Stayed in the Marco Polo many times. A great venue for visiting Venice or passing through, ten minutes from the airport and opposite the bus stop that takes you to the Piazza Roma in the heart of Venice. Marco Polo is in Mestre and therefore on the landward side from Venice (about 20 minutes away). Hotels here come in at around one third of the price of hotels in Venice, and with parking. Based in Marco Polo, we spend the days in Venice, have dinner there, then take the No.5 bus back to the Marco Polo, which then goes on to the airport. You can buy from Marco Polo reception a 24hr ticket for the bus and Venice water buses, which offers great value. The hotel staff are multi-lingual, very helpful, are open 24hrs. There is a bank & ATM opposite, a couple of good bars and food stores. Try to get a room facing away from the street, which can be noisy at night. Breakfast is a buffet, and average for a 3-star hotel - not a banquet, but more than adequate. Highly recommended.
