Hotel American Dinesen - Venice

Very nice hotel, staff and location. The rooms are beautifully decorated in Venetian style, with details like hot water for tea and coffee. Very easy access by waterbus, however it is good to keep in mind that Venice is not an easy place to walk when one has too much luggage. Breakfast was delicious!

The Hotel Dinesan is a charming hotel on a quiet canal. The desk staff were always helpful and courteous. The wait staff in the breakfast room were accommodating and the food was very good. It is such a pleasure not having to leave your hotel in search for breakfast~ a definite plus! The boat ride out to Murano Island to see the glass factory was complimentary by the Hotel. You are then given a private tour of the factory and of course, shown many beautiful pieces for sale. I would definitely stay here again if ever back in Venice.

A lovely hotel very conveniently located to Academmia, on the quieter Dorsoduro side of the Grand Canal.

Perfect location, good value for money thanks to out-of-season prices. We have had a wonderful stay in a fascinating city. By the way, we come from France and not Egypt!

The hotel is close to both Accademia and Zattere vapoletto stops, and thus quite conveniently located. Hotel is on the canalside, and can be reached by water taxi directly from train station or Marco Polo airport. The rooms are small, but in most hotels in Venice you have to do with tiny rooms. Staff was competent and caring. They had suggestions regarding what to do, and was helpful in giving directions, etc. I enjoyed the stay here, but the only snag was the price. Even with the excellent location, 280 euros per night seems a little expensive. Especially when the shower stall you got is so tiny you have to be mindful of how you maneuver inside. All in all, if you do not have to worry about the expenses and prefer smaller hotels to large chains, then this hotel may appeal to you a lot. I'd love to return to this establishment if I can find a better room rates.

My daughter and I stayed for the first time in Hotel American Dinesen. It was easy to find on a charming street with a canal, thus direct access for a water taxi, and within 3 minute walk from a vaporetto stop Accademia. Our room was in the a new modern section accessed through a closed alley on the side of the main building. It was reached after two steps through a spacious dining area with a kitchenette (with refrigerator and microwave). We found it quite comfortable and nice, clean and tastefully decorated in modern style in beige and reds and subtle metallic gold wall. We were surprised to learn that our room (#5), larger than I expected (with twin beds), had use of the kitchenette. We found it very convenient for breakfast(ours was not included in the price - rather steep)and for lunch. We could also relax in a pleasant courtyard, on modern wicker furniture, directly accessed from our room. Electrically controlled roll down shutters (from inside the room)covered the door and the window at night. No one else used the kitchenette or the courtyard during our stay, though there was at least one couple in this section of the hotel. The bathroom was very nice and sufficiently spacious with large sink, bath and tiled shower, bidet, places to hang towels and a shelf to put our cosmetic bags under the sink area. Slippers were provided as well as extra pillows and blankets. Room temperature control was functioning. There was a water kettle for tea or coffee in the room and porcelain cups and saucers. Closets and drawers were sufficiently large. There was a safe in the closet and mini bar fridge, which we did not use. Perhaps the only thing I missed was a reading light. The room light was sufficiently bright for reading, but if one person wanted to sleep, atmospheric orange lamps by the bed side did not give enough light for the other person. Wi-Fi was available in the room on asking. On the whole it was a perfect place and nice people.

A very pleasant stay in a well-heated room (in winter!) with a nice decoration, a modern bathroom and a wonderful view on a small canal. To recommend to all tourists....

American Dinesen is very nice Hotele. We enjoyed!Thank you very much. I would like stay the Hotel next time,too.

My wife and I were celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary and our son suggested this hotel having visited it at Xmas although he stayed at the Bel Arti, plus the good reviews on website.We found it well located close to the Academia vaporetto stop & overlooking a canal which from our balcony we found most interesting. The room was beautifully furnished and the en-suite small but excellent. The staff were very pleasant and the Breakfast very generous and we appreciated that staff brought pots of coffee/tea were to the table. Our only very slight criticism would be the minimal Public Rooms and the lack of Toilet facilities on ground floor. We would highly recommend this hotel.

