This was our second trip to Venice. Because we had our car this time, it was not convenient to stay right in the centre, so instead we stayed at Hotel Alexander in Mestre. Parking at the hotel was free, and the hotel itself was quite modern and clean, and with a bigger room than you would expect if you were staying in Venice itself. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. We were able to buy tickets for public transport directly from the front desk, and they directed us to the bus stop which is only a 5 min walk from the hotel. The buses to Piazzale Roma in Venice go past every 10 mins or so, and from P. Roma you can then just hop on a Vaporetto and you're on the Grand Canal! Mestre itself certainly does not have the same charm as Venice, but if you're looking to save money, or have a car with you, then this is a great choice and you're still only 15 mins from all the glory that is this remarkable city.

Nice clean hotel just outside of Venice, very easy quick bus ride to Venice. Considering the very hefty price of Hotels in Venice this is a nice alternative. In the back street you can purchase bus tickets to Venice for about €1,00 at a tobacco shop, it is easy to find as you take only one bus #12 to Venice about a 12 min ride with only a few stops on the way, it strait down and simple even if you don't speak Italian.

I think this hotel constitutes very basic tourist fare. Basic room and bathroom with outdated and chintzy decor. There is nothing particularly awful about it save the meal they served our tour group and the fact that you are in Mestre and not in Venice itself. But it has several things going against it from a purely personal standpoint that I have not factored into my overall experience rating.

One: I had to share a room with a snorer.
Two: First night I was rested enough from transatlantic to critically judge the bed and being a rather typical motel bed, there was plenty to be critical of.
Three: To deal with the snoring, I chose to move the mattress and sheets out onto the odd, sunken balcony (top floor rooms only I think) for the night and was eaten alive by mosquitos.
Four: You probably won't have to eat it if you aren't on a tour, but that food really was awful, especially in light of some of the experiences we had later on in both Venice and the rest of Italy.

Hi,
In my memory....i have just one strange recollection of chasing and finding bus stops....around hotel...(i was dependent on bus ion venice)

I traveled by train to mestre station and took bus to hotel.....The hotel mentions...the bus stop 30 mts...it is true but a big catch...is there are 3-4 stops of same name .......as I got down at bus stop via Marghera first time I saw...but was later puzzled.and went searing both ways...for 20 minutes..later the otherday found 3-4 more stops of same name....marked 1/1, 1/2, 1/3 ...and so no...So remember if u go by bus...get down at 2/4 of the Via Marghera stop... Maybe italy venice transport system is the culprit...? but i guess this hotel ....all could provide complete info .... When I complained to staff at reception that ino on wensite was not complete i did not really get a good response....

Then we stayed in this hotel for 2 nights. The hotel should be categorized as a 3 stars at best. Rooms was clean and breakfast was quality stuff and quite detailed...... The personel was polite..... So hotel is not bad....The room is large, much larger than I expected. The bathroom is spacious. It was clean and fine...

. All in all, not so bad, easy to reach Venice, Nice Indian restaurant around 5 mins walk on main road near the hotel....