In looking at the itinerary, I see the tour stays at a Lido hotel. I assume this is so the kids have a beach/pool. Has anyone been on this tour? Have you missed being in Venice proper, in the midst of everything, with the wonderful early mornings and evenings when the daytrippers are gone? I would love to take family on this tour, but wonder about staying in a Lido hotel.
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Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Never been on a RS tour, but have been to Venice many times. I would never choose to stay on the Lido. Every single thing you want to do on Venice Island requires a vaporetto trip to the island and then back (assuming you want to stay the night in your Lido hotel). If you really want a beach day then why not make a daytrip to the Lido and then return to your hotel on Venice Island?
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
1245 posts
I would not want to stay on Lido, either. It is more of a place to visit for a couple of hours. There is nothing like staying in Venice and experiencing it.
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franktown, colorado
2252 posts
I have stayed in Venice a few times but when we went on the Family Tour, our group did stay at a hotel on the Lido. It was a wonderful and welcome choice for all of us. I'm not sure if it's the same hotel or not but I hope it is; wonderful place with a wonderful staff. Frankly, I was happy to leave the crowds and the hustle and bustle of the island and return to the peace and quiet of the Lido in the late afternoon/evenings. The beach is nice and our kids loved it. Staying here provided a nice bit of downtime on a very busy tour in a very busy place. My husband and I returned on our own and stayed in the same hotel for 10 days the next year, we enjoyed it that much. DIdn't miss not being IN Venice at all.
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Bendigo, Australia
1297 posts
The Lido, while being part of the Commune, is not Venice. Stay in Venice.
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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14963 posts
OP is talking about taking her family on a RS Tour so would stay where the tour is staying.
Hille, I know you've done tours before and altho I have not done this one, I would feel comfortable with how they structure things. By the time you get to Italy you are on Days 8 and 9 of the tour, so more than 1/2 way thru. I liked Andi's first-hand description of her experience with it and agree that by this time some of the kids may be in overload and a beach experience might be just the thing!
It sounds like so much fun! I like either itinerary - this one with Amsterdam, Germany and Italy as well as the other one that has London, Paris and Switzerland!!
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OP
Wisconsin
571 posts
Thank you Tim, Charlotte, Andi, Peter and Pam for your responses. I have been to Venice a number of times, and if I were going alone, I would definitely stay in Venice, not Lido. I
appreciate the perspective mentioned by Andi and Pam. That's kind of what I thought ... for the kids, and kind of a mid-tour break.
Thanks again, all. ;)
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Bendigo, Australia
1297 posts
How old are the kids? That might change things a bit.
You can hire bicycles on the Lido, and it is easy pedalling along the murassi, the sea wall. Flat as a tack.
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OP
Wisconsin
571 posts
Family would include a 12 year old girl. Thanks for the bike rental suggestion, Peter.