Mestre - the city nearest to Venice in Italy

While visiting Venice it's worth considering staying in one of the Mestre hotels.

Venice. View from San Giorgio Maggiore Island

Venice. View from the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore Church in San Giorgio Maggiore Island

A canal in Venice, Italy

Reasons to stay in Mestre

• it's relatively easy to get to Mestre by car
• it's possible to find a place to park the car
• it's possible to get the luggage out of the car right at the hotel entrance. It is not true for Venice hotels except located in the vicinity of Piazzale Roma - the small part of Venice where cars are allowed.
• the town is quiet at night

and, in some areas, during the day

• the prices in the hotels are significantly lower than in Venice
• there are two ways to get to Venice from Mestre without using your car
  • by bus operated by ACTV from one of the bus stops in Mestre across the Ponte della Libertà bridge to the bus station in Venice located at the Piazzale Roma next to the water buses stops. ACTV also operates the water buses in Venice itself and between Venice and the islands of Murano, Burano, Torcello, and Lido. ACTV's timetables, pdf files, in Italian.
  • by train from Venice-Mestre railway station located in Mestre across the Ponte della Libertà bridge to Venice Santa Lucia station located in Venice

Reasons against staying in Mestre

• it's not Venice so one has to get to Venice and back

The remedy: There is Hotel Venezia in Mestre:-)

So you can even sleep in Venice without leaving on of the Mestre hotels.

Well, the choice is up to you.