<<Very convenient for vaporetto and Alilaguna. Some good local eateries. Near the hotel annhig recommends is a great cake shop which does brilliant meringues (my secret weakness). Good Jewish bakery..>>

Is that the one on the main drag, Margo? Near the Guglie bridge? I've not tried the meringues, but the fritelle that they sell during Carnevale are outstanding. And there's what looks like a great butchers but lacking a kitchen I've never bought anything from there.

<<Hotel Ca Zusto, formerly Domina Home Ca Zusto
10 min walk from Santa Lucia train station/ vaparetto water taxi is around the corner from hotel

Check the "super sale" rate on their website (price displayed is total for the two nights including breakfast)>>

That looks like a great offer, clarkgriswold. 3 years ago I spent a week cat-sitting in an apartment very near there and it's a very interesting and "typical" area of Venice, with lots of nice bars and restaurants nearby. Easy to get to on the No 1 and 4.1/4.2 vaporetto lines too.

Cat-sitting in an apartment in Venice... OMG, how do I sign up?!

Me too. I am the quintessential “cat lady” and love Venice. Perfect combination.

<<Cat-sitting in an apartment in Venice... OMG, how do I sign up?!>>

I'm lucky enough to have friends who live in Venice who have cats that need to be looked after when they go away. It has been a wonderful opportunity to spend time there, though of course it means that my friends are absent. Still - every cloud.

You guys are awesome! Thank you a ton! And annhig thank you for planning my day! Truly appreciate it 😊😊😊

<<You guys are awesome! Thank you a ton! And annhig thank you for planning my day! Truly appreciate it 😊😊😊>>

No problem, Irice. People here have done the same for me, loads of times and I'm sure that you will do the same too. There are of course tons of other things that you could do, and may yet decide would be better for you but at least you have a starting point.

We stayed at a great hotel the last time we were there, but that was 2011. It's the Ca' San Giorgio. (https://www.casangiorgio.com/en/) The rooms were large and the cost wasn't that high from what I recall. The nice thing about it is that's it's not far from the train station, but across the canal in Villaggio Eden. That helped keep costs down but it was still an easy stroll to San Marco. Obviously there are bridges to cross so there are some mobility requirements to keep in mind. I honestly can't confirm it's a great hotel...but it sure was 10 years ago.

annhig

Yes - the meringue shop is on the main path (Rio tera S Leonardo???) Their other offerings are pretty good too.

The Jewish bakery is in one of the calle that run off Fondamente Cannaregio a bit further away from Guglie.

Thanks for the tip of Musee Correr - I'll check that out....when next I'm allowed out of Oz.

We have always stayed in the Dorsoduro at the Agli Alboretti right behind the Accademia Gallerie. It is 2 minute walk to the bridge over the GC, it's quiet and on a broad walkway down to the Zattere along the Guidecca Canal. Waterbus stops there too. Lovely garden at rear for breakfast. Easy walking to sights and AWAY from the crowds and noise. Avoid San Marco like the plague. Had a lovely large room upstairs facing the front w no after-dark traffic with open or closed (yes, it has AC) windows.

Aliced - I think that I had dinner in the restaurant of the Agli Alboretti a couple of years ago or so. Nice. Not sure I realised that it's a hotel as well but I can see what a nice position it's in - quiet and convenient.

Endorse what Annhig and Sassafras said.

Although we now splurge on Al Ponte Antico, near Rialto, the other place I've stayed when doing mosaic classes is at Domus Orsoni, also in Cannaregio. It's a bit of a sleeper -- 5 rooms, all decorated in mosaics by the resident masters, with a gallery downstairs. A little jewel of a place.

However, the breakfast is light -- croissants, cappucino/cafes, fruit, yogurt, and definitely b&b guesthouse service rather than full service hotel last I checked. The workroom for making the Venetian glass/smalti is adjacent, and there is a garden/courtyard. It used to be around $100 a night but I'm guessing it has gone up, especially in the popular shoulder seasons.

I also was going to suggest Hotel Corte Grimani. Apartments - Residence Corte Grimani It's been a while, but when we stayed we loved everything about this place. Location is right where you want to be.

My only two Venice trips I stayed both times at Pensione La Calcina (which is a 3-star in Dorsoduro) but pretty sure significantly over the requested budget these days (my trips were not recent but I know the hotel is still there).

<<My only two Venice trips I stayed both times at Pensione La Calcina (which is a 3-star in Dorsoduro) but pretty sure significantly over the requested budget these days (my trips were not recent but I know the hotel is still there).>>

It was certainly there the last time I went to Venice, when I was lucky enough to be able to observe a ceremony commemorating Ruskin's connections with La Calcina where he stayed for a while when he was in Venice writing his epic tome "The Stones of Venice"

We had wanted to stay at La Calcina, but it was full. We did walk there and have a fabulous brunch on their covered patio, overlooking the water.

We stayed at Hotel Riva, recommended by Rick Steves. It was fine, not fancy. Great location at the confluence of two small canals, with singing gondoliers.

suze, I stayed at La Calcina twice too, years ago. It's a very comfortable hotel, but you're right, it's probably more than the OP's stated budget per night.

I thought Hotel Corte Grimani was too expensive, but I looked it up and for the dates I picked it was $159. Worth checking out, I think. It is in a great location? We had an experience there. My husband had red wine in a tumbler. It fell off the bed stand and did a summersault spewing red wine over the white carpet, white ceiling, white wall, white chair, white lamp shade, white everything else. It was a mess. The woman that came into clean asked that we consider white wine the next time. lol They were so gracious. I offered to pay for the clean up, but they told me they come in and paint regularly and not to worry about it. Very nice place.

sdtravels, that's a great story and a sign of a very good hotel. A great recommendation. [and I just looked at availability at the end of October and the prices are excellent!]