Public rest rooms in Venice

You can pay as you go (LOL) but then you always have to have change on hand. I remember paying 1.50 euro for the one near the Rialto Bridge. I think a card would be easier.

I bought the toilet cards our first trip to Venice and the facilities were never where we needed them, so when we left, I turned over all of the cards to our B&B host, who laughed becasue he realized how minimally useful they are. Use the restrooms in museums and churches, and if the need is urgent, stop for a coffee (1 Euro) or buy a bottle of water in a bar and use the toilet there.

Espresso has two purposes in Venice. They are great for that lovely coffee taste and flavour. They are also your ticket, for €1, to the bar's toilet. The toilets covered by the venice connect are never where you need them. When the need arises have a caffé. Bars are everywhere and most are quite passable in the little room at the back. And never, ever, leave a museum without "going" for free.

Did'nt know about the toilet card.....does it cover all the public ones or just at certain points? We usually do the cafe/aqua/gelato stop when the need arises but I would suggest avoiding doing this in the Piazza San Marco area.....an emergency stop a couple of weeks ago cost us 14 euro for a cappuccino and an espresso.

@Ron - The toilets covered by the card are few and far between. Even for P.za San Marco they are down by the Giardinetto. (I once ducked into a hotel to ask where the darn cards were useable and the concierge just waived me into their lobby facility.)

Thank you eveyone for the info.

Grazie Laurel.

Restroom use was generally 1 Euro and staffed by an attendant. I wouldn't bother with a card.

What happens if someone is having an emergency and does not have a toilet card, change or near a restaurant, etc? Is there some kind of emergency option? Ruth

Ruth, carry the change. The emergency option is not a pretty sight.

Show me anywhere, I really mean anywhere, in any sestiere, where you are more than 100 metres from a bar. What is the emergency option in Concord? Or Boston?