Patrick- I am pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay at Palazzo Olivia.As i recall, if it wasn't for your advice last year on this board and a few others i would have never thought or considered an apt.
As far as no air conditioning i could not agree with you more. Some how those oversize fans work real well.Exept for the night i woke up at 3 a.m, parched throat and sweating!! It was Buona Nolte?(sp.)- White Night in Rome and the whole country went out.Opened the windows to get some air (Basillio front room) and it was quite a party on the Corso going on! Damned if i did or did'nt.Did'nt bother me though as i dont sweat the small stuff on vacation. I cant wait to go there again.

Ah. Basillio was our apartment as well. I really didn't use that big fan except to help dry my laundry I put on the drying rack.

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Kismet I had also researched flights between Venice and Nice. There are no nonstop flights. I think Air Littoral was going to do one but then filed for bankrupcty. Of the majors, I think the shortest total trip time is on Lufthansa with a connection through Munich (!) that supposedly takes 3 1/2 hrs. There might be a way to combine a Volare/Alpieagles but not sure what the connection point would be. Skyscanner.net shows an airline Baboo that flies from VCE to Geneva and Virgin Express and Easyjet fly from Geneva to Nice but that trip sounds like 4-5 hrs with layovers.

Thanks McLaurie,
Perhaps the best and easiest alternative is to take the train , although is an 8 hours trip.
Too bad I was hoping to fly there, but unfortunately is not feasible..

I guess you're looking at that noon till 8 PM train (roughly speaking). At first glance it may seem like losing a day, but get up early and spend a full morning in Venice. Take comfort in the fact that you don't have to allow an hour to get to the airport and an hour and a half to arrive before the flight. Relax and enjoy yourself on the train, take along some nice food you've picked up in Venice and have a "picnic" as you relax. Catch up on your journal or your planning for Nice, and the time will fly by with the pretty scenery.

Thanks tedgale. Incidentally, I have already contacted Ca' Della Corte, and based on their photos it is as nice as you described it. Unfortunately for us, they only have a large flat available, big enough for 4 (it's only 2 of us) for 180 Euro per night. Eventhough they said that they're giving it to us at discount, it's still more than we have budgeted for.

I will do that Patrick..Just relax, walking around venice, buy a good lunch to take with us and enjoy the gorgeous sceneries..

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Venice Apartments -- (another Venice Apts thread)
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Is this a good location in Venice?
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I can recommend Gli Angeli B&B. We rented this apartment for 3 nights in June 2004 and would highly recommend it. The proprietor, Sonia, has two apartments to rent. Ours was a two-bedroom with kitchen and spiral staircase down to a large (for Venice) yard. This wonderful apartment is near Campo Tana, a 10 to 15 minute walk along the water to Piazza San Marco and is near the Arsenale. This was the most amazing and best lodging of our 31-day trip to Europe and our stay in Sonia's apartment was a highlight of our trip. The website is: http://www.realvenice.it/gliangeli/index.htm The apartment included one bedroom with queen bed; a narrow bedroom with two twin beds; a small kitchen and dining area fully stocked that opens onto a small balcony overlooking the garden; a wonderful modern and updated tile bathroom; a large garden area reached by a metal spiral stair case with a beautiful lit fountain. There was no air conditioning. But this beautiful accommodation and very reasonable price make this an incredible find.