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Hotel Santa Chiara sits on Piazzale Roma itself, where the cars and buses stop and the People Mover leaves for Marittima. By our walking route the cruise check-in is about 0.6 miles away, roughly 14 minutes — or one €1.50 (about US$2) People Mover stop.
The hotel calls Piazzale Roma "the only part of the historic city that can be reached by car", which matters with luggage. A taxi from Marco Polo can drop you at the door.
What it doesn't publish is the practical stuff: check-in times, breakfast terms and a parking price. Private parking is "upon request".
Book it if being able to roll your bags from car to lobby to People Mover matters more than a view of the lagoon.
Book it if
- You want a taxi to the door and the People Mover outside
- You're travelling with a family that fits a triple
- You want the Grand Canal from the bar
Look elsewhere if
- You need check-in times in writing.
- You want breakfast confirmed in the rate.
- You need a parking price before you drive in.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Santa Chiara publishes.
A bar over the Grand Canal; no restaurant is named.
No transfer is mentioned — but the People Mover to Marittima leaves from Piazzale Roma, outside the door, at €1.50 a ride.
Breakfast is served in a room over the Grand Canal; the hotel doesn't say whether it's included.
The hotel's booking network lists the "Harbour" at 1.5 km and calls the hotel "conveniently close to the cruise terminal". Our walking route to Marittima is about 0.6 miles, roughly 14 minutes — or one People Mover stop. With bags, ride the People Mover from Piazzale Roma rather than walk the bridges.
Private parking is offered "upon request", with no price — and nothing about a car staying while you cruise; the city garage on the same square is €35 (about US$40) per 24 hours.
Night-Before Score: 33 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
Every arrival at Santa Chiara runs through Piazzale Roma: about 8.2 road miles from Marco Polo and 18.6 from Treviso by our routing, then about 0.1 miles on foot to Santa Chiara, and every question mark below is a ride you arrange yourself.
No airport shuttle is mentioned. The hotel's network page puts Venice Marco Polo 12 km away.
No transfer is mentioned — but the People Mover to Marittima leaves from Piazzale Roma, outside the door, at €1.50 a ride.
The hotel's booking network lists the "Harbour" at 1.5 km and calls the hotel "conveniently close to the cruise terminal". Our walking route to Marittima is about 0.6 miles, roughly 14 minutes — or one People Mover stop.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
Take the €40 (about US$45) fixed-fare taxi or the €10 (about US$11) Aerobus to Piazzale Roma, about 8.2 road miles from Marco Polo and roughly 16 minutes on clear roads by our routing. Santa Chiara is about 0.1 miles on foot from there. More: the airport page.
No airport shuttle is mentioned, and nothing about Treviso.
No transfer is mentioned — but the People Mover to Marittima leaves from Piazzale Roma, outside the door, at €1.50 a ride.
The hotel's booking network lists the "Harbour" at 1.5 km and calls the hotel "conveniently close to the cruise terminal". Our walking route to Marittima is about 0.6 miles, roughly 14 minutes — or one People Mover stop.
From TSF without a hotel shuttle
From Treviso, ATVO's bus runs to Venice from €14 (about US$16) in about 40 minutes — about 18.6 road miles to Piazzale Roma by our routing. From there, Santa Chiara is about 0.1 miles on foot.
Private parking is offered "upon request", with no price — and nothing about a car staying while you cruise; the city garage on the same square is €35 per 24 hours.
Parking for your stay: Private parking on request; no price printed.
No transfer is mentioned — but the People Mover to Marittima leaves from Piazzale Roma, outside the door, at €1.50 a ride.
The hotel's booking network lists the "Harbour" at 1.5 km and calls the hotel "conveniently close to the cruise terminal". Our walking route to Marittima is about 0.6 miles, roughly 14 minutes — or one People Mover stop.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Santa Chiara 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-inMeasured to the Marittima check-in, Santa Chiara is about 0.6 miles on foot, roughly 14 minutes, by our routing. For Fusina or Chioggia, Santa Chiara means Piazzale Roma first, then about 11.1 and 32.9 road miles. A Ravenna or Trieste sailing puts Santa Chiara about two hours from the ship; see the Venice cruise guide.
