hotels under 70 euro
 

hi we will be staying in italy rome and florence and venice in august . we are looking for hotel room for under 70 euro. we need it to be close to metro. we are a family of 3 (with a 6 and a half year old)
we are leaving this saturday so please advise asap.A clean aicondtioned place can be got for under 70 euro???????/
thanks everyone

Adec-you will be hitting the low season, so it is possible to get low rates, however, it may not be possible at such a late date, check these websites:

www.eurocheapo.com
www.venere.com
www.kayak.com (kayak actually comes up with hotels that are not on venere, I've noticed)

Good luck.

I must disagree that August is low season for Italy. While many locals may have headed to the beaches or elsewhere, tourists from everywhere else are visiting Italy and using the hotels you want. The websites posted above might give you some hotels but E70/night limits your possibilities. I have not stayed in budget hotels for years but AC was not that common in Italy when I did. Perhaps that has changed. The Lonely Planet guides and Rough guides tend to have many budget listings which may help you.
The major train stations will have a hotel booking office which may be helpful if you do not find anything before you leave. I suspect this may be your best bet as this is very late planning for a trip to some of the most touristy destinations in Europe.
I am also not sure by what you mean by close to the Metro. Do you mean subway as in Paris? If so there is no metro in Florence or Venice and the Rome metro is not as useful for tourists as those in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo etc. Venice is easily walkable and I used to find budget hotels around the train station, Florence central is also walkable although you may use the bus sytem if you find a hotel on the outskirts of the city.
The bus sytem in Rome may be more useful to you than the metro. I wish you good luck

MJS-you may disagree, but you'd be incorrect-all you have to do is check any of the websites-their low season is ALWAYS August-I stay in Italy in August, and know very well what types of deals you can get.

As a matter of fact, if you go on eurocheapo or venere right now, you'll find rates of 70 euro available for August-for doubles.

adec picked the right time period to get the best rates.

Hi

Florence: http://www.istitutogould.it/foresteria/ or http://www.bedinflorence.it/ or http://www.locandastarlight.it or http://www.leonardohouse.it

Venice: http://www.diaconiavaldese.org:8080/...eria/index.htm

Rome: http://www.bbbluerose.com

Book ASAP. Good luck.

I do not wish to belabor this point but if you go to any of the above websites (or any others)for individual hotels/B&B's you will find that August is high season with low season usually being somewhere between November and March with exceptions for holidays. I should also add that in traveling as a family that the 6 year old will usually be charged extra for another bed to the tune of E10 + and the booking services do not always price with all taxes. I have usually found that booking/negotiating with the hotel directly gets me the best rates. One might be able to get a room last minute at a good price. I do not think that getting a triple with air conditioning in August for E70/night inclusive in Venice/Florence/Rome will be easy. I do not think it will be impossible, just not easy.

I think it's darned near impossible to find a decent place with air conditioning for three to stay for under $70 in any of those cities.
I'm just curious: Why would you wait until 2 days before your departure to start looking for places to stay?

Ooops, I mean 70 euro....which really doesn't increase your chances by much!

For Rome, you could stay at a convent...the prices seem OK each of them is different some with AC, here's the website:
http://www.romeguide.it/FILES/cas_rein.htm

Have a good time and good luck!

This is spontaneous! I went to laterooms.com just to see, and there are rooms. Just for fun, in Florence is the Diana Park Hotel, air conditioned, etc., its in your price range... I have no idea where it is in Florence...wasn't a 4* that is for sure but the rooms looked quite adequate!
Best of luck.

I suspect you could find a lot of places to stay provided you aren't necessarily picky about the locations.

Girlspytravel is right it's low season at the moment & the hotels are cheaper, this is because there are no Trade fairs in August in Milan. the edreams reservations site has the Starhotel Splendido for €70.00 this weekend. I have stayed there many times it's at the Central station & is 4 star.

But Clark? They didn't list Milan.

You might find a few specials,but August is definitely not low season in Rome ,Florence and Venice.Not by a long shot.

Adec, are you 'pulling our legs'? No offense, but this sounds like a troll...
Two days' time, with A/C, a triple room, and under 70EUR??

<leaving THIS Saturday>
An obvious troll from a newbie!!!

Maureen, that's exactly why I raised the "how come" question earlier today!
Despite what other posters have written, I find it hard to believe that a person could find a "clean aicondtioned [sic] place" for three for under $70 in Rome in a couple days.

I do know that most hotel rates in Venice do go down in August--not sure if it's the lowest rate of the year, but they do go down.

You're right suzie, I got this mixed up with another post on another forum. Grrrrr
Well getting back to this post. It will be very difficult to find something for 3 people in Rome & Florence for such a low budget, probably impossible.

Rufus T-I've looked at the rates for some of the hotels I've booked,and they charge high season rates for August.I can't guarantee that they all do,but I haven't seen any great deals.

Shut my mouth-Hotel Casci in Florence charges a little less 10 euro for a single,20 euro for a double.

In case you haven't noticed, the OP hasn't responded. (And, interestingly, it's his/her first post!)

ohmygawd.. I'm shattered! Someone would yank us around?????

LOL...

What's a troll? Thanks

Putting in the hypothetical dates of Aug. 1st (5 days away) for 3 nights on venere.com reveals the following in Rome:

One star Hotel Kristi-60E-a/c-double ensuite-Via Collina, near Via Veneto-lovely bldg.

Two Star Hotel Margaret-70E double ensuite-Via Veneto-full a/c, private bath, free internet

Two Star RomAntico Hotel -Termini- 65Euros-double ensuite-8.2 rating-full a/c, mini-safe in room, wood furniture, satellite TV

One Star Hotel Cressy-55 Euros/double/shared-Termini

So you see, it most certainly can be done, and particularly in the low season of August. In Venice, the hotel rates in August go down dramatically in many hotels (just check the "special offers" on the Venice hotel websites).

