236212 5 Location 489116 <p>We arrived to Venice by train and took Vaporetto Line 2 downstream to the Palanca stop and walked to the hotel (turn right when leaving the stop).</p><p>We used our points to stay at this hotel. We were visiting Italy for 2 weeks and Venice was our last stop and it was our anniversary. When booking the room, we put in the comments that it was our anniversary. The hotel had a bottle of Bellini and a card waiting in our room (it's the thought that was appreciated).</p><p>After 11 nights in budget rooms throughout Italy, this hotel offered great comfort. We had a smooth check in and were on our way to our room on the 5th floor (519). The room is very nice, decorated in a melon color and dark wood. The bathroom in marble, with a shower and a tub, a vanity and a bidet. The room had a nice, large, flat screen TV (we were there during the US election), large desk, table and chairs and a safe in the closet. There were small drawers in the closet as well. There was also an electric tea pot if you wanted tea. If there was anything to complain about the room, it would be the stained carpet.</p><p>The hotel is located on the island of Giudecca, but they offer a free shuttle that ran from 0800-2350 while we were there, it may run later in the summer. It left the hotel at :00 and :40 every hour. When leaving at :00, it stopped at Zattere and San Marco. When leaving at :40, it only stopped at Zattere. It left from Zattere back to the hotel at :30 and :45 every hour. It left from San Marco back to the hotel at :20 every hour. There was an hour break between 1340 and 1440 and between 2040 and 2140.</p><p>I was blown away by the breakfast buffet since we had been used to having cappuccino and a croissant every morning. The buffet had pastries, sliced meat and cheese, fruit, cereal, and hot items: eggs, potatoes, ham, and tomatoes. The ham was delicious! </p><p>The rooftop pool was closed during our stay in November and you couldn't even walk out by it. The rooftop bar is open in the evening and gives you some view of Venice proper. Internet is available in the lobby for a hefty fee of 0.35 Euros a minute.</p><p>We flew out of Venice and were able to find our way to the airport without having to pay 100 Euros for a private water taxi. We took the 8am hotel shuttle to the Zattere stop and walked to Piazzale Roma in about 20 minutes. From there, we took the 8:40am bus #5 (2.50 Euro pp) to the airport and were dropped off at the terminal in 25 minutes.</p><p>I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a nice place with amenities while visiting Venice or anyone looking for a nice place to end a trip to Italy. Just remember that it is a Hilton and may lack some charm experienced in other hotels or B&amp;Bs. I thought it was perfect that we ended our trip here and had a nice romantic, comfortable stay.</p> 2008-11-29T03:04:52-08:00 589299714 2008-11-06T16:00:00-08:00 0 -9223372036854775790 194716 7960345 236212 0 213588 0.217540685321296 2008-11-03T16:00:00-08:00 Published 25.0 2008-11-30T03:05:54-08:00 99549 0