Hotel Atlanta Augustus

Great location in Lido, best place to stay for Venice

This is a nice hotel in a great location on the island of Lido. Lido is a *much* nicer place to stay than Venice. Venice is hot, sterile, noisy, wall-to-wall masonry covered with wall-to-wall tourists. Lido is green, beautiful, quiet, populated by regular people riding bikes, kids pushing scooters, etc., and much cheaper than Venice. Good restaurants and shops are a block from the hotel. Easy walking distance (1 km or 8 blocks) to the ferry. Many vaporetto water-buses go between Lido and Venice, one line goes to airport (15 euros). Visit Venice if you must, but we liked Lido more.