This budget hotel is handily placed near the train station and overlooks a pretty square, Campo San Geremia. There are plenty of restaurants nearby and the square is a hive of activity during the day, but perfectly quiet at night.

You don't have the top postcode here, but you're only a few minutes' walk from St Mark's Square. This friendly, modest hotel has a variety of rooms (with and without bathroom), so there should be something to suit.

This hotel looks distinctly unpromising when you enter the cramped reception, but the smiles on owners Gianrico and Andrea Scarpa's faces quickly set you at ease. The rooms are hidden up stairs, down corridors and around corners, and if you don't get lost it's an agreeable...

Tucked up a little alley, this hotel is well placed for the Jewish Ghetto and Museu Ebraico and is walking distance from the train station. Rooms are a good size and feature unusually colourful bathrooms, including one with a pillar-box-red toilet seat.

This orange-painted building with window-boxes cascading red blooms is a cheery sight tucked away behind the busy Lista di Spagna. The rooms are comfy and colourful and some have private terraces - perfect for a rest after a long day exploring.

Set on a hidden square (Campiello Novo), the blooming russet red facade of the Locanda Fiorita is as welcoming as its beaming, well-dressed owner Daniele. Ca' Morosoni is its smart but slightly noisier annex just around the corner.

Hidden down a small lane leading to the canal, this cheap and cheerful hotel, prettified with window boxes dripping geraniums, welcomes you inside. The reception area is warm and cosy and the owners Francesco and Alessandro are equally hospitable.

Judith, the owner, is still collecting original Art Deco pieces so the flavour of this hotel is not yet completely in keeping with the name. However, the six bright, cream bedrooms with iron beds (designed by Judith herself) are very appealing.

Close to the Canale della Giudecca, Locanda San Trovaso is in a wonderfully peaceful part of Dorsoduro. Nestling next to a canal, some of the rooms have views of the water, so if that tickles your fancy (you are in Venice, after all) these are the ones to book.

Set back from the appealing Campo San Barnaba and within easy reach of lively Campo Santa Margarita the Casa Rezzonico enjoys a quiet position by the side of a canal. The delightful rooms overlook either the water or the tempting rear garden.

Don't even think about this hotel if you don't like the colour red or damask fabric. Every room is covered in the stuff, from the bedspreads and upholstery to the walls and curtains. We loved it - the rooms, which hark back to 18th-century Venice, are warm and alluring.

In a city where the old Venetian style of decor and furnishings is prevalent, Ca' Riccio makes a happy change with simple iron beds, white walls and tiled floors. The hotel offers complimentary tours to the Murano glass-blowing factories.

The entrance to this hotel on a quiet courtyard is charming. Glimpse the canal through a now-disused water gate, go up a flight of stone stairs with paintings adorning the walls, and enter a cosy breakfast room/reception area. The rooms are equally appealing.

John Ruskin spent six months here in 1877, moving here from the Gritti Palace, which was then called the Britannia Hotel. Facing the wonderfully active Canale della Giudecca, it's not hard to see why he chose this picturesque spot.

The owners of Ca' Angeli, brothers Giorgio and Matteo, are so enthusiastic about the house which they inherited from their uncle Angelo and converted into a hotel that it's impossible not to fall for the place - especially if you are a fan of antiques.

Behind the Gothic facade of Ca' San Giorgio lies a happy hodge-podge of history. Where some people might have covered or ignored the old bits to save time, Silvia Ronch and her father took four years to create this comfortable historic hotel, preserving the 14th-century well,...

You have to go through a secret gate to find Locanda Orseolo (no password required), but that only adds to the appeal of this welcoming, intimate hotel. With Carnevale-themed rooms, warm decor and attentive service, you'll want to keep this snug sanctuary to yourself.

This hotel has a lofty aim - to fuse accommodation and Modern Art into a unique experience - and it's well on the way to achieving it. Large canvases painted by Michele Pornaro, the owner (Nicola)'s brother, span the walls, and interesting sculptures and light installations...

Nestled up a quiet, narrow alley right next to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum is this contemporary design hotel named after its address. With just seven rooms and buckets of modern art, it feels intimate and stylish.

Just around the corner from the Frari Church, a discreet sign on a stone wall announces Oltre il Giardino's presence to the knowing guest. Behind the black doors lies a peaceful garden stretching the length of the house's facade, and the homey rooms would happily grace the...

Composed of three adjacent buildings of differing age, the Hotel Danieli lords it over the San Marco basin. Converted into a hotel during the 19th century, it has long been a favourite with royalty, artists and other celebrities. A stay here will make you feel a million...

Don't waste this hotel on your mother (sorry, mum). Sumptuous fabrics, dark brooding damask walls, timber ceilings, luxurious bathrooms and beds that are asking for it mean you simply may not want to leave your room. It's perfect for stressed urbanites who want a chic escape.

The Gritti Palace was originally built in 1525 to house a Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti. Since opening as a luxury hotel in the last century it has played host to royalty of both the crowned and Hollywood variety and is considered one of Venice's best places to stay.

Campo Santa Margarita is one of Venice's liveliest squares, with market stalls selling fresh produce during the day, a smattering of restaurants and bars, and plenty of early evening-buzz. If you're looking for a no-frills budget hotel in the heart of the action you could do...

This quiet place by a canal is near the bustle of Accademia and Campo Santa Margarita, but blissfully removed from it. It has been a hotel since 1890, and the rooms with views of canal or garden, have welcomed famous guests such as Gabriele D'Annunzio, Ezra Pound and Modigliani.

During a multi-million dollar renovation, owner Francesca Bortolotto Possati divided the Bauer Hotel to create the super luxurious Bauer il Palazzo in the building's 18th-century wing in 2000. Plush rooms, lavish suites, young staff and excellent service have been attracting...

Decorated entirely in Art Deco style, with original and custom-made pieces, this hotel is a rare treat in Venice. Named after Vettor Pisani, a celebrated Admiral of the Venetian Republic fleet, the hotel is full of inventive touches (we bet he would have liked the whirlpool...

Voted the best hotel in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation by Condé Nast Traveller readers in October 2005, the super-deluxe Hotel Cipriani gives you the best of both worlds: the privacy and luxury of a top-end resort with all the facilities and proximity to San...

The Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal showed its new face in 2004 after a major overhaul involving restoring and opening the Ridotto wing, moving the entrance, redesigning the lobby and redecorating the rooms. The new face looks good - it manages to be slick, modern and historical...

This 15th-century palazzo makes quite an impression when you enter the quiet Campo Bandiera e Moro, just a stone's throw from the busy Riva degli Schiavoni. Inside, the rooms are furnished in traditional bright Venetian style, with light yellow lacquered beds and wardrobes,...