love2travel111

I am planning a 2 night stay before and 2 night stay after a cruise out of Venice. Is a water taxi to/from the airport and cruise terminal my best bet? Also, I am looking for hotel choices overlooking a canal - any ideas?

nytraveler

For useful info on hotels you need to tell us how many of you there are, a specific budget per night in euros and your expectations (cheap and cheerful, moderate, upscale amenities ???).

greg

What is your definition of "best bet"?

best bet = as seen in movies. By water taxi as inidicated
1. walk 600m = 1/3 of mile to the dock. Dock is near the terminal, not at the terminal.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5018...!3m1!1e3?hl=en
2. Take water taxi. at ~€110 per party
http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm...IDPagina/19521 (either of the Tronchetto tariff. It is the same price)

best bet = cheaper water route. Alilaguna blue boat €15 per person, 90min trip. Departing from the dock requiring same amount of walk as water taxi. You buy tickets at the Terminal before walking to the dock.

best bet = with luggage. land taxi ~€40 par party. leaves from the front of terminal.

best bet = cheapest. land bus. leaves from the front of terminal.
1. take ATVO or ACTV bus to Piazzale Roma €6 per person
2. walk ~1 mile or take people mover ~1.30€ per person

see
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g1...Suitcases.html

love2travel111

There are two of us. We are looking for a romantic Italian hotel, not a chain. We enjoyed our Rome choice that was a boutique hotel with a private terrace. Interested in a little luxury, not a cheap stay, preferably under $350 eu/night. Will pay more for canal view, breakfast, etc. I'd like one hotel before cruising and another after, in different parts of the city.

To Greg: we will have luggage and don't want to walk. Are there land taxis? I heard not in Venice.

tuscanlifeedit

There are land taxis and buses from the airport, which is not in Venice. Once you get to Venice, you can take a water taxi from Piazzale Roma to your hotel.

There are hotels with private docks, which is a good idea if you're not interested in walking.

You could put your price range in booking.com and get a short list of places with docks and canal view rooms.

bobthenavigator

Here are some options in various price ranges.
At your price point I would look at Locanda Orseolo for one location and Pension Accademia for the other.

BOB’S FAVORITE HOTELS IN VENICE: 2014

BEST MID-RANGE 3 STAR HOTELS: Prices will vary from 150 to 300E

• www.locandaorseolo.com Rave reviews in San Marco area

• www.lacalcina.com Popular hotel in Dorsoduro on Zattere

• www.pensioneaccademia.it A Venice standard near Grand Canal

• www.locanda-sanbarnaba.com Good location in Dorsoduro

• www.cortegrimani.com Diverse family apts. in good location

SMALL B&Bs: PRICES VARY FROM 100E TO 250E AND BY SEASON

• www.corte1321.com Helpful hosts in San Polo area

• http://www.alpontemocenigo.com/ Nice place—off the path

• www.guesthouse.it Great value in a quiet neighborhood

NICER 4 STAR HOTELS: prices range from 250 to 500E—vary by season

• www.alponteantico.com/ Lovely place at Rialto on Grand Canal

• www.capisanihotel.it/ Boutique hotel near Accademia Bridge

• http://www.liassidipalacehotel.com/ Lovely amenities in Castello


WILD CARD OPTIONS: Hotel & apartment options worth consideration:

• http://www.palazzettodaschio.it/ Apts. in a real 16th century villa

• http://www.hotelflora.it/en/ Great location close to San Marco

• http://www.aitagliapietra.com/ Well priced B&B in Castello

raincitygirl

I vote for the Locanda Orseolo, just lovely, especially if you arrive by water taxi from the cruise terminal and pop in through the water door. Magic!

HappyTrvlr

Keep in mind that a canal is a street and thus may have a lot of noise. We had that happen to us one time in Venice and we couldn't sleep with our "canal view."

raincitygirl

Good point HappyTrvlr, at Locanda Orseolo we had a room facing the inner courtyard, my brother and SIL had a canal view room. They said it was a bit noisy but they didn't mind as they enjoyed being able to watch all the activity.

love2travel111

Thank you all for your advice. I have heard about the noise on a canal, but why go to Venice without that view?! I always pack my earplugs and can catch up on sleep on the cruise.

ardithl

We stayed in the Boscolo Venezia last year and loved it. Some rooms overlook a quiet canal and others overlook the lagoon (like ours did). The hotel is in a residential neighborhood and is very close to the Madonna del Orto vaporetto and Allilaguna stop, if you don't want to splurge on a water taxi from the airport. The hotel provides a scheduled water taxi to and from San Marco a few times a day.