http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:21:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/901 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/17/83356/002 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/SantaLuciaexterior_of_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Hotels-Near-Eurail-Stops"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/atrain_story.jpg" align="right"></a> <p>Eurail journeys to Venice often end at the main Santa Lucia train station which is why we're offering the cheap-but-cheerful <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Santa+Lucia+Venice/local/901"><b>Hotel Santa Lucia</b></a> as a good stop for budget travelers in this otherwise expensive city.</p><p>The Santa Lucia is just a few minutes' walk from the train station; the hotel website says three minutes, to be precise, and recent guests agree the location is ideal.</p><p>It's advertised as a one-star hotel which sounds rather low, but it seems to have everything you need and has the big advantage of not breaking the bank in Venice, where accommodation prices can be astronomical--not easy to run a business when you have to carry everything around on boats. amandak 2007-10-17T12:29:46-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/