this place is a dump. I tried to get out of the contract immediately once i saw it, but was forced to stay the full time or pay a penalty of the full period PLUS an additional day. Be careful before booking - read the fine print. Hard to find, the hotel is under a smelly, dirty portico lines with pigeon and cat poo. There was no one at reception after 8 hour trip getting to Venice. The staircase is really long and hard to get luggage up, no one to help. The room was dark, hot and bed was so large it barely fit in the room, was hard to move around. No drinking water in the room, no place to get any and tap water is undrinkable (Venice is old, pipes are filthy). The breakfast room is abysmal and there is no reception area. The gondoliers start singing from 9am and pass every 3 minutes: the charm wears off in under an hour. The only good thing it has going for it is the location. Because I went for an art fair, I paid about 200 for a room that should have been 50 Euros. Seriously - its no more than a 2 star with TVs.