My wife and I are traveling to Venice, Florence and Rome in a few weeks. We need hotel suggestions. Although we have researched hotels intensely we have still not been able to make a decision. We are going in Feb. <BR><BR>We would like feedback on hotels in these three cities. If anyone has any suggestions regarding affordable hotels in the key areas in these cities please let us know. Also, we are not big on the old historic type room with "victorian" everything. A more up to date room is more our style.

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in florence, check out hotel casci, www.hotelcasci.com. Very reasonable, comfortable and convenient. It family run, and they are all very pleasant and helpful. Manty good comments on it on this board.

Hi Stanton,<BR>I live and work in Rome as a tour guide and know the city pretty well. If you would like to email me direct I would be more than happy to give you some suggestions for hotels in Rome in the historical centre. Please let me know what sort of budget you are on as well. Let me know if I can help with any other general information as well.<BR>Regards<BR>Marianna

would like to suggest you ca' pisani hotel which is the first and unique design hotel in Venice. it is a four stars hotel very well located. the staff is very friendly. www.capisanihotel.it

We stayed at the Galleria hotel in Venice, and loved it. Inexpensive, tiny rooms, but lots of charm, right on the Grand canal, in a great location. Just a few steps from a Vaporetto stop, and next door to the Academia museum.