No AC in Venice?

It's true. There are 70F in Venice now, turning the AC on would have been forbidden even before the war. You'll survive, especially if you ask the hotel one of those mosquito repellents to be plugged in the socket.

Surviving and enjoying are two different things, sadly :(

I infer from how your post is written that you are in Venice now. Correct?

The current weather report shows highs of 70-72 and overnght in mid 50s for the next 7 days. You are among the few who would describe that as 'hot and humid'.

I have no doubt the cost of energy is driving the conservation measures by the hotel.

Does the hotel have any fans you can use to make it 'too windy' for the skeeters in your room? Assuming there are no screens (which seems typical for Italy), which I find mystifying. Perhaps,unlike the speed cameras, the skeeters do target tourists. :-)

Yes, I am in Venice now.

Yes, it is nice outside. I agree with that. And I actually like to set my room at 72-74 F. But, for whatever reason -- ventilation, insulation, etc., the ACTUAL room feels more like 80+ and humid (now that I think about it.. heat raises, and I'm on the 4th/top floor..?). But if I open the windows, all the mosquitos will come in, and they LOVE me ( wouldn't say they target tourists so much as they've targeted me all my life! ha..). I tried it for 10 mins and caught/killed a few already.

Also, when I take a shower, the air doesn't vent well... I try to close the door to trap the hotter humid air in the bathroom, but it inadvertently "escapes" into the hotel room. Last night at 2 AM, after not being able to fall asleep, I threw on some clothes and stepped outside to get some cooler fresh air. When I came back into my room, my glasses immediately fogged up!

The hotel did give me a small fan today though. I am hoping that will help tonight.

Try the fan and a wet/damp towel. On broken air conditioning occasions, I have found it works wonders.

@TexasTravelmom Oh cool, never knew that trick. Had to google it to see if there was more to.. cold, wet towel on AC.. but.. looks like that's it. I'll give it a shot.

Nope, just put the wet towel on you (neck, face, wherever you feel hot) and sleep under the fan. Simple but cool.

I’m not from the south and 80° is just too hot ESPECIALLY indoors. Berlin right now is absolutely beautiful! My hotel in Mitte upgraded me and I have a little terrace facing the Spree River! I’m keeping the terrace door open to enjoy the cool temps all night. Nothing better than NATURAL air conditioning!

The hotel is complying with local law.

We were in Venice the 15 to the 19 of September. We had air-conditioning. Is your hotels AC off or just set higher
then you need?

I learned the hard way in Milan that heat and A/C are seasonal, as in the hotel turns them on and off on some schedule. So if it's October you are out of A/C season.

Alexander, I empathize with you. I am also very sensitive to heat and humidity (for some of us, 72 deg F with 10% humidity is certainly more tolerable than 72 deg F with 60% humidity). Biting insects LOVE my blood too (when I'm on hikes, my companions want me to sit next to them so biters enjoy drinking my blood and leave them alone. Am told it has to do with the concentration of carbon dioxide in one's blood, but I haven't confirmed this. ). If you tried the wet towel and fan suggestion, did it work to keep you cool(er)?

I just came home from Venice. Evenings were cool, in the low 70s. I added a blanket to the bed. My 4th floor B&B room did not need A/C. Nor did I open the windows; mosquitos love me.

Evenings were cool, in the low 70s

Only someone from Phoenix would call the 'low 70s' , "cool"

Exactly joe. It’s all relative. The OP asked for help with his situation, didn’t ask what other people experienced in Venice.

Mosquitoes like type O blood, so that might be why you get bitten. They also like people who have been drinking, so they probably do prefer tourists in Venice. If you are having trouble in a room on the 4th floor, but were able to walk around outside unmolested I suspect there is a water source near your room where they are breeding. If the room feels damp that also makes me wonder about a hidden water source. Mosquitoes do not fly more than one story high (about 12 feet), but if they find water sources they will keep climbing higher and breeding. They can lay eggs in a bottle cap, little depressions in a tile roof, in the drain pan of an external air conditioner that was not emptied after the AC was turned off for the season, places like that.

C00smith, tell that about mosquitoes not flying higher than 1 floor to every person living in Italy and bring eaten by mosquitoes even on the 7th floor of buildings in the middle of cities. They definitely fly higher

c00smith. Your blood type O doesn’t ring true. I’m A negative, my hubby is O. I get bit, he doesn’t. He also drinks more than I do, but I eat more sugar.

It seems there is a preference for Type O vs. Type A blood, but it's just one factor. I'm Type O (too much sugar, no alcohol) and only very rarely get bitten. https://www.healthline.com/health/mosquito-blood-type#research

Visitors to Florence need to beware these little pests near the Arno, my room was full of them and they didn't offer to split the cost