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Best Western Plus Hotel Bologna faces Mestre station, a short drive from the ship. Our routing gives about 5.8 road miles to Marittima, roughly 10 minutes, and 6.6 to Fusina — with Da Tura's Venetian menu downstairs and free EV charging.
There's no cruise transfer, only a private airport shuttle on request for a fee, so you'd take a taxi, or the train and the People Mover.
Parking costs extra and the price isn't printed; breakfast is €15 (about US$17) a person if your rate leaves it out.
Book it if you're driving an electric car, and ask what the parking costs before you leave it for a week.
Book it if
- You're driving an EV — charging is free
- You want Venetian food downstairs
- You're arriving by train at Mestre
Look elsewhere if
- You want parking priced up front.
- You want a ride to the ship from the hotel.
- You need breakfast without a €15 add-on.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what BW Plus Bologna publishes.
Da Tura for Venetian cooking, a bar, and a gym open 6 am to 11 pm.
No cruise transfer is listed — only a private airport shuttle on request, for a charge. Book the taxi the night before, not at the curb in the morning.
€15 a person a day if your rate doesn't include it.
Best Western puts the hotel directly in front of Mestre station and gives no cruise figure. Our routing gives about 5.8 road miles to Marittima, roughly 10 minutes, and 6.6 to Fusina. Your check-in time decides when to leave BW Plus Bologna, not the hotel.
Paid parking with no price printed, though the EV chargers are free for guests; Best Western never says the car can stay for the length of a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 23 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel or its brand publishes on its own pages, and the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing BW Plus Bologna is about 7.1 road miles from Marco Polo and 13.0 from Treviso. The ship is about 5.8 road miles, roughly 10 minutes with no traffic, by our routing, and every question mark below is a ride you arrange yourself.
Best Western lists a private airport shuttle for a charge, on request; the price isn't printed. Venice Marco Polo is 10 km away.
No cruise transfer is listed — only a private airport shuttle on request, for a charge.
Best Western puts the hotel directly in front of Mestre station and gives no cruise figure. Our routing gives about 5.8 road miles to Marittima, roughly 10 minutes, and 6.6 to Fusina.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Marco Polo to BW Plus Bologna is about 7.1 road miles, roughly 13 minutes with no traffic, and Treviso about 13.0 miles. Taxis from Marco Polo charge fixed fares, €35 (about US$40) to central Mestre. The airport page has the buses too.
Best Western mentions no Treviso transfer.
No cruise transfer is listed — only a private airport shuttle on request, for a charge.
Best Western puts the hotel directly in front of Mestre station and gives no cruise figure. Our routing gives about 5.8 road miles to Marittima, roughly 10 minutes, and 6.6 to Fusina.
From TSF without a hotel shuttle
From Treviso, ATVO's bus reaches Mestre in about 30 minutes, from €14 (about US$16); by road it's about 13.0 miles to BW Plus Bologna by our routing, roughly 32 minutes.
Paid parking with no price printed, though the EV chargers are free for guests; Best Western never says the car can stay for the length of a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Paid parking; price not stated.
No cruise transfer is listed — only a private airport shuttle on request, for a charge.
Best Western puts the hotel directly in front of Mestre station and gives no cruise figure. Our routing gives about 5.8 road miles to Marittima, roughly 10 minutes, and 6.6 to Fusina.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip BW Plus Bologna and go straight to Marittima — the airport’s fixed taxi fare to the cruise terminal is €45 (about US$50). The airport page has the rest.
Which terminal
Marittima check-inFor a Marittima check-in, BW Plus Bologna is about 5.8 road miles, roughly 10 minutes with no traffic, by our routing. Fusina is about 6.6 road miles from BW Plus Bologna and Chioggia about 28.4. Celebrity, Holland America and Norwegian sail their "Venice" cruises from Ravenna or Trieste, not here, and Royal Caribbean appears to as well — see the Venice cruise guide.
Source: msccruises.caDistance
~5.8 mi, our routingBest Western puts the hotel directly in front of Mestre station and gives no cruise figure. Our routing gives about 5.8 road miles to Marittima, roughly 10 minutes, and 6.6 to Fusina.
Source: book.bestwestern.itTo the ship
No shuttle statedWith no ship shuttle listed at BW Plus Bologna, your check-in time sets the clock — our no-traffic routing is about 10 minutes to Marittima, so book the taxi the night before.
Source: book.bestwestern.itParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedPaid parking with no price printed, though the EV chargers are free for guests; Best Western never says the car can stay for the length of a cruise.
Source: book.bestwestern.itThe city garage
€35 per 24 hours, per AVMBW Plus Bologna offers paid parking, unpriced, with free EV charging. The published option for the cruise is the Piazzale Roma garage, €35 per 24 hours per AVM, or VTP’s lot at Marittima, priced by your ship and dates when you book.
Where the car goes while you sail · Venice cruise parking, compared.
Source: actv.avmspa.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteDa Tura for Venetian cooking, a bar, and a gym open 6 am to 11 pm.
Breakfast
Not free€15 a person a day if your rate doesn't include it.
Address
Via Piave, facing Mestre stationVia Piave 214, 30171 Mestre
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as BW Plus Bologna publishes it. We couldn’t confirm parking price and check-in and check-out times, so ask BW Plus Bologna when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Paid parking; price not stated
Breakfast
€15 a person a day if your rate doesn’t include it
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Small dogs or cats in a carrier only, never left alone in the room.
Food and drink on site
- Da TuraVenetian cooking
- BarOn site
Rooms
127 rooms, including wheelchair-accessible rooms.
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible rooms are listed.
On site
- EV chargingYes
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Venezia Mestre railway stationdirectly in front
- Venice Marco Polo airport10 km
Distances as BW Plus Bologna or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- Green Up Premium EV chargers, 6 to 22 kW, free for guests
- Gym 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM
- Small dogs or cats in a carrier only
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Free Green Up Premium EV chargers for guests.
- Breakfast €15 if not in the rate.
- Private airport shuttle on request, charged.
- Add the city's tourist tax, which BW Plus Bologna doesn't publish: €1 to €5 (about US$1–6) a person a night for the first five nights, under-10s free.
- A 4-star hotel under Italian classification, as BW Plus Bologna or its brand prints it.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Parking price
- Check-in and check-out times
- Whether a car can stay for a week
Every hotel fact here comes from BW Plus Bologna’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the parking price, and whether a car can stay a week.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book BW Plus Bologna: the Venice cruise guide, Venice cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up opposite Mestre station.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check BW Plus Bologna for the night before. No payment on the form.
BW Plus Bologna FAQ
Does Best Western Plus Hotel Bologna have EV charging?
Yes: Green Up Premium chargers, 6 to 22 kW, free for guests, per Best Western.
How far is BW Plus Bologna from the Venice cruise port?
From Via Piave it's about 5.8 road miles to the Marittima check-in and 6.6 to Fusina by our routing, on empty roads.
Is there an airport shuttle at Hotel Bologna Mestre?
A private one, on request and for a charge; the price isn't printed. Marco Polo is 10 km away.
What restaurant is at Hotel Bologna in Mestre?
Da Tura, for Venetian cooking, and a bar.
Can I bring my cat to Hotel Bologna?
Small dogs or cats in a carrier only, and never left alone in the room.
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