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Venice, a northern Italian city and a capital of the Veneto region, is the most romantic place on the earth, the city of loving hearts. The "City of Water" is built on a number of small islands, formed by about 150 canals, connected by 400 bridges in a beautiful lagoon along the Adriatic Sea. Venice, once being a capital of art and commerce, today is the fantastic place with mysterious medieval palaces, churches and museums, reflected in the dark waters of numerous canals. What to see in Venice? Piazza San Marco, the main square of Venice, where the major sights are located, including marvelous Basilica di San Marco, Doge's Palace, St Mark's Clocktower and Biblioteca Marciana. Most popular transportation in the city is waterbus or vaporetti, going from the main train station round the city. Classical Venetian gondolas are mostly used for tourists or romantic rides.

Free of noisy traffic, with calm sounds of water lapping along canals, charming Venice hotel deals are made for relaxing gateways. You can escape the busy metropolis, hiding in palazzi (mansions), albergo, pensione or locanda (smaller, family-run place). B&B accommodation is very popular. Top Venice hotels offer rooms with 'typical Venetian' style, sometimes with genuine antique furnishings and décor. Best Venice hotels places charge above €280, midrange - from €120 to €280 and cheap options are up to €120 for a double room per night. Some hotels give discounts in low season, from November-early December to Easter, except holidays. However, try not to come here from the end of October to January-February, as Venice experiences flooding.

San Marco area is home to the city's plush hotels. It is not full of cheap Venice hotels, with a few exceptions. One is a 9-room hotel Novecento, located near the Grand Canal. Rooms are a blend of the exotic, with exquisite timber beds and comfort. Décor is inspired by Spanish artist and eccentric, Mariano Fortuny, who spent his last years in Venice. Sestiere Di Dorsoduro area is a full of tranquil Venetian places, as 16th-century hotel Ca' Maria Adele. Five rooms are themed, while the rest are a carefully presented version of the Venetian theme, with splendid tapestries, dark chocolate timber ceilings and Venetian floors.

A few hotels cluster at the train-station end of the Sestiere di Santa Croce. Further away the pickings thin out, but a few modestly priced lodgings are scattered about. One of them is beautiful 6-room house, Oltre it Giardino hotel, bought in 1922 by Alma Mahler, the composer Gustav's wife. You may also like Ca' Angelli, offering a variety of rooms with antique furniture and décor, from double with own roof terrace to generous suite.

Sesti Ere Di Cannaregio is the world of cheerful accommodation just near the train station. Best top-end option is 16th-century residence Palazzo Abadessa. Each room is bears own marks, from wine-red decor to magnificent timber floor. All are furnished with antiques, some have original ceiling frescoes.
One of the budget Venice hotels is 8-room Locanda Leon Bianco. The undulating terrazzo alla Veneziana floors and heavy timber doors lend the rooms of medieval charm. Another one is Domus Orsoni, offering 5 spacious rooms with mosaic decorations and dark parquet floors.

Around the Lagoon are located various houses, from the luxury Venice hotels to pensiones. Deluxe Hotel Cipriani, occupying virtually the whole eastern chunk of the island, is surrounded by lavish grounds and pools with splendid lagoon views. Rooms are spread out across several grand palazzo.
Charming midrange Villa Cipro and Locanda Cipiani are good options for tranquil rest. Second one offers six spacious rooms with own small library in each room. Our site has a plenty of Venice hotel offers and rates, so we could help you with Venice hotel booking.