Hotel Erwin

Venice's only beachfront boutique hotel

Popular plate: In-house restaurant Barlo's barn to belly-style menu offers some decent-priced burgers, salads, seafood, and vegetarian dishes.
Word to the wise: If you've got a few bucks to spare, plump for the Red Bull Dogtown suite, with surf and skateboard-inspired décor, killer ocean views, an enormous two-person tub and a custom DJ turntable.

In this neighborhood, everything comes with side serve of kooky-kitsch. At the Erwin, this spells candy stripe blue carpets and polka-dot curtains reminiscent of a 1970s beachside motel on top of all the mod cons.
All brand-spankin' new guest rooms decorated with local graffiti-inspired art have private balconies, some with ocean views. If you can't see the waves from your king-size bed, head up to The High Rooptop Lounge to soak up some sunshine with a 'lifeguard's lemonade' cocktail in hand. For a comfortable, affordable 3.5 star sleep with character, the Erwin really has it nailed.