Veneto · Italy
Where to stay in Venice
Venice is a city in Veneto, Italy, home to about 250,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Venice, with about 356 rooms between them. 1 of them carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- April to June
- Nearest airport
- VCE8 km · Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Language
- Italian
About
About Venice
Venice is a coastal city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto, as well as the Metropolitan City of Venice. It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges.
Metropolitan Venice has nearly a million inhabitants, and includes coastal and inland towns such as Bibione, Chioggia and Eraclea. The comune (municipality) of Venice lies at the coast of northern Italy. It is made up of many islands in the Venetian Lagoon and a stretch of terraferma (mainland). The comune is divided into six boroughs, the most famous of which (known as Venezia Insulare) comprises the historic city of Venice as well as the islands of Giudecca, Murano, Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo and Sant'Erasmo. Lido and Mestre are other popular areas of the comune.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Venice
See
Venice is packed full of sights, with something interesting to see around each corner. The most spectacular sights, such as the Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica, are in San Marco, the historic seat of power.
Do
- Teatro San Gallo
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Venice
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Venice Mestre hotel | 244 | 93/100 3,688 reviews |
1 more place to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| MEININGER Venezia Mestre hotel | 112 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Venice to stay in
Many visitors also pay a visit to Mestre (mainland Venice) and some of the neighboring islands in Metropolitan Venice during their stay.
Due to the historic city's constrained area and international popularity hotels are expensive. Bed and Breakfasts and guesthouses offer better rates. Real budget solutions (like camping and hostels) can be found in Mestre (mainland Venice) and on the island of Lido. Alternative accommodation can also be found on the island of Murano. These are worth considering since the historic centre is quite well-connected with buses and ferries, so staying further from the centre is not such a big problem, as for example it takes only 11 minutes to travel from Mestre to islands of Venice by train.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Venice
187 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Danieli | 1.0 km | |
| Palazzo Pisani Gritti | 0.9 km | |
| Hilton Molino Stucky Venice | 2007 | 1.6 km |
| Ca' Sagredo | 0.2 km | |
| Grand Hotel des Bains | 1900 | 4.4 km |
| Palazzo Coccina Tiepolo Papadopoli | 1559 | 0.3 km |
| Hotel Cipriani | 1958 | 1.7 km |
| Palazzo Falier | 0.4 km | |
| Palazzo Genovese, Venice | 1.0 km | |
| Palazzo Priuli Ruzzini | 1550 | 0.7 km |
| Hotel Excelsior | 1908 | 4.8 km |
| Palazzo Benedetti a Santa Sofia | 0.4 km | |
| Palazzo Zorzi Liassidi | 1.1 km | |
| Casa Perducci | 0.4 km | |
| Palazzo Bauer | 0.9 km | |
| Palazzo Gritti Morosini Badoer | 1.3 km | |
| Palazzo Coccina Giunti Foscarini Giovannelli | 0.2 km | |
| Palazzo Marcello | 0.8 km | |
| Al Palazzo Lion Morosini | 0.4 km | |
| Ca' Nobile Corner | 1300 | 0.9 km |
| Ca' Polacco | 0.6 km | |
| Ca' Vendramin | 0.4 km | |
| Casa Minotti | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Antiche Figure | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Biasutti | 1900 | 4.1 km |
| Hotel Byron | 4.4 km | |
| Hotel Ca' Nigra Lagoon | 0.7 km | |
| Hotel Carlton Grand Canal | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Continental | 0.7 km | |
| Hotel HP | 1910 | 4.1 km |
| Hotel La Meridiana | 1920 | 4.5 km |
| Hotel Londra Palace | 1.1 km | |
| Hotel Monaco Grand Canal | 0.9 km | |
| Hotel Papadopoli Venezia - MGallery by Sofitel | 0.9 km | |
| Hotel Principe | 0.7 km | |
| Hotel Rialto Venice | 0.4 km | |
| Hotel Villa Atlanta | 1908 | 4.1 km |
| Hotel Villa delle Palme | 1900 | 3.9 km |
| Hotel Villa Pannonia | 4.2 km | |
| Luna Hotel Baglioni | 0.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Venice
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Venice are April to June. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Venice: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), about 7.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Treviso Airport (TSF, 26 km) and Trieste Airport (TRS, 98 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Water plays a crucial role in transportation, as Venice is on a lagoon. Whichever way you arrive, the last part of your journey will be on foot from the nearest waterbus/watertaxi jetty. Bear this in mind when choosing your hotel location and route to it, especially if you need to carry bags along the narrow streets. (The sound of hard suitcase wheels on cobblestones is annoying, and they can damage marble steps.) A lot of the higher priced hotels will offer complementary water boat transfers from the airport.
Getting around
Venice, the world's only pedestrian city, is easily walkable, and the absence of cars makes this a particularly pleasant experience. However, walking and standing all day can also be exhausting, so it is best to pace yourself. The Rialtine islands – the 'main' part of Venice – are small enough to walk from one end to the other in about an hour, provided you don't get lost (a common occurrence). If you want to get around a bit more quickly, there are numerous vaporetti (water buses) and water taxis.
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VCE · Venice Marco Polo Airport
TSF · Treviso Airport
TRS · Trieste Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Venice
Eat
Venice is home to a rich and distinct regional cuisine and there are numerous wonderful restaurants, including a few Michelin starred ones. However, the city is also home to many more mediocre eateries that will not shy away from serving you undercooked pasta for overinflated prices. This has led to it becoming widely regarded that the restaurants in Venice serve food of a quality and in quantities much lower than anywhere else in Italy. However, with a bit of caution and planning ahead you'll have many excellent experiences eating in Venice. Rule of thumb is that if there's a waiter outside pimping for business, it's probably best avoided!
Drink
The typical local drink loved by all Venetians is Spritz, which is a mix of liquor and Prosecco with sparkling water to top it off. Aperol Spritz is by far the most common but there are variants with Campari or Select too. Almost all bars in the city serves it with prices range from €5 to €12, depending on how close you are to the main tourist arteries. Spritz are usually paired with cicheti, the Venetian version of tapas. Another famous drink is the Bellini was invented in Harry's Bar in Venice. It is a mix of white peach juice and Prosecco (the ubiquitous Venetian Champagne-like sparkling wine).
Stay safe
Venice is considered a safe city. You have to take the habitual travellers' precautions however. Keep your valuable items (like wallet and passport) close to you because there are pickpockets, especially in more crowded parts of the city. In case of need, you can dial free of charge on any phone 112 (no area code needed) to contact Carabinieri or 113 (no area code needed) to contact the Police. Sometimes, in the evening and night hours, Campo Bella Vienna and Campo Santa Margherita are places for violence, so be careful if you stay here. Since 2024 there are a lot of pickpockets, so you should avoid highly crowded areas.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Venice
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Questions
Venice: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Venice?
By published guest score: Leonardo Royal Hotel Venice Mestre (93 / 100 · 3,688 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Venice?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Venice are April to June. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; November is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Venice?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), about 7.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Treviso Airport (TSF, 26 km) and Trieste Airport (TRS, 98 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Venice?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Venice?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Venice
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.