Bed and Breakfast Barababao - Venice

Cannaregio 5835 - Campo San Giovanni Gri - Venice

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The B&B Barababao is located in the historic centre of Venice, between the San Marco square and the famous Rialto bridge, within walking distance of the main tourist attractions and the exclusive shops.

The B&B, housed in a charming building dating back to the 15th century, features a lovely decorated restaurant serving typical Venetian specialities.

Warm hospitality, elegant interiors and a friendly atmosphere will ensure you a pleasant and unforgettable stay in Venice.This property has provided all content and is solely responsible for its accuracy.
Hotel Guest Rating
8.6
Based on 198 hotel reviews

The staff are very friendly helpful and non invasive. The food at the adjascent restaurant Barababao was fatastic value for money, good portion sizes particularly fo...

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  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3 per person, per night for guests 16 and older and EUR 1.5 per person, per night for guests aged 10-15 years old. This tax does not apply to residents of Venice City. Further exemptions may apply, subject to submission of proper documents to the property, to patients, their companions and people staying in the city for specific purposes/duties. The tax only applies to the first 5 nights of a stay, and is collected at the property in cash. 50% reduction applies for 2011: from 1 November to 4 December and 12 to 22 December and for 2012: from 9 January to 3 February, 23 February to 31 March, 1 November to 2 December and 10 to 22 December.
  • Tourism fee: EUR 3 per person, per night
 

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Breakfast at B&B Barababao

Continental breakfast is daily available.

Bed and Breakfast Facilities at Barababao

  • Air conditioning
  • Credit card accepted
  • Multilingual staff
  • Bar
  • Restaurant/Dining

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Check-in: the lodgings are available from midday until 10 p.m. On Sunday, check-in can be done from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Later arrivals are to be communicated.
Check-out: 10.30 a.m.

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Barababao B&B reviews

  • December 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Not Specified
  • GB
9.7

The staff are very friendly helpful and non invasive. The food at the adjascent restaurant Barababao was fatastic value for money, good portion sizes particularly for expensive Venice and they offer a wheat free pasta, quite a rarity in Venice. Very central, this does comes with the outside noise at all hours associated with being in a very busy location. There was a safe in the spacious room which was included in the price and also a fridge, which was great for keeping water etc. Breakfast was croissants, rolls and preserves and lovely coffee. Very nice place, great value for money, great location. My husband and I were very impressed with the B&B and restaurant.

  • November 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • GB
9.1

I would definitely recommend this B&B. The location is brilliant (10 minutes away from the Rialto adn just off a main busy street so in a rather quiet corner) and the staff very welcoming and nice. The room was not big but it did not matter at all because we were there only to sleep or rest. Their restaurant was very good and offered very creative Italian dishes at decent prices compared to the more tourity places where food is over-priced and under average in terms of quality and taste.

  • October 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Group
  • USA
8.9

Comfortable room and in a good location just steps from the Rialto bridge, vaporetto stop and very nice shops.

  • October 2011
  • Philip Convery
  • Mature couple
  • GB
9.6

We had 4 nights at the Barababao it was excellent the owernes were wonderfull and made us feel very welcome, the room and bathroom were spotles we also ate in the restruant below in the evenings very good food, the location to the Rialto Bridge was great, we took the water bus from airport for 15Euros we found Durant & Cheryl Imboden web site Venice for Vistors a must as its very informtive, overall we will return again and stay at The Barababao Venice is a beutiful city

  • September 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • USA
5.3

Web site promissed breakfast on the roof but instead it was on ground floor restaurant and was pretty skimpy. Other than that the room was in a good location and the manager and restaruant personnel friendly and helpful. Room was basic but clean and functional. Venice is expensive and so was this hotel. Aside from breakfast it was fine.

  • September 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with young children
  • GB
10

Room was excellent, location was great for everything you need in Venice. Staff were really helpful and friendly, and helped us out greatly on our last day. I would really recommend highly, and the value for money is amazing, considering the location. Would definitly stay there again.

  • August 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • GB
9.2

My husband and I enjoyed our stay here. The room and bathroom spacious. It is located in a good part of Venice, near main ferry stop (Rialto Bridge). The directions on the website were hard to follow to find this accommadation. There is a restaurant below the B&B that is also owned by the same family- the food was delicious. Good wifi. Would stay here again.

