ITALIAN  VENTURES
  • Home
  • About Us
    • How We Work
  • Virtuoso
  • Specialties
    • Grand Hotels
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • DESTINATIONS
  • Inspiration
  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
  • Featured Promotions
  • Beyond Italy - Ireland
  • ENDORSED BY MSLVP

Po 'di questo e quello - (A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND THAT)...

A Private Island Stay on Venice, or Not?

5/10/2017

0 Comments

 
Venice has several hotels which are located on private islands off of the main island.  If you desire privacy and wish to be away from the hustle and bustle of Venice, you may prefer to stay in one of these hotels.  There are good points and not so good points.

It's quieter and many offer a swimming pool which is rather unusual for Venice hotels.  They will offer garden areas which come at a premium on the main Venetian island.  The Belmond Cipriani not only features a large pool, they also have tennis courts and you'll see small animals walking about.

You will have to take a boat to the main island and back to your hotel.  These are usually complimentary and take from less than 10 minutes to about 20 minutes.  I just loved sailing along in "my" vaporetto (private water taxi) as I was whisked across the canal from the Cip (Cipriani) back to Venice proper - it was a small motorboat which holds 1-8 passengers so it's quite luxurious.  However, if you stay at the newer JW Marriott resort, its island is about 20 minutes from Venice so it can add a certain amount of "travel" time going back and forth.  And, their boat(s) while very sleek, are much larger than the small Cipriani vaporetto.  Then, you will have to co-ordinate your schedule with the times the shuttles run and after a certain time a night they are shut down and you would have to arrange a private vaporetto to take you back to "your" island.  Finally, keep in mind that you won't have as extensive a variety of evening entertainment options as you would on the main island.

As for me, I think I'll alternate - one visit on the main island, the next on a private island, and so forth.

Italian Ventures travel agency in Fresno at Piazza del Fiore, Kingsburg, & Visalia, CA

Share the knowledge

 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    BLOG
    ​

    As a teenager, I was charmed by Italy - the "old" women tattng in Rapallo, the picturesque seaside town of Portofino, and the grandeur of Villa d'Este at Lago di Como.  Today, as a luxury travel advisor, I love to plan extraordinary vacations for clients venturing to Italy. Whether it's their first visit or their tenth or twentieth  time, we strive to create unique itineraries for each traveller. La Dolce Vita!

    ITALIAN VENTURES - your Virtuoso(R) affiliated travel agency in Clovis, Fresno & O'Neals, CA

    Picture

    Archives

    July 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

1122 E. Champlain, Ste 102
​ (in beautiful Piazza del Fiore)
Fresno,  CA. 93720
559.478.5182
COPYRIGHT 2016 - Present
The Perfect Vacation, Inc., All Rights Reserved | Terms & Conditions | Client Terms & Conditions
Fully owned and operated by
LOIS V. PAGANINI
CST 209 9306-40

The Perfect Vacation, Travel Agencies & Bureaus, Clovis, CA
THE PERFECT VACATION, INC., IS AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF COASTLINE TRAVEL ADVISORS – A VIRTUOSO® MEMBER AGENCY – CST 204 0360-10
Managed by Voyager Websites
  • Home
  • About Us
    • How We Work
  • Virtuoso
  • Specialties
    • Grand Hotels
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • DESTINATIONS
  • Inspiration
  • CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
  • Featured Promotions
  • Beyond Italy - Ireland
  • ENDORSED BY MSLVP