bathrooms in Venice

As a general comment (I haven't been to Venice recently), museums should always have toilets. I believe bars do, too, but I almost never go in bars and am not sure about that. Museum toilets may be located on only one floor (often in the basement, or so it seems to me). Come to think of it, I guess there may not be basements in Venice due to the terrain, or lack thereof--so maybe on the ground floor.

I haven't often seen toilets in churches. The churches where I'd consider them likeliest would be the really large ones with heavy visitor levels. I wouldn't expect to stop in at a random neighborhood church and find an accessible toilet.

No, caffe and aperitivos will be your best friends. Stop in and get a beverage and then use the toilet.

The pay toilets always seem hard to find. As you wander, plan to use any toilet you find in museums and churches you visit. When you are in need outside of those locations, a quick coffee or cappuccino (“latte” is simply a glass of milk, BTW) will include the use of a restroom. There is no shortage of bars which, in case you didn't know, are cafes serving everything from breakfast pastries to sandwiches, sometimes simple meals, and always coffee, wine, snacks, and more.

In an emergency I have occasionally dashed into a hotel and sought out the facilities.

Good ideas. It should be interesting. Do all bars, large and small, have bathrooms?

You should be able to get a restroom in any bar, but may have to ask, then ask where it is. And even a “large” bar could have a really small WC.

mlw5000, bars in Italy are not seedy disreputable places as in the US. They are cafes, serving multiple generations of families all day long with food and coffee and alcohol. Locals need to pee too, so yeah they will have them. Just dont take them for granted and walk in without the usual customs. Someone has to clean them too.

I just wanted to say not to worry too much. We were there in August with a group of six for four days and it was never an issue. I had printed out public bathroom locations but we never used them. In the course of our day we went to enough places that had facilities that we never had to seek them out.

The first time I read this, I thought it said 150 Euros: That would be some toliet.

A lot of the bathrooms in bars in Italy might be downstairs, and those stairs are often narrow and dimly lit.
Carry your own toilet paper, and be prepared for some toilets to have no seats, just the bowl.
You won't remember the really good ones, but you can make good travel stories out of the less than optimal ones.
Just go in, buy a coffee or a bottle of water, then ask for the toilet.
You don't have to drink that drink, but it is polite and gives the bar owner revenue toward the upkeep of the facilities.
No one will refuse you.

On my husband's first trip to Europe, we were in Paris and stopped for coffee before going to the Eiffel Tower.
I said to him , after I had used the toilet, that he had better go too.
He said: No, don't need to.
I said: Yes, you really do.
He did go and when he came out his eyes were bugging out, as he had just seen his first "hole-in-the -floor " toilet.
I don't think there are too many of those left in Italy now, but you might get one.

There's one in a restaurant in Padua (Rick warned about it). And I encountered two in southern France in 2017--one in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and another in a beach town (maybe Collioure).

One useful thing I learned is that in multi-stall toilets, there may be a mix of toilet types behind the doors. It's worth checking all the stalls if you're a female, especially one wearing slacks.

A total lack of toilet paper is a major issue in Italy, but it seems more common in the south. The best I can tell, they supply t.p. in the morning and do no refilling later in the day. I once saw someone grab a wad of t.p. to dry her hands (there's rarely ever a provision for drying hands); that obviously doesn't help.

Here’s the map, download the app.

https://wctoilettevenezia.com/mappa-bagni/?lang=en

Thanks for the info. I wonder how older folks use those hole in the floor toilets. It's not so easy to squat when you get older and have knee replacements1

If you live in Venice and have mobility problems, I think a squat toilet is the least of them.

I am somewhat older (67) but have had a hip problem for many years --- my only real difficulty with the hole-in-the-floor toilets is that I always start laughing. This is not a good idea.

I have learned to give all of the stuff I am carrying and all outerwear to my husband, taking with me into ANY bathroom only some tissues and a hand sanitizer. In a dozen trips to Italy, have only encountered six or so, but usually in places I would not have expected. Never in Venice, though!

I’ve never seen a hole in the floor toilet in Italy but I’m sure they still exist. What is common is tiny bathrooms squeezed into dark corners down some dingy stairs at the back of the restaurant/bar. Often missing a toilet seat and paper. Be prepared at least for that.

Yes, all bars - which we would call cafes - have bathrooms. I suppose I can’t say all, there must be exceptions but you are pretty safe to assume. Buy a cafe or water and use the bathroom if needed. Of course, never leave a museum or restaurant without going to the restroom first. Restaurants, museums, and larger churches with tourist infrastructure will have restrooms.

The train station in Monterosso al Mare had them. I went in to change into my swimsuit after the all day hike and could barely hold my breath the whole time.