Here you find the list of hotels that we recommend for your stay in Venice. For reservation confirmation please contact directly the hotel, and refer to the "Ca' Foscari" agreement. In case of difficulties by reserving a room, please, contact Andrea Albarelli.

Note that, as an alternative, you might consider chains (such as Hilton or Starwood) that have hotels in Venice.

By plane. Venice is easily reachable via an international airport (Marco Polo airport). There are many ways of getting from the airport to the center of Venice, with different features and at least two orders of magnitude in the price. They are listed below by increasing cost.

• Public bus (ACTV n. 5) from the Venice airport to Roma square (Piazzale Roma). It runs every 30 minutes, costs about € 1, and takes about 30-35 minutes.
• Direct bus (ATVO) from the Venice airport to Roma square (P.le Roma). It runs every 20 minutes, costs about € 3, and takes about 20-25 minutes.
• Motorboat (ALILAGUNA) from the Venice airport to either San Marco square (P.za S. Marco) or Roma square (P.le Roma). It runs every hour, costs € 12, and takes about 1 hour.
• Taxi (car) from the airport to Venice to Roma square (P.le Roma). It is the most frequent, quite expensive and fast way to reach Venice from the airport. It can cost you more than € 30.
• Water Taxi from the Venice airport would take you to almost any place in Venice. Definitely the most expensive way to reach Venice from the airport. It can easily cost you over € 75. As a general suggestion, it is always essential to agree on a water-taxi fare, before boarding.

By train. Venice has rail connections with every major city in Italy and Europe. The main train station (Stazione F.S. Venezia S. Lucia) is on the Grand Canal (Canal Grande) in the north-west corner of the city. Some through trains do not terminate at Santa Lucia, stopping only at the Venezia-Mestre Station on the mainland. All trains traveling to and from Santa Lucia stop at Mestre, so to get from Venezia-Mestre to Santa Lucia, or vice versa (a 10-minute trip), take the first available train, remembering there is a "supplemento" (extra charge) for traveling on Intercity and Eurocity (fast) trains, and that if you do not pay it before boarding, you are liable for a fine. You can also check the European train schedule in the case you are arriving by train from Europe or the Italian train schedule if you are getting to Venice from another Italian city.

By car. If you bring a car to Venice, you will have to pay for a garage or parking space during all your stay. Parking at Piazzale Roma (in the Autorimessa Comunale run by the city) costs € 21 per 24 hours (minimum fee), and at the private Garage San Marco (next door) € 26 per 24 hours. To reach the privately run Tronchetto parking area (5 minutes walking from Piazzale Roma and the train station), follow the signs (just turn right after the long bridge when arriving inside Venice, just before reaching Piazzale Roma). Warning: Do not be waylaid by illegal touts --often wearing fake uniforms-- who may try to flag you down and offer to arrange parking and hotels, but continue on until you reach the automatic ticket machines. Parking here costs € 20 per 24 hours under cover and slightly less outside. (Do not leave valuables in the car. There is a left-luggage office, open daily 8 AM-8 PM, next to the Pullman Bar on the ground floor of the municipal garage at Piazzale Roma.) If you stay more than 72 hours you will have a 20% discount if you pay at the moment of your arrival. Another solution would be to park in a private parking in front of Mestre railway station (about € 5 for 24 hours, depending on the size of the car) and use either the train or the bus to reach Venice.