Hotel delle Rose - 30173 Venezia Mestre - Via Millosevic, 46, Italy
Tel - +39. 041.531.77.11
Fax. +39.041.531.74.33
We stayed at this hotel in June, 2006. Mestre is the landside - area across from Venice. This is a small family run hotel . It is in a dense area, but they have parking. The bus stop to go into Venice is a 3-5 minute walk down the street and around the corner to the bus shelter. You can buy a 1 day or 2 day etc. bus pass that is good for the buses and all of the boat/buses in Venice - well worth it. The bus ride is max about 15 minutes - we never ran into big traffic jams. The rooms are ordinary, but the staff goes all out for you. The first night it was too late to get a bus ticket so the front desk loaned us two tickets, which they just added to the bill. They are energetic and attentive, freely dispensing advice and help. They were absolutely the most attentive breakfast staff in Italy - 3 or 4 people covering every need, and the selection at breakfast was very good. Staying in Mestre is not the same as staying in Venice in terms of atmosphere, but it is also half the price - literally. I think our room was around 85-100 euros - normal for the area. You can check out the current rates on their website or by e-mailing. I can't recommend the restaurant the hotel has a relationship with. It is about a 15 minute walk and the food and service were poor. There are three other restaurants just around the block - I'd try those. Actually, we never did have good food in Venice - except for breakfast - but there must be some somewhere.