Venice Hotel for 3 nights in Venice, with "easiest" way from airport

Well, unless you want to stay by the airport or the Mestre train station (which I don't recommend for a three night visit), most of the hotels/apartments/B&B's in Venice will be about the same effort to get to from the airport. You'll either take a bus from the airport to Piazzale Roma (as far as cars/buses can travel in Venice) and take a vaporetto boat or water taxi from there (or walk) to your lodgings...or take a water bus from the airport to Venice.

Some lodgings may be closer to a vaporetto stop than others, so less walking. Some people might stay near Piazzale Roma for simplicity, but I wouldn't.

To make it easier for the second person, perhaps the first person arriving could meet the other at the Piazzale Roma bus stop in the evening and the two of you could travel back to your lodgings from there. The one in the morning would have plenty of time to figure things out, presumably, and the other would probably be tired.

Yes, the train is the most practical way to get from Venice to Padua.

I would just go on Booking.com and look for a places in Venice that fit your budget and have decent reviews. Then perhaps ask people's opinion. I last stayed at a place near the train station for a single night, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for three nights. The place I stayed before that, an apartment between Rialto and the train station, is no longer a rental, so I can't recommend it.

From the Airport, you can take a train into Venice. From there, the area of Venice called the canneregio is very near the train station and is an easy walk if your lodgings are near the station.

No, there is no train from the Venice Marco Polo airport (or the other airports I believe) into Venice. But there is express bus service to Piazzale Roma as I explained above.

Don't stay in Mestre, we did that one night so we would be closer to the airport. The taxi cost us a lot more than we expected and Mestre is nothing to brag about.

I recommend staying in the area near the Piazzale Roma. The hotels there are inexpensive and convenient to the Piazzale where busses come in from the Venice Airport. Also, the Main Rail station is just across the canal (there is a bridge with steps) where you would need to drag your luggage if your suitcase is not too heavy. We did it and we were in our mid-sixties.

Go on the internet and look up TripAdvisor that has a map you can use when your search for hotels, it will show the hotels in your price range and the location of the train station and Piazzale.

There is no train into Venice from the airport!!! And Cannaregio is a huge area so most places in that sestiere are nowhere near the train station.

The “easiest” way into
Venice from the airport is a water taxi, but that is very expensive. Next would be the Alilaguna water bus which goes from the dock at the airport to various stops around Venice. This is easier than the bus plus vaporetto combination because you avoid one trainsfer.

If you choose the Alilaguna, pick a hotel close to one of the docks where it stops. You can see the map here:

https://www.alilaguna.it/en/lines/lines-map

Basically the Orange line travels down the Grand Canal and the Blue line goes around the outside of the island. The Red and Green lines go to other areas (Murano, Lido, etc.) before stopping at some of the Venice stops.

I can personally recommend Hotel Calcina on the Giudecca Canal in Dorsoduro. We stayed there on our fist visit to Venice, 17 years ago, and would go again were we not so attached to apartments now. The Alilaguna stops at the Zattere dock and the hotel is maybe fifty meters away, straight down the sidewalk by that name. No navigations problems at all. And if I recall correctly, only one low bridge to cross between dock and hotel.

hey neighbor
what are your dates, budget in euros and do you want seperate hotel rooms or share with twin beds? checking booking.com and your filters on left side, how early morning and is there early check in or luggage storage until check in, some have shared bathrooms, how many steps/stairs to climb with bags, breakfast maybe extra cost, cancellation policies, read fine print and look carefully at pictures.
we like staying in canareggio or santa croce area, near train station and walking around the island. don't want to be pulling luggage up and over bridges, stairs/steps, down crowded alleyways, near a alilaguna/ ferry stop. everyone has their favorites places to stay.
ai due fanali, albergo ai tolentini, ca' violet, la levantina (we stayed here-loved the location, terrace/patio for morning coffee/happy hour, on a canal, great owners to deal with).
just a few to check out if interested. when you have found anything come back and ask questions here, the posters will give you good bad and ugly. good luck, enjoy and you'll have a great time
europeforvisitors.com has lots of info.
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There are 3 ways to get from the airport to your hotel. One is a private water taxi and it is the most expensive by far. I understand there is a shared water taxi system available but haven't used it so can't comment on it.

