Kosher lodging in Venice

Hotel Murano Palace, Murano, Venice
The Hotel Locanda del Ghetto in Venice.

Where to stay in kosher hotels in Venice

There is still a (small) Jewish population in the city of Shylock and of the world's first Jewish Ghetto (not that the local Jews are particularly proud of either of those infamous aspects of Jewish Venice's history).

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Kosher House Giardino Dei Melograni (Cannaregio) - Another leicito (kosher) residence in the heart of the Ghetto on the Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, with modern rooms fraturing LCD TVs and a small fridge. Food at the kosher restaurant (open Friday and Saturday for dinner) is prepared under the supervision of Venice's Chief Rabbi, and there is a Chalav Yisrael breakfast served dail. The property also provides a lift and free tea and coffee for Shabbat and there are mikveh baths on the premises... » book
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Hotel Locanda del Ghetto (Cannaregio) - A fairly simple but comfy hotel in the heart of the Jewish Ghetto—in fact, the same 15th century palazzo also houses the Jewish Museum and the historic Scola Italiana synagogue. For a long time, its was also Venice's only Kosher inn, offering timers for Shabbat and Kosher breakfasts upon request. Rooms overlook either the quiet square or a back canal... » book

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  • If you're looking for a hotel near a particular sight, just go to that sight's page and, in the sidebar on the right, you'll see a list of all the nearby hotels (with "Reid Recommends" choices preceded by a little RR icon: Reid Recommends).
  • The Venice hotel tax: As of 2011, Venice began charging a Visitor Tax. This is the city's doing, and it is not a scam (just annoying). All charges are per person, per night, for all guests over the age of 10, and the tax is charged for stays of up to 10 days. (There are discounts: Dec-Jan, 30%; Kids aged 10-16, 50%; Stays on the Lido or other outer islands, 20%; Stays in Mestre or elsewhere on the mainland, 20%.)

    The cost breakdown is insanely complicated (varies with official clasification and rating cateogry), but general as of 2014:

    • Hotels: €1 pppn (per person per night) per star rating. (So a couple [2 people] staying three nights [2 x 3 = 6] in a four-star hotel [6 x €4 = €24] would pay an extra €24.
    • B&Bs: €3 pppn flat
    • Apartments, residences, rental rooms: €1.50–€2.50 pppn
    • Hostels/religious housing and agriturismi: €2 pppn
    • Camping: €0.10–€0.40 pppn

    Some hotels have folded the fee into their quoted rates; most properties tack it on as an extra when you check out. Just be prepared.

  • Book ahead in summer and during Carnevale: Venice is way more popular than the number of beds it has, so while in the dead of winter you can often show up and find a good place to crash easily, the best rooms (and the best-value hotels) are booked well in advance for the summer months and the two weeks prior to Ash Wednesday (when Venice breaks out the fancy dress and masks for its famed Carnevale celebrations).

    Same goes (though less so, and more at the chic and high end hotels) during the Venice Biennale art festival and the Venice Film Festival.
  • Pay extra for A/C in summer: No matter what kind of lodging you pick, if it's summer (a) try to get a room with air-conditioning and (b) even if you can't (or you can but have a hankering for some fresh air) resist the urge to open the windows to your room.

    Venice is, I believe, the primary breeding ground for the mosquito population of Southern Europe, and precious few Italian hoteliers have discovered that newfangled invention called window screens. Keep the windows shut, or prepare to be bitten.

    (Also, carry some bug spray for those romantic canalside dinners outside. Trust me.)
  • Avoid Mestre: Any hotels with an address in "Venezia-Mestre" is actually in the dull, modern, industrial suburb at the mainland end of the bridge over to the real, ancient Venice you came all this way to see. Do not stay in Mestre! You'll spend more time and money commuting each day in an out of Venice proper than you will save.
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