Very nice and helpfull employees.

We had a great stay - a little bit away from the center of things which was nice as it was incredibly busy while we were there. Very nice decor inside the rooms. Staff very friendly and helpful. Wonderful breakfast, and really appreciated the free internet access.

Excellent stay, great front desk staff Marco was very helpful, only issue did not recommend good restaurant to eat at. Great free boat trip to Murano Island. Good location, great breakfasts.

Nice and cozy, located at one of the best spots to explore Venice by yourself. Recommend, we will come again.

We were welcomed warmly by the front-desk staff and treated wonderfully during our entire stay. The family suite that we had was spacious, clean, and wonderfully decorated. The location was peaceful on a little side canal, yet had easy vaporetto and/or walking access to most of the local sites. Our family would highly recommend this hotel in Venice.

This was a wonderful place. We would stay here again. We were very comfortable and the location was fabulous. Thank you for making our stay in Venice so enjoyable.

Canalview is great! Quite area! Rooms are small, but okay.

Make sure you study the map before you attempt to find this hotel. The address alone is NOT sufficient, even with a GPS. Its location near the Accademia stop is convenient but a bit out of the way ( 11 or so stops from the train station ). The hotel is clean and the wifi works well but the staff was often curt and the rooms didn't quite live up to the price. Air conditioning worked ok and there is no elevator.

Excellent hotel,staff friendly and very helpful.hotel clean.good breakfast.restaurants, cafes and shops nearby.good location out of tourist area.water bus stops nearby.private dock for water taxi we paid 90 euros each way from airport excellent service and experience hassle free.

Nice Hotel in a very good area close to Accademia. Easy to find (this is extremely important in Venice).

Single room was very small. Double room spacious with excellent views over canal.

Nice, small hotel, near but quiet situated to the center. Professional und friendly staff. Romms are small but who stays in the hotel in venice? If I come back to venice, I will stay there again

Hotel staff extremely helpful and reccomended nearby restaurants.

Excellent stay. Only reservation was that we were initially shown to an inferior room. Resolved quickly but had the suspicion that it wasn't just an error. Besides that uncomfortable couple of minutes it as an great room for a good price in an excellent location. Great canal view.

The hotel is in a wonderful area. We stayed in August when 3/4 of the merchants are closed by 6:00 or closed for vacation. The evenings the area was rather desolate. We thought that we were booking a junior suite which is rality was a quad with 2 cots. The rooms need updating, rather dusty. The bed coverings and wall covering were dingy. Our room was on the 4th floor of a 3 story walkup hotel???? The front desk recommended 2 restaurants which we enjoyed and were helpful attending to our needs. We needed to leave the hotel at 5:00AM for the airport and they went out of their way to serve us breakfast

Good location, nice, accomodating & helpful staff. Rooms clean, adequate but a little small. Only English channel on TV is CNN! Breakfast good.

Superb location in Dorso duro region on quiet canal leading onto Grand Canal. Midway beween Accademia and Guggenheim Galleries. Perfect for our romantic getaway for 2 nights. Very easy access to everywhere - 2 mins walk to Zattere, Salute and Accademia vaporetto stops. Rooms decorated to a good standard with lovely little balcony overlooking the canal and also Grand Canal. Public internet access was useful as we had to reschedule some of our museum bookings due to a strike ( naturally!) and we were able to email them to reception for printing. We will definitely stay here next time we visit Venice and have recommended Hotel American to friends and family.

Hotel staff were rather offhand but competent. Location is good and quiet, being slightly away from main tourist drag.

Hotel American was lovely and charming. The hotel was very Venetian and was in quiet Dosoduro. It was easy to walk to anything one would want to see in Venice. We loved this hotel and would definitely return.

Lovely area and clean,nicely decorated hotel in superb position in venice.The staff although efficient and polite could have been more friendly and welcoming.

