Hotels and pensions Venice / Venezia

Set right on the beach on Venice Lido, this 5-star hotel offers a peaceful location and a large heated outdoor pool. A free regular launch service takes guests to across the lagoon to St. Mark's Square in the heart of Venice. Opened in 1908, Hotel Excelsior Venice boasts a distinctive Moorish architecture, decorated with crystal chandeliers and rich fabrics. The property was refurbished in 2013 and equipped with new tapestries and carpets, free Wi-Fi access in all areas including the beach, and a gym with modern machineries. All spacious rooms come with a plasma-screen satellite TV and a minibar. Each room has a private bathroom with soft bathrobes and slippers. Some rooms overlook the Adriatic Sea, others have panoramic views across to Venice, and other overlook the Moorish courtyard. The Excelsior's Tropicana restaurant serves Mediterranean dishes for lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy romantic candlelit dinners on the summer terrace, or a cocktail with live music in the Blue Bar. The Elimar Beach Bar Restaurant, located on the beach, is open from 07:00 until 20:00. Tennis and golf courts are available nearby.

Located in a central area of Venice, Hotel Serenissima offers a great location, professional service, free Wi-Fi and an internet point. St. Mark’s Square is just a 5-minute walk away. Rooms are elegant and decorated in a typical Venetian style. Each features air conditioning, a satellite TV and independent heating. Breakfast includes sweet and savoury croissants, pâté, cheese, yoghurt and much more. A variety of hot drinks are also available. It is served in the dining room or brought directly to your room. The hotel also offers a bar service including hot, cold and alcoholic drinks. The Serenissima Hotel is easily reached from Marco Polo Airport, Santa Lucia Train Station and Piazzale Roma airport bus stop and municipal car park. Simply take a Vaporetto (water bus) to the Rialto stop.

Located in Calle del Dose, just a 5-minute walk from the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Novecento Boutique Hotel is inspired by both Mediterranean and Oriental furnishings. It offers free Wi-Fi and elegant rooms. The Novecento’s rooms are decorated with antiques and feature cosy wrought iron beds and wooden or marble floors. Each comes with air conditioning, LCD satellite TV and a minibar. Breakfast at the Novecento Boutique is served in the peaceful garden in summer. Guests can also relax in the reading room and take a drink from the honesty bar. The vaporetto water bus stops near the hotel at Santa Maria del Giglio. St. Mark’s Square is a 10-minute walk from Hotel Novecento and the Baroque church of Santa Maria Zobenigo is just 200 metres away.

Just 70 metres from Piazza San Marco and 100 metres from Harry’s Bar, Hotel Casanova is set in an 18th-century building in the centre of Venice. It offers free WiFi throughout. St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s palace are 300 metres from the hotel. The Vallaresso vaporetto water-bus stop is 200 metres away, and the Accademia is a 10-minute walk from the Casanova. Rooms come with air conditioning and an LCD TV with satellite channels. A simple Italian breakfast is served daily in the breakfast room. The Calle Frezzeria area has many cafés, Venetian restaurants and pizzerias for lunch and dinner.