My husband & I are planning to arrive May 30th to Venice. Our Rick Steves My Way tour starts Sunday May 31st. I just got a quote back from the tour hotel for adding on one night for 450.00 euros. Wow! I am thinking it is too much for the convenience since we will be arriving at around 4:00 pm , exhausted, & with only enough time to settle in and eat dinner. I would appreciate any advise . Should we just stay in Mestre , rest up for the night and transfer over on the 31st?
Posted by
The Heartland USA
9486 posts
Do some price checking before you reject the tour hotel's price.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
7733 posts
Please don't waste a night of Venice in Mestre. Think about whether you'd like a hotel close to the tour hotel or maybe you want to be in a different neighborhood just to get a taste of it. We stayed at BnB Corte Campana. Huge room, clean, modest, but fresh continental breaksfast and the hosts are about the nicest people I've ever met. https://www.cortecampana.com/ I think we paid around 150 euro, quite possibly less.
Posted by
Massachusetts
1549 posts
Consider staying in a monastery IN Venice, not Mestre.
https://www.monasterystays.com/?d=Italy/Veneto/Venice-accommodation
Posted by
Idaho, USA
9025 posts
Let’s save you $200!
Since you’re just arriving, I would pick a location that is very easy to find from a vaporetto (water bus) stop. Looking at Booking.com and flitering for a rating of 8+ plus a private bathroom, I see these two just off of the Accademia Bridge vaporetto stop. Of the two, Palazzo Guardi looks the nicest.
$262 non-refundable, $288 refundable: Palazzo Guardi
$235 refundable: Hotel Agli Alboretti
OR, my favorite hotel (and I’ve run into RS groups staying there) is Unahotels Ala Venezia. It’s directly off of the S. Maria Giglio vaporetto stop, and I see on Booking that it’s $269 for a non-refundable.
All of those prices are for your exact date.
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
8656 posts
Another vote for Hotel Ala
If you book on their website, bkft is included
Posted by
Schaumburg, IL
309 posts
Plenty of hotels available for $200 less on booking.com and you can check rating and location with filters.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
7733 posts
Sounds like there are lovely hotels available. IMO, since you are arriving late, exhausted and will only be at the hotel one night and check out in the morning, I'd be inclined to get a moderately priced room in a decent neighborhood. Save the $$$ for some other treat later in your travels.
Posted by
San Diego, California
6729 posts
Our fav is Hotel Ai Mori D'Oriente, in the quiet and calm Cannaregio area. Lots of charm and restaurants, but no crowds. I think you owe it to yourself to experience the quiet back canals. Enjoy!
Ps
I would highly recommend coming in a few days early. I can never get enough of Venice.