Albergo Guerrato
Editor's Pick
Hotel Address
Calle drio la Scimia 240/a
Venice, Italy
Room Rates
| Single | $68 - $128 |
| Double | $128 - $189 |
| Triple | $135 - $210 |
| Quad | $203 - $243 |
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Hailed by every imaginable guidebook, the Albergo Guerrato won us over years ago and continues to be a EuroCheapo fave. Located in San Polo, this pension is mere minutes from the Rialto Bridge, as well as the erbaria—an open market by day and hipster bar strip by night.
The Guerrato is home to by far the most fabulous, borderline flamboyant, collection of Venetian and otherwise antiques we've seen. Your eyes will have more than they bargained for.
The building is an ex-convent dating back to 1227. We have to say the sisters might have been taken aback by owners Piero and Roberto's wild eye for design. The great hall is the antithesis of simplicity—something between your granny's house and a Dolce & Gabbana atelier—with 18th-century Venetian floors, oriental carpets, tchotchke shelves heaping with antique shop treasures, and Murano madness.
The 20 rooms are attractive, with parquet floors, Fortuny lamps, rich red brocades, and treasures of Piero and Roberto's travels to the Far East. Intricately carved windows from Bali were transformed into a mirror we would have stolen on the spot (had it not been nearly 6 feet long!).
Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.
Amenities
Hotel
- Breakfast Included
- Concierge/Booking Services
- Luggage Storage
- No Elevator
- Non-Smoking Hotel
- Reception: 24-Hour
- Wake-Up Service
Room
- Air conditioning
- Bathroom: Private
- Bathroom: Shared
- Bathrooms: Private (not in room)
- Fan
- Hair Dryer
- Heat
- Safe
- Soundproofed Windows
- Telephone
- Toiletries
About the Albergo Guerrato neighborhood
North of the Rialto Bridge, Venetian life is a bit more relaxed. Streets are not quite as packed, restaurants have a bit more local flavor, and prices tend to be more affordable in general. By day you’ll find the open-air markets and fish markets referred to as the herbaria, decked out in frescoed porticos. By night the area is home to hipsters for late-night cicchetti and great wines by the glass. You can easily walk to from the area around the Rialto Bridge to San Marco in ten minutes.
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Landmarks near Albergo Guerrato
| Rialto Bridge | 0.17 km |
|---|---|
| SS. Giovanni e Paolo | 0.53 km |
| Doge's Palace | 0.62 km |
| Piazza San Marco | 0.62 km |
| San Marco Bell Tower | 0.62 km |
| Cannaregio | 0.65 km |
| Accademia Bridge | 0.95 km |
| Peggy Guggenheim Collection | 1.02 km |
| Campo Santa Margherita | 1.03 km |
| Santa Croce | 1.04 km |
| Stazione Santa Lucia | 1.06 km |
| Dursoduro | 1.1 km |
| Lido | 4 km |
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