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used purportedly as a accommodation during the
contribution to maintaining hottest months. Central heating
the city’s splendour. The amount is usually turned on at the
varies depending on the type beginning of November.
of lodging, number of people
and time of year, but usually What to Expect
amounts to a couple of euros
per person per day. Hotels are obliged by law to
If travelling on a budget, register guests with the police,
avoid hotels with inclusive so they will ask for your passport
breakfast (rarely good value when you arrive. They may need
for money). Tipping is a personal to keep it for a few hours, but Simple elegant room at Via Paradiso 32,
choice, though at least €1 for make sure you take it back; you a boutique hotel in Feltre (see p235)
room service and bellboys is sug will need it to change money. Booking and Paying
gested, even if service is included Hotel staff tend to be friendly
in the price of the room. Laundry and helpful, and the standard It is advisable to book at least
services are usually expensive, of cleanliness is very high. 2 months in advance in the high
as are drinks from the minibar Rooms without a bathroom season; some people book as far
and telephone calls made usually have a washbasin. as 6 months or a year ahead for
from the rooms. WiFi may Continental breakfast is usually hotels in Venice. Hotels above the
carry an additional charge. very light – a cup of coffee and €100 price bracket usually take
a pastry or bread rolls and jam, credit cards and generally accept
though hotels increasingly them for paying the deposit.
Hotel Gradings include a buffet. It is cheaper Under Italian law, a booking is
and Facilities to have breakfast at a bar. On valid as soon as a confirmation of
Italian hotels are classified by the other hand, mezza pensione, deposit has been received. As in
a rating system from one to five or half board, can be a good deal restaurants, visitors are required
stars. However, each province as it includes accommodation, by law to retain hotel receipts
sets its own level for grading, full dinner and breakfast. until they have left the country.
so standards for each category Italian towns can be noisy.
vary from one area to another. Light sleepers should ask for
Some hotels may not have a room that is away from the Disabled Travellers
a restaurant, but those that street, or come equipped with Facilities for the disabled are
do sometimes welcome non earplugs to deaden the sounds limited across Italy, and Venice
residents who wish to eat. of traffic and church bells. poses its own problems with
Old buildings will rarely have Checkout time is usually its many stepped bridges.
airconditioning but the thick between 10am and noon. If A list of tour operators that
stone walls provide good you linger longer, you will be specialize in holidays for the
insulation against the summer asked to pay for an extra day. disabled can be obtained from
heat. If you cannot tolerate high However, some hotels will hold ENIT, the Italian State Tourist
temperatures, it is well worth your luggage for a few hours Board (see p271). For more
choosing airconditioned after you have checked out. information, see p269.
A plush room in the five-star Hotel Metropole (see p233)
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