Hi, I am interested in going to Venice for 6 days. Interested in doing photography and sightseeing. Unsure of where in Venice I should stay. Near St, Marc's or another district?
Does anyone have any suggestions?? Also, looking for a hotel that serves breakfast. Thanks! Any and all suggestions welcome. I am lost there are so many choices!!

You could try this site:

http://www.turismovenezia.it/eng/dynalay.asp?PAGINA=437

which also lists B&Bs.

Get yourself a good tourist guide book on Venice at any book store or from Amazon.com. Read all about Venice, then when you really decide to go, come back to this forum with some more specific questions.

Locanda Orseolo, look it up at Trip Advisor. The reviews are true!

I don't think you can select a "wrong place" to stay in Venice. Each district or sestiere is unique. All are safe and delightful to be in. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Cannaregio at B&B Sandra. Wonderful large, tasty breakfast, immaculate, and caring host and hostess. Also, by Venice standards, most reasonable. Look at their website; every thing stated there is true.

Have you considered an apartment?
My sister and I stayed here and loved it.

http://www.knowital.com/veneto/venic...partment1.html

I second the vote for Locanda Orseolo. It is located 40 metres from San Marco and yet is quiet. The staff is charming and helpful and our canal-side room was lovely.

Mormor's right, each sestiere has its own charms, and there is plenty of info on the web (with photos) to help you sort it all out. I was there at Christmas and we ended up staying at Hotel Kette for $127USD/nt incl taxes (and breakfast) in the San Moise area a few hundred yards to the west of St. Mark's Square. I recommend that highly but there are many hotels/apts/rooms available just as nice.

http://www.hotelkette.com/en/index.htm

I might even suggest staying at two different places as you will have the time to afford it.

Be sure to wander off the beaten path and get yourself lost in the endless mazes of canals, streets, alleys. Every turn will reveal a new discovery for the intrepid photographer.

Regards, Bruce
Venice Travel Images -- http://www.brucegcollier.com/galleri...2_z_venice.htm

Also search this site (Venice, Venice accommodations, lodging in Venice, where to stay in Venice) for many discussions and recommendations. Many have had good luck with Tripadvisor.com as noted above. The Locanda noted above has many fans (myself included) but there are others in the event they are booked or not in your price range; some people who post here like lodging near the Accademia.

I’d not place too much importance on breakfast. Venetians do breakfast by having a croissant and coffee at a bar. It costs about three Euro, maybe four Euro in San Marco.

We stayed in an apartment in Dorsoduro, which worked well for us – cheaper than a hotel or B&B. You’d find it at http://realvenicevacationflats.com/

Also the thread "Franco's favourite Venetian Accomodation" on Fodors has a lot of info - Franco knows his way around Venice better than most.

We find it better to stay away from the crowded tourist areas of Piazza San Marco and the Rialto bridge. Dorsoduro worked out well. Any part of Venice proper is good except maybe the Giudecca (which I'm told is technically part of Dorsoduro.) Venice isn't that big; you can walk it fairly easily.

Peter_S_Aus:
I don't find your Franco thread on Fodors. Do you have a link?
Thanks

We found that staying in the St Marks area crowed (during the day till the "day" people leave)
Dorsoduro was very good, and the walk to anwhere from there is easy...
Try an apartment, shop, cook...be a Venetian

im not Peter but here you go
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...comodation.cfm

The Castello area is a nice place to stay. Close to the action but pretty quiet overall.