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Mestre Travel Guide

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Mestre is a city in Italy, next to Venice.

Contents

Get in

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

  • Hotel Lucy, Via Cimitero 14 30030 Mestre Venice. Tel +39 041.900748 fax +39 041.5420499 [1]. Near the airport, just 10 minutes from the center of Venice and 2 km from the Mestre ring road, the Hotel Lucy is the ideal way to visit Venice, the Venetian Villas on the Brenta Riviera and the art cities of Padua and Treviso. Free parking, breakfast, rooms with private bathroom and many other conveniences. Singles from €45, doubles from 65€, small apartment 40€ per person (min,2, max 5).

Mid-range

  • Hotel Altieri, Via Altinia 51, 30030 Favaro Veneto, Tel +39 041.5010651 Fax +39 041.631504[2]. In Mestre, 3 miles from the airport and 10 miles from the center of Venice, Hotel Altieri is the perfect solution for both tourist and business trips. Double Room rates range from €110.
  • Hotel Al Vivit, P.zza Ferretto 73, 50127 Venice Mestre, Tel +39 041.951385 Fax +39 041.958891[3]. It is an elegant hotel located in the Ferretto’s Square, Venice mainland, a few minutes from Venice centre. Double Room rates range from €89.
  • Hotel Ducale, Via Triestina n° 5, 30030 Venice - Favaro Veneto, Tel. +39.041.631444 Fax +39.041.631393 [4]. Located 3 km from Venice's Marco Polo Airport, 6 km from Venice, 4 km from Venice Casino and a short distance from Mestre. Single rooms from €60, doubles from €70 and triples from €90 including taxes and breakfast.
  • Villa Crispi Guesthouse, Via Francesco Crispi, 20, 30170 Mestre Venice. Tel. +39 041.5349236 Fax +39 041.5349236 [5]. Villa Crispi is located amidst villas and gardens, at 10 minutes from Venice, lovely early 1900's home ideal for pleasure or business travellers. Single rooms from €70, doubles from €80 including taxes and breakfast.
  • Hotel Trieste, Via Trento 2, 30171 Mestre Venice. Tel. +39 041.929462 Fax. +39 041.922221 [6]. In front of Venice-Mestre railway station, completely renovated, with careful attention to detail. Single rooms from €50, doubles from €80.
  • Hotel Elite, Via Forte Marghera 119, 30173 Mestre Venice. Tel. +39 041.5330740 Fax. +39 041.5330730[7]. Hotel Residence Elite enjoys a prime location in the center of Mestre. Easily reached from the train station and from the Venice airport, it is the ideal starting point for discovering the beauty of the splendid city on the lagoon. Single rooms from €45, doubles from €60 (depending on the season).
  • La Residenza Bed and Breakfast, Calle del Sale 33/a 30175 Mestre (Venice). Tel. +39.335.5475910 Fax. +39 041 5042906 [8]. La Residenza, a bed & breakfast in the heart of Mestre, with its modest and friendly atmosphere, a perfect vacation location for discovering the magic of Venice, with the added convenience of arriving at your hotel by car. Besides it is available Villa Moro Lin, an antique patrician villa, just 10 minutes from the center of Mestre, recently restored in a unique mix of Venetian details, ethnic impressions and urban design. So, as you can image, prices depends on the kind of accommodation chosen.

Get out

In Mestre there are some night clubs: Molocinque at Marghera is the most popular (and, obviously the most expensive), Cielo at Tessera (next to the airport) is another club that worts a visit.

Around the Venetian lagoon are other smaller islands, which have since been deserted but are worth a visit. There is also the Lido, which is a long narrow island with more modern buildings, hosting a youth hostel and a hotel.

  • Venice - The main island
  • The Lido - famous Venice beaches.
  • Murano - Nearby Island with typical glass
  • Burano - Nearby Island with typical textiles and painted houses.
  • San Lazzaro - Nearby Island with Armenian monastery and impressive art collection, some world class pieces.
  • Jesolo - Jesolo is one of the most important beaches in italy, just 45' from Venice by car or by boat (ferry from Treporti to Venice)
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