Nearby Airports:
* Marco Polo International Airport - 12 Kilometers
Nearby Cities:
* Venice - 3 Kilometers
Areas served : Venice, Venice Lido
Marco Polo International Airport : By private transfer: available 24 hours by advance booking (minimum 48 hours) with hotel Concierge. Includes personal greeting by hostess outside luggage claim area, porter assistance, private transfer to airport boat pier, pre-arranged private water taxi to hotel (without hostess). Travel time is approx. 50 minutes. Transfer charged to guest hotel bill. Full flight details required.
By water taxi: Available 24 hours. Apply to Starwood Desk in the arrival hall, open 9 am-5:30 pm for assistance. When the Starwood Desk is closed, contact the Taxi Desk "Consorzio Venezia Motoscafi" for assistance. Cash payment only.
By public transport: The boat company Alilaguna runs a regular service from the airport boat pier (700m away) to Lido SM Elisabetta. Travel time is approx. 90 minutes. Tickets (cash only) from the Alilaguna desk in the airport arrivals hall.
Santa Lucia Train Station : By private transfer: available 24 hours by advance booking (minimum 48 hours) with hotel concierge. Hostess will greet guests at the arrival platform, arrange porterage assistance and accompany guests to a pre-arranged private water taxi, which is waiting to take them to the Hotel. Travel time is approximately 50 minutes. Transfer charged to guest hotel bill. Full train details required.
By water taxi: available 24 hours from the waterfront outside the railway station. Cash only.
By public transport: waterbuses (vaporettos), n n are available regularly from the waterfront outside the railway station to vaporetto stop Lido SM Elisabetta. The Westin Excelsior, Venice Lido Resort is short taxi ride from the vaporetto stop. Cash only.
Cruise Ship Harbor : By private transfer: available 24 hours only through advance booking (minimum 48 hours) with hotel's concierge desk. Hostess will greet guests where the ship berths, arrange porterage assistance and accompany guests to a pre-arranged private water taxi, which is waiting to take them to the hotel. Travel time is approximately 40 minutes and will be charged directly to hotel bill. Complete cruise ship arrival information details required.
By water taxi: available 24 hours from the waterfront where the ship berths. Cash payment only.
Highways A4 (Milan-West/Trieste-East), A1 (Bologna-South), A27 (Cortina-North) : Exit the highways at Venezia and follow the state road signs to Venezia. Cross the Liberty Bridge (approximately 4 km long), turn right at the traffic lights, proceed down the ramp and turn right at the roundabout. Proceed straight on past the Tronchetto Island parking facilities to the Lido Car Ferry Service Dock. Upon arrival with the car ferry at Lido, turn right into Riviera S. Nicol nd follow it into Riviera S.M. Elisabetta and P.zle S.M. Elisabetta. Turn left into Gran Viale and run its full length. Turn right into Lungomare Marconi and proceed to The Westin Excelsior, Venice Lido Resort at n.41. Parking facilities are available from the Garage Excelsior.
Piazzale Roma : By water taxi: available 24 hours from the waterfront at
Piazzale Roma. Cash payment only.
By public transport: waterbus (vaporetto) No. 1 runs on a regular basis from the waterfront at Piazzale Roma to the vaporetto stop Santa Maria del Giglio. The hotel is a short walk from the vaporetto stop. Directions: follow Calle S.M. del Giglio to the S.M. del Giglio Square. Face the Grand Canal from the square; the street entrance to the Hotel Gritti Palace is to be found towards the Grand Canal end of the square on the left hand side. Cash payment only.