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Venetian apartments with the convenience of a hotel
Hotel-owned apartments in Venice
Many hotels rent apartments, sometimes in the same building, sometimes halfway across town. Booking one can be as easy as calling the hotel or going to its website and providing a credit card number.
Hotels allow you to rent for shorter periods (usually a three-night minimum) and take advantage of typical hotel amenities, including toiletries, maid service daily or several times a week and, for a few additional euros, breakfast at the hotel.
Finding that Venetian apartment
• International agencies
• Local agencies
• Direct from owner
• Hotels with apartments
Pointers and pitfalls
• Prices and apartment hunting
• Booking tips
• Paying tips
• Arrival tips
On the downside, hotel apartment prices tend to be higher than on the open market. Also, some "apartments" are little more than hotel rooms with a kitchenette crammed into a closet.
Still, there are some true finds. Hotel Ai Due Fanali offers units overlooking the busy waters of the Bacino di San Marco, from $227 per night for two. Pensione Guerrato, next to the Rialto market, rents a three-bedroom apartment upstairs from the hotel, a one-bedroom with space for four near San Marco, and a fantastic three-story home just off the Mercerie shopping street that can sleep up to six, starting at $42 per person per night.
HOTELS WITH APARTMENTS:
• Ai Due Fanali, 011-39/041-718-490, aiduefanali.com
• Locanda Sturion, 011-39/041-523-6243, locandasturion.com
• Pensione Guerrato, 011-39/041-528-5927, pensioneguerrato.it
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This article was last updated in January 2007, when it was published in Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine. All information was accurate at the time.
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