  • July 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • New Zealand
9.4

Realy good value hotel,sited above restaurant, rooms overlooking cafe;s and street life. great location. easy to find if you get off water taxi at rialto bridge.i done a google earth map which helped.venice is a great place but can be difficult to locate some hotels,

  • June 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • Finland
9.9

I'm not sure whether I should recommend B&B Barababao to others or not... because I want to have a chance to book a room from there also sometime in the future. :) The location is absolutely great for a visitor who wants to look and walk around Venice for a few days. A nice little B&B just a few hops from Rialto bridge, at a nice quite corner, in the middle of everything. We enjoyed our visit at B&B Barababao 100+%, and would go back there any time. (The breakfast could perhaps have been a bit bigger, but that's minor details.) Sunny greetings to the great B&B Barababao staff from Finland!

  • June 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • France
7.1

Quite expensive

  • June 2011
  • Victor Keranen
  • Family with older children
  • USA
8.3

Location quite good, service also good. Continental breakfast somewhat limited but adequate. I would stay here again.

  • May 2011
  • Gentian Gaba
  • Young couple
  • Albania
9.9

Perfect match between price and quality . Located in the Heart of Venice, near Rialto Brigde , so you cant miss any part of Venice.

  • May 2011
  • LAWRENCE WARRINER
  • Mature couple
  • GB
8.1

Our stay at the Barababao was really fabulous from the friendly and helpful reception we received to ongoing advice from the owner about travel and sites to see. For the price the location could not be better, the room was cleaned well each day and the only problem was the room was a little too hot and AC was not so efficient but that was a small price to pay. Go there

  • May 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Spain
9.4

Good relationship between price and quality. Very good situation. Muy buena relacion calidad-precio Muy buena situacion.

  • April 2011
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Denmark
7.6

We arrived in the afternoon and could not get in to our room before 19. The walls are really thin. We got home in the night and talked quietly our neighbours banged on the wall and complained in the morning about us. But the rooms are good for the price.

  • April 2011
  • Carl Wayne Golightly
  • Family with older children
  • USA
8.1

Excellent location and scenic walk from the train station. They met us as we were looking for the business address, which was a relief since the town is a maze of winding alleys. The room was small but clean and attractive with a window looking out into a quiet vine covered courtyard. With the shutters closed it was so dark and quiet that we slept late and missed breakfast the first day! The only 2 problems we had were poor internet connection in our room and competition with the kitchen for hot water the first night. Other than that it was great, especially the location!

  • March 2011
  • Gabriele Vidano
  • Young couple
  • Italy
8.7

There was a problem with the central heating at night, after some phone calls they tried to solve it. We expected a little discount but they didn't propose it to us

  • February 2011
  • Andriy Dyatko
  • Single traveller
  • Ukraine
9.3

Briefly - best ratio of quality and price, location of 10 min from San Marco, wide clean rooms, simple breakfast (coffee + croissant).

  • November 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Group
  • Czech Republic
7.9

We had a double room with extra bed. It costs 120 Euro (October 2010). The room was OK. Breakfast was included in the price (juice, round roll, butter, jam, croissant, coffee and yoghurt), served downstairs in the restaurant. The good thing is that the staff stored our luggage free of charge after until the evening after checked out, so we could do more sightseeing before leaving without carrying the bags. (Just ask them). There is no reception; all stuff dealt in the restaurant.

  • October 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • Australia
6.4

The room we had was excellent. It was spacious and modern. We had a couple of problems with the TV and safe and the staff quickly came up and sorted them out. The only thing that was not up to our expectation was our initial welcome. We had arrived early and dropped our cases off at Barababao's. When we came back to get into our room the staff were rather busy in the restaurant and didn't seem to take much interest in helping us. However, this was better interaction than most of our encounters with the people of Venice. From the shop keepers to the vaperetto crew; from the info centre staff to the waiters, we found the people of Venice the most surly, miserable, unhelpful we have encountered in many years of travel. Everything seemed too much trouble. The only smiling faces we encountered were a baker and his wife in one of the streets far from the tourist haunts. This was not just our opinion, most tourists we spoke to had the same experience. Our only other comment was that the decor in the Barababao restaurant ws not to our taste and therefore we didn't eat there apart from our breakfast which was included. However, Venice is a beautiful city and Barababao is one of the better places to stay.

  • September 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • Canada
8.8

The rooms were very comfortable with very clean and modern bathrooms. The location was great and was easy to find. They gave very good directions. One of the best features was the restaurant associated with the B&B. The food was very good and the pricing was reasonable. We would recommend this B&B.

  • September 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • United Kingdom
7.8

Stayed for 2 nights. Fantastic location close to the Rialto Bridge. Room was comfortable and clean. Good continental breakfast provided (in room rate) in restaurant downstairs where we also had excellent evening meals served by very friendly staff.

