Can someone recommend a good place to stay in both Venice and Florence, Italy?

In Venice: Best Western just in front of Mestre train station. Because it is in Mestre is cheaper, and the hotel is excellent. Then you can take a bus to Venice. http://www.hotelbologna.com/. It has a real good "Colazione". Check the reviews of this hotel, it is marvelous. And in Florence I stayed in the Hotel Martelli. I liked it a lot. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-356541-martelli_hotel-i The "colazione" is very good.

In Venice A La Commedia. In Florence I like the Relais Uffizi.

try venere.com hotels.com because the public transit systems in italy are great, look at the possibility of finding accommodations outside the cities. as as example, try mestre outside of Venice. the cost of taking a bus back into venice is about 1 or 2 euros, but the cost of a room in mestre can be 100s of euros cheaper. Same for Firenze and Bologna

In Venice, there is the Crown Plaza in Quarto D'Altino. There is a train station right behind the hotel that takes you to the islands of Venice(no noises though) and the hotel is absolutely wonderful and cheap at like 100euros a night.

for Venice, Alloggi Agli Artisti on www.best-bookings.com . It's extremely cheap and the hotel is decent. No eleavator, you may need to climb up to the 4th floor. Take a rest after the second, don't faint.