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Venice Travel Guide

Pre-trip planning:

Introducing Venice
(for first-time visitors)

Planning Your Trip

Where to Stay in Venice
Hotel Recommendations
by area
Vacation Rentals

Our No. 1 Warning!
Top 11 Tourist Mistakes

Arriving in Venice

Transportation:

Marco Polo Airport
Airport Boat (Alilaguna)
Airport Buses

Venice Railroad Station

Water Buses
Water Taxis
Parking
All Local Transportation

Venice for Cruisers

Aerial Venice
33 pages of overhead and close-up views with explanatory text.

Exploring Venice:

Sights & Sightseeing
Top 11 Free Sights
Tours & Day Trips

Gondolas
Murano/Glass
Walking & Maps

Mainland:

Mestre
Treviso

More resources:

Venice Videos
Fisheye Venice
Venice Links
Weather
Map

For visitors from overseas:

Short-Term Car Leases
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Venice Hotel Reviews

Cheryl Imboden at Alloggi Marinella

ABOVE: Cheryl Imboden surveys the private patio of a superior double room at the Alloggi Marinella in Venice.

The reviews listed below are our own illustrated, in-depth articles.

For user reviews, see the individual hotel listings at Venere, our primary booking partner. (Venere is Italy's leading hotel consolidator, and--unlike the reviews at sites like TripAdvisor and VirtualTourist--its reviews are written exclusively by paying guests.) Another good resource of legitimate reviews is our secondary hotel partner, Booking.com.

Venice City Center

Hotel Ai Due Fanali

Hotel Alloggi Marinella

Mestre (Mainland)

Best Western Hotel Bologna

Treviso (for Treviso Airport)

Hotel Continental

Also see:

Where to Stay in Venice and Mestre

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Hotel tip: Location can be important when choosing a hotel in Venice or on the mainland. Before booking, read our No. 1 Warning and Venice Hotel Recommendations by Area.

MSC cruise ship in Venice

Venice for Cruisers:

All Venice Cruising Articles
Roundtrip Cruises from Venice
MSC Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Review

Venice canal reflections

From our Venice Travel Blog:

A water taxi ride to Venice Airport
A warning about water taxis
Venice Railroad Station: a vaporetto view
Long lines at Venice Airport
Free boat trips to Murano
Need to pee? Prepare to pay
The perils of overpacking
Flood warning: the sound of sirens
Stupid tourist tricks
Venetian daily life

Maggie in Venice

From Maggie in Venice:

A dog's life in Venice
A Beagle boards a water bus
Venice Carnival for dogs