Splendid Venice

The location of this hotel is excellent. It is a short walking ditance to most of the major tourist sites, equidistant between Plaza San Marcos and the Rialto, for instance. We had a family room with a double bed and a chaise style single bed. Both were quite comfortable. I was surprised at how large the room was. It also had a seating area and a work station. The hotel is impeccably clean. The free breakfast, if you choose it, is more than adequate. We did not have much of a view as we were on a low floor, but the room was surprisingly quiet. The hotel also has a canal entrance that allows the water taxis to drop you off right at your hotel. The only down side is that it had a night light, which I despise (and I still give it the hotel a 5). As this one was located low on the wall, it was easy to fully cover. The service and staff were great. My travel agent must have told them it was my wife's birthday, and when we returned from Rialto there was a nice birthday letter as well as a delicious chocolate cake. While some might say the decor is dated, I found it to be charming as you have the feel that you are truly in another country.

Excellent full service hotel, the helpful concierge and front desk staff alone earn it five stars. Well appointed rooms, spacious, and surprisingly quiet given the central location. In our double deluxe room was a large double bed, and a hallway with a desk to separate the bathroom. Our room had a partial canal view, that was not at all smelly. The hotel and rooms are modern and classy - though the decor is a bit dated, everything is functional (including the quintessential bidet!). If you are light sensitive, just bear in mind it may not be completely dark due to a night light in the hallway that I could never turn off? We enjoyed the in-room coffee machine, breakfast (included in our rate) in the light-filled ground floor restaurant, and drinks in the lounge overlooking the canal. Took me a while to discover the 5th-floor rooftop deck (hint: use the rear bank of lifts). We also appreciated the nightly turndown service, and fresh towels / bottled water daily. Overall, a convenient choice for tourists exploring Venice for the first time.

Great stay in this small and comfortable hotel. Our junior suite was lovely especially the marble bathroom and bed linen felt good quality. It was a ‘special’ birthday for me and the hotel left a complimentary bottle of fizz in our room (alongside a half bottle of red wine). Staff were friendly. Rooftop area was a nice place to enjoy the sun. Breakfast was also very good.

Just got back from a weekend at splendid but I wish I could say it was splendid - checked into room 207 on the 2nd floor -.room was nicely decorated but lacked a view - had a lovely view of a concrete wall through the folding door- we went to make a coffee after the journey only to find the coffee machine was not working - a replacement machine was brought after about 1 hour - my biggest disappointment was we ordered a superior double room for me and my wife only to find 3 single beds in the room - 2 of which had been pushed together and still used single bedding - beds were not comfy at all - went down to reception to be told no other rooms available- NOT HAPPY !!!! And to top it off the batteries went in the tv control - changed within 15 mins of phoning down to reception Breakfast was the only good part of the stay Breakfast staff were very efficient Not a great stay at all - wont be going back in a hurry

Stayed here for family vacation. Really nice boutique hotel located very centrally on a side canal and close to the key sites to see. Staff was great hotel is charming and clean. Terrific breakfast buffet and lobby bar for evenings. Completely recommend.