Originally Posted by
rbAA
I briefly considered that option, but we only are staying two nights and I found a nice place near Accademia/canal/vaporetto stops for $200 per night. Nice to have a place to rest/cleanup before dinner-late of course, it's Venice-after a day of exploring.
Let me know how it was as I might try that in the future, with a longer stay.
it worked well for us. The hotel itself is in an awful location (next to highway, in an industria/office area) and doesn't look nice from the outside. however, staff are extremely friendly, rooms are OK, and it turned out there were some nice things to discover (excellent restaurant in a little town nearby, and Padua itself is very nice too). The hotel shuttle works well, and it's an easy, frequent, and cheap train into Venice. I have been to Venice several times, so didn't mind staying elsewhere. Of course for a once-in-a-lifetime thing I would want to stay in Venice.