Venice - apartment??????

Old Mar 31st, 2015, 06:31 PM
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Venice - apartment??????

I have booked apartments in Rome and FLorence near the city center for our (husband and I) forthcoming trip to Italy in mid September.

For Venice, we do not mind being a little away from the city center. We are looking for a vibrant neighborhood with restaurants, markets and fairly easy access to the train station and fairly walkable to the main sights. Lets say a budget of around 125-150 per day. Small apartment ok as it is just 2 of us as long as it is clean.

Looking forward to your recommendations!
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Old Mar 31st, 2015, 10:37 PM
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Hi

Is that 125-150 euro or US? How long for? Some have a minimum weekly stay.
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Old Mar 31st, 2015, 11:02 PM
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Try VRBO, and look for places in Dorsoduro.

Our favourite part of Venice.
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Euros. (Euro and US dollar almost at parity, yay!) And for 4 nights.
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Old Apr 1st, 2015, 04:10 AM
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Thanks, I did book the Rome and Florence ones through VRBO. If there are any specific recs for Venice I would appreciate it!
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We are currently staying in this apartment: www.vrbo/412963.

It is very near the S. Angelo vaporetto stop and within easy walking distance of both the Rialto Bridge and St Mark's Square, and there are nice restaurants nearby.
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Old Apr 2nd, 2015, 11:54 AM
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jandee - I stayed near the S. Angelo stop in February and I agree that it's a great position to stay in. Really easy walking to Piazza San Marco and the Rialto, and just a hop, skip and vaporetto or traghetto ride across the Grand Canal.

Margo - that apartment looks great. I never actually got to eat near the apartment I stayed in just round the corner from yours - do you have any specific restaurant recommendations in that area as I'm likely to stay around there somewhere if/when I go back to Venice.
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We stayed in the Santa Stefano area. Good location. Easy walk to most of the highlights, restaurants, attractions. Besides, VRBO.com, take a look at venicerentals.com. It's run by a husband/wife team. You tell them what area you want and how much you want to spend, and they'll give you a list of available places.

You mention easy access to the train station. That may be a bit tricky, depending on how you define "easy." As you can see on a map, the train station is at the northern tip of the city, and that neighborhood isn't my favorite -- too crowded with day trippers going to and coming from the station.

However, there's a vaporetto stop near the station, so if your apartment is near a stop, it's just a simple matter of hopping on and hopping off.
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the easiest way to get to and from the station, is to stay close enough to a vaporetto stop so that you don't have to lug your bags over any bridges. then you have only to get your luggage on and off the vaporetto.
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We ate at Rosa Rossa tonight and enjoyed it. There's a little takeout pizza place a few did down from there (Angelo's) that is good, and our apartment owner also recommended Al Traghetto, which was basically across the street from Rosa Rossa.
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Old Apr 3rd, 2015, 12:42 PM
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Margo - I remember walking that way, I think, looking for a place to buy some milk!

i'll have to remember the restaurants for next time.
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