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Hotel Colombia sits fifteenth, and breakfast is why. Guest reviews on its own site say breakfast came with the room, but the hotel's text never says so, and we score only what the hotel states. It's a 3-star with 40 rooms on Via della Geppa, about 0.3 miles on foot from Trieste Centrale and about 0.8 miles from the Stazione Marittima by our routing.
That suits a train arrival. You walk from the platform, sleep, eat, and take a short taxi to the ship — about 0.9 road miles.
The gaps are practical ones. Its site prints reception hours of 7:00 to 22:00 while the regional listing says 24/7, and the garage it uses is 300 m away with no price.
Book it if you're arriving by train after a long day, ask whether your rate includes breakfast, and tell the hotel your arrival time if it's after 10 pm.
Book it if
- You're arriving by train
- You want to walk from the platform to bed
- You want a simple 3-star a short taxi from the ship
Look elsewhere if
- You'll check in after 10 pm without warning the hotel.
- You need a restaurant on site.
- You want the garage price in advance.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Colombia publishes.
No restaurant on site — dinner means a walk out to the canal streets.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 17 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
Guest reviews on the hotel's site say breakfast came with the room; the hotel's own text doesn't, so ask.
The hotel says only that it's close to the railway station. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.8 miles (1.2 km), roughly 17 minutes, and to Trieste Centrale about 0.3 miles. With heavy bags, a taxi from Hotel Colombia covers the 0.9 road miles in about 3 minutes.
The regional listing calls it a paid garage and the hotel says parking is 300 m away; neither prints a price or mentions a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 20 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
Trieste Airport is about 24.1 road miles from Hotel Colombia by our routing, Venice Marco Polo about 93.1; from Hotel Colombia the Stazione Marittima is about 0.8 miles on foot, roughly 17 minutes, by our routing, 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 17 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
The hotel says only that it's close to the railway station. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.8 miles (1.2 km), roughly 17 minutes, and to Trieste Centrale about 0.3 miles.
From TRS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing Trieste Airport is about 24.1 road miles from Hotel Colombia, roughly 38 minutes with no traffic. Taxi Trieste Airport lists €75 (about US$85) into central Trieste, bags and tolls included. Or take the train to Trieste Centrale, about 0.3 miles on foot from Hotel Colombia. More: the airport page.
Hotel Colombia's site doesn't mention flying into Venice.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 17 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
The hotel says only that it's close to the railway station. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.8 miles (1.2 km), roughly 17 minutes, and to Trieste Centrale about 0.3 miles.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
From Venice Marco Polo it's about 93.1 road miles to Hotel Colombia by our routing, roughly 1 hr 44 min with no traffic. Holland America runs transfers from Marco Polo for its own guests and prints no price.
The regional listing calls it a paid garage and the hotel says parking is 300 m away; neither prints a price or mentions a cruise.
Parking for your stay: A paid garage, per the regional listing; the hotel says parking is 300 m away; no price.
No ride to the ship is mentioned — by our routing it's about 17 minutes on foot, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi.
The hotel says only that it's close to the railway station. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.8 miles (1.2 km), roughly 17 minutes, and to Trieste Centrale about 0.3 miles.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Hotel Colombia and go straight to the Stazione Marittima — about 24.6 road miles from Trieste Airport by our routing. The airport page has the train and the taxi.
Which terminal
Stazione MarittimaHolland America and MSC both give the terminal as Molo dei Bersaglieri 3, the Stazione Marittima run by TTP. From Hotel Colombia that's about 0.8 miles on foot, roughly 17 minutes, by our routing. Costa and TUI park at Molo IV by the station without saying their ships berth there; see the Trieste cruise guide.
Source: triesteterminal.itDistance
~0.8 mi on foot, our routingThe hotel says only that it's close to the railway station. Our walking route to the Stazione Marittima is about 0.8 miles (1.2 km), roughly 17 minutes, and to Trieste Centrale about 0.3 miles.
Source: hotelcolombiatrieste.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedHotel Colombia lists no shuttle, and you may not need one: it's about 17 minutes on foot, not a long ride. A Radio Taxi on the meter starts at €4 (about US$4) and adds €2.40 (about US$3) for the port.
Source: hotelcolombiatrieste.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThe regional listing calls it a paid garage and the hotel says parking is 300 m away; neither prints a price or mentions a cruise.
Source: hotelcolombiatrieste.comTTP cruise parking
Priced only when you bookAgainst a paid garage 300 m away, unpriced at Hotel Colombia, TTP’s official cruise parking is the option built for the trip: MSC guests at Via Gian Rinaldo Carli 8–10, Costa and TUI at Molo IV, with a free shuttle to the terminal. TTP shows prices only inside its booking portal.
Where the car goes while you sail · Trieste cruise parking, compared.
Source: triesteterminal.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Nothing we could countNo restaurant on site — dinner means a walk out to the canal streets.
Breakfast
Not statedGuest reviews on the hotel's site say breakfast came with the room; the hotel's own text doesn't, so ask.
Address
Via della Geppa, by the stationVia della Geppa 18, 34121 Trieste
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Hotel Colombia publishes it. The gaps here are whether breakfast is in your rate and the garage price — a call to Hotel Colombia settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
A paid garage, per the regional listing; the hotel says parking is 300 m away; no price
Breakfast
Included, per the hotel
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pets are allowed, per the regional GO! 2025 listing.
Rooms
40 rooms, per the regional listing.
Accessibility
Hotel Colombia’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 stationclose by, per the hotel
Distances as Hotel Colombia or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Reception printed 7:00 to 22:00 on the hotel’s site; the regional listing says 24/7
- Pets allowed, per the regional listing
- A lift, per the regional listing
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Reception hours printed as 7:00 to 22:00 on the hotel's site; the regional listing says 24/7.
- Free Wi-Fi.
- The hotel's own postcode (34121) differs from the regional listing's (34132).
- Add €3.00 (about US$3) a person a night in tourist tax, the 3-star rate in the City of Trieste's 2026 table, for up to five consecutive nights. Some guests are exempt, so read the city's rules if you might be one.
- A 3-star hotel under Italy's regional classification, per the region's GO! 2025 listing.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is in your rate
- The garage price
- Whether reception is staffed overnight
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotel Colombia’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm reception hours if you're arriving late.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Hotel Colombia: the Trieste cruise guide, Trieste cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on Via della Geppa, near the trains.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Hotel Colombia for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hotel Colombia FAQ
Is breakfast included at Hotel Colombia Trieste?
Guest reviews on the hotel's site say so, but the hotel's own text doesn't, so we couldn't confirm it. Ask when you book.
Is reception at Hotel Colombia open all night?
The hotel's site prints 7:00 to 22:00; the regional GO! 2025 listing says 24/7. Tell the hotel if you'll land late.
How far is Hotel Colombia from Trieste Centrale?
About 0.3 miles on foot by our routing, roughly 6 minutes. The hotel says only that it's close to the station.
How do I get from Hotel Colombia to the cruise terminal?
It's about 0.8 miles on foot to the Stazione Marittima by our routing, roughly 17 minutes, or about 0.9 road miles by taxi. The hotel mentions no shuttle.
Does Hotel Colombia have parking?
The regional listing mentions a paid garage, and the hotel says parking is 300 m away. Neither prints a price.
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