A great little hotel in a great location. Easy walking to any major site but in an area not quite as busy and crowded. Our room was small for 4 people but we had asked for canal view so it was not their biggest room. It was a good tradeoff however as we had a lovely view of the small canal right in front of the property and a great view of the grand canal and even the tower of St. Marco. We were in the room in the front on the top floor, with a tiny balcony and lots of windows and light. A vaulted beamed ceiling added to the quaintness of the facility. Service was generally friendly, with one of the staff in particular (I'm sorry I don't have his name) who was jovial, booked dinner reservations and made recommendations for us. Free internet in the lobby was a hit with our teenage sons. Breakfast room is pretty with a full, but cold breakfast. We took advantage of the "free" water taxi to Murano island for a tour of a glass factory. It is a one-on-one tour so expect heavy pressure to purchase. You are on your own getting back to the hotel. Hotels in Venice are very expensive for what you get compared to North America. Compared to other hotels in Venice it was ok value but not so when compared to other cities. For over $500 CDN a night, I would expect an elevator, for example. There was no elevator so the treck up 4 flights of stairs after walking all day is a chore. (A bell man was more than happy to carry luggage both ways). If we were to go back to Venice, we would stay again and definitely in that area of the city.

This hotel and Venice were by far the highlight of our visit to Italy. This was my third visit to Venice and it was far and above the best. Young Ronald, our "steward" made our visit extremely enjoyable.

We were quite pleased with the location and hotel. If we go back to Venice, we would consider this hotel again.

We had a beautiful room on the third floor overlooking the canal. There was no elevator so an older couple may want to request a room on the first floor. Our 11 year old daughter loved her section of the room with a window view in two directions. You will want to use the water bus (vaporetti) to travel from the train station to the hotel (tickets available at the train station).

The Hotel far exceeded expectations. People comment that rooms tend to be small but we found it more than adequate, especially the bathroom. The little balcony overlooked a canal as promised and we delighted in seeing "life go by", from gondolas to garbage collection boats! Hotel perfectly situated, close to everything but away from the hectiness of the very "touristy" areas. Neat shops and good restaurants right there. Hotel personnel polite, friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay there again and can only highly recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy the delights and charm of Venice.

Ideal location, much the most pleasant area of Venice. Excellent resturants close by. air conditioning in the room was a joy, if a little noisy. Good Breakfast set us up for the day.

Our quad room was really small and pretty tired, and the second "bed" was a small not very comfortable pull-out couch. But, we had 2 tiny terraces with views of the Grand Canal and the lagoon which made up for the small room. No elevator, so be prepared to haul luggage. The location was great and easy to find. Just a short walk from the Accedemia vaporetto stop, so it was easy to get to everything. Great "floating" restaurant, La Piscine, about a 5-minute walk.

Excellent hotel in a great location. By not being next to San Marcos square it forced me to see more of Venice. It also is convenient to the water boat stops on both sides of the island (Academia and Zaterre) - made it real easy to come from the airport for 11 E (by water boat) to Zaterre, instead of 90 E (by water taxi). The hotel's restaurant recommendations were excellent. Breakfast was just right.

There was one grumpy desk clerk. Otherwise, the staff was fantastic.

Super stay. Would stay again. Best breakfast we have had in Venice in same standard hotel.Rained one morning and we were supplied with umberellas. Also appreciated welcoming Pressecco in room, because it was our Wedding anniversary.Perfect location. Would recommend to our friends.We were very late getting in (air traffic control problems, so we were rushed on our welcome ). Couldn't get anything to eat, because everything closed. Would have appreciated a sandwich or similar.

A wonderful hotel. Good location with two possible boat stops. Very near the Accademia but a bit quiet and off the beaten track. The people were so pleasant and helpful and even provided us with warm croissants very early one morning when we would be gone and miss breakfast. I would stay here again, in a minute!

We enjoyed this clean hotel very much, the staff were very nice and helpful, they did try to get us to move rooms(we only tried to get an understanding of why they would do that) I think with the language difference they thought maybe we were complaining and let us stay where we were, :O if we were to return to Venice we would stay here again.

