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Mistake 2: Staying in the wrong location
From: Top 11 Tourist Mistakes
UPHOTO: Unless you travel light, pick your hotel's location carefully.
We often get e-mails that read like these paraphrased examples:
"My 80-year-old father and 76-year-old mother, who uses a cane, have booked a prepaid room at a two-star hotel near the Rialto Bridge. Is there an easy way for them to get to their cruise ship's shuttle bus at the Piazzale Roma without walking?"
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Our reply: "No, unless they hire an expensive water taxi, which may be difficult for an elderly person to board."
"We have a 6:30 a.m. flight from Marco Polo Airport. Will we have a problem reaching the airport from a hotel on Giudecca at that hour?"
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Our reply: "You'd be much better off staying near the Piazzale Roma and catching the 5:00 a.m. ATVO airport bus, which would get you to the airport in 20 minutes."
In
Venice, where moving around the city usually requires walking (with many
footbridges to cross) or taking slow, expensive, and often crowded vaporetti
or water buses, it makes sense to stay near a convenient arrival and departure
point--especially if you're traveling with anything heavier than a carry-on bag.
Don't let a travel agent who's unfamilar with Venice make a booking decision for you, and don't choose a hotel just because the rate looked good on Orbitz or Expedia.
Our
articles about hotels for air
travelers,
hotels near the
railroad station, and
hotels for cruise passengers
are worth reading before you choose a place to sleep. Even if you don't stay at
a hotel that we feature, these articles will help you learn which areas are handy
to airport transportation, the train station, or the cruise terminals. (If you
have a fast Internet connection, our Venice Hotel Maps
will also be useful.)
Next page: Mistake #3: Commuting from the mainland
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