"however when I checked some of the other web sites, 2 other hotels did not have availability."

Do not let that discourage you, Traveler2. While recently planning a last-minute October trip to Italy, I kept running up against walls & was getting pretty frustrated, not to mention desperate (I'm not fond of sleeping on streets, even in beautiful Italy). I decided to e-mail back the hotels I'd been rejected by, and asked about wait-listing. Although a number of hotels won't (don't need to bother with!) waitlists, some of them are willing to, if you ask. This approach worked for me in a couple of places where I'd almost given up.

Also, I persisted with a few places, e-mailing them every few days in hopes of a cancellation--another approach that really paid off. I had had NO luck findng an unbooked hotel in Cinqueterre, so the day before we left the US, I checked for the umpteenth time with a hotel I'd been trying for in Manarola -- they had just received a cancellation, and so we did get a room (turned out to be one of our favorite hotels of our trip, too!)

So hang in there & stay in touch with the places you're really interested in. The squeaky wheel does get the grease.

I am trying to find an email address for Casa Cardinal Piazza. I have their phone number, but would like to email them if possible. Would you happen to have an email address for them?

pngmartino~ You might want to start your own new thread with your question? This one is almost a year old, and your very specific request is kind of hidden here.

I couldn't find an e-mail for Casa Cardinal Piazza, but this is the fax number: 041-720233. From the US, 011-39 before that, of course.

We loved La Calcina. It's worth it to pay a little extra for the corner waterview room. Heaven to open those 2 front windows and have the Giudecca canal right in front of you and a smaller canal out the side window.

The location is perfect, away from the madding crowds but a 5 minute walk to the Accademia vaporetto stop on the grand canal to easily get anywhere in Venice.

The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, the rooms are large and beautifully decorated (ours had a gorgeous Venetian glass chandelier!)The bathroom is roomy, there is free internet use in the lobby, the rooftop terrace is a dream.

The breakfast (included) was nothing really special and very Americanized, but ample and the setting on their floating dock on the Giudecca Canal can't be beat! I wouldn't stay anywhere else in Venice.

Wow, wanderer, that apartment website is fantastic!!! Thanks. Will save for the next time.

Traveler2, we stayed at the Novecento and LOVED it. Very small (9 rooms), between the Accademia bridge and San Marco. A little jewel box of a hotel with wonderfully friendly staff and an incredible breakfast. Beautifully decorated rooms, a lounge on the third floor, a little courtyard in the back, quiet, good location. www.locandanovecento.it

My daughter and my brother (separate trips) stayed at their sister/parent property, The Flora, near San Marco and also loved it. Larger, with a lovely patio area. www.hotelflora.it

Good luck!

www.camariaadele.it

Haven't stayed there yet, but hope to some day. Have stayed at Hotel Flora, which is lovely, but Ca Maria Adele was really a knock out!

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Totally agree on Hotel Novecento - very chic - clean, decorated upscale, great location in my opinion, great breakfast, nice staff, comfy beds.... on and on.....

We are also looking for the right place to stay. We need a room for one night, the Friday night before we get on a cruise ship on saturday. We will be arriving at 9:30 at the international airport (VCE)with luggage for two weeks to lug. Where would you stay? Help!!!

missypie does Residence Corte Grimani have any steps to get tot he rooms?

I don't recall any steps, but its been quite a few months now and my memory is not perfect. If I were you I'd email them if steps will be a problem.

My husband and I are staying at the
Ca Maria Adele for 5 nights in April. We are looking forward to it.

I've been to Venice 3 times, so no expert, but this is my favorite so far:

Casa Martini
www.casamartini.it

It is in Canneregio, a short walk but a world away from the train station. It is not far from the Jewish ghetto. Casa Martini is run, yes, by the Martinis themselves and was the family home for generations.

This is a small hotel; you need to buzz the buzzer and walk up a couple of flights of stairs. Check out the website to see the rooms - lovely Venetian style, yet not formal. In the warm weather, breakfast is served out on a little deck overlooking the chimney tops of the neighborhood.

The sweet owners are so helpful. As they told me, Canneregio is the most 'local' of the neighborhoods.

I have stayed in other neighborhoods, and love staying in Dorsoduro, too, but the owners at Casa Martini had the time to tell us about their area and sent us to little out of the way places to eat I never would have found on my own.

Charming place!

My favorite place to stay in all of Italy is Gli Angeli in Venice. Beautiful apartment with private garden and cheaper than hotels we stayed in! The owner Sonia was a jewel.

MISSYPIE
We are staying at Corte Grimani this June.
The rate for a suite w/ no view is 260 Euro/nt. The rate for one with a view (explained in email as "on the venetian roofs") is 310 Eu/nt.
Does the view, if you know, warrant the extra $75 a night?? Also, anything else I should know or ask about this property?
I'm looking very forward to staying there!
Molto Grazie!

Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege. It's a 17th century villa with gardens (rare in Venice)and a canalside location. In good weather you can breakfast outside on the terrace. Friendly, comfortable and relaxing.

Our favorite is the Continental. Because it's the one we stayed in on our first visit to Venice together.

thetravellingmom,
I just stayed there in March. THe hotel room was beautiful but keep the following in mind:
If you use the kitchen there is a 50€ fee and basic breakfast is 12€. The hotel is on a minor canal so I dont know that the view would be great in any room, it might be nice but not great. They were not overly friendly to us. After walking around 2 hours because I couldnt find it their reaction to me was do you have a reservation? Translation can you afford to stay here. It was nice but dont know that I would go back.

The pictures are exactly the way the rooms look Residence Corte Grimani.