Hotel Palladio is a comfortable hotel in Malcontenta, a quaint neighborhood 20-30 minutes drive southwest of the island of Venice (Venezia Santa Lucia). Taking a taxi from Venice’s train station cost us 35 euros at night. Try to take the city bus, 1.5 euros / person. Since we had several days to explore Venice (and Burano—which is highly recommended!), the commute was not really an issue. Buses run every 30 minutes or so. However—if your stay in Venice is short (1-3 days) and you want to avoid the commute, staying on Venice’s main island would be ideal. Otherwise, we found that Hotel Palladio’s staff were pleasant and helpful. The bus stop to reach Venice is across the street, 50 meters to the East. If you wander another 40 meters, you’ll reach a bar which has excellent salads, coffee, etc. Apparently this hotel also serves breakfast but we always slept in well beyond the 0930 cut off time:). This hotel reception sells bus tickets—super helpful. The bus to the airport uses a special rate, 8 euros / person, also sold by the hotel. They are also very helpful with the bus schedules.