  • September 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with older children
  • Costa Rica
9.9

Is near for the touristic areas...good breakfast. Nice staff, i recomend it

  • September 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • India
6.9

Good location, close to Realto bridge and we had no major problem locating the hotel. Rooms were spacious and comfortable. The breakfast though was very basic. Over all good experience.

  • August 2010
  • Florian Claus
  • Young couple
  • Austria
8.8

It´s a really nice place to stay. It´s in the center of Venice, a good, beautiful, nice room. If you want a nice cheap place, this one is perfect

  • July 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • USA
8.8

After spending 3 weeks in Italy, this was my favorite hotel. Excellent, simple breakfast. Clean and comfortable room that was cleaned each day. Convenient location. The employees were so friendly. I would stay here again.

  • July 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with young children
  • USA
8.9

Clean, decent size room and bathroom, with newish tile, etc. Great location and value for the money, close to Rialto Bridge, but no street/canal noise. Very convenient to go back to in the middle of the day for a break. No public area, as you check in at the attached restaraunt. Just a stairwell and hallway(note no elevator). Would stay there again.

  • July 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • Argentina
8.1

Nice hotel, very clean and confortable. Good meals served at the restaurant.

  • June 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • Peru
6.4

Clean room. Good Location. No elevator. Breakfast was excelent!

  • May 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • USA
6.9

Not much interaction with the staff, they're busy taking care of the restaurant But overall it was a good experience

  • May 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • USA
3.4

Air conditioning did not work and we had to open windows. Noisy restaurant below making it tough to sleep. Shower was barely large enough to fit in. Continental breakfast was light but good.

  • April 2010
  • Sala Teresa
  • Family with older children
  • Spain
9.8

We enjoy a lot our stay in Barababao. It's in the pure centre of Venice to 3 min. Rialto Bridge. Beds ara very confortable, clean rooms, appropiate breakfast...and the food in their restaurant it's good too and the owners very friendly! I recommend a lot this place!!

  • April 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Switzerland
8.3

Located at city center, rooms were clean but I recommend to take hotels in other islands where for same price you can get far better hotel. Also the connectivity by water buses is excellent.

  • November 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • Canada
9.8

We were very pleased with our room, services provided, location and price. The staff were friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable. The bathroom was big, clean and modern.

  • November 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • USA
9.1

This was a great little B&B for the price. Excellent location, very nice room. Noisy if you want the window open and minimal breakfast, but I would happily stay here again.

  • November 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • USA
9.6

Hosts run the restaurant on the ground floor too. We stopped by the night before we were leaving to see about an early checkout and they put together a breakfast for us to take. Very gracious hosts. Thank you!

  • October 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with older children
  • Israel
8.8

The room was very nice.

  • October 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Not Specified
  • USA
6.8

It was clean and it was Venice in Oct. The band under the window and loud party was Venice. What can you say. Over all it was very nice accommadodations and the owners son was very plesent to deal with. I would stay there again.

  • September 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • USA
8.8

Clean room, good breakfast, nice staff, fine location near realto bridge where water bus stops and you can ride it to train station or piazza San Marco. A little pricey but not bad for an expensive citylike Venice

  • September 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • United Kingdom
9.8

Eat at the restaurant - the food's great. The same owners also run La Profeta on the calle Lunga s. Barnaba, which is also excellent. Would certainly stay here again.

  • August 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Group
  • Austria
7.9

The place is good, nice bed and breakfast very well located... when you find it, the location in the map were very confused and we lose half and hour until we find it.

  • August 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with older children
  • Canada
8.2

Excellent location, quiet private and safe. The third cot was quite small for a tall teenager... it would be better for a younger child.

  • August 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Italy
9.2

E' un posto semplice ma funzionale a cui appoggiarsi per visitare Venezia perchè si trova nel centro della città, quasi vicino a tutto.

  • August 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with young children
  • Canada
9.7

It was a very pleasant stay, the staff are friendly and the rooms clean. The only thing we would try differently is to have supper at the B&B, I am not sure why we didn't this time. To busy experiencing the sights and sounds of Venezia. We will go back and stay there again.

  • August 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • Australia
8.5

A great room and location. Staff were friendly and helpful, understanding and speaking English well.

  • July 2009
  • Jean-François AURIN
  • Mature couple
  • France
8.6

L'équipe du Barababao est jeune, dynamique et sympa. Le chambres semblent comme neuves (nous avons eu la n°3 au premier étage : c'est exactement comme sur les photos). Nous avons apprécié la literie également. Côté bruit, le double vitrage isole bien la chambre : de toute façon, il n'y a plus guère de bruit dans le quartier à partir de 22h). Le petit déjeuner, est copieux et permet de tenir jusque 14/15h sans pb (le temps passe vite à Venise, et tout ferme à 17h). Autre point fort du B&B : il est situé juste à côté du pont du Rialto, lieu fléché partout dans Venise ! donc, pas possible de se perdre. Nous avons été globalement très satisfaits de ce B&B, et l'avons recommandé à nos amis: nous aimerions avoir plus souvent une prestation de ce rapport qualité prix en France...

