Metropole Hotel 
Intimate, antique-filled hotel near St. Marks Square
Antiques and eclectic decor add a whimsical touch to this intimate hotel beside the lagoon, just east of St. Marks Square.
Guestrooms and suites blend antique furnishings and original artworks with minibars, Internet access, and satellite TV.
A 2,000-piece collection of antique pieces provides an eye-catching backdrop for a restaurant, bar, and weekly DJ parties.
Hotel prices and availability
Map showing Metropole Hotel
Dining at the Metropole Hotel
Met Restaurant - Serves a variety of Italian dishes featuring regional flavours. In fine weather guests can dine in the garden with its sculptures, antique wells and fountain. Inside there is a collection of musical instruments, and live music is played daily. Thursdays feature ‘chill out’ music played by the resident DJ. Open for lunch and dinner (closed Mondays).
Maison Orientale - Decorated in Belle Epoque style with red velvets, Bevilacqua silks, and Fortuny lamps. The air is scented with oriental fragrances and perfumed with spice and orange. Open on Monday only.
Bar Zodiaco - Intimate bar serving a selection of wines, cigars, and 30 types of whiskey. Offers an extensive menu of snacks and daily themed specials including sushi, Italian hams and wines, and oysters and champagne. Decorated with velvets, antiques, oriental carpets, candles and perfumed incense sticks. Features a striking hand-painted ceiling depicting satellites, planets and constellations.
Attractions near this hotel
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE): Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 8 kilometres (5 miles).
A regular waterboat service and water taxis run from the airport to Venice. A private water taxi from Piazzale Roma directly to the hotel canal entrance is approximately 80€; the hotel can pre-book a taxi for guests on request. There are scheduled bus services to Padua, Mestre and Venice. Venice-Mestre railway station is connected to the airport by a bus service that runs every 20 minutes. The best way to reach the hotel is the public boat service Alilaguna which runs from the airport every hour. The nearest stop is San Zaccaria (300 metres from the hotel).
Driving directions: From the airport follow directions to Venezia Centro. Cross the bridge that connects Venice to the mainland and keep driving to the Piazzale Roma, where car parking is available. To reach the hotel from Piazzale Roma take public boat line number 1-41-51 and get off at San Zaccario.
The easiest way to get around Venice is on foot, by vaporetto (public water bus) or water taxi.
St Mark’s Basilica – 400 metres
St Mark’s Square – 400 metres
Shopping area – 400 metres
Giardini Della Biennale (Modern art museum) – 800 metres
Isola Di S.Giorgio Maggiore (Island with historical church) – 150 metres (by boat)