San Marco
St Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace and the busiest lanes of the city. Central and grand, and crowded by day.
Sources and further reading · San Marco
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Hotels in Venice
Venice is a city of canals and footbridges, and everything — luggage included — moves on foot or by boat. Choose your area by its distance from the water bus stop you will arrive at, then by how busy you want the evenings to be.
This guide helps you choose an area. Hotel prices and availability are checked when you search with dates and guests.
Get to know the area before choosing a hotel
Cannaregio
Long canals, local bars and the old Jewish Ghetto, close to the railway station. A more residential Venice, easy to reach on arrival.
Sources and further reading · CannaregioDorsoduro
Galleries, quiet squares and the Zattere waterfront across the Grand Canal from San Marco. Calm, and a short walk from the Accademia bridge.
Sources and further reading · DorsoduroGetting in from the airport
Marco Polo (VCE) and Treviso (TSF)
From Marco Polo airport, water buses run to stops across the city, buses run to Piazzale Roma, and water taxis go to many hotels’ doors. Treviso, used by some low-cost airlines, is linked by buses. Check the stop nearest your hotel before you arrive.
Before choosing your address
- There are no cars in Venice: check how many bridges and steps lie between the water bus stop and the hotel.
- Mestre is on the mainland, not in the historic city. It can be good value; count the bus or train ride in.
- A city tax is charged on overnight stays. Read the rate terms to see whether it is included.
Worth reading before you book
How to choose a hotel: what to check before you book
The right hotel is not the grandest on the list; it is the one that fits the days you planned. Five checks, in this order.
What you pay at the hotel: taxes, fees and the deposit
The booking closed at one price and the bill shows another. Usually that is not a mistake but a local tax.
How to read a flight before you book: times, stops, duration and the fare rules
Two flights at the same price can be very different trips. Everything that tells them apart is already on the result — it only has to be read in the right order.
