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(generally Db-€260, check website for special discounts or email Sr. Romanelli for Rick
Steves discount off standard prices, air-con, elevator, family apartment, San Marco 2283a,
tel. 041-520-5844, fax 041-522-8217,
www.hotelflora.it
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info@hotelflora.it
)
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$$$ Hotel Bel Sito
offers pleasing yet well-worn Old World character, 34 rooms, gen-
erous public spaces, a peaceful courtyard, and a picturesque location—facing a church on
a small square between St. Mark's Square and the Accademia (Sb-€110, Db-€185, air-
con, elevator; near Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto stop—line #1, San Marco 2517; tel.
041-522-3365, fax 041-520-4083,
www.hotelbelsitovenezia.it
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info@hotelbelsito.info
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man-
ager Rossella).
$$ Hotel Mercurio,
a block in front of La Fenice Opera House, offers a warm welcome
and 29 peaceful, comfortable rooms, some with canal views (Sb-€130, Db-€170, Tb-€200,
Qb-€230-250, €10 less when booked direct and paid in cash, air-con, on Calle del Fruttariol
at San Marco 1848, tel. 041-522-0947, fax 041-241-1079,
www.hotelmercurio.com
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info@hotelmercurio.com
, Monica, Vittorio, and Natale).
Vaporetto #2 brings you to the Rialto quickly from the train station, the Piazzale Roma bus
station, and the parking-lot island of Tronchetto. You can also take the slower vaporetto #1
(but not from Tronchetto).
West of the Rialto Bridge
$$Pensione Guerrato,
abovethecolorfulRialto producemarket andjusttwominutes from
the Rialto Bridge, is run by friendly, creative, and hardworking Roberto and Piero. Their
800-year-old building—with 24 spacious, air-conditioned, and charming rooms—is simple,
airy, and wonderfully characteristic (D-€90, Db-€140, Tb-€160, Qb-€175, Quint/b-€185,
check website forspecial discounts, askaboutRick Steves discount withthisbookandcash,
onCalledriolaScimiaatSanPolo240a,tel.&fax041-528-5927,
www.pensioneguerrato.it
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info@pensioneguerrato.it
, Monica and Rosanna). My tour groups book this place for 60
nights each year. Sorry. The Guerrato also rents family apartments in the old center (great
for groups of 4-8) for around €55 per person.
East of the Rialto Bridge
$$$ Hotel al Ponte Antico
is exquisite, professional, and small. With nine plush rooms,
a velvety royal living/breakfast room, and its own dock for water taxi arrivals, it's perfect
for a romantic anniversary. Because its wonderful terrace overlooks the Grand Canal,
Rialto Bridge, and market action, its non-canal-view rooms may be a better value (Db-