Genoa & Portofino vs Venice: where should you stay?

Both are in Italy, and the honest difference between them is what a night costs and how far you are from everything else. The numbers below come from our own live inventory.

 Genoa & PortofinoVenice
Best forHarbour · rivieraCanals · quiet mornings
Typical nightly rate€71.00 – €197.00€76.00 – €268.00
Places to stay1952,753
From Rome Fiumicino Airport4 hr by road4 hr by road
Things worth seeing711

Rates are the 10th–90th percentile of what we hold in each area, so they describe a normal night rather than the cheapest and most expensive rooms on the island.

Where to stay in Genoa & Portofino

All 195 in Genoa & Portofino
Tenuta Moncarlino4-star hotel
Genoa & Portofino · Hotel
from €227.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Grande Bilocale4-star hotel
Genoa & Portofino · Hotel
from €97.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Villa Raggi RelaisTop rated
Genoa & Portofino · Villa
from €181.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

Where to stay in Venice

All 2,753 in Venice
B&B Casa Camilla4-star hotel
Venice · Hotel
from €129.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Ca' Bonfadini Historic Experience5-star hotel
Venice · Hotel
from €176.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Hotel Ai Cavalieri di Venezia4-star hotel
Venice · Hotel
from €160.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

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