florence and venice
Sep 2nd, 2003, 04:41 PM
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Hi: I stayed at the Concordia in Venice and really liked it alot. The staff was friendly and it was in a great location right off of San Marco Square. Venice is fairly safe anyway and has a low crime rate, so you won't have to worry about that for your daughter. I don't know about Florence. The hotel I booked I hated and checked out the same day. You can check on hotel sites and see what's around. Florence is relatively safe also and there really are alot of nice places in the City close to everything. Good luck
Sep 2nd, 2003, 05:08 PM
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Hi,
I stayed in the Hotel Il Perseo (Florence), right next door to the Bapistery and felt totally safe. I just checked and they have single rooms available for next week. Here's the URL:
http://www.venere.com/it/firenze/perseo/
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I stayed in the Hotel Il Perseo (Florence), right next door to the Bapistery and felt totally safe. I just checked and they have single rooms available for next week. Here's the URL:
http://www.venere.com/it/firenze/perseo/
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Sep 2nd, 2003, 05:17 PM
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In Venice I stayed at HOTEL LA FORCOLA in Cannaregio area, right on strada Nuova. Lovely little hotel, buffet breakfast. Here is their web site but it is better to contact them directly to see if they have got special fares. http://www.laforcolahotel.com
Sep 2nd, 2003, 05:56 PM
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In Florence check out www.touristhouseghiberti.com ( behind the Dumo)an up scale B&B if you would like to read a review check out www.eurocheapo.com
I would book something immidately!
Best of luck
Fluffy
I would book something immidately!
Best of luck
Fluffy
Sep 3rd, 2003, 07:30 AM
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Those Venice hotels are all lovely for location (I can't comment on the interiors however). We stayed at La Calcina, which is a bit further away from the crowd. However reservations at this late date may be a problem almost anywhere.
Sep 3rd, 2003, 08:04 AM
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Not everyone makes their reservations months in advance. Although it's probably ideal to reserve in advance, some people enjoy backpacking or just "winging it." Her daughter might be a student doing a little traveling between semesters. Even Rick Steves in his book says that he always travels during peak season and only calls ahead to hotels a day or two before he arrives.
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That is not what I read. Regardless, everyone has their own way of doing things.
After all that, I meant to tell Karen that we are staying at the Bernardi-Semenzano next week. There are a lot of posts about it on this board. It is a budget hotel and the couple that owns it is supposed to speak English and be very helpful. We did make reservations in Venice but from there we will be in Italy another week with no reservations. I'll have to let you know how it turns out.
After all that, I meant to tell Karen that we are staying at the Bernardi-Semenzano next week. There are a lot of posts about it on this board. It is a budget hotel and the couple that owns it is supposed to speak English and be very helpful. We did make reservations in Venice but from there we will be in Italy another week with no reservations. I'll have to let you know how it turns out.
Sep 4th, 2003, 12:20 AM
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To all of those who can't believe that the daughter doesn't have gotle reservations. We travel frequently and don't book until 1 - 2 days in advance. Plans change and if it isn't high season, it really isn't a big deal!
Sep 4th, 2003, 05:52 AM
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May I ask why your daughter had such a terrible time in Paris? We are leaving for Italy next week but we were going to stop over in Paris for one day/one night. Wondering now if we should we rethink this and go straight to Venice?
May I ask why your daughter had such a terrible time in Paris? We are leaving for Italy next week but we were going to stop over in Paris for one day/one night. Wondering now if we should we rethink this and go straight to Venice?
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