Locanda Barbarigo

Location was fantastic. As advertised, you check in at a hotel and they take you to the Locanda. It was one block west of St Mark’s Square. Their directions to transfer from the airport were easy and accurate. Staff was friendly and check in was smooth. As described in the write up, you do have to go up a winding set of narrow stairs. This was not a problem for us as we had packed lightly. As for the facilities, the review is mixed. The bedroom was large and well equipped. Bedding was good, including extra pillows. The bed however was the hardest we encountered in our 24 day trip. It could use a topper or a new mattress. There is a small separate sitting room with a t.v., which we never used. The air conditioning was in the bedroom, but we did not have to use it, so no comment on that. The kitchen is fine for two people and is well equipped. The fridge is old but it works. The lighting is poor in the kitchen - an easy fix for them. The kitchen carpet was stained, and together with the dim lighting, it made it feel dingy. Again, these things are an easy fix. WIFI was intermittent, as it was in most of Italy. The bathroom was sub-par. It is teeny tiny and the shower was inadequate. It is two tiered which makes it difficult to get into and dangerous at the very least. I wanted to wait to the end of our trip to be able to compare this to the other five places we stayed, prior to giving feedback. Tried to keep it real and factual!