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Great-value palace guest-house run by friendly nuns and set in a shady garden right on the lagoon edge. Breakfast available; 11pm curfew.

The cheapest backpacker’s option in town, close to the San Leonardo market with heaps of cafés and trattorias, and only 10 minutes from the station. Just turn up for a bed and you’ll be greeted by an eccentric Chinese-Italian family. Rates get lower depending on the number of occupants for a room and length of stay. Internet.

Handy for the station, with airy rooms, some with bath. Clientele are welcomed by enthusiastic English-speaking staff. Bargain down the rates in low season.

Great-value lodgings on this garden island where sea breezes are ensured. They arrange canoe trips, bicycles, picnic lunches and half board, entailing mainly vegetarian meals with locally grown produce.

Close to the sunny Zattere, this religious-trade institution has new modern rooms with bath. Book in advance.

These university rooms are available in the summer months (Jul–Sep). Discounts for students and Rolling Venice participants (see Rolling Venice). No meals, but plenty of cafés in the vicinity.

The “Hunchback” is a clean small-scale hotel with a couple of rooms overlooking a bustling square. Easy access from the railway station.

Spanish-Venetian couple Gloria and Marco are discreet hosts and offer spotless rooms close to the San Tomà boat stop. Each room has breakfast-making facilities.

A modernized, converted convent with vast courtyards to wander around. Automatic distributing machines for snacks and drinks, otherwise it’s not far to the Zattere. There’s a midnight curfew.

This simple hotel is very conveniently located, only a 10-minute stroll from Padua’s main sights (see Basilica del Santo).