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Albergo Quattro Fontane

Rebuilt in the 1900s on the site of the first casino on the Lido, the new building was built in cottage style.

Rooms contain period furniture and paintings, as well as modern amenities such as satellite television and climate control.

The dining-room features a sixteenth century fireplace and four of the original columns; outside gardens and a tennis court.

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Dining at the Albergo Quattro Fontane

A complimentary European-style cold breakfast buffet (hot dishes available for surcharge) is provided each morning on Platano garden terrace or in Quattro Fontane Restaurant & Bar.

Quattro Fontane Restaurant & Bar - Restored rooms from 1575 summer house contain original wood-beam ceilings and wood-burning fireplace, as well as four marble columns, two of which were designed by renowned 16th-century architect Palladio. Open for lunch, dinner. Candlelight at night. Vegetables from hotel''s own garden. Bar featuring original gilded-wood ceiling open from late morning to late night for sandwiches, espresso, and cocktails.

Platano Outdoor dining and cocktails in lush, flowering garden under namesake 300-year-old plane tree. Open for lunch, dinner. Specializing in items from brick grill.

Attractions near this hotel

Marco Polo Airport (VCE): Approximate time by boat (operated by Linea Alilaguna) is 50 minutes across the Venice Lagoon and 1 km (0.75 mile) by land from the boat dock.

Getting there: From the airport, visitors to the Lido can take a private water taxi or they can go by boat operated by Linea Alilaguna. A shuttle bus located outside the baggage-claim area transports visitors to the boat, which is two minutes away. The boat disembarks passengers on the Lido 1 km (0.75 mile) from the hotel. Visitors in cars (car rentals are available online) can drive 13 km (8 miles) from the airport to a car-ferry at the end of the Tronchetto parking garage near Pizzale Roma. (Follow sign at end of bridge to Tronchetto ferry-boat per il Lido.) On the Lido, the car-ferry docks 1.25 km (0.75 mie) from the hotel. To reach the hotel, drive south from the car-ferry dock along the main street expending along the Lido''s lagoon side and turn left on Gran Viale S. Maria Elisabetta to cross the island. At Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi, turn right. At Via Lorenzo Marcello, turn right. The hotel is approximately 100 meters (109 yards) ahead. The hotel offers a limited number of complimentary parking spaces.

Getting around: On the Lido, visitors can rent bicycles or motor scooters, hire taxis, take public buses, or walk to the beaches 50 meters (55 yards) away. Walking is also the best way to tour the island''s shopping/dining/entertainment center, which lies 1 km (0.75 mile) away. To reach Venice''s historical center and Venice Lagoon''s other major islands (Murano, Burano, and Torcello), visitors can take private water taxis or board a vaporetto (public waterbus) at a stop 1 km (0.75 mile) from the hotel. Waterbuses go to St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco) 12 minutes away in St. Mark''s Basin and stop along the Grand Canal and other major waterways in the city''s historical center.

Beach - 50 meters (55 yards)
Convention center (Lido Eventi e Congressi) - 100 meters (109 yards)
Palazzo Mostra del Cinema (Venice International Film Festival) - 200 meters (219 yards)
Planetarium - 1 km (0.75 mile)
Piazza San Marco (St. Mark''s Square) - 1 km (0.75 mile) and 12 minutes by waterbus
Jewish Cemetery (historical site) - 1.5 km (1 mile)
San Nicolò al Lido (historical church) - 2.5 km (1.5 miles)
Golf course - 7.5 km (4.75 miles)

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