Venice budget hotels? Paris, centrally located hotels?
Nov 25th, 2016, 03:42 AM
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https://www.cross-pollinate.com/ Try this, I do like their place in Rome.
Nov 25th, 2016, 04:14 AM
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marvelousmouse - if you can find "La Zucca", it's a great vegetarian restaurant. Loads of food, don't order too much!
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/zucca.htm
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/zucca.htm
Nov 25th, 2016, 07:09 AM
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Hotel Al Codega and Ca' del Nobile are a stone's throw from each other. Both hotels are located in Venice's congested Mercerie. This is a tightly packed shopping district, a maze-like design of commercial retailers situated along very narrow streets, jammed with noise and tourists all day long. Getting to this area with luggage can be a challenge. First-timers almost always get lost. The two vaporetto stops servicing this area, the Rialto and San Marco Vallaresso are among Venice's most busy stops.
The Mercerie area offers a unique perspective of Venice, but, IMO, it's the least desirable place to stay. If a hotel in Venice is selling rooms for 100€-a-night, there is always a good reason.
The Mercerie area offers a unique perspective of Venice, but, IMO, it's the least desirable place to stay. If a hotel in Venice is selling rooms for 100€-a-night, there is always a good reason.
Nov 25th, 2016, 07:17 AM
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"Using the water taxis is a faster method of getting from Point A to Point B in Venice. If you don't have much time to spend there, you should probably get the pass."
A water TAXI (motoscafo) is a private boat for hire and very expensive.
A water BUS (vaporetto) is the public transit system of the canals of Venice that has a high one-ride ticket but is much more affordable with a pass.
If you are injured enough to find climbing into a bunk bed challenging, climbing up and down the 400 bridges of Venice may become tiresome for you and the occasional vaporetto ride may relieve some of the stress on your body. Sometimes using the vaporetto to just hop one stop across the Grand Canal can save a lot of walking to reach the Rialto or Accademia bridge in order to cross--plus those two bridges are much higher than most other bridges and could be more wearing on your injuries.
Based on the location of your hotel, if you are arriving by train you will probably want to take a vaporetto to get there, so you might buy a pass that covers just that day and the next day or two to see how it works for you. If you are arriving by air, the Alilaguna (express airport boat) to Rialto may get you close enough and you won't need to take a vaporetto.
An example of my two recent weeklong visits to Venice-- For one week I had a transit pass and rode vaporetti mutlitple times per day, taking advantage of the pass to visit farflung sights. The following year for another week, I did not buy a pass and did not ride a single boat. But I have been to Venice many times.
A water TAXI (motoscafo) is a private boat for hire and very expensive.
A water BUS (vaporetto) is the public transit system of the canals of Venice that has a high one-ride ticket but is much more affordable with a pass.
If you are injured enough to find climbing into a bunk bed challenging, climbing up and down the 400 bridges of Venice may become tiresome for you and the occasional vaporetto ride may relieve some of the stress on your body. Sometimes using the vaporetto to just hop one stop across the Grand Canal can save a lot of walking to reach the Rialto or Accademia bridge in order to cross--plus those two bridges are much higher than most other bridges and could be more wearing on your injuries.
Based on the location of your hotel, if you are arriving by train you will probably want to take a vaporetto to get there, so you might buy a pass that covers just that day and the next day or two to see how it works for you. If you are arriving by air, the Alilaguna (express airport boat) to Rialto may get you close enough and you won't need to take a vaporetto.
An example of my two recent weeklong visits to Venice-- For one week I had a transit pass and rode vaporetti mutlitple times per day, taking advantage of the pass to visit farflung sights. The following year for another week, I did not buy a pass and did not ride a single boat. But I have been to Venice many times.
Nov 25th, 2016, 07:53 AM
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Fuzzbucket- thank you for the vegetarian rec! Yum!
I have watched the hotel's YouTube directions, looked at a few maps, and already know I will get lost. Part of the fun! My plans for Venice really just include going Christmas Mass and getting lost, anyway. Luckily, somehow, the car hit my right leg but only injured my left arm. So it really only affects my ability to pull myself up, but I am not averse to taking water transportation if I need to, anyway.
I have watched the hotel's YouTube directions, looked at a few maps, and already know I will get lost. Part of the fun! My plans for Venice really just include going Christmas Mass and getting lost, anyway. Luckily, somehow, the car hit my right leg but only injured my left arm. So it really only affects my ability to pull myself up, but I am not averse to taking water transportation if I need to, anyway.
