Trains Between Venice (SANTA LUCIA) and Mestre
Aug 1st, 2004, 12:46 PM
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Trains Between Venice (SANTA LUCIA) and Mestre
We are looking for information about the timetable of trains between Venice (SANTA LUCIA) and Mestre. Does anyone know the website where we can get information on timetable? (We are concerned about the latest hours to return to Mestre.)
Aug 1st, 2004, 01:18 PM
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Please, would you first look into inexpensive accommodation in Venice itself by trying www.eurocheapo.com?
You can find the schedule -- if the server is up and running -- at www.trenitalia.com.
You have to enter "Venezia S. Lucia" and "Venezia Mestre" (without quotation marks, of course).
You can find the schedule -- if the server is up and running -- at www.trenitalia.com.
You have to enter "Venezia S. Lucia" and "Venezia Mestre" (without quotation marks, of course).
Aug 1st, 2004, 01:50 PM
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You do not want to stay in Mestre, or anywhere other than Venice. There is a search function here. I typed budget hotels in venice in the box above then clicked find and came up with lots of previous threads. I've selected a few to make it easier for you
ttp://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34512625
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34504132
Stay in a convent the following is taken from a post Author: Rick
Date: 05/25/2004, 02:15 pm
Istituto San Giuseppe, Ponte della Guerra, Castello, Venice; 011-39-41-522-5352. Price $22 per person per night. A convent guest house open year-round in the Castello quarter, close by the Piazza San Marco. There is no sign, nothing to tell a passerby it took in lodgers. No English spoken. It has 15 rooms all with private baths. No meals are served. Curfew is 11 pm. Rooms fairly modern. five short blocks of St. Marks Sq.
From this thread http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34498149
Author: chicagoahc
Date: 05/11/2004, 04:32 pmMessage: I stayed at the Pensione Guerrato near the Rialto Bridge two weeks ago. I paid 85Euro for a double room with a shared bath. A private bath was 95 Euro. It was nothing exciting but nice, well-priced, and in a great location. It was a 3 minute walk to the Rialto Valporetto stop and 10 minute walk to St. Mark's Square. You can book online at their website. There is a discount if you show the Rick Steves book, which is somewhat embarassing but a savings nonetheless.
ttp://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34512625
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34504132
Stay in a convent the following is taken from a post Author: Rick
Date: 05/25/2004, 02:15 pm
Istituto San Giuseppe, Ponte della Guerra, Castello, Venice; 011-39-41-522-5352. Price $22 per person per night. A convent guest house open year-round in the Castello quarter, close by the Piazza San Marco. There is no sign, nothing to tell a passerby it took in lodgers. No English spoken. It has 15 rooms all with private baths. No meals are served. Curfew is 11 pm. Rooms fairly modern. five short blocks of St. Marks Sq.
From this thread http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34498149
Author: chicagoahc
Date: 05/11/2004, 04:32 pmMessage: I stayed at the Pensione Guerrato near the Rialto Bridge two weeks ago. I paid 85Euro for a double room with a shared bath. A private bath was 95 Euro. It was nothing exciting but nice, well-priced, and in a great location. It was a 3 minute walk to the Rialto Valporetto stop and 10 minute walk to St. Mark's Square. You can book online at their website. There is a discount if you show the Rick Steves book, which is somewhat embarassing but a savings nonetheless.
Aug 1st, 2004, 02:20 PM
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New2expedition:
Are you getting the message here? If you want to see Venice, you have to stay in Venice.
And if you can't afford 50 to 75 Euros for a standard double with private (but not ensuite) bath at the Al Campaniel (www.alcampaniel.com), then I would suggest that you cannot afford to go to Venice at all.
I realize that sounds harsh, but even a pizza costs more in Venice than it does elsewhere. And don't forget admission fees to most of the major points of interest in Venice.
There are probably small, very picturesque towns in Italy where you can get by on a pittance, but not in Venice. Please remember that Venice has been a tourist attraction since the 15th century at least.
Are you getting the message here? If you want to see Venice, you have to stay in Venice.
And if you can't afford 50 to 75 Euros for a standard double with private (but not ensuite) bath at the Al Campaniel (www.alcampaniel.com), then I would suggest that you cannot afford to go to Venice at all.
I realize that sounds harsh, but even a pizza costs more in Venice than it does elsewhere. And don't forget admission fees to most of the major points of interest in Venice.
There are probably small, very picturesque towns in Italy where you can get by on a pittance, but not in Venice. Please remember that Venice has been a tourist attraction since the 15th century at least.
Aug 1st, 2004, 04:12 PM
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Hi new2,
You can find the information you want at www.trenitalia.com.
I also urge you to stay in Venice, not Mestre.
Venice is NOT more expensive than other cities in Italy.
The US State Department allows the following per diem expenses
Lodging Meals, etc
Venice 206 131
Rome 267 153
Florence 293 139
You can find inexpensive lodging in the Ghetto area.
Try www.venere.com.
You can find the information you want at www.trenitalia.com.
I also urge you to stay in Venice, not Mestre.
Venice is NOT more expensive than other cities in Italy.
The US State Department allows the following per diem expenses
Lodging Meals, etc
Venice 206 131
Rome 267 153
Florence 293 139
You can find inexpensive lodging in the Ghetto area.
Try www.venere.com.
Aug 1st, 2004, 04:47 PM
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I envy Ira his inside connection to the State Department, since the per diems listed on the State Department's Web site are quite different from those he has quoted. Admittedly, the State Department does not seem to review its allowances very frequently; the figures given there for Florence and Venice are dated 2001; only Rome has been updated to 2003.
And it seems highly suspect to me that Florence would have a higher per diem than Rome.
Perhaps Ira has given rein to his imagination in the admirable effort to persuade you to stay in Venice...
And it seems highly suspect to me that Florence would have a higher per diem than Rome.
Perhaps Ira has given rein to his imagination in the admirable effort to persuade you to stay in Venice...
