Lake Garda and Venice hotel recommendations?

[MElliottUK]

Hello,

Me and my fiancé are heading to Lake Garda & Venice this Easter time, the trip is for two reasons to check out our wedding venue (Lake Garda) and and a quick trip to Venice. We plan to turn this Mon-Fri trip into our summer holiday this year.

Im going to hire a car for 5 days, we need to visit Lake Garda and Venice in 5 days (4 nights) so i'm looking to hotel recommendations near the south end of Lake Garda and near Venice. We will have a car, I understand we cannot drive into Venice so maybe it would be best to stay just outside Venice and travel in?

Anyone have any hotels in either location they can recommend?

Cheers

Matt

[joncon]

i can recommend this hotel in venice
superb hotel and skybar in roof.
own water transport across to st marks square
http://www.molinostuckyhilton.com/

[MElliottUK]

Thanks, any more? looking at £100 per night max...

Also if we stay in Venice where do we leave the car?

Cheers

[A2Z]

MElliottUK said:

Thanks, any more? looking at £100 per night max...

Also if we stay in Venice where do we leave the car?

Cheers

Was a few years ago now but we had a very good and reasonably priced stay in Venice at

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187870-...

Another time we went, we drove and parked, for a day at

http://www.informadove.it/webservizi/siti/lay09/pa...

Massive multi storey. Walk outside and catch the Water Bus "into town" Looks like 21 euro per 24 hrs.

Lake Garda is lovely but all my recommendations are for Riva at the Northern Tip so not much use for you.

[marcosgt]

You can stay on the other side of the lido with a car and catch the water buses across - A lovely way to approach Venice I think.

There are loads of hotels in Riva Del Garda (I stayed in a B&B ) or Bardolino (probably other places), but don't underestimate how big Garda is - I drove around it once, thinking it would take me a couple of hours, but it was about 100 miles the way I went!

M

[evenflow]

I have stayed here twice and it is lovely

http://www.hotelcaesiusterme.com/

[MElliottUK]

excellent, thanks for all the tips. Wedding visit is on east side of lake garda so could stay anywhere around there, I suggested the south side to make the trip over to venice a bit shorter.

thanks again, will check them all out

[Cybertronian]

The other half and I stayed at Hotel Splendid in Limone, though this may be too far out to make getting to Venice convenient. Great food though!

I'd personally be looking at hotels in Malcesine which should save you at least an hour trying to get to Venice by car. We both fell in love with Malcesine since it seemed to have a lot more going for it and felt more like a real town. The castle offers some fantastic views of the town below and the cable car is right on your doorstep too.

[MElliottUK]

Cybertronian said:

The other half and I stayed at Hotel Splendid in Limone, though this may be too far out to make getting to Venice convenient. Great food though!

I'd personally be looking at hotels in Malcesine which should save you at least an hour trying to get to Venice by car. We both fell in love with Malcesine since it seemed to have a lot more going for it and felt more like a real town. The castle offers some fantastic views of the town below and the cable car is right on your doorstep too.

Thanks thats good to here as the wedding is there, on that castle!

[Cybertronian]

We actually saw a wedding happening at the castle (we were high up in one of the towers looking down). It's a fantastic location and I'm sure you'll love it for your wedding.

[MElliottUK]

excellent, thanks for all the tips. Wedding visit is on east side of lake garda so could stay anywhere around there, I suggested the south side to make the trip over to venice a bit shorter.

thanks again, will check them all out

[Big E 118]

Hotel Regina Adelaide in Garda is very nice and has a secure car park (usually with some nice cars in) if youre driving. http://www.regina-adelaide.it/en/benvenuto.en.htm

Restaurant is great, all locally sourced food and they do 7 or 8 course meals. Right next to the promenade and town centre.

We booked direct with the hotel when we went a couple of years back.

[paul0843]

Sirmione...beautiful and very quaint resort on lake..many hotels but I like
hotel continental...google it..

[MElliottUK]

paul0843 said:

Sirmione...beautiful and very quaint resort on lake..many hotels but I like
hotel continental...google it..

Booked this through expedia, 4th night free and 12% Quidco

Thanks all.