Budget Hotels in Venice
Feb 19th, 2003 | 10:38 AM
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Two of those hotels, Rossi and Santa Lucia are listed under the EuroCheapo site, www.eurocheapo.com. The review on their website for Hotel Galleria (I've stayed there) was dead-on accurate; so I'd give credence to their comments for these other hotels.<BR>
Feb 21st, 2003 | 05:53 AM
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Some people like the convenience of being near the train station--not having to haul bags around. While it's better to be more centrally located, Venice is not huge so staying near the station is not a big deal in terms of getting around. Plus there are also many sights in Venice that aren't around P. San Marco. If most people spend most of their time at P. San Marco, they are missing a lot of Venice.
Feb 21st, 2003 | 06:53 AM
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I was pleased with the one star hotel of Hotel Noemi, 523-81-44 http://www.hotelnoemi.com/ (double room w/o bath 46-90 Euro – they keep the toilets clean).<BR><BR>Another option is Hotel Dalla Mora (close to the train station and rooms at the back overlook a canal). Located at s. croce 30135 tel: 0039041710703. a double room with shower and toilet costs about $40.
Jun 9th, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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Continuing to provide my trip experiences in response to old posts I read in planning my trip.
Just stayed for 2 nights at Hotel Rossi in Venice. Just 5 minutes walk from train station down tiny side street (easy to miss). We asked for room with shared bath for two for E77 per night. Our room was on the ground floor in another building on the same small street as the main hotel. Three locked doors later was a basic but clean room with sink. A/C was not yet turned on, but the weather was cool (mosquitos at night so shut the window). Looked onto small paved workyard containing junk. Shared bath was clean, but toilet seat was cracked (be careful). Breakfast was plain bread and coffee/tea/chocolate. Staff was very helpful.
Just stayed for 2 nights at Hotel Rossi in Venice. Just 5 minutes walk from train station down tiny side street (easy to miss). We asked for room with shared bath for two for E77 per night. Our room was on the ground floor in another building on the same small street as the main hotel. Three locked doors later was a basic but clean room with sink. A/C was not yet turned on, but the weather was cool (mosquitos at night so shut the window). Looked onto small paved workyard containing junk. Shared bath was clean, but toilet seat was cracked (be careful). Breakfast was plain bread and coffee/tea/chocolate. Staff was very helpful.
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Jun 9th, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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I stayed at Hotel Doge in April I paid about 165e for 3 nights. I had my own bath and a large bed. It is only 1 valparetto stop from the train station, clean and quiet. It was very easy to walk the island and return by boat.
The manager is Matteo. He is very helpful.
www.doge.hotelinvenice.com
The manager is Matteo. He is very helpful.
www.doge.hotelinvenice.com
Jun 9th, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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I am preparing to go back to Venice for the third straight year (I have family business in the region) but I always spend at least one night in Venice, because few cities in the world generate the sense of awe inside of me that I feel in Venice.
Two years ago, on my first trip there, I asked at the hotel info counter at Marco Polo airport for a recommendation. They recommended the Hotel Rio, 2 star, 2 blocks east from the northeast corner of the Piazza San Marco, overlooking the Campo SS Filippo e Giacomo. The entrance to the hotel is a simple door between two busy trattorias. You go up to the 2nd floor lobby and are greeted by very friendly staff, in a small but charmingly cluttered lobby. Antonio Vivaldi supposedly stayed there. In 2002, my double room was 70 euros (1st week in June), for two of us, with an excellent buffet breakfast served downstairs at one of the restaurants. All rooms are located on the second and third floors. We stayed in the corner room on the third floor, with a great windowsill to sit on overlooking the busy little square. It had a comfortable bathroom/shower, and a cable TV hookup even allowed me to watch and NBA final game when I woke up at 3:00PM. The room was small, simple, and very comfortable.
Last year (mid-July), I decided at the last minute to spend the night before returning to the US at the Rio again. I was dropped off by friends at the airport, and had the hotel info desk check availability at the Rio. They had a single room for 60 euros, bkfst incl.. Great! and I headed there again on the Alilaguna vaporetto (10 euros each way). When I got there, they led me back downstairs to the square and back through and adjoining passageway to the back building (gulp!) The room was small, no TV and stifling (last summer's heat wave). It was OK for the last minute, after all I was alone and I was only going to sleep in the room.
The friendly staff more than made up for the step down in room.
This year I'm taking my stepson and I specifically requested a double room overlooking the square, in the front building. No problem, although the price has gone up to 100 euros w/brkfst.
The ridiculously short walk to San Marco, and the transportation opportunities close by make it a great location.
