Venice hotels?

Look at booking.com

You will get far more first hand reviews of places you are interested in than you will ever get on here.

Who knows, you might even find a place not mentioned in Rick's guide that gets outstanding reviews and meets your criteria.

Pensione Guerrato. Have stayed there many times. Let us know if you decide to stay there as we can give you detailed directions for a "back door" route that will save time and distance hauling luggage. Hope this helps. TC

I would recommend Hotel Cristallo on Lido in Venice. Lido is an island and only a short, scenic ferry ride away from the heart of Venice. It is lovely and reasonably priced. We rented bicycles nearby and toured the island by bike. It is away from the noise and madding crowds of Venice. More locals, fewer tourists. We enjoyed our stay there very much.

I just stayed at the Hotel Continental and was quite happy. Has Grand Canal view rooms starting at 224 euro per night in September. It is walking distance of Santa Lucia station, and has a deck on the canal for sipping your Bellinis before dinner. I see it is sold out for some nights in Sept. Google their website for direct booking.

"Budget Value Hotel". Hotel Tivoli. My family and I stayed there last June. This is a clean, basic, no frills hotel. A decent "Italian style" breakfast is offered for free. Good location near Frari church. Better value restaurants nearby like Impronta Cafe. I would stay here again. There is NO elevator. So, if you can't drag luggage upstairs, this is NOT your hotel. This is an attractive area to stroll in morning and evening.

I stayed at the Hotel Campiello for a couple of nights in September. It is in Rick's book and I picked it because it looked like it was easy to get to from the Alilaguna stop without bridges to cross. I was meeting up with family who had not been to Venice and one of them was having some back issues so I figured the less walking with their carryon the better. I thought it would be less confusing and it was. Breakfast was very nice if you got there early, otherwise it was very busy and they did not replenish quickly. It is in your price range, but no canal view. Reception staff was very friendly and helpful with recommendations.

Hello TC.
We are flying into Venice and staying at Pensione Guerrato in August. Can you share your directions for the "back door" route to the Pensione?
Thanks,
Julia

We stayed at Hotel le Isoles last September. It is in the st Mark square area. A 3 minute walk to the Vaporetto stop of San Zaccaria.
It was 300/night, had a great en suite and a great breakfast. They did serve fresh eggs and pancetta to order as well as a buffet style breakfast table with all the fixings.. Hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. The only problem, no canal view. We walked to the Rialto bridge area in 5 minutes. The Hotel and location are fantastic.

Julia, have sent you a PM with directions. TC

I ran into a lot of the same problems when I went to book rooms for our May trip. I first thought that half the world must be in Italy in May because going through the Rick Steve's hotels (which I have always done), most came back already full. But it was suggested to me to go on bookings.com and I had great success in Florence and Orvieto. Rome was no problem, and I ended up with lots of availability in Cinque Terre, but I think most were closed and not booking rooms when I first started at the end of January.

TC can you send me back door directions as we just booked this for July. Thanks!

Do you recall the accommodations being quiet?

We stayed at Locanda Orseolo for 5 nights in August 2013 and loved it. It's rated #1 on Trip Advisor for B&B's and for good reason. The location is excellent (between St. Mark's Square & The Rialto area) yet it feels more removed. It's on the Orseolo Canal and it was so nice waking up and watching life go by on the canal below. The rooms are clean and comfortable and the included breakfast can't be beat. We loved sitting at our table in the morning that overlooked the canal and we enjoyed talking with other guests. The staff was wonderful and always available to answer questions and make recommendations. (They recommended a great restaurant that ended up being our favorite and we ate there 3 out of 5 nights.) The nightly rate was very reasonable considering the level of service and accommodations. It's definitely within your range and I highly recommend it. The only drawback is that there's no elevator but the staff were nice enough to carry our luggage to/from our room. The other nice thing is that the B&B has a private water taxi landing and we splurged and took a private taxi from the airport to the B&B and then from the B&B to the car rental area on our last day.