Traveling to Venice, Italy with your dog

I have to start off by saying how surprisingly easy it was for us to travel to Italy with Tucker! The only time our paperwork was checked was at the ticket counter in the United States. The rest of the trip not a single person looked at it or even asked for it. I am not saying that this will always be the case but that is what we experienced. Furthermore, once we were in Italy, Tucker was treated just like a human and in some cases better!!! We only had one instance the entire trip where a cab driver did not allow us in his car with Tucker and he wasn’t even Italian so….. Everywhere else we went he was invited in with us. With that being said, it is super important that you do your homework and have all of the required paperwork filled out properly before you go.
Venice
If you have never been to Venice I highly recommend you take a private water taxi to your hotel. I emailed the water taxi company before we left to make sure that it would be okay to have Tucker in the boat with us and they were fine with it. It is one of the most expensive ways to enter the city, but trust us, it is an awesome experience!!! Here is a link to the company we used.
Boat to Hotel: Venicelink
We quickly learned once in Italy that all restaurants are dog friendly as long as you have a well-behaved dog. You do not even need to ask .....you just walk right in with your dog! If only it was like that in the US!
Venice Hotel : Novecento Boutique Hotel
We loved this hotel! The staff was really friendly and knowledgeable! Out of all of the hotels we stayed at in Italy this one had the best breakfast! It is very close to the famous Piazza San Marco but just far enough away to not feel like you are in the hordes of tourists. Another plus is that it is just a short walk from a boat dock and you do not have to wind around and cross footbridges with your luggage. Trust me if you have never been, this can be a huge plus! Tucker’s luggage is not small either despite his size! The only two downsides to this hotel were the size of the shower and that the hotel was not on the water - so there are no water views from the room. We would definitely stay there again and would recommend this hotel to anyone. Most importantly they loved Tucker and Tucker loved the hotel!
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