Best Kid-Friendly Hotels in Cannaregio, Venice

The Ai Mori d'Oriente is an upper-middle-range hotel with 21 rooms across two buildings in a 15th century former palace. Located a 20-minute walk outside of the main tourist area, this hotel is in a quiet residential spot with some good value, authentic restaurants nearby, as well as some less well-known attractions. Rooms are sumptuous, spacious, and well-kept with a North African twist on Venetian style (though some of the Classic Rooms feel a touch dated and are cramped). There’s no restaurant here, but a breakfast buffet is included and can be taken in the pretty courtyard during warmer weather. Rates are lower here than hotels in the main tourist areas, so for those who don’t mind a walk, it offers great value.

The 20-room, mid-range Hotel Antico Doge is housed inside the historic 18th-century Gothic Palazzo del Doge Marin Falier. Outside and in, the hotel overflows with Venetian atmosphere in both the common areas and guest rooms. The location is stellar, within a five-minute walk of the Rialto Bridge, although the crowds are unavoidable. Rooms are clean, spacious, and sumptuously decorated in Venetian pinks and golds, with silk and damask-covered walls, antique furniture, and large modern bathrooms, some with whirlpool tubs. Rates are fair for what you get, though those who prefer to be even closer to St. Mark's Square may want to compare rates with Hotel Saturnia & International.

The Hotel Abbazia is a three-pearl, well-kept property that's a two-minute walk from Venice's Santa Lucia train station. Its high-ceilinged lobby and sedate lounge reflect its days as a Carmelite monastery, but the rest of the hotel is rather old fashioned, including its 50 rooms with traditional furnishings and Murano glass chandeliers that feel elegant to some but stodgy to others. Some bathrooms have been updated with modern fixtures and plank paneling, but others have old fixtures and small showers or tubs. Freebies like Wi-Fi and a buffet breakfast with pancakes add to the hotel's value, and the courtyard garden with woven seating and big, white umbrellas is a refreshing spot. Overall, it's a good choice with an excellent location that attracts repeat guests, but travelers might want to compare with similar properties like Ca' dei Dogi.

The Locanda Herion is a no-frills budget hotel with basic amenities, but it's got a great location in the Cannaregio district, near the Venetian Ghetto. The hotel's 12 rooms are simple but clean and comfortable with double beds, desks, TVs, mini-fridges, and modern en-suite bathrooms. Breakfast and Wi-Fi are both available, but both costs extra. Travelers looking for a budget hotel with a little more ambiance may prefer the Hotel Tre Archi, which also has a small, 24-hour bar and a free breakfast, though it's a bit farther from major attractions.