We are planning a trip to Italy and our first stop will be Venice. Our question for anyone who has stayed at the Hotel Locanda la Corte is - what is the best way of getting to the hotel once we arrive at the Piazzale Roma by bus (ACTV)? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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RIchmond, BC,Canada
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You will probably get more responses if you post this in the Italy forum. Walking is the cheapest, of course, but if you have lots of luggage it won’t be fun if you have far to go, and have to cross multiple bridges.You could get on the vaporetto and get off at the stop closest to your hotel and walk the rest of the way, and the most expensive would be a water taxi. The other option from the airport is to take the Alilaguna to the vaporetto stop closest to your hotel and walk from there. No matter what you do, there is likely some amount of walking involved.
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Ontario, Canada
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According to Google maps, you'd take the vaporetto to the Rialto stop, then walk.
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Huntsville, AL, USA
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You can put the hotel's name into Google Maps and see where Hotel Locanda la Corte is located. It's in the middle of the city and a little off the beaten path on the north side. You may could catch a water taxi to close by but they're often not inexpensive.
In my 10+ trips to Venice, I've learned to just hike it. But there again, we travel with only a single 21 inch rolling carry on bag.
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Olympia, WA, USA
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Google Maps tells us you have about a 10-minute walk from Rialto to the hotel, over three bridges. Not far, but a reason to pack light.
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Austin, Texas, USA
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For a unique experience, consider taking the water shuttle taxi boat from the airport into Venice. I know that doesn't answer your original question as you would still need to get to the hotel from the shuttle boat drop off. However, there are not too many airports in the world that have this option and it is an amazing experience to see!! I did it once and loved it. There are several stop off points in Venice including the main train station so if you go to there maybe you could figure out how to get to your hotel. If not upon arrival, consider doing it to get back to the airport. The view is amazing and you won't regret it!!
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Twin Cities, Minnesota
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For my daughter's first trip to Venice, I splurged on a private taxi boat. They are easy to catch at the pier at the airport, but are more expensive. We zipped along in our cabin cruiser type boat with a hunky captain at the controls & it was an unforgettable experience. I will never regret the euros I spent on that entrance to la bellissima.