In the most romantic city in the world, the hotel Il Mercante di Venezia enjoys a fantastic position. A few metres from the train station Santa Lucia, a few steps from the public transport terminal on the Grand Canal, five minutes from the terminal Piazzale Roma which unites this unique city with the mainland, Il Mercante di Venezia hotel is the access point for the most popular attractions in Venice.
Il Mercante di Venezia hotel is located in the most favorable position for anyone who wants to visit Venice comfortably: its in  sidestreet on Lista di Spagna which runs along the Grand Canal, immediately before the beginning of Strada Nova, one of the principal pedestrian arteries of the city and certainly the most picturesque walk that there is from the train station to Rialto. Along its course there are many shops, for lovers of shopping, and many bacari (typical venetian eateries) and in the area of Ponte delle Guglie, the colorful local market. The hotel, furthermore, is but a step from the train station and Piazzale Roma. To reach the most reknowned places such as Rialto and San Marco on foot, one just has to let oneself be guided by the street which passes the hotel, or take a waterbus (vaporetto) from the Ferrovia stop a few minutes from the hotel. From here depart waterbusses that run the length of the marvellous Grand Canal, and that stop close to the most important museums and monuments, such as Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, seat of the Venice Casino, Ca’ d’Oro, splendid example of 15th century architecture, the Accademia museum, Venice’s most important art gallery and among the most important in the world, the Peggy Guggenheim collection, very important collection of contemporary art, and the Salute church, Longhena’s magistral work, arriving at the Giardini, location of the Venice Biennale, and Lido, the beach where each year the prestigious Venice Film Festival is held.
The surroundings of the hotel are vivacious and picturesque as it is, and at a few paces some masterpeices of art and architecture are unmissable: Palazzo Labia in Campo San Geremia, with one of the most beautiful and important pictoric cycles of the 17th century by the great Venetian painter Tiepolo; Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, premises of the Venice Casino, work of Condussi, highest example of Renaissance civil architecture where on the mezzanine floor one finds the delicious Wagner museum, which celebrates the great German composer who came here and passed away in 1883; the Ghetto, architectural and urbanistic one-off, intact since the year 1516 from the Institution (and the most ancient in Europe). Around Campo del Ghetto Nuovo the high buildings with the ceilings lowered in order to host the maximum number of persons, the five sinagogues, splendid jewels of art and faith, and the Jewish Museum rich in testimony of the Jewish culture, are an experience not to be missed.
Another itinery that explores less well-known and more suggestive places, is that which leads from Il Mercante di Venezia hotel, over Ponte degli Scalzi on the Grand Canal, and carries on towards Rio Marin, among the most picturesque in Venice, continuing to Campo San Giacomo dell’Orio and passing Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista, marvellous architecture of the 15th century, the Scuola di San Rocco, famous for its pictoric cycle by Tintoretto, arriving at the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, the large Franciscan church, second only to Saint Marks for art and history, rich in masterpeices, among which the pala dell’Asunta and the Madonna di Ca’ Pesaro, sublime works by Titian.

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HOW TO REACH US

From the train station

You can easily walk for few minutes to our Hotel form Santa Lucia’s train station.
Once you go out from the station, turn left and keep walking in Lista di Spagna. After 100mt from “Lista di Spagna” take the Hotel’ street “Calle della Misericordia”.

From the Airport

From Marco Polo’s airport Venice:

- by a private water taxi (boat) directly to the hotel’s dock ( around € 90,00 )
- by ATVO airport shuttle to “Piazzale Roma” ( tickets from € 3.00 per person )
- by ACTV bus number 5 to “Piazzale Roma” ( tickets from € 3.00 per person )
- by a private taxi (car) to “Piazzale Roma” ( around € 35.00 )

From “Piazzale Roma” CAR PARKING, cross Calatrava’s bridge (Ponte della Costituzione) and keep walking until you reach the train station, after 100mt from "Lista di Spagna" take the Hotel's street "Calle della Misericordia".

- by ALILAGUNA boat, from the airport’s dock to GUGLIE ’s STOP. From here cross the bridge and walk for 3 minutes along "LISTA DI SPAGNA" main street, turn right at "CALLE DELLA MISERICORDIA",50 m. you will find our Hotel.

From San Giuseppe’s airport in Treviso:

- by Eurobus ATVO to Piazzale Roma in 45 minutes.(tickets from € 4.00 per person)  From here follow the directions “from Piazzale Roma”

By car:

park the car in “Piazzale Roma” and from here follow the directions “how to reach us from  Piazzale Roma”

From the Harbour (maritime station)

From the passenger gate of your cruise ship, you can reach the Hotel
- directly with a private water taxi (around € 60.00)
- by the cruise shuttle (free of charge) to “Piazzale Roma”. The Hotel is located from a walking distance.

 

How to reach the hotel:

By train
From Venice Santa Lucia station its just a few minutes walk. Leaving the train station, continue to the left. After 100 metres along Lista di Spagna take Calle della Misericordia, where Il Mercante di Venezia hotel is situated.