Venice Cruise Terminal Hotels
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Hotel San Sebastiano Garden is a short walk from the San Basilio pier.
Hotels near San Basilio
The San Basilio quay and terminal building are at the foot of
the Fondamente delle Zattere, a pedestrian promenade that extends all the way
from the S. Basilio vaporetto stop to the tip of Dorsoduro where the Grand Canal
and Giudecca Canal meet at St. Mark's Basin. (See a photo in our
Dogana di Mare article.) Consider yourself
lucky if your ship is moored here, because the historic center is just across a
small wooden footbridge from San Basilio.
For proximity to the San Basilio terminal, there's one clear
winner: the
Hotel San Sebastiano Garden (4 stars).
The San Sebastiano Garden is on the Fondamenta San Sebastiano, across a canal
from the Church of San Sebastiano and only about five minutes from the pier over
level ground after you've crossed one small bridge. The 16-room hotel has a
private garden where you can enjoy breakfast or drinks outdoors in good weather,
and accommodations range from double rooms to junior suites. Compare rates,
reviews, and availability for the Hotel San Sebastiano Garden:
Three other hotels are fairly close to the San Basilio terminal:
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 Antica
Locanda Montin (2 stars) is a 12-room pension above the historic
restaurant of the same name. The restaurant is a bit pricey; the Locanda's rates
are more reasonable, although some rooms lack private facilities. Reserve far in
advance if you want to stay at this simple but celebrated establishment. Check rates,
reviews, and availability:
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 Hotel
Pausania
(3 stars) occupies an atmospheric 14th Century Gothic palace near the Campo San
Barnaba, where you'll find small restaurants, bars, shops, and the city's famous
vegetable barge. The Campo Santa Margherita--one of Venice's liveliest
squares--is also close by. Compare rates,
reviews, and availability:
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Casa Rezzonico
(B&B) is a lower-priced neighbor of the Hotel Pausania. It's also on the
Fondamenta Gherardini near the Campo San Barnaba, where it offers
traditionally-furnished rooms, a garden, and free Wi-Fi. Compare rates,
reviews, and availability:
If you have rolling suitcases, it may be easier to walk along
the Zattere to a hotel in the eastern part of Dorsoduro. The distance may be a
little greater than heading inland, but you'll encounter fewer bridges and are
less likely to get lost. These hotels are also convenient to the
Zattere stop of
the
Alilaguna airport boat's Blue Line:
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Hotel La Calcina (3 stars) is the inn where John Ruskin stayed in 1876.
Ruskin picked it for the same reason that today's tourists do: A site directly
on the Zattere, overlooking the Giudecca Canal and the ships that pass by. If
you're spending more than a few days in Venice, consider booking a self-catering
suite or mini-flat at the hotel's
La Calcina Suites nearby.
Compare rates,
reviews, and availability for the hotel:
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Pensione Seguso (2 stars) is also on the Zattere, where it offers
traditionally-furnished single and double rooms. (Most rooms have bathrooms down
the hall, but don't let that discourage you: An English shipmate on
Compagnie du Ponant's L'Austral told us that she always stays at the Pensione Seguso because of
its cleanliness, old-fashioned atmosphere, and charm.) Compare rates,
reviews, and availability:
Other hotel tips for San Basilio:
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If you don't mind wrestling your suitcases aboard a crowded public
waterbus, you can stay at any hotel near the No. 2 vaporetto line and take
the boat to the San Basilio stop, which is at the base of the Zattere next
to the port. For example, you could stay at one of the
Piazzale Roma
hotels in this article (which are convenient to the ATVO airport bus) or
near the San Zaccaria vaporetto stop above the Piazza San Marco. Both
locations served by the No. 2 vaporetto line.
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If you do have quite a bit of luggage, it may be easier to stay near the
Piazzale Roma and get a taxi to the pier. (Again, see our page of
Piazzale Roma hotels.)
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The
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
is worth considering if you don't mind a boat ride across the Giudecca Canal
and have money or Hilton loyalty points to burn. The Molino Stucky is almost
directly opposite the San Basilio pier. (From the hotel, a free shuttle boat
runs to the Zattere, where you can turn left and follow the waterfront
promenade to the cruise terminal with one bridge along the way. Another
possibility is to take the No. 2 vaporetto from the nearest ACTV stop to San
Basilio.) Compare rates,
reviews, and availability:
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Finally, we recommend looking at
Venice Hotel Maps: San Basilio to get a better idea of where our
recommended hotels are located.
Next page:
Hotels near the Zattere (for
all piers)
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