The next least expensive way is the Alilaguna boat. It takes longer, you do have to "check" you baggage so you don't have control of it the entire time, and you probably will not be able to get a "non stop" line to the area of your hotel.

Since you asked about he easiest way, and this is just my opinion, way is a combination bus and vaporetto (vap.). It takes a bit longer, but that is what we do because we travel very light with just one carry on apiece. There are two bus lines that serve the airport. One is ATVO and is NOT affiliated with the vap. system. The other is ACTV and IS affiliated with the vap. system. At the airport you can get a vap. pass for various periods from 24 to 72 (or more?) hours. You can have a one way or two way bus fare added to the vap. pass. There is a good site maintained by the ACTV system that has current prices and such. Can't remember the url so just google it.

If you decide to do option # 3, take the # 5 ACTC bus from the airport to Piazzale Roma. Be sure and validate the vap. pass on the bus. Do not wait until you get on the vap. Also, validate the pass each time you use the vap. Then take to the vap. to the stop closest to your hotel. We've done option # 3 many times. Easy Peasy and cheap to boot.

Once you book a hotel we can probably give you specific directions about the vap. line and stops.

There is a site called veniceforvisitors.com that has a lot of good info. that you might want to check out.

Check https://europeforvisitors.com/venice/venice-hotels.htm for some very good information.

Personally I prefer to stay in the area east of San Marco - in or close to Castello. But Cannaregio is very popular too with people who want to stay away from the worst of the crowds.

One advantage to staying near the train station is ease of departure. We stayed twice at Hotel Florida a few years ago -- was ok, easy to walk to vaporetto stop to get to other parts of Venice and a cinch to get to the train to Padua. One high bridge between where the airport bus lets you off and the hotel.

What great information you've all sent. We really appreciate it and are deciding which to do!

Yeah, the place I stayed in 2017 was close to the Hotel Florida (I walked past it on the way to my hotel). It was convenient to the train station for sure - and not a bad area at all. But with three nights, I think I'd prefer to be closer in to Cannaregio or somewhere (but not too close to the tourist mobs at Rialto or San Marco).

Hotel Ala- just steps from SM Giglio vaporetto /aliluguna stop- no stairs or bridges. It's in a quiet location yet still quite close to San Marco etc.

https://www.hotelala.it
Their website has directions on how to get to/from airport- very easy.

We stayed there in Sept 2014- as we were checking out a RS tour was checking in
We are returning to Venice in May and have Hotel Ala booked again.

There's nothing wrong with staying near the train station, it's just not very attractive and there are lots of people jockeying to get on/off the vaporetto, and it's relatively far from most of the sights. I always stay in the Dorsoduro, which is more residential, a little less expensive, and has good vaporetto connections. The hotel Lola mentioned, La Calcina is indeed very well located there and a really lovely place to stay but their prices have soared in recent years.

We stayed two nights at the Hotel Olympia. It is a Best Western and right near the square where the express bus drops you off. It was a very convenient location to get to the bus or train and the hotel was nice. We didn’t have to drag our suitcases or backpacks through Venice. I would recommend.

I stayed at the Hotel Belle Arti in the Dorsoduro, a very short walk from the Accademia vaparetto dock. Very convenient, easy to get to and within easy walks to many of the attractions of La Serenissima.

Have you already thought about devoting some extra time to Padua? I and many Village Italy tour alumni feel that arriving a day early in Padua is worthwhile. If you can’t, at least try to get there early on tour day one.

Train is definitely the easy way to go. Both trenitalia and Italo will get you ther. Just pick one based on schedule and fare. Train station in Padua is a little ways from the hotel. I opted for a taxi but there may be a public transportation option.

Enjoy your trip.