Hi, I'm looking for a small bed and breakfast to stay in for a few nights in April. Just two of us. Has anyone stayed in any of the following? Any other suggestions welcome!
Casa di Sara or Ca San Trovaso (both in Dorsoduro- in the Rick Steves book).
Le Villeggiatura in San Polo
My favorite - and one of a lot people here - is Bed & Breakfast Corte Campana run by Grace and Riccardo a little ways from San Marco square.
https://www.cortecampana.com/index.html
I'm sure people will suggest others.
Venice is amazing, enjoy,
=Tod
We also recommend B&B Corte Campana. My wife and I stayed for 4 nights in 2022 before going to Padua to join the Village Italy tour. Everything about our stay was great and I thought it was very reasonably priced. We are planning on returning.
ditto!! Really liked B & B Corte Campana. Grace and Ricardo are AMAZING!
Another vote for B&B Corte Campana. I have stayed there twice (2022 four nights and 2024 five nights) and have another four nights booked for September 2026. It’s a five minute walk to San Marco and walking distance to everything and vaporetto. B&B is on a short quiet “street”. Grace and Riccardo are the nicest people you will ever meet.
I recommend B&B Hortus. I only stayed one night and wish I could have stayed longer. There was a cute garden in front of the building and my room overlooked one of the canals, not a busy one thankfully. I thought it was reasonably priced. Also run by a very helpful and kind couple. https://www.bbhortus.com/
I will check out both! Thoughts on Dorsoduro as a location vs a bit more central? I had liked the idea of it perhaps being a little quieter.
I haven't checked out Dosoduro as much as I would like to - that's planned for the next trip. But by reputation it is more of student area with fewer tourists and less touristy/more student friendly prices. All of this sounds perfect to me.
Honestly, everything being equal I would stay further away from S Marco as a location. But we've stayed with Riccardo and Grace several times and if they have availability I can't not stay there when I have the chance. And Venice is small so small that even if you've got to brave SM or S Zaccaria vaporetti stops you can quickly be somewhere else.
Enjoy Venice,
=Tod
I stayed at an Air BnB in the Dorsoduro neighborhood in late September. It was a 5 minute walk from the Rezzonico vaporetto stop. The 2 bedroom apartment is right adjacent to the Santa Margherita Piazza, where there are restaurants, bakeries and a grocery store. A full kitchen and a view of a small canal too. Great location and a reasonably priced rental. Let me know if you want the contact information.
The more affordable places are near the Main rail station.
Thank you to all who have recommended the Corte Campana - I just booked for 4 nights in May and already the hosts have been so welcoming and helpful. As a solo woman traveler, I appreciate feeling like someone has an eye on my well being.