Where to stay in Venice is one of the main problems of visiting this beutiful city. Anyone who visits Italy, or even Europe, should pass through Venice. Even though it is an amazing city, one in the world, in the past years it has become more and more a touristy attraction. Because of this reason, there’s a lot of infrastructure to help the traveler. On the other hand, it is quite hard to find anything close to real in Venice. If you decide to go, you have here the perfect guide to find where to stay in Venice !
First question: Mainland, city center or islands?
You first need to decide where do you want to stay. If you are only going to be in Venice for a few days, your best option is to stay in the city center or the islands that you can reach with one of the many local vaporettos. If you are going to be there for a couple of weeks, it may be a cheaper choice to stay inland. Your range of option to decide where to stay in Venice will be wider. In any case, and because Venice can be discovered in 3 days, this guide will focus on the city center.
The cheaper option, best hostels in Venice: Sunny Terrace Hostel
I can speak about this option from my own experience. Last summer I was there during the heat wave named Lucifer. If you are not from Europe, this heat wave hit most of the continent the first week of August and places where temperatures barely reach 30ºC during the summer, where for a few days consistently above 40ºC. And you may say now, so what. Well, this is strongly linked with my review of this hostel. Sunny Terrace Hostel is a student house that is used as hostel.
Located in one of the islands in the South of the Old Town, it can be reached with a vaporetto in a few minutes. There is the option to share a room with other people, but we decided on a double room. The room was nice and big, nice bathroom too. There were four big windows and views to a secondary canal. And there was absolutely no wind comming in or AC. In case you were wondering, you cannot sleep at 40ºC. That was a big drawback.
The bad and the good
Another negative point was the location. I thought there were Vaporettos all night long and that their price was “normal”. I come from one of the most expensive countries in Europe and 7€ one way felt like I was being robbed. Moreover, a little bit before midnight, this service stops and there is no way to access or leave the island. So if you decide on this option, make sure you check the Vaporetto schedules ahead. Moreover, there’s not much to do on the island.
Staying in this hostel has also some advantages. For once, its price: A double room will only cost you 70€ per night (aka 35€ per head if you are two). I know it is quite expensive for a hostel, but considering the prices of the hotels on the city…. it’s quite a deal. This place still has the hostel vibe, and people will just start talking to you anywhere. Moreover, the best part of this hotel is its terrace (from where it gets its name). There is a huge terrace on the top floor with some chairs and amazing views. Even though it is far from the center, the landscape, specially at night, is fantastic.
The mid-range option: Appartments and more
If you are looking for where to stay in Venice and you want/can spend a little a bit more, this is your section. The city has tones of appartments listed in AirBnB that are true jewels. The price range there goes from about 100€ per night per appartment to many hundreds. Because the availability of these options is very different each week and change much per season, if you want to rent an appartment, just look for a place within your price range with tones of good reviews. Like with everything else, reviews are the reality.
Now, if we talk about hotels, there are some options in the city center. One of the nicest hotels in the mid-range is Hotel Della Mora. It is a very simple option, very similar to the Sunny Terrace mentioned above, but with a substantial difference: it’s location. This hotel is located in the middle of the Old Town, and just because of this, it’s price is 130€ per night. You can scroll through the pictures so that you know what to expect. I think that if you are interested in not spending more than 100€ per night you will be better off in an appartment though. Now moving on…
The high end, luxurious hotels in Venice: classic and modern
If you have money you can experience Venice in a completely different way. You can choose between staying in a refurbished old palace and live like the old Dukes of the city, or go for a more modern setting. In any case you will be experiencing the best luxurious hotels in Venice.
If you go for the first option, there are some nice Palazzetos in the city, although my favourite is: Hotel Nani Mocenigo Palace. Imagine a bed where any king could sleep. With a canopie the same colour than the walls and the perfect complementing floor. Hanging from the ceiling a huge chandelier and a silver tray next to the bed. If I had the money… I think I would go for this option to be honest. Even though the price is not extremely high, you will have to spend at least 300€ per night to enjoy of all of this.
The last and most expensive option would be Liassidi Wellness Suites. Even though you can find more expensive options (this choice is 500€ the night/room), both the location and characteristics of this hotel are magnificent. Right in the middle of the old town, the rooms are excellent and very comfortable. The ambiance of the hotel is modern and tasteful without completely disconnect with the old style of the Venice. An amazing choice, let me tell you.
Where to stay in Venice, what do you think?
There are many options for accomodation in this beautiful city. Would you recommend another one? Let me know in the comments below!
