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€320, superior Db-€400, deluxe canal-front Db-€490, air-con, 100 yards from Rialto Bridge
at Cannaregio 5768, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.alponteantico.com ,
[e-mail] , Matteo makes you feel like royalty).
$$ Locanda la Corte is perfumed with elegance without being snooty. Its 17 attractive,
high-ceilinged, wood-beamed rooms—Venetian-style, done in earthy pastels—circle a
small, quiet courtyard (standard Db-€150, deluxe Db-€170, cash discount, ask about dis-
count with this topic, suites and family rooms available, air-con, on Calle Bressana at
Castello 6317, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.locandalacorte.it ,
[e-mail] , Marco, Abel, and Tommy the cat).
$ Alloggi Barbaria rents eight backpacker-type rooms on one floor around a bright but
institutional-feeling common area. Beyond Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, it's a long walk
from the action, in a residential neighborhood, and only a step above a youth hostel (Db-
€90-100,thirdorfourthperson-€25each,paycashforbestprice,familydeals,limitedbreak-
fast,air-con,onCalledeleCapucineatCastello6573,tel.[phone],fax[phone],
www.alloggibarbaria.it , [e-mail] , Giorgio and Fausto).
Near the Accademia Bridge
As you step over the Accademia Bridge, the commotion of touristy Venice is replaced by a
sleepy village laced with canals. This quiet area, next to the best painting gallery in town, is
a 15-minute walk from the Rialto or St. Mark's Square.
Thefastvaporetto#2connectstheAccademiaBridgewiththetrainstation(15minutes),
Piazzale Romabusstation(20minutes),Tronchettoparkinglot(25minutes),andSt.Mark's
Square (5 minutes). For hotels south of the Accademia Bridge, vaporetto #5.1 to Zattere (or
the Alilaguna speedboat from the airport to Zattere) is a good option.