ROW-3 logistics page: please return here often for updated travel and lodging recommendations (today is 18 March 03).

General Notes:

Venice Proper (map) is a relatively small city and the meeting location at ISMAR is accessible from anywhere in 15-30 minutes by foot or by a combination of foot and vaporetto (water bus). The most heavily touristed areas are around Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge. Other areas are much quieter.

There is excellent train service into the city. The station is near where the causeway enters the city at Piazzale Roma. Hence, lodging in a nearby city, such as Mestre or Padova, is also an option.

Finding CNR/ISMAR:

The best way to find CNR/ISMAR is to first find your way to the well-marked Rialto Bridge and proceed by foot. (If you are on the vaporetto, watch for the Rialto Bridge and then continue one stop further to "San Silvestro" to avoid carrying luggage over the bridge.)  Look here for detailed directions to the Institute, including a map and a photograph of the front gate.

Getting to Venice:

Flights into Venice Marco Polo airport (VCE or vce) are frequent from major cities around Europe, including hubs in London and Frankfurt.  From the airport, there are frequent buses to Piazzale Roma in Venice from which you can walk or take a vaporetto to your hotel.  It is also possible to take a water taxi from the airport directly to your hotel (much more expensive) or a larger water bus (alilaguna), which costs 10 euro from the airport to S. Marco.

Trains into the Venice S. Lucia station arrive in Venice proper one canal over from Piazzale Roma.  Some long distance trains pass through Venice/Mestre only from which you must change to a train that transits the causeway to the S. Lucia station.

Information about Venice and Venice logistics is plentiful online, including the Lonely Planet guide or the official tourism site.


Lodging Recommendations:

There are many housing options in and around Venice. Hotels fill up quickly, however, so make reservations as soon as possible.  Below are some specific recommendations.

UPDATE: mid April is high season in Venice and the hotel prices are high (many over 200 Euro/night).  The Accademia was full and the Domus Ciliota had only a few single rooms as of 20 February; the daBruno confirmed space available as of 24 February (180 Euro/night for a double room with breakfast).

Name	Cost	Phone	FAX	email/web	Notes
Domus Ciliota	single w/ breakfast: 70 Euro	041-5204888	041-5212730	info@ciliota.it	Converted monastery near Campo S. Stefano; good deal for center of Venice
Casa S. Andrea	single w/ breakfast: 60-80 Euro	041-2770945	041-2776429	info@casasantandrea.it	Clean reasonable hotel in Piazzale Roma; 15-minute walk or vaporetto ride to ISDGM
B&Bs	double w/ breakfast: 60-80 Euro			http://turismo.regione.veneto.it/it/ric/bed or the Tourist Board Site	Pointers to many B&Bs
Hotel da Bruno	single w/ breakfast: 155 Euro	041-2411546		Booking at: VeniceBy.com Description at: daBruno	Nice hotel between Piazza S. Marco and Rialto
Pensione Accademia Villa Maravege	single w/ breakfast: 120-200 Euro	041-521-0188	041-523-9152	info@pensioneaccademia.it Booking at: VeniceBy.com or at the homepage: Accademia	Wonderful hotel near Accademia Bridge (Jeff's favorite if you can  get in!)
Others				VeniceBy.com	This web site and several others have links to many Venice hotels.
Centrale (Mestre)	single w/ breakfast: ~100 Euro	041-985522	041-971045	centralehotel@italyhotel.com	Piazza Donatori di Sangue 14, *** near Mestre train station
Venice Apartment	690 Euro for 4/11 to 4/17			http://www.cheapvenice.com/321_eng.htm	For 3 people close to ISDGM

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