Source: msccruises.caDistance
~0.6 mi on foot, our routingThe hotel's booking network lists the "Harbour" at 1.5 km and calls the hotel "conveniently close to the cruise terminal". Our walking route to Marittima is about 0.6 miles, roughly 14 minutes — or one People Mover stop.
Source: hotelsantachiara.itTo the ship
No shuttle statedSanta Chiara lists no shuttle, and you don't need one: Piazzale Roma is about 0.1 miles on foot, and the People Mover runs about every 10 minutes from 7:10 am — €1.50, not a taxi fare.
Source: hotelsantachiara.itParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedPrivate parking is offered "upon request", with no price — and nothing about a car staying while you cruise; the city garage on the same square is €35 per 24 hours.
Source: santachiara.hotelinvenice.comThe city garage
€35 per 24 hours, per AVMThe city garage at Piazzale Roma is about 0.1 miles on foot from Santa Chiara by our routing: €35 per 24 hours for cars up to 2.20 m, per AVM, one People Mover stop from Marittima. That's a published rate, not a hotel deal, against private parking on request, no price printed here.
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 siteA bar over the Grand Canal; no restaurant is named.
Breakfast
Not statedBreakfast is served in a room over the Grand Canal; the hotel doesn't say whether it's included.
Address
On Piazzale RomaSanta Croce 548, 30135 Venezia
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Santa Chiara publishes it. Before you book, ask Santa Chiara about check-in and check-out times and whether breakfast is included; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Private parking on request; no price printed
Breakfast
Served in a breakfast room over the Grand Canal; inclusion and price not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
The pages we read don't mention pets.
Food and drink on site
- BarOverlooking the Grand Canal
Rooms
39 rooms, including 1 junior suite, 2 suites, 4 triples and 1 family room, plus 12 rooms in the Residenza Parisi annex about 100 m away.
Accessibility
One disability-friendly room is listed.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Bus and train station20 m, as printed
- "Harbour"1.5 km
- Venice Marco Polo airport12 km
Distances as Santa Chiara or its brand lists them, kept in its own units.
Also worth knowing
- On Piazzale Roma, "the only part of the historic city that can be reached by car", per the hotel
- Early check-in is offered; terms not stated
- Its booking site mentions Venice’s access fee
Before you book
Worth knowing
- On "the only part of the historic city that can be reached by car", per the hotel.
- Private parking on request, no price.
- Early check-in offered; terms not stated.
- 12 more rooms in the Residenza Parisi annex, about 100 m away.
- Santa Chiara doesn't print its tourist tax; the city's range is €1 to €5 (about US$1–6) a person a night, for up to five nights.
- A 4-star hotel under Italian classification, as Santa Chiara or its brand prints it.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Check-in and check-out times
- Whether breakfast is included
- Air conditioning
Every hotel fact here comes from Santa Chiara’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm check-in times and whether breakfast is included.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Santa Chiara: the Venice cruise guide, Venice cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on Piazzale Roma, one People Mover stop from Marittima.
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Santa Chiara FAQ
Is Hotel Santa Chiara close to the Venice cruise terminal?
It's on Piazzale Roma — our walking route to Marittima is about 0.6 miles, and the People Mover stops outside for €1.50. The hotel's booking network lists the "Harbour" at 1.5 km.
Can a taxi reach Hotel Santa Chiara?
Yes — the hotel describes Piazzale Roma as "the only part of the historic city that can be reached by car". The airport's fixed taxi fare to Piazzale Roma is €40.
Does Hotel Santa Chiara have parking?
Private parking on request, with no price printed. The city garage on the same square is €35 per 24 hours on AVM's own page.
Does Hotel Santa Chiara have family rooms?
It lists 4 triples and 1 family room among its 39 rooms, plus 12 rooms in the Residenza Parisi annex about 100 m away.
Does Santa Chiara have a restaurant?
No restaurant is named — just a bar and a breakfast room over the Grand Canal.
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