  • July 2009
  • Mikala Holl
  • Young couple
  • Germany
9.2

I booked B&B Barababao based on the reviews of previous guests on the Internet and was not disappointed! The B&B is in an excellent location, the staff is friendly, the room was quaint and was cleaned daily and breakfast was delicious (we brought our own fruit). We would stay at B&B Barababao in future and recommend it to any of our family and friends visiting Venice.

  • June 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • New Zealand
8.3

My room was exactly as portrayed in one of the photos on the web site. So full marks for that as sometimes hotel rooms are nothing like what is portrayed. Unfortunately during my 3 night stay the attached restaurant was closed except for breakfasts and the person there spoke basic English only. There were plenty of other good restaurants in the vicinity so no real problem. Overall a good size room and bathroom in an excellent location. Some noise from the nearby restaurants but all finished by about 10.30pm and not that audible with the windows closed and the air conditioning on. I would happily stay there again.

  • June 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with young children
  • Austria
8.6

The position of the hotel is very good. It is very near the Rialto Bridge. The breakfast was very good. The hotel has a restaurante I think of a high quality. The owner was very kind and all the staff. There are a lot of moscitos in the night but every room has a device with oil against moskitos. In the night it is noisy but maximum till 23.00. So, it wasn t too hard like some wrote before. All in all I can recommend the hotel Barabao.

  • May 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Spain
8.7

Exactamente como aparece en la pagina web. Muy bien localizado, en pleno centro. Habitación muy amplia, cómoda y limpia. Desayuno abundante. Si alguna vez vuelvo a Venecia volveré a este hotel.

  • April 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with older children
  • France
7.5

Acceuil sympatique et efficace Chambre très propre avec chauffage et clim, un peu petite pour trois

  • April 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with young children
  • USA
6.8

The Barababao B&B is on top of the Barababao Restaurant. It is located in the heart of Venice about a 10 min. walking distance to the San Marcos Piazza. The location is great, but the b&b was a disappointment compared to other B&B's that we had experience elsewhere in Italy. Also, because the restaurant waiters are your hosts they do not take the time to give you a proper welcome, and/or provide you with maps of the city like all the other B&Bs did. Rather they hand you the keys and ask you to check-in later when they are not too busy. The rooms have NO air conditioning and because there is a restaurant below it is extremely noisy all night long, and the mosquitos are out of control. My 2 year old daughter woke up with bites all over her face. We happened to go to Venize in April so it was not too hot, but it would have been definetely horrendous during the summer. There is also no hair dryer, but rather a vacumm-style dryer (that does not dry) so bring your own.

  • April 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Switzerland
9.4

Molto gentili i propietari, stanza pulita e bagni spaziosi, unica pecca la prima notte c'era gente sotto la finestra che faceva chiasso fino alle 2 di mattina..(penso che da quando non si puo' piu' fumare nei locali la gente esce fuori!) Comunque consiglio il Barababao anche per la cena per aprofittare del 10% di sconto...

  • April 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • USA
9.5

Great little B&B. They provide breakfast in the restaurant and the rooms were very nice. Bathrooms are modern and include everything you could want.

  • March 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Italy
9.5

Buone camere, ottimo ristorante. Da Provare!

  • March 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Italy
9

A 5 minuti dal ponte di Rialto, il Barbabao ha delle camere di media grandezza in condizioni perfette, direi rifatte da poco. Il prezzo e' piu' che accettabile (in bassa stagione, almeno). Possibilita' di mangiare nel relativo ristorante con uno sconto, non abbiamo provato ma ce ne hanno parlato molto bene.

  • January 2009
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Spain
8.7

It is a small property in the centre of Venice. The rooms are clean and nice, with your private bath. The service is very kind. We consider it the rigth election for those who look for a reasonable price and an excellent situation.

  • December 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Gay Couple
  • Italy
8.6

Cannot remember now but somewhere on map when indicated left was in fact right ! Not big deal! Really well located, really quiet, already recommended to friends!

  • November 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with older children
  • United Kingdom
7.5

Our room over looked a public access courtyard with restaurants. Consequently, it was very noisy at night whilst people were eating and socialising in the outside areas. But this would not stop me from staying there again. All part of the Venice experience.

