Hotel Cristallo

This is such a welcoming hotel, with great breakfast and super friendly and helpful staff. It is especially suited for staying with family, with simple yet convenient rooms. It is very easy and quick to go to Venice, Murano, Burano etc. using the vaporetto water-bus system. Lido is a great place to relax, with ample restaurants and bars, and a very large sandy beach (most of it is private beach, though, where you need to rent a place; the free beach is all the way north, but still very nice). You can go for a stroll, finding some historic and festival-related buildings, and discover the market on the waterside.

I always stay on Lido di Venezia when visiting Venice. One boat - Alilaguna (15 euro) - direct from the airport. Ordinary people live on Lido, so the focus isn't totally on exploiting tourists! Some great local restaurants close to this hotel, packed with locals! The hotel is about 6 minutes' walk from the vaporetti/Alilaguna stop. It's on the main street which cuts across the island - the lagoon with vaporetti stops at the west end and the beach and the Adriatic Sea ten minutes walk to the east side. People tend to eat dinner early - restaurants fill up from about 18.30. The hotel provides a filling continental breakfast. Unlimited juce and bean-to-cup coffee, cereal, milk, yogurt, bread, cheese, boiled eggs, ham, rolls, jam, butter, crispbread, fruit, croisanrnt (called cornetto in Italy). No need for lunch! 24 hour access in a very safe area.

The hotel was in a fabulous location, just 5/7 minutes walk from the water bus. The rooms are comfortable and cosy. We had a small balcony that looked out onto the main street. The hotel and rooms were very clean. Towels provided. The breakfast was typical continental with fruit, yoghurt, and croissants. Started at 8-10. There were plenty of restaurants and small shops close by. The hotel was around an hour ( on the water bus) from the airport and 25-40 ish minutes into Central Venice. I would most definitely book this hotel again.

Booked double room with breakfast. Room was clean. Bathroom was clean. All proposed amenities were there with a locker. The breakfast was good. Usual European breakfast. The place is very much accecible from the main Lido beech as well as the ferry connecting to Burano or st Marco.Iwalking distance and the neighborhood is good enough.

Excellent location, 5 minutes from the vaporetto stop, near shops and restaurants and 5 Minutes to the beach. Staff were very friendly and helpful, breakfast was fantastic. The room was large, the beds were really comfortable, the bathroom was clean and tidy. The shower looks like it will not be great but when you turn it on it's fab. We would definitely recommend it and would stay again.