Sofitel in Venice

[Baseball fan]

I will be traveling with my parents on a cruise which begins in Venice. We are looking at the Sofitel Venezia but I am concerned about the distance we have to walk from the vaparetto stop with our luggage. My mother cannot walk long distances, escpecially pulling luggage. Is there a way to get a direct water taxi to the hotel? If so, does anyone know how much that would cost? If this hotel doesn't work, we are thinking of the San Marco area. Thanks

[Susan-M]

You can get to the Sofitel by taking a land taxi to Piazzale Roma and then walking a short distance (5 minutes) to the hotel. But there are some steps on a bridge over a canal so your mom may have difficulty with getting her luggage up and down the bridge. A land taxi to P. Roma would be a lot more economical than a water taxi ... perhaps you can hire a porter from the Sofitel to handle the luggage?

[swisskris]

The vaporetto doesn't go right to the hotel but you get take a water taxi but better to get the vaporetto to Venice and then taxi rather than a taxi right from the airport b/c they charges are extremely high.