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I think it is if you plan a pre- or post-stay in Venice. I'm with Jim Avery - one of my favorite memories is arriving at the airport and taking a water taxi to our hotel. It felt like something out of a movie. We stay at the Hilton on Giudecca to minimize the time we spend getting to Venice via bus or boat - it can be 60-90 minutes each way. Another favorite memory is leaning out our canal-side room's window and taking in Venice in it's totality. We're booked there again prior to our upcoming October cruise. The sail-away out of the Ventian lagoon into the Adriatic is lovely. 

8 hours ago, Pitts27mf said:

We've been staying at the Hotel Mercer for 10 years, as we take a Transatlantic crossing to Spain annually. The Mercer is not cheap, so if that's an issue, there's no need to read further. The Mercer is an elegant boutique hotel in the old city. The staff and concierge are wonderful. It's only 10 years old, and it was built right into the old Roman walls. The rooms are excellent and the public spaces are beautiful. We always have breakfast in their restaurant. It has great variety and is always tasty. There's a tapas restaurant attached to the hotel, and we eat dinner there about half of the time that we're in Barcelona. The location is fabulous. You walk out of the hotel into the historic shop and coffee shop-filled winding cobblestone streets. It's only a 10 minute walk to Las Ramblas and only about a 15 minute walk to the Passeig de Gracia, where you'll find all of the high end stores as well as some of the Gaudi-designed houses. It's also only about a 10-15 minute walk to La Boqueria, the famous market in Barcelona that's way fun to stroll through (and sample some goodies). It's also a fairly short walk to the fabulous Picasso Museum. Wherever you stay, have a great time in Barcelona.

We're looking at the Mercer for a November 3 post-cruise stay. Thanks for posting!