Amadeus Hotel, Venice, Italy

Photo: Amadeus Hotel, Venice, Italy

// May 16th, 2009 // Europe, Italy, Love'm, Venice

After my recent trip to Venice I’m trying to figure out why all the guidebooks lead everyone to believe the area by the (SMN) train station is dangerous and a dump with seedy hotels…  It’s not.  In fact the Amadeus Hotel is a wonderful 4 star hotel less than a 5 minute walk from the train station (SMN). Which in Venice is important – you’ll either arrive by bus or train (I recommend the train, less stairs) and you have to lug your luggage to your hotel. The waterbus is a complete rip off (6.5 Euros PER TRIP PER PERSON even if it’s just one stop, and if you have more than 1 bag it’s even more!), the water taxis are even worse. By staying near where you arrive – you can avoid both!  Walk Venice, you won’t regret it. San Marco is about a 15 minute walk from the Amadeus (Piazzale Roma). Oh, they have a wonderful patio area that I’m sure is great in warmer weather.

The next time I’m back in Venice, I’ll be staying at the Amadeus again.  The area’s great too – nice restaurants and shops, and they’re all cheaper than what you’ll find near San Marco.  Oh – the “bad area” is actually next to the BUS depot… not the TRAIN station.

I got a wonderful deal on this hotel through Orbitz, I paid approximately $95 per night – and our room had a balcony with a nice cafe table. The rooms have great character without being too kitchy, and have all the amenities you’d expect from a 4 star hotel.

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