In the background is Hotel Continental. The Scalzi Bridge connects Santa Lucia Station with the historic centre of Venice. The cabin in white/yellow is the stop for the public water bus.
Location & info
Hotel Continental is located on the Grand Canal closeby the Scalzi Bridge. It’s 300m to Santa Lucia train station. The 3-star accommodation has 97 single-, double-, triple- and quadruple rooms. A Double Room including breakfast starts from €102. The restaurant offers Venetian cuisine specialties. Other hotel facilities are the cocktail bar and the terrace with views on the Grand Canal. Free Wifi is in the entire hotel. Cars can be parked at Piazzale Roma or Tronchetto.
Hotel reviews
Reviews on the internet for the Hotel Continental are good (7.7). Best point is the location on the Grand Canal close to Santa Lucia train station and Piazzale Roma. The public water bus stops at 100m from the hotel. Attractions are within walking distance.
Transportation to the hotel
Most convenient (and most expensive) is the private water taxi from Marco Polo Airport. The hotel has it’s own private landing. The airport bus (€8) and land taxi’s (€40) stops at Piazzale Roma. From here it’s 10 minutes walking to the hotel. From Santa Lucia Station to the hotel is a 3-minute walk.
Water bus
The public water bus lines 1, 2 and N (Night boat) stops 100m from the hotel. Line 1 is the most popular water bus route in Venice. It operates between Piazzale Roma (airport bus), Santa Lucia station, Rialto Bridge, St. Mark’s Square and Lido island. In the day hours, the water bus departs every 10 minutes.
Line 2 and line N are going via Santa Lucia station and Piazzale Roma to Tronchetto (car parking garages) and the cruise port San Basilio. Piazzale Roma also has parking garages but these are more expensive than the ones at Tronchetto.