Veneto ancestral towns, Venice, Verona, Lake Guarda, Dolomites driving tour

On my online map, I’m seeing one hotel in Sant’Anna di Alfaedo (Ombra).

In Venice, we stay on the quiet back canals in the Cannaregio area, at the Hotel Ai Mori D'Orient. There are no crowds, just charm, and plenty of restaurants. The hotel has its own dock for a water taxi, is close to an Alilaguna stop (from the airport) and a ten minute walk to a vaporetto stop on the Grand Canal. The walk to the train station is 10-15 minutes. We will be returning in the spring. I would recommend an additional night in Venice.
If you're flexible, avoid the week before and after Easter. Enjoy Venice!
Have a great trip and safe travels.

We rented a car out of Bolzano to drive the Dolomites. Depending on what you want to do in the Dolomites, April/early May could be too early. If you plan to hike, etc., in the mountains, you may find snow/ice/mud.

Hello Michelle Giacopuzzi, and welcome to the forum!

I love Venice but crowds can be hard to avoid especially midday when the day trippers come in. Staying to the periphery can help you avoid the crowds while still experiencing the magic of the floating city. There are many threads on the boards here about where to stay out of the way in Venice. Also getting out early and late can get a nearly deserted Piazza San Marco after the tourists have retreated.

There are a few places to stay scattered near Fosse and Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo which makes more sense than staying in Verona which is an hour away and I think staying in the area since this is trip back to the "homeland" you should consider staying in the area.
http://www.hotels-veneto.com/en/sant-anna-d-alfaedo-hotels-227713/
Obviously booking.com will have more listings especially Air BnB style house and apartment rentals.

Verona a very pretty, chic feeling city with a mostly pedestrian core and medieval buildings covering a fading 17th century paintings. I think it does that "elegant decay" the Veneto region has in a great way. That being said parking is brutal anywhere near the city core so make sure you have parking accounted for if you're staying there with a car. It is on the fast train line from Milan to Venice as well as Bologna so it is a good transit hub and could be a good place to rent a car and drive from, but like many large Italian cities a car is a burden in the city itself.

I think Brescia is under-rated northern city if you want to explore the area especially if you're interested in Roman ruins. Verona and Brescia are neck in neck for best Roman ruins in the north. I preferred it to Padua but I am largely alone in that opinion apparently.

May is a little early for Lake Garda as the weather - weather in high 50s or low 60s - in the north is slower to warm up but the summer ferry schedule should be starting so you'll be able to get around the lake.
Malcesine is popular for it's access to the upper lake ferry and the cable car up to (the probably still snowy) Monte Baldo. With a car you'll have access to more towns so it's worth looking around. Train service from Verona serves only the very southern part of the lake so it is super touristy as the upper part is served only by busses.

Hope that helps, sounds like a great trip to explore the "old country",
=Tod