Three Nights in Venice

Hotel Residenza Cannaregio in Venice is really nice and the people are very helpful when it comes to restaurant recommendations, tour information and general information about finding your way around the city. I stayed there for four nights in 2005 and would highly recommend it. Also, the website cross-polinate.com is very helpful if you are looking for cheaper accomodation.. definately check them both out! Ciao!

We like Pensione Guerrato, near the Rialto Bridge. It's an RS recommendation and is featured in several of his TV shows in Venice.

Thanks Michael. I'll look it up.

Hi,
Try the Hotel Galleria, right off the Accademia bridge. Small, quaint, and right on the Grand Canal. We loved it!
enjoy!

Thanks Dean, I'll look it up.

consider an apartment rental. In September you should be able to find a three night minimum one. Definately cheaper than five rooms and usually cheaper than three. Here are a couple of agencies, there are lots.

www.viewsonvenice.com

www.veniceapartments.org

Thats a great tip Ron. Thanks

Check out Ca' Angeli. It is close to the Rialto Bridge.

Hi Loren,

Someone on this site recommended to me, Hotel Messner. They seem fine but we are going in June so I will post on return.

Michelle

Have you tried www.cross-pollinate.com
they have apartments for rent and reasonable rates. I would check it out- many of them are up to five or six people.

Hotel Doni near San Marcos is a bargin, but for five I would look into an apartment...check out www.vrbo.com

We stayed at this lovely townhouse for 3 nights and found it to be off away from the crowds. 3749 Ponte Chiodo Town House Suite. I booked through Venere.com. The inn keeper was so helpful, directing us to restaurants mainly visited by locals.

The Pension Guerrato also has an apartment that I think could easily sleep 8 - it was HUGE and perfectly located. You may need to specifically ask them about it though. I just emailed them when I was looking for a place for our family of 4 and they offered this as an option because we wanted to all be in the same room. This apartment has three very large bedrooms.

Good luck.

Try VRBO.com for apartments. You deal directly with the owners.

Loren,

I have been to Venice numerous times and have always stayed at the Hotel Arcadia. Nice hotel, clean, quiet, reasonably priced and nice people. It is not far from the train station

I mentioned Ca' Angeli a few posts ago, but here is a suite specifically for 5 people. With 5 adults, maybe 1 bathroom isn't enough. But, it's a bargain! We're staying there in July, with our family of 2 adults and 3 kids.

Suite with three connected rooms (for five persons): non-smoking rooms with opening windows (view on the Venice roof tops, not canal view), one private bathroom with bathtub in the Suite, hair dryer, one Double Superior room with king-size bed, one Double room with twin beds and one Single room, double pillows, air conditioning system, 3 Tvs with sat channels, 3 safes, 3 direct dial phones, internet plugs and minibar (charged), at the daily rate of Euro 215,00 per Suite per night, buffet-breakfast services, tax included.10% of V.A.T. is already included.

We rented a two bedroom apartment for several nights from Hotel d'Art (I think an RS recommendation). It was perfect for us. It lacked a nice view or fancy furniture but was comfortable, clean, conveniently located at a very reasonable cost. The hotel didn't advertise apartments. We called ahead and asked what they had for a family of five and they gave us a nearby apartment the hotel owns.

Our familiy of 4 stayed at one of Hotel Campiello's lovely apartments in the summer of 2007. I believe they have 3 apartments which were new as of spring 2007. We had a one bedroom with a sofa bed in the living room. They are very nice with kitchen, dining room, etc. Ours was located at the ground level so no steps! I believe they also have a larger apt. too. It is only a few minutes from San Marco. Note: on their website they call the apartments suites. This is in Rick's book.

Stayed at Pensione Guerrato in the summer of 2005 and it is also very nice. We had a huge quad room for our family with a large, beautiful bathroom. This is just a few minutes from Rialto Bridge on the market side of the Grand Canal and also easy to find.

In 2002 we stayed at Hotel Rialto right on the Grand Canal but I can't imagine how much this place costs now and they probably don't have any apts.

I agree...I'd try VRBO first to see if there's something I like.

We stayed for free in Venice with Starwood points last month...and spent SO MUCH eating out that we said it would have been a much better value to pay for an apartment and be able to cook a bit!

Don't most apartment rentals require a minimum stay? We rented an apartment in Bellagio years ago, and it had a 1 week minimum stay.

Leslie

Many places do have a one week minimum stay as well as a Saturday to Saturday rental period. But there are lots of places that are more flexible. Depending on the season, many will only have a three night minimum. In addition, it never hurts to inquire about availability and times if you find something you like. The agents may need to work around a week and a half rental and have some time to fill in.

Loren,

I would definitely go with an apartment to keep your costs down. You'll pay less per day not only for lodging but for food, even if you only make breakfast. Plus you get to participate in the daily life of Venice that only residents have -- shopping for food! We far preferred this to eating out & not being able to have a snack just by going into the kitchen.

Many apartments have only a 3-day minimum, which is not difficult. We stayed in Ca Rielo, which could house 5 people, but only if they're very good friends. 500-600 Euros a week. It is charming.

We loved Al Piave on Ruga Giuffa right off Campo Santa Maria Formosa. It's in Castello, just a few minutes' walk from San Marco or Rialto. It's a small hotel but charming and immaculate. The folks who run it take very good care of you. I don't know about "value stay", though. I don't think any hotel in Venice is particularly inexpensive. Al Piave was on the lower end of the scale, but not the cheapest. Having breakfast included, though, really helped, because food was pricey. We loved Al Piave, though, and would stay there again.