Staying in Cannaregio area in Venice

Cannaregio is a large area. What part--east or west end?

We didn't stay there, but we walked over there for a meal and must admit it was quite the hike from the main areas (though great if you want to walk off all that pasta!). You can catch the water buses, though. I might suggest that you also look at the Dorsoduro area. We stayed there and it was much cheaper than the San Marco area, but it wasn't that far by foot -- St. Mark's Square was about a 15 min. walk and there were quite a few bars/restaurants in Dorsoduro.

Venice is small and easy to get around whether by foot of vaporetto. Look for a place you are comfortable with, a room or apartment you like. The first time we went to Venice I fretted about which neighborhood and settled on a B&B near San Marco. It was great, but we discovered that it was perfectly reasonable to stay almost anywhere and still find it convenient. We like San Polo a lot, but Cannaregio is nice and convenient as well.

The part of Canarregio that runs along the north side of Venice (Fondamenta Nuove area) is quiet, I stay there often.

We always stay in this area at the Hotel Abazzia on a quiet calle (alley) just past the train station and Ferrovia vaporetto stop. The place is a former Carmelite Monastery with modern rooms and an extremely helpful staff, especially Matteo and Mirko.

We found this place in Frommer's Italy guide ten years ago and have been staying here ever since. The area is about a twenty minute walk to Piazza San Marco since it is on the same side of the Grand Canal.

One suggestion would be to walk the back streets after you've seen the sights. Once on these back streets you will experience a different Venice.

A good booking website we always use is venere.com. They are the European Expedia and very reliable.

Buon viaggio,

We are staying in the Aquavenice B&B in Canereggio next May. It has lots of great reviews and is highly rated on Tripadvisor. Price is under $200/night. I used google walking maps to map the distance and route from there to each of the attractions and none seemed too far. And as someone else said, there are always the vaparetttos and it is close to a vaparetto stop. We like that it is an easy walk from the train station with only one bridge to cross, and that we can get away from the crowds (we hope) at night. Good luck with your planning.

We just stayed in Venice for the 2nd time on 1-2 Sep 2013. We stayed at a 10 room Guest House at 3749 Ponte Chiodo in the Cannaregio area. We are in our late 60's and had no trouble walking with our 20 in suitcases for the 20 minute walk from the train station. It is only a few minutes from a main street the Strada Nuova which runs parallel to the grand canal. there are a quite a number of restaurants (Some recommended by Rick)on this avenue. there are also restaurants along a canal used mainly by locals out the othe side of the hotel. There is a gondola shuttle to take you across the canal as well as a major vaporetto stop and we had no trouble walking to the Rialto bridge and the frari church after taking the shuttle across the grand canal. we almost always stay in hotels / B&B's recommended by Rick but they were all booked for this trip to Venice. Ponte Chiodo was recommended by Fodors and we were very pleased with the location, our room, and our very helpful host. Would definitely stay there again Rick should really add this Guest House to his list of places to stay in Venice

There's a great restaurant in Cannaregio, frequented by the locals - Paradiso Perduto. Lots of fun, if you're looking for a high energy experience.