Venice Airport Hotels
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ABOVE: Venice
airport buses and land taxis arrive and
depart near the three-star
Hotel Santa Chiara, which is alongside the Piazzale Roma overlooking the
Grand Canal.
Cruise passengers: The hotels on this
page are good choices if you're arriving or departing on a
Venice cruise, since it's only a short taxi
ride from the Piazzale Roma to the Venice
Cruise Terminal.
Hotels near the Piazzale Roma
These hotels are very handy for early departures by bus or taxi.
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Hotel Antiche Figure
(3 stars) overlooks the Grand Canal. Its location couldn't be better, and it has
a top rating among guests who have booked through Venere. Compare rates,
reviews, and availability:
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Hotel Santa Chiara
(3 stars) is at the edge of the Piazzale Roma, next to the Grand Canal and the
Calatrava Bridge to the railroad station. Some triples are available, and
there's there's even a private car park. Compare rates, reviews, and
availability:
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Western Hotel Olimpia
(3 stars, photo at right) is across a small bridge
from the Piazzale Roma. It has a private garden with beach umbrellas and deck
chairs. Compare rates, reviews, and availability:
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Ca'
Doge is a "town house suites, 1st category" property, which
corresponds to a 3-star hotel. The Ca' Doge is on the Piazzale Roma, next to the
elevated People Mover that will take you
to the Marittima cruise port in less than two minutes. It offers free Internet
access and has parking on the premises. Compare rates, reviews, and
availability:
The following hotels are within easy reach of the Piazzale Roma
if you don't mind hauling your luggage around the corner or over a bridge or
two:
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Hotel Airone
(2 stars) is down the steps from the Piazzale Roma and to the right, across a
bridge and along a fondamenta or waterfront promenade. Some of the
single and double rooms overlook the Grand Canal. Compare rates, reviews, and
availability:
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 Alloggi
Marinella (3-star equivalent), a personal favorite, has unusually high guest
ratings from Venere and Booking.com users. The inn's location is just about perfect: It's just a
block from the Piazzale Roma, away from the parking garages and boat platforms
but close enough for early airport-bus departures or catching a taxi to the
cruise terminal.
The Alloggi Marinella also has a garden where you can sit and
relax in warm weather. If your budget allows, spend a little extra for a
superior room with a walled private patio. (We stayed in a room with patio
for a couple of days before an
MSC Eastern Mediterranean cruise. See our illustrated
Alloggi Marinella review.) Compare
rates, reviews, and availability:
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Arlecchino (3 stars) is on the Fondamenta delle Burchielle, about 100
meters from the airport buses and taxis in the Piazzale Roma. Singles, doubles,
triples, and quads are available, and guests have access to the garden of the
Best Bestern Olimpia next door. (We booked through Venere at a bargain rate and
got a room with a canal view.) Compare rates, reviews, and availability:
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 Hotel
Canal & Walter (3 stars) has 33 rooms, some
overlooking the Grand Canal. One- to four-person rooms are available, and
breakfast is served in the hotel's garden courtyard during summer.
Compare rates, reviews, and availability:
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Hotel Gardena (3 stars) is about three minutes from the Piazzale Roma, with
two tiny bridges to cross, but you might think it's in a different world: The
hotel is on a delightful neighborhood canal, and the cafés
along the water are often filled with students and professors from the
architectural university nearby. Compare rates, reviews, and
availability:
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Papadopoli Venezia (ex-Sofitel) (4 stars) is just beyond the public
gardens that are reached via a low footbridge from the Piazzale Roma. The former
Sofitel, which is now part of Accor's MGallery Collection, is a good choice if
you're looking for an upscale hotel with a bar, restaurant, concierge, and other
services on the premises. Compare rates, reviews, and availability:
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Abbazia
(3 stars) is in a side street near the railroad station, making it a little more
distant from the Piazzale Roma than some of the other hotels described here. (On
the plus side, the modern Calatrava Bridge to
the railroad station is easy to cross with luggage.) The hotel occupies a former
monastery, and some rooms face the large garden where breakfast is served in
nice weather. Compare rates, reviews, and availability:
Other hotels within walking distance of the Piazzale Roma:
If you prefer to be a little more distant from the buses, boats, and bustle of
the Piazzale Roma, you could try
Al Sole (3 stars), the
Carlton on the Grand Canal (4 stars), or a Venetian mansion that doubles as
a boutique hotel, the
Palazzo Odoni (3 stars). Please note that the term "distant" is relative:
All of these hotels are within a five- to 10-minute walk of the Piazzale Roma,
depending on your speed.
 Or
you could book a room at the
Falier (2 stars, photo at left), which is a 10-minute walk from the
Piazzale Roma but is handy to one of the liveliest squares in Venice, the Campo
Santa Margherita. It's an appealing choice if you're traveling with nothing
larger than a midsized wheeled suitcase.
 If you don't mind walking across two small bridges, you won't go wrong with the
cozy
Ai Due Fanali
(see our
illustrated review), the
Ca' Nigra Lagoon Resort
with its huge garden, or the
Canal Grande. All three hotels are on the
Campo San Simeon Grande, a lovely and
peaceful little square where you can sit on a park bench and watch boat traffic
on the Grand Canal.
Next page:
Hotels near San Marco
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