Very, very nice and helpful people in the hotel! Good, cleen, beautiful design! Location could not be better. I felt very safe in the hotel and also around it. I really enjoyed, that it was so easy to get around from the hotel. It is really 100 meters from the Rialto bridge, which you can always find from everywhere in the city center. Google maps now works perfect for it - and in general for Venezia it is a good idea to use google maps. Also I really do advice, that you buy a card for the boats, so you can use them freely while you are there. It really pays! Almost all boats go to and from the Rialto Bridge and from there it is so easy to get to the hotel. Many people mentioned the noise from the bar. I do not think it was bad. As soon as I closed the window I did almost hear nothing and it was only in the evening - in the night it was extremely silent there (I was ofcourse on 3. floor, but at the side of the bar). You can also find restaurants right next to the Rialto bridge - which is good, as I did not find many in the rest of the city center. I had really feared Venezia as chaotic, unfriendly and noisy and had not thought I (as a single traveler) would dare to go out in the evening, but with a base at this hotel (and with a card for the boats) I felt totally safe and really managed to experience the beauty of Venezia - also in the evening, when the city is calm and magic. For the (good) breakfast buffet come early, as there are not so many tables.
