Hotel Le Isole

Staff and location

Nothing

Free minibar and breakfast. Locations was great

Noise. It's directly on a plaza, so room selection could have been better

location v. good breakfast very good room exellent

coffee

Our 3 night stay in Venice was part of our 6th trip to Italy and our 2nd visit to Venice. By Venice standards, the room is moderately priced, especially when you consider the location and room features. We had room 201, the San Giorgio room. Many Venice rooms boast some sort of view of one canal or another, but this room is special. The room juts out almost hanging over a small canal with frequent gondola traffic. The two opposing windows look up and down the same small canal. One window also overlooks a small footbridge over the canal. The living area is plenty large for two people, with a sofa, closet space, TV and drawers. It was comfortable and clean. The only minor negative was the bathroom... it is quite small, and shows signs of some mildew in the tiling, etc. The staff was excellent and very attentive. There is always someone at the front desk. There is an excellent breakfast, which is nice to have in Venice. Our weather was perfect, so we were able to sit in the quiet, secluded courtyard to enjoy our breakfast. The inn is located a few hundred feet behind the San Marco cathedral, within an easy 3 minute walk of Piazza San Marco. Directly out the front door is a walkway with several good restaurants and typical Venice retail stores. (Sidenote: We have eaten at 100+ Italian restaurants over the years, in cities large and small, at locations fancy and simple, expensive and cheap. The Rosso Pomodoro (Red Tomato) restaurant in Venice serves one of the best pizzas I've ever had in Italy. They use an typical Italian wood-fired oven, and the pizzas go to the basic roots of the simple, fresh, flavorful pizzas of Naples. The restaurant is within 5 minutes of the hotel.)

Minor issues with bathroom cleanliness, as mentioned in my main text.

There was a courtyard to relax in and coffee available. We are tea drinkers and this facility was not available.