Venice hotels are the most expensive in Italy, and since the city is a popular destination, it is recommended travelers book in advance.Frommer's: Venice Hotels Overview There are affordable accommodations for budget travelers, but rates increase annually.

Situated within walking distance of St. Mark's Square, Albergo San Samuele offers "clean, sunny rooms" painted in |pinks and blues.Fodor's: Albergo San Samuele Rooms have no air conditioning or televisions, but for its location, the San Samuele is "one of the cheapest hotels in central Venice."Condé Nast Traveller: Where to Stay in Venice

With its "spacious" but "homey" rooms, the Foresteria Valdese is considered "a very nice place" by Hostelz.com.Hostelz.com: Foresteria Valdese The hostel is within walking distance of St. Mark's Square, and visitors can watch gondolas pass in the canals on either side of the property.

Beds in the dorm-style rooms cannot be reserved in advance, so it is recommended to book early in the morning.

While planning your trip, please see Venice Hotels, Venice Vacation, Venice Restaurants and Venice Tours.

• • Prices posted reflect those of the cheapest rates for the cheapest room type with 1-2 person occupancy. Prices are likely to increase during holidays and weekends.
• Albergo San Samuele (San Marco, 40=90) Phone: 39-041-522-8045 Map
  • Conde Nast Traveller Recommendation: "Not only one of the cheapest hotels in central Venice, but also one of the best-placed, right in the heart of art-gallery-land."

• • Fodor's Review  : "Near the Grand Canal and Palazzo Grassi, this friendly hotel has clean, sunny rooms in surprisingly good shape for the price."

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• Hotel Galleria (Dorsoduro, 85-115) Phone: 39-041-523-2489 Google Map
  • Fodor's Review  : "For atmosphere and location, this hotel is the gem of its price range..."

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "[T]hese are the cheapest rooms on the canal and the most charming at these rates..."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "If you bag a Grand-Canal-facing room in this charming well-located hotel, your face will be plastered with a justifiably smug look."

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• Hotel Bernardi Semenzato (Cannaregio) Phone: 39-041-522-7257 Google Map
  • Fodor's Review  : "This is a particularly inviting little place just off Strada Nova and near the gondola ferry to the Rialto market."

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The enthusiastic young English-speaking owners, Maria Teresa and Leonardo Pepoli, offer three-star style at one-star rates (prices get even better off season). "

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• Hotel ai do Mori (San Marco, 60-140) Phone: 39-041-520-4817 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Antonella, the young hands-on owner/manager, creates an efficient yet comfortable ambience here..."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "The rooms are sweet and some have enviable views of the Basilica. Rates are sometimes cheaper if you pay in cash."

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• Antica Locanda Montin (Dorsoduro, 50-110) Phone: 39-041-522-7151 Map
  • Fodor's Review  : "Rooms have worn decor, inexpensive furniture, and good contemporary paintings left by the many artists who have stayed here in years past."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "This quiet place by a canal is near the bustle of Accademia and Campo Santa Margarita, but blissfully removed from it."

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• Hotel Santa Lucia (Cannaregio, 40-90) Phone: 39-041-171-5180 Google Map
  • Fodor's Review  : "The best feature is the surprisingly spacious garden, where you can picnic (there's a fountain for washing fruit) or take breakfast."

• • Frommer's Recommended: "[The large rooms] are simple but bright and clean, with modular furnishings and a print or pastel to brighten things up."

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• Istituto San Giuseppe (Castello) Phone: 39-041-522-5352 Google Map
  • Fodor's Choice  : "Rooms are spartan in decor but spotless and very quiet, overlooking the inner cloister."

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• Official Tourism Site: Venice Youth Hostels
• Lonely Planet: Venice Hostels
• Hostelz.com: Venice Hostel Reviews

• Foresteria Valdese (Castello) Phone: 39-041-528-6797 Directions
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "This religious institution, owned by the Waldensian church, is a sprawling mansion whose oldest part dates from the 13th century."

• • Hostelz.com Review: "Overall it's a very nice place."

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• Ostello Venezia (Giudecca) Phone: 39- 041-523-8211 Google Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "[T]he beds at this hostel are the cheapest in the city."

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