Generator Venice

A hostel on the island opposite

Generator Venice is on the Fondamenta delle Zitelle, on the island of the Giudecca, the strip of land that closes Venice to the south, across the Giudecca Canal. From the waterfront you see St Mark's straight ahead, and at night the contrast is great: the district is residential and quiet, far from the crowded streets of the centre, and yet you are a short vaporetto ride from the square. The ground floor is a large common space with a bar, restaurant and seating areas.

Dormitories and private rooms

It is a hostel, so there are beds in shared dormitories: small ones of three to seven beds with an ensuite bathroom, a women's one of twelve beds with bathroom and large ones of ten to sixteen beds with shared bathrooms. All shared dormitories are for over-18s only.

For couples and families there are private rooms: a Deluxe double with a large bed, bathroom and canal view; a triple with shared bathrooms; family rooms for four and for five with bathroom and canal view; and private rooms of seven and eight beds for groups. There is air conditioning in rooms and dormitories.

Prices change daily: the hostel publishes them on its booking engine. If you book on its website, it includes breakfast, a discount on food and drink at the bar and a later check-out.

Bar, terrace and services

The bar runs all day and the restaurant serves a buffet breakfast every morning. From April to September, if the weather is good, the Giudecca terrace opens, from 7:00 to 23:30. There is a happy hour in the afternoon, activities for guests, free wifi, 24-hour reception, laundry, luggage storage and a shop. The hostel advertises itself as wheelchair accessible.

Getting there

From Santa Lucia station, the landing stage is in front of the door: take line 2 or 4.1 to Zitelle, and the hostel is about a hundred metres to the right. From Marco Polo airport, the ATVO bus takes you to Piazzale Roma in about 20 minutes, and there you take the 2 or 4.1 to Zitelle. From Treviso, the bus takes about 40 minutes to Piazzale Roma. By water taxi, for up to four people, the journey takes about 40 minutes.

What is nearby

From Zitelle you cross to St Mark's in a few minutes for the bell tower or the Doge's Palace. And for the Lido beach in summer, you change line at San Zaccaria.