This is the perfect hotel in a perfect location. The room was just as described and the staff was wonderful. Alberto was at the desk to greet us and he was so helpful and kind. If you want a wonderful hotel for your stay in Venice, this is the one.I would recommend this hotel to everyone, and I will stay here again when we return to Venice.

The staff at the hotel were enormously helpful throughout my 5-day stay and the rooms spotlessly clean. The location is great, about a hundred yards on either side (as the crow flies) from Zattere and the Accademia Bridge, which is very good for tranport, for one thing. It would be helpful if they installed broadband access, but as it is, there is a computer with virtually permanent Web access in the reception area. The buffet breakfast was good and served by pleasant staff in a pleasant room.

Very good hotel, very nice city, employees very kind.

A wonderful, quiet hotel in Venice. Every time again we would prefer the American Dinesen. Very very clean, nice personal and best breakfast. We like it very much.

Very enjoyable few days. Rooms wc not funtioning. Staff moved us immediatley to a beautiful room and were most helpfull

Excellent. Near to everything yet a very peaceful area. Will definetly return and have already recommended to friends.

An excellent hotel in a very handy location - well recommended.

We liked the hotel very much and would stay there again. The location was just right; beautifully quiet and a very short walk to the Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim museums.

We had a lovely stay at the American everyone was very friendly and very helpful. The room was very clean although on the small side.

Overall the stay was very pleasant. The receptionist on duty when we first arrived was rather vague and unable to give any particular recommendations for local bars or restaurants. The rest of the staff were considerably better. The room was comfortable, well appointed and spotless. Facilities included mini bar and automatic shutters which plunged the room into total darkness. The following morning we woke up expecting it to be light and it wasn't. It was actually already 10am!!! The canal view is a little overstated as you can see about an inch of the Grand Canal if you peer around the balcony, but nevertheless the smaller tributary outside the window was fascinating as we watched the Venetians go about their daily business. Having stayed in many more expensive hotels in Venice, this place is great value and particularly well located, saving on time when your own holiday itinerary is pressing.

Nice hotel can be recommended. Venice was a big disappointment compaired with Milan, Florence and Rome.

Great location: central but off the well-beaten tourist track. Very good value. Quiet, low-key. Perfect if you are travelling alone. Staff very good but it is a small hotel: if you want to check out quickly but it happens to be at the same time as other guests you will have to be patient. A small quibble.

This hotel is small but charming. The staff are friendly and helpful. Our triple room was clean and airy with comfortable beds. The breakfast is strictly continental but perfectly adequate. The hotel is in a delightful area with easy walking to the Accademia Bridge, Campo Santa Margherita, Zattera, La Salute and other places of interest. We had our best meal at the restaurant next to the hotel, Cantinone Storico - try the sardines in onions with a glass of Pino Grigio - delightful. We enjoyed St Marks Square in the late evening, no crowds or pigeons, lovely atmosphere with the quintets playing around the square and some excellent classical buskers to entertain you on the walk there. The water taxi from Marco Polo airport was expensive (90 euros) but well worth it. A speedy blast across the lagoon to blow away the cobwebs and then a wonderful cruise through the canals to the front door of the hotel. A magical way to start our holiday. We hope to return to Venice and would be happy to return to the Hotel American.

I chose this hotel mainly from reviews on this site and was very pleased with the choice. Rooms 202 and 302 offer best views and space with lovely little balconies to step onto. We were pleased to be staying on this side of the canal as the crowds around st Marks were overwhelming at times. I was amazed by venice and thought it was spectacular -I really wasn't sure what to expect after hearing so many mixed views over the years. Very expensive in general but fabulous to visit and the hotel was perfect in size, price and location. Would recommend it although the breakfast is nothing special!

A super hotel only a couple of minutes from a water bus stop and only one small bridge to negotiate. Easy walking distance to major sites and very quiet location and hotel. Very clean, good breakfast and the use of a computer for free.Would definitely use again.

