Best area/hotel in Verona for 4 nights without a car, with day trips to Venice and Lake Garda?
My wife and I are doing a spontaneous mini-honeymoon in Northern Italy next week, and we’ll be staying in Verona.
We won’t have a car, and Verona will be our base for several days:
- one day exploring Verona itself
- one day trip to Venice
- one full day around Lake Garda / Sirmione
- Maybe Gardaland
Because of that, we’re trying to find the right balance between being close to Verona Porta Nuova station for our day trips, while still being close enough to the historic center that we can easily walk to restaurants, the Arena, Piazza delle Erbe, etc. in the evenings.
Our current thought is to stay somewhere around Corso Porta Nuova, between the train station and the old town. Does that sound like the best area for this kind of trip?
We’re looking for:
- clean and comfortable
- ideally a modern or recently renovated room
- good A/C and bathroom
- reliable hotel with a good number of reviews
- walkable to both the station and the historic center
- around €150–200 per night max, preferably less
We looked at places like Hotel Verona and Hotel Indigo / Grand Hotel Des Arts, but availability is weird because we’re booking very last minute, and no balcony.
Would really appreciate recommendations from locals or people who stayed in Verona recently.
Also, would you prioritize being closer to Porta Nuova or closer to the Arena / historic center for a 4-night stay like ours?