Arriving by car

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 30 minutes. Transfer charged to guest hotel bill. Full train arrival details required.By water taxi: available 24 hours from the waterfront outside the railway station. Cash only.By public transportation: waterbus (vaporetto) No. 1 runs on a regular basis from the waterfront outside the railway station 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 towards the Grand Canal end of the square on the left-hand side. Cash only. ## Cruise Ship Port: 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 25 minutes and will be charged directly to hotel bill. Complete cruise ship arrival information details are required.By water taxi: available 24 hours from the waterfront where the ship berths. Cash payment only. ## Marco Polo International Airport: By private transfer: charged to guest account and available 24 hours by prior booking (minimum 48 hours) with hotel concierge. Includes personal greeting by hostess outside customs area, porterage, private transfer to airport boat pier, pre-arranged private water taxi to hotel (without hostess). Approx. travel time 50 minutes. Full flight details required.By water taxi: available 24 hours. For assistance apply to Starwood Desk in the arrival hall open 9 am-5:30 pm. When closed, contact the Taxi Desk “Consorzio Venezia Motoscafi“ for assistance. Cash payment.By public transport: The boat company “Alilaguna“ runs a regular service from the airport pier (700m away) to St. Marks Square. Travel time is approx. 1.5 hours. Tickets may be purchased (cash only) from the Alilaguna desk in the airport arrivals hall. ## 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.