We had a room right on a canal off of the Grand Canal. Lots of windows that open giving a great view. The place is easy to get to from the place where the boats that go up and down the Grand Canal stop at but there is a bridge that needs to be crossed with 8-10 steps up and back down. When you have luggage with you this is a bit of a hassle. There is no elevator at this location so taking luggage upstairs is also a consideration. However, the hotel allows free use of a computer. This is a nice added feature. The location is close to St. Marks square. They gave me a 5% discount for paying in Euros and a discount card for future stays. I would recommend this place.

Memorable stay in superb Hotel and fantastic situation. Will definately stay here again.

We loved Hotel American. Our room was beautifully decorated and would definitely recommend the canal view. The hotel's location was good - close to the Grand Canal and within a short walk to Piazza San Marco. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We would stay there again!

We had a lovely stay at the Hotel American - it was actually much nicer that we expected. The location was perfect, very easy to walk to every thing, and breakfast was generous and fresh. I would stay there again, for sure, and was by far the nicest place we stayed in Itay.

A fantastic small hotel, many rooms with canal views and only a short distance from some major places of interest. The staff were very helpful and spoke good english. The room was very tastefully decorated in a traditional style that completely suited the environment and gave a feeling of elegance. The breakfast room was clean and functional with a good selection of food and drink. Overall we were enchanted by the hotel, its quiet location and the relatively cheap prices for that part of Venice in high season.

The location is wonderful. The hotel is in a very attractive part of Venice and yet not too busy. The size of the hotel is perfect. The rooms are nicely decorated but a bit small. Good closet space though.The staff is friendly and very helpful. Generally, there was a good atmosphere. Breakfast was always a job well done. i would stay there again.

We stayed in a family room at the top of the hotel , it was comfortable for the short stay that we had. The hotel is very conveniently located just a canal away from the academia bridge. Breakfast was plentiful, but no hot food avalible. With the Venice card 22 euros for 3 days of unlimited travel on the water and land buses, we found ourselves poping back to the hotel in the day to use the lavatory ( minimum charge is 1 euro in the public toilets)as we were so centrally located, and nearly all of the vaporreti(water buses) stop at the academia stop. Helpful friendly staff.

Wonderful hotel right on the canal. Rooms were absolutely beautiful and hotel staff was extremely helpful and friendly. I would definitely stay here again!

Nice hotel. Super friendly and helpful staff. Internet in lobby came in handy. When catching the water bus from train station avoid the local boat, too many stops. Wait for the one with only a few stops, yours being Academia.

Great location-- close walk to Piazza San Marco. Water taxi grand canal to "Acadamie" stop, walk toward "Guggenheim collection" over first small canal and go right. We loved our quad room for our family of 4. Beautiful. People were nice, price was exact. We didn't ask for much help while there, so didn't test the staff. Clean, and a lovely breakfast. They allowed us to leave our luggage in the lobby room while we toured am we checked out. Great! Would stay here again!

Hi, It's a pretty good hotel. The color of the room wasn't the one I wanted but still good regarding to my girl. At the beginning I was desappointed about the canal view but finally who cares. (I won't take it next time). bye, Have fun.

We had a great experience in Venice. The hotel was excellent, Marco at the front desk is very helpful. We had a beautiful room in best Venician style, overlooking a canal but very quiet with small balcony. Breakfast is decent but not great. And yes, the restaurant recommended by the hotel (same owner) is very pricy but excellent food. If you're not up to spending $200 for a couple then simply don't go. We highly recommend this hotel.

This is a charming little hotel right on the Rio San Vio located about equidistant from the Accademie and the Guggenheim. Our room overlooked the canal. There was some construction going on outside our window during the morning hours but otherwise the room was quiet and the view was marvelous. The hotel was very clean, charming and convenient.

