Housed in a large, historic building from the 15th century, Hotel Continental overlooks ... more
the Grand Canal and enjoys a great location a few steps from the train station.The Continental’s vicinity to the Grand Canal means more than just great views. It al...
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OVERLOOKING THE GRAND CANAL, NEAR THE MAIN TERMINALS, AT ONLY 15 MINUTES FROM THE ... more
CELEBRATED RIALTO BRIDGE, THE CONTINENTAL OFFERS THE PRIVILEGES OF NEVER ENDED TRADITIONS, PERSONALLY ASSURED FROM THE THIRD GENERATION HOTEL OWNERS. THANKS TO WI...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
OVERLOOKING THE GRAND CANAL, NEAR THE MAIN TERMINALS, AT ONLY 15 MINUTES FROM THE ... more
CELEBRATED RIALTO BRIDGE, THE CONTINENTAL OFFERS THE PRIVILEGES OF NEVER ENDED TRADITIONS, PERSONALLY ASSURED FROM THE THIRD GENERATION HOTEL OWNERS. THANKS TO WI...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Great hotel, great location? Disadvantages: Perhaps too big!
Last year in the Sunday supplements I read about the new Hilton Hotel that had just opened in Venice and they had comments on the wonderful views and the roof terrace.
As we had booked to visit Venice in March of this year, and had been several times before this was an opportunity to see another view of Venice from a different area.
I had read that it is a large hotel and thinking about Venice and the size it must be out of the main Venice tourist area, we had not seen any building work on that scale the year before.
The Hilton hotel is in the Giudecca area of Venice away from St. Mark's Square. We had to catch a water bus from San Zaccaria, over to Zitelle and then just wondered along until we arrived at the Hilton which is the other end of Giudecca Island.
They do say that Elton John has a house in this part of Venice ...
Advantages: Great location, comfortable, quiet, secure Disadvantages: Single bedroom a little basic
Last November I took my third trip to Venice. It hadn?t been my intention to go at all; this holiday was a joint birthday present from me to my parents but they insisted that I go along with them to show them around. Venice is a beautiful and unique city, so how could I refuse?
◄Discovering Hotel Campiello►
I discovered the Hotel Campiello on my second trip to Venice a few years ago. We were on a 10 day trip to Italy and had decided to spend most of the time in Rome and Florence, trying to leave 2 or 3 days free to include Venice. We had booked our hotels in Rome and Florence in advance but left the booking of the Venice leg until we were in Rome. We were staying at Hotel Paba in Rome (itself a gem of a place) and told the owner that we were thinking of booking into one of the big luxury hotels in the Venice Lido for 2 ...
Advantages: Location, decor and super-efficient concierge Disadvantages: Pricey for some
The Londra Palace is one of the oldest hotels in Venice, having first opened its doors in 1860. Perhaps its most famous visitor, at least in terms of what he did there, was the Russian composer Tchaikovsky who actually wrote his Fourth Symphony there. Having just heard a rendition of this work by the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Torino it somehow seemed appropriate to stay there.
An initial word of caution. If you ever arrive in Venice in the middle of a storm, maybe it is best to avoid a water taxi. Quite apart from the prohibitive fares (a typical two mile or so ride from the railway station to Piazza San Marco will set you back over £40) it can be DANGEROUS! The boat lurches like a bobcat when it moors beside a jetty and as the driver hols you have to jump onto a rather narrow and possibly slippery pier.... one step wrong ...