  • November 2008
  • Ron and Gerry McMullen
  • Mature couple
  • Canada
10

We were very pleased by the location, the staff, and the quality of the rooms. Although some may find the evening sound from the "street" and restaurants below and outside the rooms a little disturbing, to us it just added to the atmosphere. Eventually, all quieted down and we enjoyed a contented sleep as Barababao is located in a relatively quiet section of Venice even though it is relatively near the Grande Canal. All staff members, who worked in the restaurant and came in to clean the rooms daily, were most amiable and helpful. We would stay again in an instance. In fact, Barababao would be one of the reasons for us to return to Venice.

  • November 2008
  • Britt Wilks-Lingam
  • Singapore
10

My father and I travelled around Italy for a week and Venice was our favourite place. B&B Barababao was an excellent place to stay, rooms were very comfortable and the location is superb - walking distance to everything. The food & wine in the restaurant was also fantastic. We highly recommend this place!

  • November 2008
  • Mary Rasmussen
  • Mature couple
  • Italy
9.1

Great location. We were in the hub of things. San Marco square was only a 10 minute walk. Good for young adults to retirees. Great restaurant next doorl

  • October 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • United Kingdom
8.9

Found the price and location fantastic and the staff extremely helpful and friendly. Would go back.

  • October 2008
  • Julienne Beasley
  • Mature couple
  • Australia
8.8

The directions to the hotel need to be re-written by someone who understands english. For example we were told to "turn right ON the bridge" instead of 'AT' the bridge. We thought that we had to go over the bridge and lugged our luggage up and down the steps only to have to do it again when we realised our mistake. We had a very pleasant stay at the hotel which is perfectly situated for adventuring through laneways and along the canal. Simone was an excellent host. The only down side was the noise from an adjoining restaurant kept us awake one night.

  • October 2008
  • Yusuf Natan
  • Group
  • Turkey
10

We went for vacation. It's a great place to stay. Super price for Venice. Just one minute to Rialto. 5 minutes to St Mark's square. If i go to Venice again, the place where i will stay is ready!

  • October 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Australia
4.8

The double room was very small although the bathroom was an adequate size. There were no extra offerings in the room and one would not stay at this hotel if relaxing in the room was a requirement. The breakfast was typical italian breakfast although the quantity of the food offered and the service (in the restaurant) for breakfast was very nice.

  • October 2008
  • Nancy Morgan
  • Mature couple
  • USA
10

Immaculate, friendly, comfortable, quiet, convenient, reasonably priced- this place has it all! We stayed here about 5 months ago and I fell in love with the place. Our room was clean, the bathroom was spacious (shower only), it was on the rear side of the building overlooking a courtyard, so away from the busy street that the B & B is off. The staff is friendly, speak some English, but the main person who took care of us for check-in, check-out and breakfast both days speaks English well. It is located close to the Rialto Bridge vaporetto stop, right off a street heavy with pedestrian traffic- but as soon as you turn off that street into the courtyard out front, it is amazingly quiet. Breakfast was also good, with fresh cornetti pastry and coffee, and yogurt on request (there may have been more served, I don't recall anymore, I just know it was mostly carbs, but it was enough, and nice). Our room did overlook a rear courtyard which contains 2 restaurants, neither of which we ate at during our stay, but one of which is recommended in the Ric Steves guide. During the serving hours, with the windows (which were beautiful wood ones that opened in more ways than I can count) and shutters open, you can hear the diners and servers, but it's not a rowdy crowd. By about 10 pm, all is quiet. The B & B has a bar and restaurant attached to it. We ate there the first night and it was quite good. My boyfriend had the sea bass, I got to try a bite and it was one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten (I think I had pasta with bruscandoli, which are hop shoots that are a delicacy available sometimes in the Spring in Venezia) and it was good, but it paled in comparison to the sea bass. (We ate elsewhere on our second night and I ordered sea bass there, but it wasn't nearly as good as what my Sweetie had the evening before at Barababao.) I highly recommend the place and I would choose it again. I couldn't have been happier. OK, maybe if I had had a few more days, I

  • October 2008
  • Ron Wickenton
  • Mature couple
  • Australia
8.7

Our 2 nights at the Barababao were excellent. We found it ideally located for touring the major Venice attractions. Our room was very clean, the bathroom modernised, the staff helpfull and security good. Have no hesitation in recommending this B&B.

  • October 2008
  • Ernest Kurtz
  • Mature couple
  • USA
9.8

This was our first attempt at booking a B&B in Europe. We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at the B&B Barababao. It was much more spacious and modern than we had expected, as well as excewptionally clean. The staff was very courteous and very helpful. The restaurant on the ground floor and B&B above are family owned and very well run. Breakfast was in the restaurant and the best we had throughout our stay in Italy. Also, the location is excellent. You can walk to Piazza San Marco in less than ten minutes.

