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If you are looking for more budget accommodation, avoid San Marco. Take a look at Dorsoduro or Cannaregio.
On a map of Venice (DO get a paper map, you need this), draw a line from Piazale Roma to the San Basilio vaporetto stop. Don’t stay much west of the line. Similarly, don’t stay east of the Arsenale, at least not for a first visit. We found the area close-ish to the Salute to be a bit dead. The area around Campo Margherita and Campo San Barnaba is good, lively at night. |
Seriously, check your dates with Palazzo Guardi as I suggested above. They include a good breakfast so that saves. The rooms are very nice, especially rooms 4 & 5.
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I have stayed at Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo. Great little hotel. I will be staying there in September this year.
https://alpontemocenigo.com/ |
If you stay in Venice then...
do get up early and wander the quiet alleys before everyone else gets up and do the same in the late evening. The place is especially magical when there are no tourists about, just the few locals, the rubbish boats, the local's shops opening up. It might be tiring but trust me the best time in Venice is when you own it. |
Originally Posted by Travel_Nerd
(Post 17555578)
The OP has now said in post #16 that they will stay in Venice itself.
OP, renewing mine and janisj's request for you to please provide your budget and your local currency. This will help us help you suggest accommodations. Really, I almost stopped looking at the prices and just found something that had good reviews and after looking at the location and street views, wow! |
Originally Posted by Peter_S_Aus
(Post 17555579)
If you are looking for more budget accommodation, avoid San Marco. Take a look at Dorsoduro or Cannaregio.
On a map of Venice (DO get a paper map, you need this), draw a line from Piazale Roma to the San Basilio vaporetto stop. Don’t stay much west of the line. Similarly, don’t stay east of the Arsenale, at least not for a first visit. We found the area close-ish to the Salute to be a bit dead. The area around Campo Margherita and Campo San Barnaba is good, lively at night. Honestly the choices were expensive I thought but then again my home town near Vancouver, the prices for hotels are the same so I got out of my little box and sprung for it and wow what a freeing feeling to have booked 4 nights in this iconic city. I love the advice you have listed here and will do exactly that. Watched my first You Tube video of Venice and spent a bit of time getting the WISE card yesterday as well. |
Originally Posted by KayF
(Post 17555554)
If budget overall is a concern, be very careful of potential costs for sitting at a cafe. If it's in the big piazza and you sit outside, a coffee or wine could end up expensive due to add-on costs, for sitting outside, for the music, service charge etc. If you eat or drink in the quieter back streets it will likely be cheaper.
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Originally Posted by janisj
(Post 17555546)
If you tell us your budget we may have useful recommendations.
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Originally Posted by BarbAnn
(Post 17555625)
I have stayed at Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo. Great little hotel. I will be staying there in September this year.
https://alpontemocenigo.com/ |
You will doubtless be using vaporettos (water buses) to get around. The app Chebateo is good for vap planning.
Also:Getting to Venice from Marco Polo Airport. [Make sure you have seats on the right/starboard side of the aircraft, for a view of Venice as you arrive] Do take a look at your hotel website – there may be info there. Otherwise, 1. Water taxi will get you close, maybe to, the door of your hotel. Can carry about ten people, will cost about €140 for the boat. No need to book, taxis are waiting at the Marco Polo dock. 2. Shared water taxi. Minimum of two people. Book in advance, wait at the desk in the terminal for the others sharing the taxi. Costs about €30 per person. Google “shared water taxi Venice”, use the venicelink dot com web site. Will get you to a vaporetto stop near your hotel. 3. Alilaguna ferry, as per below. 4. Bus to Piazale Roma, then walk to your hotel, or take vaporetto to the nearest stop. Buses leave from the outside the terminal, tickets at the machine. Water transport in Venice. 1. Gondolas. Only for pleasure, not for transport. 90 euro for half an hour for the boat, more for evenings. 2. Traghetto – big gondolas, two oarsmen, about ten passengers, for crossing the Grand Canal. Found at Rialto, San Toma and a couple of other places. Cost 2 euro per trip, can save a heap of walking. 3. Water taxis, which are like a floating limo, costs to match. 4. Vaporettos - ACTV. Are like a floating bus, operate on a bunch of routes. Get the app Chebateo for routes and schedules. Vaps do not service the airport. Vaps are not water taxis. 5. Alilaguna ferries, service the airport, run from Marco Polo via a bunch of stops to the main part of Venice, Murano and Lido. They stop at some, but by no means all, vaporetto stops. |
Originally Posted by Peter_S_Aus
(Post 17556192)
You will doubtless be using vaporettos (water buses) to get around. The app Chebateo is good for vap planning.
Also:Getting to Venice from Marco Polo Airport. [Make sure you have seats on the right/starboard side of the aircraft, for a view of Venice as you arrive] Do take a look at your hotel website – there may be info there. Otherwise, 1. Water taxi will get you close, maybe to, the door of your hotel. Can carry about ten people, will cost about €140 for the boat. No need to book, taxis are waiting at the Marco Polo dock. 2. Shared water taxi. Minimum of two people. Book in advance, wait at the desk in the terminal for the others sharing the taxi. Costs about €30 per person. Google “shared water taxi Venice”, use the venicelink dot com web site. Will get you to a vaporetto stop near your hotel. 3. Alilaguna ferry, as per below. 4. Bus to Piazale Roma, then walk to your hotel, or take vaporetto to the nearest stop. Buses leave from the outside the terminal, tickets at the machine. Water transport in Venice. 1. Gondolas. Only for pleasure, not for transport. 90 euro for half an hour for the boat, more for evenings. 2. Traghetto – big gondolas, two oarsmen, about ten passengers, for crossing the Grand Canal. Found at Rialto, San Toma and a couple of other places. Cost 2 euro per trip, can save a heap of walking. 3. Water taxis, which are like a floating limo, costs to match. 4. Vaporettos - ACTV. Are like a floating bus, operate on a bunch of routes. Get the app Chebateo for routes and schedules. Vaps do not service the airport. Vaps are not water taxis. 5. Alilaguna ferries, service the airport, run from Marco Polo via a bunch of stops to the main part of Venice, Murano and Lido. They stop at some, but by no means all, vaporetto stops. |
Do a search for hotels in the Camp Stefano area. I vote for staying in Venice for as many days as possible!
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