Here at Holiday Velvet we often get asked about where you can leave your luggage whilst you are waiting to 'check in' to your apartment or after you have 'checked-out'. Whilst you can always ask the owner directly if they are able to look after your bags for a few hours, left luggage facilities still exist at many major train stations and other transport hubs. These days, most of these facilities run on an automated locker system (gone are the days when you checked in your bag in as you would a coat in a nightclub). Remember that they may fill up at peak periods. Rome When arriving at Termini Station on the Leonardo Express train from Fiumicino airport, you can leave your baggage in the ‘piazza’ on the lower-ground floor (follow the ‘Deposito bagagli’ signs). It’s open 6am-midnight, 7 days a week. Venice ‘Deposito bagagli’ is available at Santa Lucia Train Station (open 6am-midnight daily). Cooperative Trasbagagli is a private company that will not only store you luggage for you, but take it by boat to your place of accommodation, saving you schlepping bags over the bridges and canals. They have two offices in Venice; one at the Piazzale Roma (open 6am to ...

It is probably no news to you that there are no cars in Venice Italy - if you arrive by car you must leave it at the Tronchetto parking garage or on the mainland and then take a train to Venice main train station "Santa Lucia". Most visitors however arrive by train at the Santa Lucia train station. How do you reach your Venice apartment from here? GETTING TO YOUR VENICE APARTMENT BY WATER BUS (VAPORETTO) The water bus number 1. is the one you will most frequently use - it runs from Piazza San Marco over the train station and all the way to San Marco: 13 stops in total. Here is a link to all the Water Bus Routes in Venice (pdf). GETTING TO YOUR VENICE APARTMENT BY WATER TAXI Careful! Although water taxis are very convenient (and stylish!) they are expensive! As these taxis don't have meters you must agree the rate with the driver before you step in. To give you an idea, a water taxi journey from Venice Marco Polo airport is 150 Euros and short journeys from the train station to your Venice apartment usually cost 50 Euros. GETTING TO YOUR VENICE APARTMENT BY GONDOLA FERRY (TRAGHETTO) The Traghetto is ...