Added: 03/13/2006 |
Cheap Venice Hotels - Modest, Charming, Thoroughly Romantic"Venice on the cheap". It can be done, but it takes some digging. But it doesn't mean that you should deprive yourself of a trip to one of the most magnificent cities in Europe! This article will attempt to save you some cash by recommending some cheap Venice hotels. But trust us; it is not easy to find cheap Venice hotels among the variety offered in the city of canals. Although now, hotels are a good deal cheaper than in the past thanks to cheaper flights. Venice breaks are rarely low priced as the popularity of the destination ensures that hotel prices are generally above average. But don't despair, as nevertheless, there are some very cheap Venice hotels to be found at certain times of year.
The key to great value in Venice is often the choice of the hotel location. For example, the famous Venice hotel Alloggi Alla Scala is located in a historic garden that sits on the canal's edge, so music from the gondolas can be heard from the canal-side rooms. Reservations are important as the hotel is in the tourist centre of Venice, just minutes from the Rialto and San Marco. Naturally, hotels in prime positions are usually expensive, but there are a host of smaller hotels not seen in many brochures which offer superb value and cozy, stylish Venetian accommodations at rates which make a short break affordable.
Another very busy time in Venice, when it is very hard to find cheap Venice hotels is during Carnival. Cheap Venice hotels are booked out months in advance. So if this spectacular event is one for you then book as early as possible. It also concerns cheap Venice hotels so a reservation is absolutely important.
As the city is formed by many islands, there are a great number of cheap Venice hotels situated there and combining a hotel with a kind of mini-resort. This is just the thing with the Rivamare Hotel, one of the cheap Venice hotels, which is located on Lido Island. It is the only island of Venice that can be easily reached with your own car or bus. Besides, ferry-boats leaving every 50 minutes from the mainland. Cheap Venice hotels have only one drawback, which is again an advantage - and that's the location. Lido Island is both on the beach and the garden of Venice, with a long row of sandy beach fronts facing the Adriatic Sea, and its boulevards surrounded by high trees and private and public gardens. On this island you will enjoy a more relaxed atmosphere. The ideal place to rest and relax after all the crowd any tourist in Venice encounters.
Rivamare Hotel's position is the most beautiful but also the most expensive - in front of the Excelsior Beach, close to the Venice Film Festival and Congress Palace, and all the most important cultural attractions, sport and entertainment facilities. This is one of the cheap Venice hotels, which are usually two stars, but in spite of this is very cozy and small.
Usually cheap Venice hotels feature no more than 30 to 50 rooms. This one contains 28 rooms and all of them come with a private bathroom, which all were remodeled in 2001. All the rooms are quite large and comfortable. All the rooms have telephone, TV and air conditioning; many of them have a terrace and sea view. Cheap Venice hotels generally offer catering facilities presented in restaurant halls where every morning a rich buffet breakfast is prepared. Or you can choose the adjoining terrace to relax and have a cappuccino or a light snack.
So remember, cheap Venice hotels CAN be found. You just need to look in the right places!
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