  • October 2008
  • John Bilkey
  • Mature couple
  • USA
8.2

We liked staying here a lot, and have just returned. Is typical for Europe for location and price, but not what most Americans "expect" here. Tucked away on small Venice street, with shops and hotels and restaurants all around. Serviceable, clean, friendly with everything you need. Only 4-5 rooms on second floor over commercial area. Hallways and stairs going in off street a little dark and scary for some, but again, typical. We would stay there again for convenience and helpfullness. Great restaurants around there, great breakfasts.

  • September 2008
  • Reinhart Reiss
  • Mature couple
  • USA
7.9

Barababao is in a great location. It is 10 minutes from Piazza San Marco, 2 minutes from Rialto Bridge, shopping and restaurants all around (what place isn't, though). The corner room is large and clean, with 2 windows. They need to be kept shut at night because people occasionally walk by all hours of the night, speaking quite loudly. The bar/restaurant below was reasonable and good. It was a much better deal than any other place we ate in Venice.

  • September 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • USA
9.6

Mappy showed hotel north of church, but it was south of church. Coming from Rialto vaporetta stop, take a right at chapel and you will see Barababao to the right on the next corner. We were very happy with room and attached bathroom (shower, sink, toilet, and hose-type hairdryer). The room contained a safe and several places to store and hang clothes. The breakfast was served between 8:30am and 10am in their restaurant and included your choice of coffee drinks, orange juice, yogurt, assortment of breads, jams, nutella, and honey. Full lunch and dinner service is offered daily in the restaurant that contains a bar. There were so amny other choices in the area we just ate breakfast there. About a 5-10 minute walk to St. Mark's Plaza and 1-2 minute walk to Rialto bridge. They let us keep our bags in a locked room after check-out until we picked them up later in the day. Compared to other prices in Venice, this was a great deal and a nice location.

  • September 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Italy
8.6

Location is very good, very close to Rialto Bridge,half-way between train station and "Piazza S.Marco". Rooms are nice and confortable, but the bathroom is very narrow, essenial, but however clean and private. Breakfast is quite abundant (Italian style), you can find in the restaurant a table already prepared for you with bread, jam, juice and biscuits and you can ask for a coffe or cappuccino

  • September 2008
  • Monika Divisova
  • Mature couple
  • United Kingdom
9.9

Thanks to Venere.com our 9-day stay in Italy was, except one accomodation (B&B Butterfly),very big surprise(we travel a lot). Not only the way we've booked all our stays, also the confirmations, low prices and the reality was the same as showed on the web pics. B&B Barabao is part of a restaurant, we unfortunately didn't have time to try, the menu sounded very yummy, but staff is competent and friendly, breakfast was delicious and it'll be pleasure to return there again. It's near Ponte di Rialto, easy acces everywhere and still quiet.

  • September 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Not Specified
  • Malaysia
9

Location is very good, near the Rialto Bridge but then tucked away in a corner so it is quiet enough to have a good sleep. Of course there is no view of the river but you can't expect that much with this price. B&B was very accommodating with our early check-in. Room was spacious and VERY clean, with a/c and tv. No lifts so you may ask for help with heavy luggages. Breakfast was good enough with very good coffee. It may be a bit difficult to find because I find the directions given a bit confusing, we ended up using GPS to find the B&B. However, Venice in general is easy to get lost with the its maze of small streets. The directions given by the website may need to be revised.

  • August 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Not Specified
  • China
8.8

Wonderful memory staying at this hotel with my wife. The room is very clean, spacious than any other hotels we stayed in Europe (Rome's hotels are terrible). Far from train station but very convenient to the main attractions. The accordion player under your window is a little bit annoying but closed the window you can hear nothing. Great city to travel, excellent hotel to stay. Strongly recommend.

  • August 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Not Specified
  • United Kingdom
9.9

Simome is very pleasent!

  • August 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Group
  • USA
9.9

This is a lovely Bed and Breakfast. I stayed here with my boyfriend and my father was in a second room. The staff is so kind and accommodating and the food and drink in teh bar downstairs are second to none. The breakfast was also better than you would get in most bed and breakfasts, especially in Venice. For the hot time of year, their air conditioning saved our lives! It was like walking into an ice box when it was 100 degrees farenheit and humid outside! Overall, fabulous place to stay and would reccommend it to anyone planning on staying in Venice!

