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Appartamento Redentore
Giudecca is an often overlooked part of Venice. Located across the Giudecca canal, the widest canal in Venice, it’s cut off from the city by foot, which creates some notable pros and cons. Lonely Planet describes it well in their mini-guide to the area: ”Located just across the canal bearing its name, Giudecca is Venice minus the plastic trinkets, touts and camera-toting tourists.”

If you check the forums, you get some pretty polarised views. Pretty everyone agrees that it’s a lot less crowded with tourists and generally cheaper/more authentic restaurants (though few of them.

At the same time, many people visiting Venice are there for a very short time and don’t want to mess with ferries and just want to be as close to San Marco and the Rialto as possible.

My personal opinion is a bit of a mix. The water taxi / ferry ride across to Dorsoduro is easy and frequent. It run every 10 minutes from 5am to midnight and then all through the night (but reduced frequency). However, it can add up – over 6 euro each way. So unless you’re buying a transport pass, that can be expensive if you’re the type of traveler who doesn’t want to stay out all day and needs a few rests back at your home base.

But I also can’t stand the crush of humanity in the summer months that radiates out from San Marco – nor do I like all the trashy commerce and tourist traps that sprout up around the throngs of tourists.

The Redentore apartment has 2 bedroom plus two foldouts in the living room so it can sleep 7 people. There's 1 bathroom with shower stall and a separate kitchen. There's wifi and AC in the living room as well.
Amenities
  • 4th floor
  • eat-in kitchen
  • air-conditioning in living room only
  • double glazed windows
  • hair dryer
  • independent heating
  • iron
  • linen and towels provided
  • no elevator
  • TV
  • washing machine
  • WiFi
Booking details
Booking details: vacation rental apartment (2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom), sleeps max. 7 people
Payment accepted: cash on arrival in euro
Minimum stay: minimum stay of 2 nights
Cancellations allowed up to: 14 days before arrival
Occupancy: double
Bed options: 2 queens or 1 queen (160 cm)
Policies & Extra Charges: check-out time is 10 am, city tourist tax €3 per person per night (not included in price), apartment will be clean by 1 pm on day of check-in, must call upon arrival for check-in, non-smoking
Spoken Language(s):
Rates and Availability
Location
 Appartamento Redentore
A
Stazione Santa Lucia
B
Piazzale Roma
C
Piazza San Marco
D
Ponte di Rialto
E
Accademia
F
Peggy Guggenheim Museum