NOTE: Here's a tip if you have a rental car and want to park it and go into Venice. The parking lot at Marco Polo airport is convenient, priced similar to the big lots near the train station. Last year I pd. 14 euros for 24 hrs.. The big lots near the train station are charging 18 euros for 24 hrs.
The vaporetto going in from the airport is the only one I've ever taken, but there are always plenty of seats, and I've never experienced the crowded conditions I've read about on the ones coming from the train station direction. It's also convenient to be able to stop by your airline's counter to confirm your flights and get the lay of the airport. The new terminal (north end) opened last year and the old terminal was closed. You'll have to ride a free shuttle bus to and from the terminal, but it's the only one and it stops at the parking lot and the vaporetto dock.
If it's your last day, and you're coming back to the airport the next day to fly home, take the bulk of your luggage downstairs to the far esatern end of domestic baggage claim and check your stuff overnight. (avg. 5-7 euros for a normal sized suitcase). They'll make you open it and show them what's in it (security).
If you're driving through, and are parking here, just leave the suitcase(s) in your trunk, and carry what you'll need for the time you'll be in Venice. Anti-terrorism issues make the whole airport area is pretty secure. Car break-ins don't seem to be an issue.
The vaporetto takes 1 hr. 10 mins. to San Marco, goes every half hour on two different routes. Both routes go through Murano on the way in.
I've never gone into Venice from the train station side, but this side is a pretty casual and enjoyable way to get into Venice.
I'll be back in mid-July and I'll update any new details.
Two years ago, on my first trip there, I asked at the hotel info counter at Marco Polo airport for a recommendation. They recommended the Hotel Rio, 2 star, 2 blocks east from the northeast corner of the Piazza San Marco, overlooking the Campo SS Filippo e Giacomo. The entrance to the hotel is a simple door between two busy trattorias. You go up to the 2nd floor lobby and are greeted by very friendly staff, in a small but charmingly cluttered lobby. Antonio Vivaldi supposedly stayed there. In 2002, my double room was 70 euros (1st week in June), for two of us, with an excellent buffet breakfast served downstairs at one of the restaurants. All rooms are located on the second and third floors. We stayed in the corner room on the third floor, with a great windowsill to sit on overlooking the busy little square. It had a comfortable bathroom/shower, and a cable TV hookup even allowed me to watch and NBA final game when I woke up at 3:00PM. The room was small, simple, and very comfortable.
Last year (mid-July), I decided at the last minute to spend the night before returning to the US at the Rio again. I was dropped off by friends at the airport, and had the hotel info desk check availability at the Rio. They had a single room for 60 euros, bkfst incl.. Great! and I headed there again on the Alilaguna vaporetto (10 euros each way). When I got there, they led me back downstairs to the square and back through and adjoining passageway to the back building (gulp!) The room was small, no TV and stifling (last summer's heat wave). It was OK for the last minute, after all I was alone and I was only going to sleep in the room.
The friendly staff more than made up for the step down in room.
This year I'm taking my stepson and I specifically requested a double room overlooking the square, in the front building. No problem, although the price has gone up to 100 euros w/brkfst.
The ridiculously short walk to San Marco, and the transportation opportunities close by make it a great location.
NOTE: Here's a tip if you have a rental car and want to park it and go into Venice. The parking lot at Marco Polo airport is convenient, priced similar to the big lots near the train station. Last year I pd. 14 euros for 24 hrs.. The big lots near the train station are charging 18 euros for 24 hrs.
The vaporetto going in from the airport is the only one I've ever taken, but there are always plenty of seats, and I've never experienced the crowded conditions I've read about on the ones coming from the train station direction. It's also convenient to be able to stop by your airline's counter to confirm your flights and get the lay of the airport. The new terminal (north end) opened last year and the old terminal was closed. You'll have to ride a free shuttle bus to and from the terminal, but it's the only one and it stops at the parking lot and the vaporetto dock.
If it's your last day, and you're coming back to the airport the next day to fly home, take the bulk of your luggage downstairs to the far esatern end of domestic baggage claim and check your stuff overnight. (avg. 5-7 euros for a normal sized suitcase). They'll make you open it and show them what's in it (security).
If you're driving through, and are parking here, just leave the suitcase(s) in your trunk, and carry what you'll need for the time you'll be in Venice. Anti-terrorism issues make the whole airport area is pretty secure. Car break-ins don't seem to be an issue.
The vaporetto takes 1 hr. 10 mins. to San Marco, goes every half hour on two different routes. Both routes go through Murano on the way in.
I've never gone into Venice from the train station side, but this side is a pretty casual and enjoyable way to get into Venice.
I'll be back in mid-July and I'll update any new details.