  • August 2008
  • Tatjana Fokina
  • Family with older children
  • Latvia
9.6

Breakfest would be better.

  • August 2008
  • Adrienne BenscoLee
  • Single traveller
  • USA
10

Wow! I had an awesome time in Venice. The B&B is centrally located so easy to find and to get around. Many great restaurants and shopping in the neighborhood. The room was large, quiet (except the charming "live" music playing in the restaurant at dinnertime, which I opened my very italian windows to let in). Simone went above and beyond the call of duty. Go! Get "lost" in Venice! Can't wait to go back :)

  • July 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • USA
9

Very clean B&B. Location is adequate as the Rialto Bridge is just a few blocks away. Will definitely come back to this B&B if returning to Venice.

  • July 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with young children
  • Canada
9.6

Location is very central to the shopping area-Coin,very close to Rialto bridge and walking distance to St.Mark's Square. Very nice and clean place to stay. The breakfast is very simple with just bread/croissant and butter/jelly and coffee or juice. At 150 euros/night,quite expensive but that's Venice where everything seems to be expensive anyway.The owners-father and sons were very accommodating.

  • July 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • Portugal
9

Great B&B to stay in. The location is excellent - 3 minutes from Rialto Bridge and 7 minutes from St. Mark's Square. The rooms are cosy, very clean and cute. The private Bathroom is very clean too. The breakfast includes Milk, Coffee, Yogurt, Bread, several jams and brioches. The price is a bit high but for Venice it's more than adequate. Quality VS Price is excellent. Loved it.

  • July 2008
  • Catherine Edwards
  • Young couple
  • United Kingdom
8.5

The staff were brilliant, due to plane problems we didn't arrive until after 2am and they helped us get the night vaporetto, welcomed us and were altogether wonderfully helpful and friendly. Breakfast was a bit of a disappointment.. all that wonderful fruit and other venitian food and we got a single criossant and a coffee - you could do better than that for 130EU per night!

  • July 2008
  • Lorenzo Latorre Trillo
  • Young couple
  • Spain
8.6

Sitio muy recomendable, muy centrico, al lado del puente Rialto y a 10 min. de la plaza de San Marcos. El personal muy amable y es de destacar el restaurante que tiene el propio B&B, cenamos allí una noche y estaba exquisito. Por poner alguna pega lo único que diría es que la habitación que nos tocó era algo pequeña, aunque suficiente. Si volvieramos a Venecia seguramente repetiríamos.

  • July 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Family with older children
  • USA
8.3

We arrived in Venice one day late due to a general train strike. Walter worked with Venere to change the reservation and charge only one night. He was very nice, friendly and knowledgable. The location is fantastic and the restaurant downstairs is quite good. The rooms are very simple and spare, but a good deal given the location.

  • July 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Canada
9.7

We had an excellent stay here and the restaurant below had excellent food. The directions provided made it easy to find in the maze of Venice.

  • July 2008
  • Jozef Van Thulden
  • Mature couple
  • Netherlands
8

It´s regrettable that one cann´t lock the room from inside. You always have to use the key.

  • July 2008
  • DOLORES GEA VIVES
  • Mature couple
  • Spain
9.2

We reacted very well and during our stay, all staff has been very attentive including the excellent food restaurant and detailed discount on dinners / lunches for being accommodated. The room very comfortable and calm and very good location for tourist routes. Sincerely recommend it.

  • July 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Portugal
8.9

Near to the Rialto Bridge and vaporetto station. Very nice B&B, remodelled to little time. Very nice staff.

  • June 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • Romania
8.8

An excellent, clean and relatively small bed & brekfast right in the centre of Venice, perfect for a few days dedicated to visiting the city. Friendly staff. Worth coming back.

  • June 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • Canada
8

Just a little off the well beaten tracks of Venice, but quite central and near to the Rialto Bridge and a short walk to St. Mark's Sq. Only five minute walk with bags from the Rialto stop for the A/P waterbus and I'm elderly. The breakfasts were more than adequate and the staff very helpful, and the off-high-traffic area makes it quiet. The rooms are just a little Sparten, and no languages other than Italian on the TV, but always kept spotless. The restaurant downstairs serves a very good variety and quality of local/tourist food and also attracts a Venezian clientelle. I will return here and this was my third visit to Venice but first at Barababao. The staff all went out of their way to be helpful, one even brought his own laptop in for me to use!

  • May 2008
  • Irina Bilik
  • Group
  • Russia
10

The best place we stayed at in Italy!! Could not have wished for anything better! Everything was great, thank you for amazing days in Venice! would like to come back and reccommend to all!

  • May 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • USA
8.1

It was nice experience in Venice. Service, breakfast, welcoming, location were good.