Our stay at Hotel American exceeded all of our expectations. The staff was friendly and knowledgable. The location of the hotel is ideal...on a quiet canal not far from the Accademia Bridge. Our nonsmoking room was clean and always promptly made up daily. The breakfast was a pleasant surprise, with fresh fruit, breads, meat, cheeses and cereals to accompany the beverages. We would definitely stay here again and recommend it to anyone. It's worth the expense.

The Hotel is situated at one of the small canals, the furniture is very nice, the Quarter "Dorsoduro" a place where still Venetian live, so you find some very nice cafés close to the hotel. The single-rooms are rather small and don`t have a canalsight but the double-rooms are worth the price.

Water Bus strike the day we arrived so ferried to the door by water taxi, a wonderful start to the trip for our two children aged 13 and 15. Having stayed 4 to a room in several rooms in England we were expecting to be pretty squashed but were delighted to find a King Sized Double and two singles in effectively two rooms ajoined by an open arch. Canal runs right past the hotel at the front, our room to the side and rear but very quiet and electric shutters meant complete peace and darkness and good sleep. Meals for 4 from 20 Euros to 200 Euros within 20 meters of the front door. 2 mins to Accademia Gallery and Bridge, also 2 mins to Guggenheim Collection. Get a 24 or 72 hour water Bus pass at the Accademia Bridge and go everywhere including all the lagoon islands. St Marks the least appealing part of the city, quiet areas around the Madonna dell'Orto magical and the wide promenade of the Zattere near the Hotel and marvellous place for an evening meal. I would recommend this Hotel to families, a good continental Breakfast to get you Going, perhaps only missing somewhere for Dad to have a cold beer whilst the children seek out yet another fabulous Gelateria for a 10 p.m. treat.

Hôtel très propre, récemment rénové, calme, personnel accueillant disponible et compétent. Trop chaud dans la chambre en cette fin avril avec la nécessité de dormir la fenêtre ouverte. Cependant, même fenêtre ouverte, on n'est pas dérangé par le bruit. Situation parfaite pour visiter Venise.

Loved it!

Ideale Lage des Hotels, zentral und doch ruhig, zuvorkommendes Personal, stilvolle Einrichtung und gutes Frühstück. Raucher sollten dies bei der Reservation anmelden, denn obwohl es im Internet heisst, Nichtraucher-Zimmer auf Anfrage, teilte man uns als Raucher ein Nichtraucher-Zimmer zu. Dieses konnte zwar am nächsten Tag problemlos gewechselt werden, und das Personal transferierte unser Gepäck. Dafür war das zweite Zimmer weniger gepflegt, der Boden mit einem unappetitlichen Teppich belegt, das Stuhlpolster fleckig, und obwohl es sich um das oberste Dachzimmer 301 handelte, waren durch einen Schacht in der Decke ständig laute Wassergeräusche vom Kanal hörbar - nichts für Leute mit Schlafproblemen! Was unser Honeymoon auch etwas störte waren die Twin-Betten, welche auf dem Internet nicht als solche definiert waren und auf den Fotos wie Doppelbetten wirkten. Auch die Zimmerreinigung können wir nicht als überdurchschnittlich bezeichnen (überall fremde Haare!). Zu guter letzt funktionierte auch das Internet-Portal in der Hotel Lounge während 2 von 3 Tagen unseres Aufenthaltes nicht. Im Grossen und Ganzen hat es uns gut gefallen, bei diesen Preisen (225 Euro pro Nacht Anfang April!) haben wir aber etwas mehr (oder weniger Unannehmlichkeiten) erwartet, und werden bei weiteren Besuchen in Venedig sicher noch andere Hotels derselben Preisklasse testen.

Nice hotel in a very quite part of the city. We would stay there again- need I say more?

Great hotel located close to the Grand Canal. Wonderful experience.

This hotel was charming. The room and bathroom were very clean. The heating system and hot water were very important specially since it was snowing in Venice at the time of our stay (January, 2005). The staff was friendly and helpful. However, they did recommend a restaurant that we were not too happy with as the food was horrible and very expensive.

Excellent hotel. Recommended to anyone staying in Venice.

