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Where to Sleep in Venice
For visitors on a tight budget, it might seem
that the question of where to sleep in Venice is best answered with the word
"Don't."
It's true that Venice's hotels have a reputation for being more
expensive than their counterparts in other Italian cities. There are good reasons for
this: Every towel, bar of soap, roll of toilet paper, bag of coffee, and
loaf of bread must be delivered to your Venetian hotel by handcart or boat.
Sewage may be stored in an underground cesspit and removed by barge. In short,
running a hotel in Venice is an expensive proposition, so it shouldn't be
surprising that Venetian hotel rates aren't cheap.
Still, there is some good news: Quoted rates include taxes, unlike rates in
some countries such as the United States. The rate frequently covers breakfast,
too. When it doesn't, you can save on
breakfast by having your coffee and croissant at the counter of a neighborhood
bar or café.
Next page:
Hotel areas, when to book
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Note: Most--but not all--of the links on our accommodations pages
point to hotel Web sites managed by Venere, Italy's leading discount reservations
service. Venere's rates are typically less than you'd pay if you booked
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Hotel inset photos copyright ©
Venere.
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