Venice

Water taxi or vaporetto?

While not for everyone, Mybwife and i loved staying at the nun run guesthouse, Instituo Sa Guiseppi

I was in Venice those dates just over a year ago, and almost those dates in Jan. 2019. Prepare for damp, chilly, maybe rainy or windy weather, though it could be clear and pleasantly cool. If you like to look at churches, look into the "Chorus" pass which gives you entry to a number of beautiful churches around the city. Download the "Frari Church" and "San Marco Basilica" (and other) free audio tours on the free "Rick Steves Audio Europe" phone app. Water taxis run point-to-point and are individually booked (or prebooked, by your hotel) for specific trips. The vaporetto is the "water bus" that runs on regular schedules up and down the Grand Canal, plus nearby islands, plus down other canals around the city. Those tickets are purchased either at a vaporetto ticket office around town (one right outside the train station, for example) or from a vaporetto ticket kiosk (ditto locations). No point at all trying to pre-purchase. A 3-day or one-week vaporetto pass will likely well be worth the investment. Buy it from a ticket office or kiosk. You might well want to pick up a copy of Steves' "Italy" book, or just his "Venice" book. It will help you frame your questions so that the kind folks on the forum will know more specifically what kind of advice you'd like. Places to eat? to hear music? to drink wine? cicchetti tours? gondola rowing lessons? getting to Murano? price range for hotel/apartment suggestions? Let us know!

I recommend Pensione Guerrato. They offer both hotel rooms and apartments.

Should you decide to stay at Pensione Guerrato I can give directions for a "back door" approach that will save much walking with your luggage.

Water taxi or vaporetto? Same difference as a land taxi and a city bus.

From the airport to Venice. These can be purchased at the transportation desk.

Water taxi, Alliguna or bus to ferry docks then Vaporetto dock closest to hotel.

https://quickvenice.com/transportation/airport-marco-polo.htm

Fares for bus and vaporetto pass.

https://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/venice-vaporetto-and-bus-fare-tables.htm

we stayed here and loved it

http://unahotelvenezia.hotelinvenice.com/

found a great deal online for this property, fyi

Check https://europeforvisitors.com/venice/ for info both on transportation and accommodation.

Thank you for all the replies. I think we will stay at a B&B this time. Lots of options. Can anyone recommend a good restaurant?

Venezia is such a magical place early in the morning and late at night or generally away from the crowds of Rialto and St. Marks. Rosa Rossa is a place we stumbled upon while walking the streets and I got the sea bass. One of the best meals I have had in Italy and that is not something I take lightly. We got lucky and got in without a reservation, but you might want to make one to be assured of a table.

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