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The B&B annexe is less charming, but cheaper. Ask staff about rides with Venice's pion-
eering woman gondolier.
HOTEL AL CODEGA €€
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HOTEL
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( 041 241 46 21;
www.hotelalcodega.com
;
Corte del Forno Vecchio 4435; d incl breakfast €103-276; ;
Rialto)
Unicorns are easier to find in Venice than a quiet, new, affordable, well-lit, family-
run hotel five minutes' walk to Piazza San Marco - yet here you have it. Veer off
boutique-lined Calle Goldoni, duck under the
sotoportego
(archway), and this flower-
trimmed yellow inn greets you in the courtyard. Request sunny courtyard-facing rooms or
the easy-access ground-floor Casanova room (there's no lift).
HOTEL NOEMI €€
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B&B
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( 041 523 81 44;
www.hotelnoemi.com
; Calle dei Fabbri 909; d incl breakfast €80-250; ; San Zaccaria)
The gilded baroque beds and Murano mood lighting in brocade-swagged guestrooms give
stays here undeniable Venetian charm - but Noemi doesn't just get by on looks. Besides
its prime location 50m behind Piazza San Marco, Noemi offers reserved garage space and
24-hour reception for late arrivals and early departures. Bathrooms are small, but the con-
vivial breakfast salon is a perk.
NOVECENTO €€
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BOUTIQUE HOTEL
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( 041 241 37 65;
www.novecento.biz
; Calle del Dose 2683/84; d €140-300; ; Santa Maria del Giglio)
World travellers put down roots in nine bohemian-chic rooms plush with Turkish kilim
pillows, Fortuny draperies and 19th-century carved bedsteads piled with duvets. Linger
over breakfasts in the garden under Indian parasols, go for a massage at sister property
Hotel Flora, take a hotel-organised course in Venetian cooking or landscape drawing, or
mingle with creative fellow travellers around the honesty bar.
AD PLACE VENICE €€€
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DESIGN HOTEL
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( 041 241 23 24;
www.adplacevenice.com
;
Fondamenta della Fenice 2557a; d incl breakfast €130-350; ;
Santa Maria del Giglio)
Like a diva at Teatro La Fenice across the canal, AD Place delivers
shout-it-from-the-rooftops romance: patchwork theatre curtains line the lobby, a silver
love-seat winks in the salon, and candy-striped guestrooms with tufted-velvet beds beckon
