Hotel Principe

Hotel room was large, and had nice style. The breakfast was pretty good (though not a large selection of hot food items) and the position on the canal very pretty. Easy access by foot, taxi, or boat bus to main things around town and the station though I expect some people would rather be more in town. Bed was comfy though the linen was a bit cheap!

The property is looking a bit dated and down at heel. The worst issue was the noise in the room, possibly coming from the A/C even though we tried to turn it off in the room (not sure this was actually possible and may have been centrally set). We had to sleep with earplugs as it was unbearable in the silence at night.

Comfy bed, good breakfast, great location, friendly staff.

Like many Italian hotel rooms, quite small.

This hotel was a welcome oasis of calm - an air conditioned retreat where we could escape the baking August temperatures and the tourist hustle and bustle outside with relief! We arrived from the airport by water taxi and expected to have to drag our suitcases from a designated drop off point somewhere else but to our delight the taxi dropped us off right outside the hotel, on Hotel Principe's own 'jetty'. Breakfast was wonderful, with plenty of choice. The staff were always friendly and attentive to our needs. A particular mention and thanks go to Erica, our concierge, who was very helpful in suggesting, and booking, some interesting 'must sees'. We didn't get to eat in the hotel's restaurant this time, but we enjoyed an evening cocktail on a couple of evenings as we watched the sun go down - I was delighted to see my favourite, a Moscow Mule, on the menu and it was perfect...even served in an authentic copper mug.

Our room was perfectly comfortable and quiet but it was a little 'grubby' with stains on the carpet and walls here and there. The bathroom was quite small - particularly the shower cubicle which was tiny. I'm only 5ft and reasonably slim but even I had trouble moving around in it. Location-wise, this hotel is a long walk from all the main attractions in Venice such as the Rialto Bridge and St Marks etc but that suited us and we got to see a lot of the city on foot and on gondolas etc. The Jewish Quarter is pretty close to the Principe but we didn't have time to properly experience it. Next time!