The star designations (from none to three) merely indicate hotels that have a little something that makes them special (or extra-special, or extra-extra special).
These star ratings are based entirely on personal opinion, and have nothing to do with official Italian hotel ratings or categories, which go from 1 to 5 stars-"deluxe" and have more to do with amenities like minibars, not the intangibles—great location, value, style, friendly owners—that truly make for a excellent and memorable hotel.
The price categories for hotels on this site are as follows:
| € |
Under €100 |
| €€ |
€100–€200 |
| €€€ |
Over €200 |
This reflects the lowest cost for a standard double room in low season.
Yes, that does leave a whole lot of wiggle room. Rates will be rather higher for, say, a "superior deluxe" room with a spectacular view at the height of high season. Still, we have to be able to compare somewhere—and using this metric does at least give you a relative sense of how the hotels compare to one another on price.
Since price ranges (€€–€€€) only muddy the issue, I will usually stick to a single designation for each hotel. The only time you will see a range is if a property offers more than one distinct category of lodging—not different types of rooms (many do that), but say a property that offiers, say, both private hotel rooms as well as hostel-like beds in a shared dormitory.
In the brief hotel descriptions below, I've noted the neighborhood in which each hotel is located. There's a full description of each Venetian sestiere on the City Layout page, but in brief:
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