Hotel Palazzo Priuli

We spent 3 nights in this hotel. The welcome was very warm. The receptionist spoke French and oriented us well. The room (junior suite) was very clean and well equipped. the breakfast was excellent. The location of this hotel is ideal: St. Mark's Square 5 minutes away and vaporetto stop 3 minutes away. In short, we were delighted with our stay.

To be honest, we weren’t planning on going to Italy at all. Our route lay through Slovenia. Ljubljana and the seaside resort of Portorož. But looking at the map and discovering that Venice is 150 km away, the decision to go here came naturally. We ordered a taxi to the railway station in the Italian city of Trieste - a 40-minute drive from the hotel to Portoroz and there by train for about 2 hours to the central station of Venice - Santa Lucia. Venice shocked me from the very first seconds. There are just too many people. We chose the hotel as close as possible to San Marco Square. We looked at many hotels. In the end, we didn’t order this and regretted it. So. Santa Lucia train station. In principle, the walk from the station is about 20 minutes. but we have suitcases. And there are a lot of bridges and people along the road. There are several options. Water taxi - 60 euros straight to the hotel. Foot taxi - men with a cart carry your things and you walk quietly for 10 euros per kilometer. We chose the 3rd option and the most successful one - vaporeto. There is a pier and 2 lines with a route right opposite the station. You can buy a ticket from a machine, about 10 euros. We had to go 2 stops to San Marco. But somehow we missed it and ended up making a full circle for almost an hour through all the big canals. We sat both inside and outside and took videos and photos and it turned out to be just an amazing excursion!! And here we are at San Marco. It's about 5 minutes to the hotel with suitcases. The hotel has 2 buildings. In one there is a reception and a restaurant for breakfast, and there is an elevator. secondly, where we were settled - right next door. The building is old. Entry is by key only. No strangers! There is no elevator. 2 floors. It feels like we are the only guests. Big room. Huge and very comfortable bed. Huge closet. Mini bar. Great bathroom. And lo and behold, the air conditioner is working and cooling. It was hot in Europe on our trip and this was the first hotel that actually had air conditioning. Special thanks for this!!! Breakfast is quite decent. We actually booked a room without breakfast because it was a night flight. But after the first night we came down to look and everything suited us. There is everything you need. And hot and cold and pastries and good coffee, which is brewed and brought by the waiters. There are fruits. Good jams. juices Below the windows is a canal with gondolas. And opera arias and just singing, we just heard enough. It was very interesting. By the way, the soundproofing in the room is excellent. No chants when the windows are closed. There are many restaurants right next to the hotel. I don’t know if it’s worth going there or what. We booked tables in advance from home and never regretted it. We stayed in Venice and, accordingly, at the hotel for 2 days and a night and a half. The hotel is right in the middle of it all. I fell in love with this magical city. Walk, walk and walk again!!! The return flight was at 5 am. And it turned out that Marco Polo airport is generally closed at night until 4 am. The water taxi service starts at 3 am. prices here mom don't worry. We were offered 150 euros or more. As a result, I found a website (so as not to be considered an advertisement, I write in Russian letters) get e guide. There, for about 30 euros per person, you can order a water taxi - a small boat. The only negative is