Milton Hotel

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We have just spent a week in Hotel Milton, I (Grandma), daughter, and 2-year old granddaughter.
Lido di Jesolo is an ideal base for a beach holiday with a small child: it's flat, clean, friendly, and safe and has miles of beautiful sandy beach.
English is widely spoken, and any attempt to say some words in Italian gets a warm response. Small children, even when being sick or getting overtired, are looked upon fondly by the local people.
Hotel Milton is a relatively small hotel and has the atmosphere of a family run business, which we prefer to larger more impersonal hotels. The decor is 'Venetian style', ornate, chandeliers and flowers. Everything is spotlessly clean, including the garden, flowerbeds, and pool area.
The pool is not large, but the private section of beach is only a short walk away. Granddaughter loved the pretty garden with little waterfalls and shady areas. We went mid-May so the tourist season was just starting, the hotel was less than half full so the service was excellent; the weather was ideal, sunny every day but not humid or stifling hot.
Bedrooms are small. We booked 2 single beds plus put-u-up for baby, and got one double; but when we asked we were moved to another room, with nice little balcony overlooking the garden and pool.
Staff all very friendly and helpful. We had half board: breakfast was buffet style, wide selection, same every day. Evening meal offered choice of 3 main dishes, different each day, great if you like different kinds of fish which looked the best option each day.
We liked the hotel, but Mr Grumpy (English) and his wife at the table next to ours managed to complain about everything (from the colour of the toast to the fact there were no hills in the resort). He wasn't keen on granddaughter either, so staff were happy to oblige when we asked to move table.
Trips to Venice are easy, we went 3 times. Buy tickets from any tabacchi, bus from Nember Square to Ponte Sabbione, then boat to Venice. You can buy an all-in ticket which covers all travel for one day, so you can go from Jesolo to Venice, up and down the grand canal as often as you like, then boat from Venice to Murano, then another to Burano, then another to Ponte Sabbione and bus back to Jesolo.
This is a very full day and we got back too late for the evening meal, but we made good use of the day ticket! Cost is about 20 Euros each, small child free. Much better than an organised tour if you need to cater for the needs of a seasick little one.
Venice is not ideal for a pushchair as there are so many steps over bridges, but it's such an amazing place it's worth the arm-ache. When Venice gets packed hot and frantic, go to Murano and Burano: charming, pretty, small islands, more real-life than the exotic splendour of Venice.
Jesolo could be anywhere, standard modern seaside resort, hotels, bars, restaurants, shops, beach umbrellas, sunshine; but it's clean and well kept and ideal if you want a child friendly seaside location. Venice is a must; see it before it's lost to global warming.
All in all a tiring but enjoyable holiday. Thank you, Hotel Milton.