whether it's included.
Address
Piazza Sant'Antonio, Borgo TeresianoVia Amilcare Ponchielli 1, 34122 Trieste
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Hotel Centrale publishes it. Before you book, ask Hotel Centrale about whether breakfast is included and prices at the three car parks; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Tourist tax €3.00 a person a night, up to five consecutive nights, not included (the city's 2026 3-star rate; exemptions apply)
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
No garage of its own; three covered car parks nearby, per the hotel; no prices
Breakfast
A buffet, per the regional listing; inclusion not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Small pets are welcome, per the hotel.
Rooms
24 rooms, per the regional listing.
Accessibility
Hotel Centrale’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
- Railway station10 minutes on foot
- Piazza Sant’Antonio and the canalon the square
Distances as Hotel Centrale or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Free luggage storage before and after your stay
- Photo ID at check-in; copies and phone images not accepted
- Small pets welcome
- A 3-star, per the hotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Tourist tax €3.00 a person a night, up to five consecutive nights, not in the rate — the 3-star figure in the City of Trieste's 2026 table. The hotel's own tax page shows an older, lower figure; exemptions apply, so check the city's rules.
- Photo ID at check-in — copies and phone images aren't accepted.
- Check-in from 2 pm, out by 11.
- Free luggage storage.
- A 3-star hotel under Italy's regional classification, per the hotel.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Prices at the three car parks
- Room types
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotel Centrale’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether breakfast is in your rate.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Hotel Centrale: the Trieste cruise guide, Trieste cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on Piazza Sant'Antonio, bags held free.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Hotel Centrale for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hotel Centrale FAQ
How much is the tourist tax at Hotel Centrale Trieste?
€3.00 a person a night for up to five consecutive nights, not in the rate. That's the 3-star figure in the City of Trieste's 2026 table; the hotel's page still shows a lower one. Exemptions apply — check the city's rules.
What ID do I need to check in at Hotel Centrale?
Original photo ID — the hotel says copies and images on a phone aren't accepted.
Will Hotel Centrale hold my luggage on cruise day?
Yes — free, before and after your stay, per the hotel.
How far is Hotel Centrale from the cruise terminal?
About 0.7 miles on foot to the Stazione Marittima by our routing, roughly 14 minutes.
What time is check-in at Hotel Centrale?
From 2 pm, with check-out at 11, per the hotel.
Booking the cruise too?
Sailing from Trieste? Tell us the ship and date and we'll hold Hotel Centrale for the night before. No obligation.
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