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Hotel Canal Grande
ABOVE: The Hotel Canal Grande, with the Campo San Simeon Grande
alongside. (This picture was taken from the opposite bank of the Grand
Canal.) INSET BELOW: The hotel lobby, and the palazzo's water
entrance. Category:
Four-star hotel.
Location: On the Campo San Simeon
Grande, two bridges and a few minutes from the
Santa Lucia
Railroad Station or the
Piazzale Roma.
Convenient when:
 You're
looking for a small, attractive four-star hotel on a scenic square
within easy walking distance of trains,
taxis,
airport buses, and
the People Mover to
the Marittima
cruise terminals and the
Tronchetto
parking garage.
 As
you'll know if you've seen our pages about the
Ca' Nigra Lagoon Resort and the
Hotel Ai Due Fanali, we think the Campo
San Simeon Grande (also called the Campo San Simeon Profeta) is one of
the most delightful little squares in Venice. It's quiet and feels
isolated from the main tourist routes, yet public transportation is only
a short distance away. The campo even has park benches where
you can sit and watch the boats past by while eating ice cream from
Alaska (one of Venice's best gelaterie), which is located
nearby.
The Hotel Canal Grande is one of three hotels on this cozy campo,
and it's a worthy competitor to its neighbors: The hotel has 15
lushly-furnished double rooms and suites--all with free Wi-Fi--and some
of the rooms face directly on the Grand Canal. The lobby, breakfast
room, and bar are awash in marble and dark wood. If you're traveling to
or from Venice Marco Polo
Airport by water taxi, the
boat can land directly at the hotel.
Finally, if acqua alta
or "high water" occurs while you're in Venice, you needn't wait for the
tide to subside: The hotel will provide you with rubber boots to wear
while you go sightseeing.
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Aerial photos:
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The first satellite image shows the Piazzale Roma
(lower left), the railroad station (top), and--at upper right--the
Campo San Simeon Profeta (a.k.a. Campo San Simeon Grande). The Hotel
Canal Grande is next to the canal, just inside the right-hand border
of the frame.
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In the close-up photo, the Hotel Canal Grande is the
light-colored building near the lower left corner, facing the Grand
Canal. (The word "Profeta" touches the hotel's roof in the picture.)
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