My fiancee and I are staying in Venice for 5 nights at the end of our honeymoon. This is a first time visit to Venice for both of us. We are staying at the Palazzo Sant'Angelo sul Canal Grande...does anyone have any experience with this hotel? We kind of chose it blindly!

Are there any recommendations for restuarants or sights?

Thanks!!

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Have you made any kind of itinerary for things to see in Venice, or just starting out?
You can always get the top sights and short itineraries from the "destinations" section of www.fodors.com and www.frommers.com

Also, you most likely can find reviews of your hotel choice at www.tripadvisor.com

Type in the hotel name in the search field above and find previous comments like this one:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34823306

Have fun---I hope this helps.
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NAVIGATING IN VENICE
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE: Good web sites are www.veniceforvisitors.com & www.veniceinfo.com

ARRIVAL IN VENICE: What a treat when you first view Venice from either entry point. For AIRPORT arrivals, you have 2 choices. The ALILAGUNA bus/boat service will cost about 12E
and take 1:10 to the vaporetto stop at San Marco. From there, you can connect to the stop for your hotel. The private water taxi service is expensive—about 80E—but it can hold up to 6 people with luggage if you can share the cost. It is much nicer and takes about :40 to your destination of choice. For TRAIN arrivals, you step out of the station onto the Grand Canal and also have 2 options. The vaporetto is a crowded water bus & a single trip will cost you 5E---a one day pass is now 12E and a 3 day pass is 25E. The private water taxis are wonderful, but will cost you about 50E depending on your destination.

TOUR GUIDES IN VENICE: We suggest www.walksinsidevenice.it for personalized and theme walking tours. Also, look at www.tours-italy.com/venice for a variety of tour options at fair prices. Another boat/tour service is www.veniceguideandboat.it for transfers as well.

DO NOT MISS: Venice can be experienced in 3, 5, or 7 day scenarios. If you only have 3 days, here is what I would see first. You can see all of Venice by walking & using vaporettos
• San Marco square—the Basilica & Campanile [ascend the Campanile for great vistas]
• The Doge’s Palace & Correr Museum [ combo ticket includes both]
• The Bridge of Sighs [ the Palace tour will allow you to see from the inside]
• Rialto Bridge and market [ a good early morning walk]
• The Frari Church & Scuola San Rocco [some of the best art in Venice]
• The Ca’ Rezzonico Museum [ see how 18th century Venice lived]
• Galleria del Accademia & Accademia Bridge [ fabulous Renaissance art]
• The Palaces on the Grand Canal [ it takes 2 roundtrips to see it well]
• Isle of San Giorgio Maggiore [ take #82 to see Palladio church—ascend Campanile]
• Explore lagoon by vaporetto to see Burano & Murano [ takes a half day—plan well]

WHERE TO EAT: Food in Venice gets mixed reviews—I hope you like seafood. Here are a few places that we found to be good and not too expensive.
• Pizzeria Foscarini [ at foot of Accademia bridge—great location for lunch]
• Vino Vino [ filled with locals for lunch—near Kette Hotel and La Fenice Opera House]
• Taverna San Trovaso [ on Rio of same name near Accademia Bridge—reasonable]
• Ristorante da Raffaele [ great al fresco dining on canal near Santa Maria del Giglio.
• Osteria San Marco [ creative cuisine not 3 minutes north of San Marco]

WHERE TO HANG: That is tough—all of Venice is a good place to hang and people watch.
However, here are several of the neighborhood campos that we liked:
• Campo Santo Stefano, Campo Santa Margherita, Campo Santa Maria Formosa
• And, by all means, the most fabulous Campo of all—Piazza San Marco . It is an after dinner tradition to sit and listen to the dueling bands at the various cafes lining both sides of San Marco. The music is great, but bring your wallet if you plan to sit. We usually have gelato and coffee—plan to spend 30E+ with tip, but it is worth it.

I remember reading a rave about this then new hotel back in '02 when I was planning our trip to Venice. Good reviews on tripadvisor. Sounds wonderful.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ce_Veneto.html

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Thanks for the info everyone!

Thanks everyone for all of the info! We are just starting to plan an itinerary, but we are really trying to make this a relaxing trip, so we're mainly just making a list of places to see. All of the tips and links are so helpful, thanks again!!

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One sight I recommend in addition to Bobthenavigator's list is the third lagoon island, Torcello. The Cattedrale di Torcello has beautiful Byzantine mosaics. The Locanda Cipriani is a well-known restaurant on the island.

Your hotel gets a rave review in Frommer's Italy. it sounds wonderful