Venice Cruise Terminal Hotels

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ABOVE: The River Cloud II and the Spanish cruiser Vistamar are moored at the San Basilio cruise pier, with the terminal building behind. (This photo was taken from the river vessel Casanova of Peter Deilmann Cruises.)

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 my 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.

Two hotels in the western part of Dorsoduro are inland from the pier:

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.

Hotel Pausania (3 stars) occupies a 14th Century Gothic palace near the Campo San Barnaba. Singles, doubles, triples, and quads are available, and the hotel has a free Internet terminal for guests.

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 Red Line:

Ca' San Trovaso (2 stars) is just inland from the Zattere. Singles, doubles, and triples are available, and rates are a bargain by Venice standards even during high season.

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 Apartment La Calcina Suites (4 stars) nearby.

Pensione Seguso (2 stars) is also on the Zattere, where it offers traditionally-furnished single and double rooms (most with bathrooms in the hall).

Other hotel tips for San Basilio:

• If you don't mind wrestling your suitcases aboard a crowded public waterbus, you can stay at any hotel on the No. 2 vaporetto line (formerly the No. 82) and take the boat to the S. 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 Zaccaria vaporetto stop above the Piazza San Marco.To find a hotel in your price range near Zaccaria, see Venere's Castello Ouest page and check the map for hotels along the waterfront.

• 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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