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cademia art museum, go right to where the small canal hits the big one; tel. 041-521-0188,
fax 041-523-9152, www.pensioneaccademia.it , info@pensioneaccademia.it ).
$$$ Hotel Belle Arti has a grand entry and a formal, stern staff. With the ambience
of a modern American hotel, its 64 rooms feel out of place in musty Old World Venice
(Sb-€150, Db-€240, Tb-€270, air-con, elevator; 100 yards behind Accademia art museum
at Dorsoduro 912a; tel. 041-522-6230, fax 041-528-0043, www.hotelbellearti.com ,
info@hotelbellearti.com ).
$$ Pensione la Calcina, the home of English writer John Ruskin in 1876, maintains
a 19th-century formality. It comes with three-star comforts in a professional yet intimate
package. Its 27 nautical-feeling rooms are squeaky clean, with nice wood furniture, hard-
wood floors, and a peaceful canalside setting facing Giudecca Island (Sb-€140, Sb with
view-€170, Db-€150-250,Dbwith view-€290-350, Qb-€320,air-con,rooftopterrace, buffet
breakfast outdoors on platform over lagoon, near Zattere vaporetto stop at south end of Rio
de San Vio at Dorsoduro 780, tel. 041-520-6466, fax 041-522-7045, www.lacalcina.com ,
info@lacalcina.com ).
$$ Casa Rezzonico, a tranquil getaway far from the crowds, rents seven quiet rooms
with a grassy private garden terrace (Sb-€130, Db-€170, Tb-€200, Qb-€230, ask for Rick
Steves discount when you book, air-con, near Ca' Rezzonico vaporetto stop—line #1,
on Fondamenta Gherardini at Dorsoduro 2813, tel. 041-277-0653, fax 041-277-5435,
www.casarezzonico.it , info@casarezzonico.it , Matteo).
$$ Hotel Galleria has nine tight, velvety rooms, most with views of the Grand Canal.
Some rooms are quite narrow. It's run with a family feel by Luciano and Stefano (S-€85,
D-€130, skinny Grand Canal view Db-€160, palatial Grand Canal view Db-€185, break-
fast in room, ceiling fans, free mini-bar, 30 yards from Accademia art museum, next to re-
commended Foscarini pizzeria at Dorsoduro 878a, tel. 041-523-2489, fax 041-520-4172,
www.hotelgalleria.it , info@hotelgalleria.it ).
$$DonOrioneReligiousGuestHouse isabigculturalcenterdedicatedtotheworkofa
local man who became a saint in modern times. Filling an old monastery, it feels institution-
al, like a modern retreat center—clean, peaceful, and strictly run, with 74 rooms. It's beau-
tifully located, comfortable, and a fine value (Sb-€88, Db-€146, Tb-€188, Qb-€226, profits
go to mission work in the developing world, groups welcome, air-con, elevator, on Rio
Terà A. Foscarini, Dorsoduro 909a, tel. 041-522-4077, fax 041-528-6214, www.donorione-
venezia.it , info@donorione-venezia.it ) .FromtheZattere vaporettostop,turnright,thenturn
left. It's just after the church at #909a.
$ Ca' San Trovaso rents seven simple rooms split between the main building and a
nearby annex. The location is peaceful, on a small desolate-feeling canal (Sb-€90, Db-€115,
Db with bigger canal view and air-con-€130, Tb-€145, pay cash for best prices, breakfast in
your room, air-con in most rooms, no common space except small roof terrace, near Zattere
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