Hotel ai Mori d'Oriente

Marco Polo Airport (VCE): Approximate driving time to the Piazzale Roma, historical Venice’s land-transportation terminus, is 20 minutes and distance is 13 km (8 miles). Car rentals are available online, and there is public parking at Piazzale Roma and a parking garage at nearby Tronchetto.

Getting there: From the airport, visitors go by water or by land across the lagoon to historical Venice. By water, the fastest and most expensive way is by water taxi directly to the hotel''s landing. Less expensive and slower is a boat that stops 1 km (0.75 miles) from the hotel. From there, guests can take a vaporetto (waterbus) to the Madonna dell''Orto stop and walk to the hotel or take a water taxi directly to the hotel. By land there are taxis and buses that go from the airport to Piazzale Roma, the historical center''s land-transportation terminus near the train station (Stazione Ferroviaria). Waterbuses go from Piazzale Roma and the train station to the Madonna dell''Orto stop.

Directions to hotel: The waterbus stop nearest the hotel is Madonna dell''Orto, 250 meters (273 yards) away. After getting off the waterbus, turn right and then turn left at the first street. Proceed on this street, bearing left and then bearing right until reaching Fondamenta Madonna dell''Orto and turn right. At the first bridge, cross the canal to the left to Fondamenta della Sensa and turn left. The hotel is directly ahead on the left.

Getting around: The vaporetto (waterbus) system circulates throughout Venice''s historical center and connects the historical center to the Venice lagoon''s major islands (the Lido of Venice, Murano, Burano, and Torcello). Water taxis, which the hotel staff arrange on request, operate throughout the city, using major waterways and smaller canals. Gondolas for individual sightseeing tours can be rented throughout the city. Walking around Venice, with its narrow streets and little bridges, is easy, as the historical center is compact. Street maps are readily available.