  • May 2008
  • Chadwick Edmonds
  • Young couple
  • USA
9.7

This was a great place to stay, located very close to the Rialto Bridge, it was a good base location for our Venice area excursions. The staff were the best we had in Italy, always willing to help, and great to talk to. The rooms were very clean, and looked like they had been recently remodeled. This is where I will stay on my next visit to Venice.

  • May 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • France
7.4

The B&B is placed in a very good area, just close to the Rialto, and still, it is quiet since it is in a small street. Maybe not very easy to find but it is due to the fact that Venezia is full of very small streets and is a kind of maze so everything is a bit difficult to find. However, I was very satisfied by this room. It is a bit expensive for one night but less expensive than in other hotels or places. A common price for Venezia. The breakfast is good. A very good choice. You take the keys in a restaurant where you are welcomed in a very friendly and efficacious way. There is no problem if you want to leave your bags there if you arrive before check in time or if you want to leave it there after check out time. That enabled us not to pay for luggage service at the train station and to spend some time wandering without having to take our bags with us.

  • May 2008
  • Gerard LEMPEREUR
  • Mature couple
  • France
6.5

We stay in Venice for 5 days We are regular visitors and guess of B&B in many contries. B&B Barababao could be very nice but it is VERY VERY noisy due to terrasse of 2 restaurants near Barababao;what a pity .

  • April 2008
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Young couple
  • France
9.6

We stayed only one night in Venice, in that charming bed and breakfast, located right next to the Rialto Bridge. The prices the hotel is practicing are REALLY reasonnable compared to prices in overall in Venice. Great place to stay!

  • March 2008
  • David Teslicko
  • Young couple
  • Belgium
10

This was a great place to stay. It was a bit harder to find, but that is the case with everything in Venice. Very courteous staff and we were upgraded to have our own private bathroom. It's located in a great area of town not from from San Marco and with many restaurants and shops nearby.

  • March 2008
  • LEONOR GARCÍA MENDEZ-VILLAMIL
  • Mature couple
  • Spain
9.9

We stayed in Venice for three days. The B&B was formidable, a real pleasure to meet them all and a perfect, clean and comfortable room. Barabao is in the center of everywhere! I will recommended it to everybody that goes to Venice! Thanks for the service provided!

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Room Details

The Barababao B&B has 3 single or double rooms, all featuring a private bathroom.

Accommodation amenities include air conditioning, satellite TV, safe, mini bar and hairdryer.

Included/Not Included in the price

INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE Breakfast and use of safe are included in the price. 10% discount at the hotel restaurant.

The following mandatory hotel-imposed fees are charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out.

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3 per person, per night for guests 16 and older and EUR 1.5 per person, per night for guests aged 10-15 years old. This tax does not apply to residents of Venice City. Further exemptions may apply, subject to submission of proper documents to the property, to patients, their companions and people staying in the city for specific purposes/duties. The tax only applies to the first 5 nights of a stay, and is collected at the property in cash. 50% reduction applies for 2011: from 1 November to 4 December and 12 to 22 December and for 2012: from 9 January to 3 February, 23 February to 31 March, 1 November to 2 December and 10 to 22 December.
  • Tourism fee: EUR 3 per person, per night
 

The above list may not be comprehensive. Mandatory hotel-imposed fees may not include tax and are subject to change.

Accommodation Services

  • Air conditioning
  • Cable TV
  • Desk
  • Extra beds
  • Hairdryer in each room
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Mini fridge
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Satellite TV
  • TV

How to reach Barababao Bed and Breakfast

By car
From Piazzale Roma take the boat n°2 or n°1, direction San Marco, and get off at the Rialto stop. Then turn left at the Rialto Bridge, and follow signs to Campo San Bartolomeo. Then turn left and cross the bridge (on the left you will find the Prenatal store). Then turn right again.

By airplane
From the airport, take the bus n°5 for Venice Piazzale Roma, then take the water-bus line 2 or 1.

Distances from Bed and Breakfast Barababao

Teatro Malibran - 0 km / 0 mi
Chiesa Santa Maria dei Miracoli - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Rialto Bridge - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
Le Zitelle - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Scuola Grande di San Marco - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Goldoni's House - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Ca'd'Oro - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Galleria Stampalia - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Ca'Pesaro - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Procuratie Vecchie - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
St Mark's Campanile - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Procuratie Nuove - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
The closest major airports to Barababao are:
Venice (VCE-Marco Polo) - 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
Treviso (TSF) - 26.1 km / 16.2 mi

The preferred airport for Barababao is Venice (VCE-Marco Polo).

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

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