I do hope Adec has found something...

And for those who need further proof that Venice's low season is in August, check out this 50 per cent reduction in rates (just one example) at the Locanda Art Deco in San Marco for end of July/August 2006 -they throw in everything but the kitchen sink during this time period, and in high season, you get none of the perks, and their rates double:

www.locandaartdeco.com/offerta.htm

Using the above website as an example and looking in November and December finds daily double rates at E75 which is lower than the low August rates. Furthermore my experience at least with higher grade hotels in Italy suggests that one can often get another 20 to 30% off listed rates at hotels in the off season in months such as November and December (not Christmas) if you negotiate. While I have not been to Italy in all months of the year I have done February, March, April, July, August, November and December and generally find better hotel/apartment rates in the late fall/winter.

There's more than one low season in Italy-(and this applies to the larger cities, primarily) Nov/Dec.excluding Dec. holidays), Jan/Feb. (excluding Carnevale) are also low season rates for hotels.

But late July/all of August-surprisingly to many people, given the number of visitors to Italy in the summertime-is ALSO a time of very good low season rates, which is another reason why August travel in Italy is good-you can very often get 4 star hotels for 2 star rates during this period-particularly in Rome and Venice.

Thanks everyone
i never imagined the help i would get from this forum
NO troll no jokes no nothing
IT is real serious
we are leavning this sunday although we will reach rome on 8th august after UK and paris
I willl go through the list and book ASAP
thanks again
Ciao
PS our italian --schnegen- visa took a loooong time in coming so coudnt book anything till then

Having had friends in Italy that were hotel managers, Italians take their vacations from the end of July to the end of August. Consequently business people are not booking hotel rooms. And most Italians like to take their vacations at the beach and some like to go to the mountains. So in a lot of places in Italy August is considered low season.

September use to be considered low season also but sadly that is not true anymore.

Best wishes adec..have a lovely trip.

Hi adec,

In Florence, I can highly recommend the B&B Peterson.

www.bedinflorence.it

((I))

If this post is serious, I apologize, adec, for assuming you were a 'troll'.

In Venice, try one-star Hotel Riva, which is a good find in a beautiful location at the confluence of two little canals. Also, try Casa Rezzonico. I stayed at the Riva, my daughter stayed once at Rezzonico. I can recommend them both. (But I don't know about A/C.)
In Rome, try the Hotel Panda, for a very inexpensive little hotel, with good reviews. I haven't stayed there, though.
In Florence, try Relais Cavalcanti. We paid 120EUR for a twin room in May. May be less in August. It does have A/C.
Also, do a search on hostels.com (or other websites like that), because nice little hotels are listed there, too.
Finally, try for a convent, if you don't mind a nightly curfew (which might be ok, since you have a 6 year old along). Just do a Google, or try Santa Susanna for Rome
http://www.santasusanna.org/visitorI...sitorInfo.html
Good luck!

If you're planning to stay 3 nights in Rome, then this may work for you @ Romae >>> http://www.hotelromae.com/en/special.htm

OR, because you're trying to book at the last minute, perhaps you could negotiate a rate in your price range for a small hotel with vacancy ... this place in Venice doesn't quite meet your budget ... http://www.casacosmo.com/en/index.htm

And one more suggestion for Venice. Look in the areas of Venice Lido (separate island from central part of Venice) and on Mestre (the mainland). Often folks suggest not to stay in these areas, however you're more likely to find better prices. And actually, with a small child, the Lido may be a good choice.
http://www.en.venice.italyconcierge.com/index_uk.php

Maureen- none of the hotels you have listed in Venice or Rome are under 70 Euros, in August or otherwise, (and the Hotel Riva gets decidedly mixed reviews) which is what the OP is looking for. And WillTravel-La Forcola is showing availability the first week in August at 120 Euros a night, so that won't work either.

Since Adec has come back on the board, and advises Rome arrival August 8th-they should have no problem finding availability with the list above.

However for Venice-there are fewer choices at this juncture- I see the one star Alloggi Henry in Cannaregio is showing availability for doubles at 75 euros, but I think, Adec, you may want to look out on the Lido and take the vaporetto into Venice, as you will find more accomodation there to fit your budget (also consider Mestre).

I'd go to venere.com first, because it's the quickest way to check for the cities you mentioned.

Alternatively, you can wait until you arrive in the city and have the tourist office attempt to book accomodation for you-but I'd definitely try the internet searches first.

Girlspytravel, we just stayed at the Hotel Riva in May. I can assure everyone that the nasty review on tripadvisor is not correct now, if it ever was. It is a sparkling clean little one-star, with a friendly and competent couple who own and operate it. The only negative comment I could make is that the bedspreads needed updating, and the bathroom is tiny.

The location of the Hotel Riva is the key-- because from our corner room we had two windows from which we could see gondolas on two different canals. Also we could hear the singing gondoliers. (It's also recommended by Rick Steves, if anyone cares about that.)

I listed it and others on my post because I'd suggest the OP stay in Venice itself, not outside it. Personally, I don't think you get the feel of Venice if you stay at the Lido or Maestre. Also, I think 70EUR for a triple might be tough to find in Venice (or Rome) anytime.

Also, be aware that venere.com will charge slightly more than renting directly from the hotel.

Assuming serious poster, I'd suggest you check out the hotels -- they have family rooms and would fall into your price range. My daughter & 2 other teachers spend 3-4 nights at a comfortable hostel in Florence with AC and said it was perfect. try www.hostelz.com
and see what you can find.