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Rooms often small with little natural
light; streets crowded and noisy in the
morning; fewer good-value restaurant
options.
Historic and design hotels in central location, op-
timal for sightseeing and shopping.
SAN MARCO
Lively student scene can mean noise
echoing from Campo Santa Margherita
until 2am, especially on weekends.
Lively art and student scenes, with design hotels
near museums and seaside getaways along Zattere.
DORSODURO
Top value on spacious B&Bs and opulent boutique
hotels with prime local dining, Rialto markets,
drinking and shopping; convenient to train and
bus.
Easy to get lost in maze of streets, and
it may be a long walk to major sights
and a
vaporetto
stop.
SAN POLO &
SANTA CROCE
Venice's best deals on B&Bs with character and
hotels convenient to the train and car park, with
canal-bank happy hours and restaurants frequented
by locals.
Long walk or
vaporetto
ride to San
Marco sightseeing; pedestrian traffic
between train station and Rialto.
CANNAREGIO
Calmer and fewer tourists as you move away from
San Marco; good budget options.
The eastern fringes are quite far away
from key sights and quiet at night.
CASTELLO
GIUDECCA, LIDO
& THE SOUTHERN
ISLANDS
Better value for money; beaches within walking
distance in summer; fewer tourists.
Far from the action, especially at night;
must rely on
vaporetti
.
MURANO,
BURANO & THE
NORTHERN
ISLANDS
Far from Venice crowds, excellent island-fresh
cuisine.
Far from Venice; sporadic
vaporetti
after 5.30pm; very quiet in low season.
Sestiere di San Marco
GIÒ & GIÒ €
MAP
B&B
GOOGLE MAP
( 347 366 50 16;
www.giogiovenice.com
; Calle delle Ostreghe 2439; d incl breakfast €90-150; ; Santa
Maria del Giglio)
Restrained baroque sounds like an oxymoron, but here you have it: burl-
wood bedsteads, pearl-grey silk draperies, polished parquet floors and spotlit art. Pack-
aged breakfasts are available in the shared kitchen. Ideally located near Piazza San Marco
along a side canal, next to the Gritti Palace; angle for rooms overlooking the gondola stop,
and wake to choruses of
Volare, oh-oh-oooooh!
HOTEL AI DO MORI €
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