Rates of hotel accommodation in Venice depend naturally enough on the season. But, regardless of the time of the year, the rates are high nearly all the time. You have an endless choice of stay in Venice, Italy – from the low budget hotels to five star. The best sights of course are from those hotels that surround the piazza San Marco. These are prime locations for which (naturally enough) you can expect to pay a pretty penny.

But wait; there are other ways of seeing Venice without having to pay through your nose. In this article, I will give you some pointers on accommodation in Venice and eating.

Some Pointers to Select Cheap Hotels and Economic Accommodation In Venice

To begin with, if you choose to stay in Mestre – on the mainland, you will pay a fraction of what you pay to stay in Venice proper. The advantages are many – you are lesser crowded, the rooms will be bigger (for the same rent) and the amenities better. The icing on the cake is the fact that Mestre is connected with Venice by trains leaving on the average every five minutes. So if this is the option you choose, you can really save money.

The other way to see Venice cheaply and to find cheap accommodation in Venice, Italy is to check the hotel websites for last day tariffs for Hotels in Venice. Very often, a guest cancels at the last minute and the hotel drops the rate on the room by a considerable margin to attract a last minute guest. Such accommodation is always available in Venice. So if you can put up with some uncertainty and don’t mind going to a cybercaf