Name: Hotel Bella Venezia Mare
Address: Venice, IT

Hotel Bella Venezia Mare, VeniceHotel Bella Venezia Mare in Venice, Italy has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 37 of 113 hotels we score in Venice. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.8, Tripadvisor 4.1.Hotel Bella Venezia Mare is a four-star, smoke-free family hotel in the pine woods of Lignano Pineta, part of Lignano Sabbiadoro on the Italian Adriatic coast. It sits about 100 metres from the beach, with beach service included, and Piazza Marcello d'Olivo and Sea Park are both within a five-minute walk. Facilities include a seasonal outdoor pool, garden, playground, sundeck, bar, restaurant, room service and free breakfast, with children's entertainment offered both on site and at the beach. Rooms have private bathrooms, some with sea or pool views, and parking is available. It suits families with young children above all; the pool is only open in the warmer months, so out-of-season stays lose that facility.What stands out

Friendly, helpful staff

Good breakfast variety

Clean, comfortable rooms

Strong child-friendly focus

Watch out for

Pool is seasonal only

Booking.com rating is comparatively modest

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