Hotel San Cassiano Ca'Favretto

Hotel staff were wonderful. Location was great. Only complaint was third floor room - 53 steps up.

We loved this place. The hotel is the former home of an artist and his art is along all the walls. The hotel itself is a bit of a maze, but so is Venice. Its right on the Grand Canal and can be reached by water taxi or foot and is close to a water bus stop. The breakfast was fine. The bar is decently stocked. Im going to stop there and tell you about Sean. He was the desk employee when we arrived. He was waiting for us on the dock when we arrived late and after we settled in, chatted with us since we had a very long day getting there. When we got ready to go adventuring for the day, he gave us a basic tour that proved invaluable, including recommending a restaurant we ate at twice. He arranged a taxi for us when it was time to leave and we invited him along. When we got to the train station, our train to Budapest appeared to have been cancelled, putting a large trip in jeopardy. He talked to some people and found out the train was still going, but not at the station we were at. We had to go up another two stations. He bought our group of 7 tickets to get us to that station and then shepherded us to our train. We had been in a panic and would not have figured out what he did in a matter of moments. He both made Venice more enjoyable and then saved the rest of our vacation. I cant recommend the hotel (or Sean) more highly. I have no experience prior to compare it to.

This is NOT a 4-star hotel! More like a 2-star. The positive reviews were totally misleading. Yes. The staff were very professional. The breakfast was good. The bathroom in the room was clean. The size of the bedroom was spacious. BUT. The beds were sooooo nasty. Very old, thin and worn out. The bedding seemed to date back to the 1970s, was faded and so dusty that it felt disgusting just lying on the beds. The decor in general seemed to be an eclectic mix of junk gathered from flea markets. Save yourself from a profoundly disappointing tourist experience.

Very close to everything.

Very comfortable, excellent service. Wonderful view direct view onto grand canal with spritz from the bar at very fair prices. Great recommendations from concierge to nearby first class and reasonably priced food.