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Travel Blogs from Venice
Venice, Italy
We woke up early this morning so we could watch the entrance into Venice. It was magical. Felt like we were just floating silently through the canal into the city. Venice truly is a unique city. Traffic was busy, even at 7:30 on a Sunday morning, boats of every size and shape were darting around all over the place. After our ship docked, we had a quick breakfast and then departed for a trip into the city. We used public transportation...Vaporettos (or ...
A man who has not been in Italy
... you eat/drink. But if you do make a purchase, sit down in the sun and admire the square, when it comes time to pay you will be charged around €40 for the privilege of a seat and orchestra music, that’s not including the €16 for the two coffees. We had been made aware of this in our research of Venice, so we didn’t visit the café.
We considered going in the basilica or up the bell tower, but of course there was a charge to do this. More over, the queue to ...
Ahhh Venice
... were wading through it but I just kept our of it. It kind of freaked me out. The reflections were amazing with all the lights bouncing of the water but I had seen a photo of a small dinky zooming around the Piazzo when it was completely flooded. Kind of scary, no?
Anyway that was that. We all were sad that we had to leave and now we are on our way to Bologna to see the Ducati Museum.
Arrivederci
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Family Ties
... cooked lasagna and had purchaed my favourite cold cut meat, mortadella (Courtney thinks it looks like fritz, but it's not, it's amazing!!). She'd also prepared Brodo (boiled chicken soup) for dinner, being well looked after already.
After lunch I took Courtney on the grand tour of Muzzana. Its quite a small town so that only took us 5 minutes. It's such a small town that my younger cousin Laura fond us wondering the street. She then took ...
Venice Bound
... the my first stop at St. Marc's Basilica. Wow. I could not believe the people in the square and around the church. It was remarkable. The church was spectacular. Mosaic golden tile murals filled the roof tops. I took a walk along the waterfront and made my way into the streets again looking for the Rialto Bridge. I found it quickly and was stunned at the people. I took a few pictures and headed back. By ...
Location
Other places to stay in Venice
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Hilton Molino Stucky Venice Hotel
Dorsoduro, Venice | 5 star hotel- Best view in Venice
- Amazing hotel
- A true 5 star hotel
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Hotel Danieli
Castello, Venice | 5 star hotelfrom $559- Scusarme- did you say 5 star hotel? No way!
- Loved it
- Nice, but not the best
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San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort
San Marco, Venice | 5 star hotelfrom $472- Best Hotel in Venice
- GREAT GREAT GREAT !
- Idyllic
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The Westin Hotel Europa & Regina, Venice
San Marco, Venice | 5 star hotelfrom $451- Recommend Westin Europa
- Good Location - Bad Service - Wornout
- Awful - Luxury Price - Rude Worthless Service - Worn Accomodations
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Novotel Venezia Mestre
Mestre, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $160 -
Holiday Inn Venice Mestre Marghera
Mestre, Venice | 1 star hotelfrom $87 -
Starhotels Splendid Venice
San Marco Mercerie, 760, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $300- Great location, friendly staff.
- Good Place
- It's OK really
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Russott Hotel
Mestre, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $115 -
Hotel Carlton on the Grand Canal
Santa Croce, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $90- Close to Train Station
- Clean, but dated
- Nice but out of the way
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Hotel Principe
Cannaregio, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $186- A grand choice
- The Best
- Excellent Hotel
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Sofitel Venezia In Isola
San Marco, Venice | Hotelfrom $492 -
Luna Hotel Baglioni Venezia
San Marco, Venice | 5 star hotelfrom $404- Dissapointed
- Our favorite hotel in Venice!
- One of the top hotels in the world?
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Hotel Continental Venice
Cannaregio, Venice | 3 star hotelfrom $158- A great hotel!
- Nice Place
- OK
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Bonvecchiati Hotel
San Marco, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $272- Quite Pleased
- Misled by the 4* rating
- Honesty's a better policy
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Bauer Hotel
San Marco, Venice | 5 star hotelfrom $327- Stunning Hotel. Great Staff
- Pleasantly surprised
- Like a wonderful dream!
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BEST WESTERN Cavalletto E Doge Orseolo
San Marco, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $163- OK!
- Great for a winter break
- Woderful Stay
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The Boscolo Hotel Bellini
Cannaregio, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $232- Worst place to rest your Head
- Terrible!
- Excellent!
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Hotel Gabrielli Sandwirth
Castello, Venice | 3 star hotelfrom $183- THE WORST HOTEL I EVER STAYED AT IN MY LIFE
- Fantastic Hotel with Great Views
- Quintessetial venician
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Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal
San Marco 1332, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $306- Loved it!
- A superb hotel and location
- Great hotel, great location
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Hotel Venezia
Mestre, Venice | 3 star hotelfrom $98 -
Papadopoli Venice
Santa Croce, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $213- Good old Sofitel
- Excellent Hotel !
- Excellent Sofitel.
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Hotel Saturnia & International
San Marco, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $223- Charming Hotel with Great Location
- A good adress
- We loved it!! October 2003
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Hotel Rialto Venezia
San Marco, Venice | 3 star hotelfrom $189- Absolute worst hotel I have ever stayed at!
- Best location in Venice
- Very central location
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The Gritti Palace
San Marco, Venice | 5 star hotel- A place to come home to
- A classic example of the Hit-and-Run Strategy
- Not a Five Star Rating
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Residenza Cannaregio
Cannaregio, Venice | 4 star hotelfrom $80- Lovely Hotel in Quiet Part of Lovely City
- Good, quiet stay
- 40th wedding anniversary enjoyed.
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Hotel Ala
San Marco, Venice | 3 star hotelfrom $161- Loved it all - used Italiatour
- Great value, clean, great breakfast
- Good experience in Venice
