banoffi

hi, I'm headed to venice in December, and would like views on which area to stay.

I have already a booking at a hotel in the Cannaregio area, a few minutes walk from the Ca d'Oro vaporetto stop, but I've come across a lovely apartment a few minutes walk from the S. Mario Giglio stop, in the San Maurizio sq.

We are arriving via train to the Santa Lucia station, and plan to do the usual touristy things (Doge Palace, St Marks' Sq, Bovolo Staircase, taking a gondola) in Venice (including perhaps a day trip to murano or Verona).

Which is more convenient and suitable area for 1 adult and 2 kids? Does the San Maurizio location have problems with flooding in December?

Thanks!

kawh

not sure which area to recommend for you... but if you or your kids are light sleepers, you may want to stay off of the main canal.

i had always wanted to be right on the canal with a view of a 'pink palace' and the water... and got my wish... then found that the canal is like main street at night, with sirens going by and so on. i would stay there again, as i don't mind wearing earplugs, but maybe the kids would not sleep well.

banoffi

Are both of them off the main canal? Or only the San Maruizio one?

neckervd

If you want to save time and money and to avoid any hassle, book a hotel in the very quiet streets just a few minutes on foot (no bridges!) from the railway station (leave the railway station on the left side just before entering the main hall in order to avoid any steps): Hotels Dolomiti, Stella Alpina, Villa Rosa, etc.

tower

after many visits over the years, we found an excellent location a few years ago...just a 100 yard flat walk from S. Stae vap stop, and some convenient "cross-canal" traghettos. Easy few minutes walk to fish market, Rialto Bridge (gondolas for hire) and a little longer walk to St. Marks.
Fine hotel, recommended by other Fodorites, too, is the <b>Al Ponte Mocenigo</b> on a small canal. Rates were in the $180-200 category in 2010, if I recall.

annhig

if you are arriving by train and may want to do a day trip to Verona [though with only 3 nights I query your desire not to spend them all in Venice] a location near the station seems most desirable so that you don't have to lug your luggage any further than necessary.

The whole of Venice is very well accessible via the vaporetti and/or the main streets which lead to San Marco, the Rialto etc, all signposted by their names being written in very large letters on the side of buildings.

Mimar

Both Cannaregio and the San Marco area are prone to flooding in acqua alta. Here's a map of the city with flood-prone areas: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...nice-animation.

Venetians have this pretty well under control. However, if you're worried about flooding, stay elsewhere in Venice.

sandralist

Campo San Maurizio is within the orbit of San Marco and therefore if there is a significant storm in Venice, especially one that coincides with high lunar tides, you could experience difficulties in that area with high waters, which could get problematic if they happen to coincide with the times you are checking into or out of your lodgings with luggage. I would have thought the Cannaregio was better, but the map that Mimar has provided should be your guide. There are plenty of good accommodations in Venice that are good neighborhoods for being a visitor no matter what your age and where floods are never a problem, so for a December trip, I would pick one of those areas.

neckervd

Did you realize that according to the Geographical map, the railway line from Mestre to Santa Lucia should be under water most of the time.
Se non e vero e mal trovato!

Mimar

Uh, the map doesn't show the causeway.

neckervd

I don't mean the ponte diga, but the railway station itself with all the tracks just north of the platforms.

banoffi

Thank you all!

Am looking at the map now - would the areas of San Polo, Santa Croce and Dorsduro be good for tourists to stay in - as in, convenient to walk to tourist attractions?

Thanks again.

cmstraf

YES! Especially Dorsoduro. Close enough and far enough both, very nice are in itself.

cmstraf

Where did you find the apartment?

banoffi

I used Airbnb. The filters are quite helpful in narrowing down suitable properties.

rialtogrl

It depends on what part of Dorsoduro. What is the street address of the apartment?

sandralist

There is really no part of Venice that is inconvenient to walking to the tourist attractions unless you have mobility problems or have a very small, particular list of sights you want to see. If the latter is the case, then pick a place to stay that is near most of the sights you particularly want to see that isn't in a lower lying area of Venice. In December, which is one of the monte of the high water season, I wouldn't stay in the Dorsoduro.

http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/...s-oct-31-1.htm

http://slowtalk.com/groupee/forums/a...r=316007697001

banoffi

I came across this apt: https://www.airbnb.com.sg/rooms/12074 that I really like!

Is it a good area to stay?

banoffi

bump. I belive the apartment above is in the San Polo area, near the Campo San Boldo square.

annhig

banoffi - not for the first time when responding to questions about Venice, I'm going to suggest that if you only have 3 nights there, one of the most important things about where you stay is how easy it is to reach with your luggage. If you're there for a week or longer, it won't matter that much, but if you are leaving almost as soon as you arrive, how many bridges you've got to cross with your bags assumes major importance.

I see that there is a vaporetto stop nearby - [Line no 1 I think] but you might like to ask your putative hostess how easy it is to walk to the apartment from there, or if there is a better way to get there.

otherwise, to judge by the reviews, it's a lovely apartment. hope it lives up to its billing. [and price!]