I am helping friends plan a romantic wedding anniversary trip to Venice. Part of their dream trip is to land at VCE and take a water taxi directly to the hotel and are delivered right to the hotel's landing. Budget isn't infinite, so Hotel Danieli is out, also since it's on the super-busy waterfront lagoon. Not the busy Grand Canal either. Something on a calmer, quieter more intimate canal.
Anything come to mind?
Thank you, fellow travelers!
Try Hotel Splendid. I don’t know about the price, but the rest of it fits.
Ck out Hotel Heureka..stayed 4 nights July 2023..loved it..I would call
It romantic
Here is something a little different, there are a few hotels adjacent to the Santa Maria Formosa (Church) Square. While hotels here don't have direct water access, the Square DOES have direct access to water taxi drop off and there are a few hotels there: Palazzo Vitturi, Hotel Scandinavia, Maria Formosa, and Ruzzini Palace. The square is more open giving way to a less claustrophobic alley atmosphere in many locations AND its very close to St. Marks Square. Could be some opportunities there. https://maps.app.goo.gl/EL7uGVzXxdMoFfeq7
We stayed here two years ago and it was all so stunning. You can see from the home page you arrive on the water and it does feel quite magical. https://www.hotelaicavalieri.com
We stayed at the Londra Palace, which is right next to the Danieli, but much, much less.
Even though it was busy, we loved it. We had a junior suite with a balcony overlooking the water and it was amazing, sitting with our prosecco and watching the madness. It was our wedding anniversary also.
I highly recommend the arriving by water taxi, we had a spectacular day in early October and it was simply magical.
Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo is on a small canal so has direct water access (the entrance is nothing grand, but we thought it was fun to enter directly from our water taxi). Lovely hotel and Sandro and Walter were thoughtful hosts. Breakfast served in the interior courtyard. Location is very convenient yet out of the hustle and bustle, so it was peaceful. Vaporetto stop (San Stae) about a block away. Easy walk to Campo San Giacomo dell’Orio, a small piazza with children playing, a Coop supermarket, restaurants, gelateria.
Campo San Giacomo dell”Orio happens to be my favorite campo in Venice. Very much a “locals” place.
Thank you!!
My daughter and I stayed at Hotel Ala. There were no bridges to get to it. We didn't need to carry our luggage up/down sets of stairs. It's at the Santa Maria del Giglio boat stop, where our water taxi dropped us off. When you get off, you walk through a very narrow lane right to their door. It took only a few minutes. The hotel is located in the vicinity of San Marco, so very close to favorite sites. We arranged for a water taxi with the hotel.
thank you, again, to all!
safe and happy travels!
Bree
