Hostel in Venice?!?

[daisy]

So i have all my hostels booked for my 6 week europe trip.. except venice!
I've looked all over the internet however all the places seem to be overpriced or simply bad.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a hostel or other type of budget accommodation in Venice?
My budget is up to 30 euro per night

[WillTravel]

Venice is typically a difficult city to hostel in. So you have several possibilities:
* Consider a budget hotel or guesthouse. Sometimes the prices can be quite reasonable, although admittedly that's more of a winter thing.
* Consider staying off the island. I have not tried this myself, and you will lose some advantages, but it's better than missing Venice. You could even stay in Padua (Padova) and take the train.

[daisy]

Your right, it definitely is difficult!
The only one I kind of liked was "A Venice Fish" but it still doesn't seem great
And I wouldn't have minded staying off the island but I only have two nights in Venice so I'd rather reduce the amount of time and money wasted on trains
I was originally planning on spending 3 nights in Venice, but I think that I may just spend 2 nights there then move on to Verona for a night before heading to Cinque Terre
However if you know of any particular budget guesthouses or hotels I'd love to hear about them

[Mikul]

I stayed at the L'Imbarcadero hostel. Good location, as it is very close to the train station. It was one of my most expensive places to stay, at about 25 Euros a night (2 nights). I booked a bed in a 6 bed dorm and was placed in a single, as it was overbooked. Breakfast was provided, if I remember correctly it was eggs, toast, and coffee. Funny thing happened here, I put a scoop of sugar in my coffee and quickly found out it was in fact salt.

[daisy]

I looked at the hostel and it has received some great reviews and the pictures look nice. Unfortunately its a bit more expensive, around 35 euros but I may just stay here since its only for 2 nights and seems to be in a good location.
Thanks so much for the feedback!

[Eagle]

daisy,

The others have provided some good suggestions. If you haven't yet made your booking, you could also have a look at www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-Venice---Venezia-031001.en.htm (cost seems very reasonable and location good).

For a budget Hotel in a great location close to Piazza San Marco, have a look at www.albergodoni.it/. This will cost a bit more than a Hostel, but it includes breakfast. The Hotel is located in an old building that used to be a Palace (as I recall). It's not luxurious, but the rooms are very comfortable.

Happy travels!