Rome 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.

 RomeVenice
Best forAncient city · food · artCanals · quiet mornings
Typical nightly rate€76 – €273€76 – €280
Places to stay6,7293,410
Nearest airport33 min by road from Rome Fiumicino Airport11 min by road from Venice Marco Polo Airport
Things worth seeing8,7787,812

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 across the country.

Where to stay in Rome

All 6,729 in Rome
Hotel san VitaleTop rated
Rome · Hotel
from €105 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Princeps Boutique Hotel3-star hotel
Rome · Hotel
from €175 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Hotel Damaso3-star hotel

Hotel Damaso

5.00(2519)
Rome · Hotel
from €203 /nightEstimate · varies by date

Where to stay in Venice

All 3,410 in Venice
B&B Casa Camilla4-star hotel
Venice · Hotel
from €124 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Ca' Bonfadini Historic Experience5-star hotel
Venice · Hotel
from €228 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Hotel Ai Cavalieri di Venezia4-star hotel
Venice · Hotel
from €162 /nightEstimate · varies by date

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