Italy
Hotels in Venice
The one city on this list where luggage, not price, should decide where you book.
Venice is the most practically demanding city here to book a hotel in, and the reason is simple: there are no cars, and there are a great many bridges, each with steps. A hotel three hundred metres from the water bus stop can mean carrying your bags over four bridges. That is the question to ask before the question about price.
The historic islands are small, dense and entirely built up, so rooms are small, lifts are rare and everything costs more than it would on the mainland. The mainland alternative is genuinely cheaper and genuinely less pleasant — you gain a normal-sized room and lose the thing you came for.
Prices follow the crowds, and the crowds follow the cruise and carnival calendars as much as the weather. The city is also prone to seasonal high water in the autumn, which is worth knowing before booking a ground-floor room.
Where to stay in Venice
The area you book in changes the price and the trip more than the star rating does.
Around St Mark's and the Grand Canal
The postcard Venice — closest to the main sights, the most expensive rooms in the city, and the busiest foot traffic. Convenient if you are here for two nights and want to walk out of the door into it.
The quieter sestieri
The residential districts away from the main route between the station and St Mark's. Better value, far calmer in the evening, and where the city feels like somewhere people live. Expect more bridges between you and the sights.
The lagoon islands and the mainland
The beach island, the outer islands and the mainland town across the causeway. Substantially cheaper and much easier with luggage, at the cost of a boat or bus ride each way.
Stay near
Most people pick a hotel by what they want to be next to. Each of these searches Venice for stays around that spot.
Properties in Venice
A sample of what is bookable. Open one for photos, rooms and live rates for your dates.
H10 Palazzo Canova
San Polo - Via Riva del Vin 744
Exceptional
4,155 reviews
Splendid Venice - Starhotels Collezione
San Marco Mercerie 760
Exceptional
2,957 reviews
Rosa Salva Hotel
San Marco 951, Calle Fiubera
Exceptional
2,971 reviews
Hotel Ai Cavalieri di Venezia
Calle Borgolocco 6108, Castello
Exceptional
825 reviews
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Isola Della Giudecca 810
Excellent
3,677 reviews
Hotel Abbazia
Cannaregio, Calle Priuli Cavaletti 68
Excellent
4,688 reviews
Hotel Saturnia & International
San Marco 2398 - Via XXII Marzo
Exceptional
3,238 reviews
San Clemente Palace Venice
Isola di San Clemente, 1
Exceptional
494 reviews
Hotel Carlton On The Grand Canal
Sestiere Di Santa Croce 578
Excellent
9,547 reviews
Hotel Indigo Venice - Sant'Elena by IHG
Calle Buccari 10 S Elena
Exceptional
1,450 reviews
Danieli, Venezia, A Four Seasons Hotel
Riva Degli Schiavoni, 4196
Exceptional
956 reviews
Avani Rio Novo Venice Hotel
Calle Larga Ragusei Dorsoduro, 3489
Exceptional
2,438 reviews
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Venice: common questions
How do I get to my hotel in Venice with luggage?
On foot from the nearest water bus stop, or by water taxi to the nearest canal door. There are no cars, and most routes involve stepped bridges. Check how many bridges lie between the stop and the hotel before booking, not after.
Is it cheaper to stay on the mainland?
Clearly, and it is also easier with bags and a car. What you lose is the reason to come — the city in the early morning and the late evening, when the day visitors have gone.
When is the cheapest time to book a hotel in Venice?
Deep winter outside the carnival and the Christmas period, when it is cold and often foggy. The autumn is cheaper than the summer but carries a real chance of high water.