Thursday, March 25, 2010

Choosing Your Hotel in Venice

Venice is strange in the hotel department, it's one of the most expensive places to stay, but it might just be the cheapest too.
Many various factors will determine exactly how much you pay for your hotel: Hotel rating, hotel view or even what events are currently on.
Before booking there are a few things you should consider
Views over the Grand Canal always comes at a higher premium. Views over any canal or water of any description are also more expensive, so when you ask for a canal view, its definitely best to make sure that the canal view you're getting is a refined view and not one that smells strongly of the outhouse!
Hotel ratings also affect the price you will pay, the ratings have become more reliable and you can expect the number of stars to actually reflect on the price you are going to pay. Keep it in mind that even five stars may give you much smaller rooms than you were expecting for the price: space really is very tight in Venice and you might find your luxury pad won't come with a hot tub. Surprising you might find that a much cheaper hotel with a two star rating might just come with the hot tub you'd expect in the five star.
The biggest factor overall in hotel pricing are the events. A double room at the five-star Centurion Palace could cost almost double the normal price if you are booking in February during Carnevale, by avoiding February Carnevale, Easter, the popular summer months (June and July) and other major events, your stay in Venice will be much kinder to your bank balance.

1 comment:

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