which venice hotel
we (husband and three kids) will be in venice in june and i can't decide between the locanda vivaldi and the westin europa and regina. anyone have any opinions?
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Have you contacted the hotels for availability? I'd do that first.
I suggest that only from reading many posts here of people agonizing over hotels in Venice, only to find out their 1st choice (or 2nd) is already full for their dates. |
You may also want to consider renting an apartment. You may have more room and access to a refrigerator never hurts, especially when you're travelling with children.
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i have checked the availibility and we can stay at either hotel. anyone stayed at either place?
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I have stayed at both, and would choose the Vivaldi. But that is just one opinion. Perhaps others will post and you can get a broader view. We'll be there in June (14-18) as well.
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check www.tripadvisor.com for reviews.
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I've not stayed at either hotel, as I'm almost always renting apartments in Venice, but for sure, the Europa & Regina is a first-class place. What I do certainly know is its bar (second only to that of the Gritti hotel), and its restaurant terrace has no equal as far as eating in a perfect setting - it's on the water of the Canal Grande, exactly opposite Santa Maria della Salute. Breathtaking! And the food is even good, which is rarely the case with hotels of international standard... I wouldn't, however, want to have to pay for a meal there; I've had a dinner there only once, on invitation by a Venetian friend who is a regular guest and thus pays much lower prices than those on the menu...
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Our family of 5 is staying at the Residence Corte Grimani in early June. It opened last summer, I believe, and the Trip Advisor reviews are excellent. I mention it because it seems like as close to an "Embassy Suites" set up as one can get, but in an old palace on a canal. You could all be in one apartment.
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With 3 kids I'd check the availability of an apt. even for 3 nights. You can go back "home" for quiet time, eat when you want (do you realize what a Venezia restaurant charges for 5 ?!)
Some great apts. can be found on www.slowtrav.com search or email to Eva at studio immagino (link from my site www.elegantetruria.com) |
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