We happened to visit Venice during the annual Regatta and had a very difficult time finding a reasonably priced place to stay. By default we found a room here, and negotiated the room price down by 50 euros (still very expensive), but we had an incredible view of the Giudecca Canal and the lagoon since the hotel was right on the edge of the water. We had a 3rd floor corner room and because of this, had 2 windows facing the grand promenade and 3 windows facing the lagoon. The room was very spacious, filled with antique furniture and artwork so we had the impression of living like Louis XIV. Our bathroom was as big as some hotel rooms in Italy. The very old hotel has some of the best energy efficiency upgrades, such as you have to insert your room card in a wall slot to get the lights and power in the room to work. Needless to say the room was extremely comfortable with slippers and robes provided. Late night we bought a bottle of wine, sat on our balcony, people watched on the promenade. We awoke to see the Regatta unfolding before our eyes from our hotel windows. Included in the room price was a free drink at the rooftop bar/restaurant and a very lavish breakfast spread. Very pricey room but if you want to live it up once in your Italian trip I highly recommend it!

The hotel is right on the Grand Canal, only 2 blocks from St Marks. The area in front of the canal was very quiet at night so this was a perfect location. Our room had an excellent view and the service was perfect. Each morning we started our day early with an excellent breakfast and would end our day with a drink on the rooftop bar overlooking the beautiful lights of Venice. We would highly recommend this hotel.

The reception staff, especially Tomasso was very helpful. He was very prompt with answering our emails before we travelled. We had requested a large room and this was provided. It was a pleasant surprise to find ourselves almost in a small suite with a separate bedroom and sitting area. All our requested specifications were met with. The location was superb, 2 mins from San Marco square. The restaurant was good. We were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and they gave us a complimentary bottle of wine. The special taxi service from the airport and to the railway station was also very comfortable. A good experience overall.

Mentioned our silver wedding on the booking & was presently supprised to be upgraded to their double superior room overlooking the lagoon, plus a bottle of bubbly.Staff very helpful, breakfast very good, location excellent, jacuzzi bath a real bonus - Highly recommended.