Every room here has a sea view but there's a big difference between a full-on view and some of the set-back side views. Go for Rooms 103, 104; 203,204; 303,304, and 403 and 404. We were in 403 and the spectacle of sand, sea and wide Adriatic horizon was just wonderful, especially when viewed from the lovely balcony with its comfortable chairs.
We made full use of the excellent free bicycles, loaned out without any fuss. The Lido is completely flat for many miles around so the cycling is really easy.
As virtually the last guests before closure for the winter, we were pampered by the wonderful manager, Piero Contarini, and his staff. Nothing was too much trouble. We like to eat out, so they found and booked restaurants for us at a time when few were open. When the sun came out we stopped by the few stripped sunbeds left in the very well-sheltered sea-front garden for no more than a couple of minutes and out came Piero and an assistant bearing the deepest, most comfortable cushions I've ever encountered as well as towels in case we fancied a swim in the still-active swimming pool. We did, and found it warm for mid-October: they'd taken the trouble to put the cover on overnight. Poolside drinks service carried on for us alone - nobody else was in sight.
The high season here- tens of thousands of mainly Italian family holidaymakers packing out hundreds of hotels along the 10 mile stretch of the Lido- would be the very opposite of what we look for in a holiday. But for a short, quiet fin de la saison break, we consider ourselves fortunate to have made a booking at the Croce di Malta.
- Croce Di Malta Veneto Hotel
