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Recommended family hotel, high on hospitality. Spotless rooms, many with lovely views, and conveniently placed for Strada Nova. Book well in advance.

Cosy immaculate rooms, several with enchanting canal views, run by sisters Graziella and Valentina. Very quiet, handy for La Salute vaporetto and the Guggenheim.

Ezra Pound spent time in this hotel set in the Salute residential area, a stone’s throw from the Zattere, not to mention Accademia (see Accademia Galleries) and Guggenheim galleries (see Peggy Guggenheim Collection).

A well-placed 3-star hotel facing the Baroque wonders of the Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio (see Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari). The decor is old style and the atmosphere is warm.

Centrally located between Rialto and San Marco, this is a basic, decent value hotel. The downstairs walls are papered with sheets from the city’s Il Gazzettino newspaper, a long-standing neighbour until its relocation to the more practical mainland.

Family-managed 2-star establishment in a quiet spot just around the corner from San Zaccaria. Very much a middle-of-the-road place with kitschy decor but satellite TV.

A guaranteed old favourite on a bridge halfway between Rialto and the Piazza San Marco, wonderful for many sights and shopping sprees. Downstairs is Le Bistrot, a popular nightspot (see Le Bistrot de Venise).

Breakfast is served in this handy non-smoking guesthouse, only 5 mins from Piazza San Marco.

Despite its dingy appearance and impossible-to-find location, this guesthouse in down-to-earth Castello is friendly and popular, particularly during the Biennale art exhibitions held every two years (see Biennale Art Exhibition).

You could hardly wish for a more central location in Verona, just around the corner from the Arena. Nothing exceptional, but friendly and clean. Guest parking available.