Difficult to fault the hotel. Excellent breakfast lovely room. My only grouse is that we were not advised prior to arrival that there was no canel view (for which we had paid an extra £100 only a building site as the canel was being repaired. After some negotiation we obtained a 10% discount although much more was being offered to potential clients on the telephone. Also we were not advised that if you pay cash there is a further 10% discount. It is not helpful being told this at checkout at 7 am. This does not mean I would not stay here again, I would, but I would know the questions to ask prior to the visit.

We loved our stay at the American. It was located very clost to all major sites and the boat stop and very quiet location. I would definitely stay there again. No elevator, but the staff brought our bags up for us.

We had a wonderful four night stay in this hotel and the room was everything we could have wished. We paid extra for the canal view. The only problem with this was that when we arrived there was no water in the canal. Not the hotel's problem, it had been drained for maintenance. We were offered a change of rooms to a cheaper room but these tend to look out on very narrow alleys and we decided to stick to our original choice. It was not too smelly and actually quite interesting watching the progress of the maintenance work from our three balconies. The room was plenty big enough for a short stay and would have been very peaceful if it was not for the drunk who decided to sing to us in the early hours one night. I would definitely use this hotel again, highly recommended.

A wonderful, small hotel with very accommidating staff

Our room 202 was wonderful and just what we expected. all staff we came in contact with (5) were very friendly and very competent and helpful, always with a smile.

A very comfortable hotel. Good location, friendly staff, spaceous and comfortable room, convenient mini-bar, good breakfast. We stayed in one of the "family rooms" and it was more than adequate for two adults and two teen-age girls. Two complaints: First, the a/c was somewhat underpowered - we could not get the room cool enough. Second, it was extremely difficult to take a shower without soaking the bathroom floor - there was only a partial wall instead of a full shower curtain. In summary, I would definitely stay here again.

I found the hotel on the Venere list and in Froemmer's Venice guidebook. Despite the cost for Venice hotel price the room was a bargain. The rooms are beautiful. The hotel personnel really cater to its guests needs. I thought that being located next to the Academia Gallery was a great location. I would not think twice about recommending this hotel to my friends.

This is a great hotel if you want to be able to walk the city. It is right on top of the Accademia bridge and that makes it one of the few spots you can easily cross the Grand Canal. We picked this area because it is a little quieter, but still only a 5-10 minute walk from St. Mark's Square. The hotel is right on a canal and only a 1 minute walk from the water bus station. The room was small, but very clean. We stayed in 5 hotels during our trip and this was by far the cleanest. The staff was very helpful, the restaurant and free breakfast very nice, and the free internet access very helpful. At the bridge you can pick up the water bus to anywhere in town- and also have the Guggenheim musuem and several nice cafes/restaurants. Save yourself some noise and money and stay at the American- and walk to St. Mark's Square.

Loved the location of this hotel, and the breakfast was excellent. Perhaps the hotel should limit guests on the internet, though. Only other issue with this hotel was that there was not an elevator. Not a problem for our family, but could be for others.

We had a very expensive room (300 Euro a night) for a Canal View - I'm not sure if the extra charge is necessarily worthwhile. Across the small canal in the mornings is where boats docked to unload groceries and supplies and it was very noisy. Also, I asked for recommendations on hotels from the concierge/front desk and they would only direct me to a single restaurant, Le Bistrot Venezia - we didn't go there but it seemed very touristy and not really worth the recommendation. Otherwise, I think the hotel was great, it was in a fantastic area right near the Accademia vaporetto stop.

A bit on the expensinve side, this hotel is nevertheless a reasonable value for Vanice. This is a charming hotel, and the staff gave us friendly, personalized attention. Definitely one of the best hotels we encountered in all of Italy!

This is a lovely hotel in a great area of Venice--away from the crowds, with some great restaurants in the area and the Zattere walkway along the water. We were traveling with our 2 children and had requested 1 quadruple room. Instead, we got two very small rooms close together which had some benefits. For the price and location, we had a great stay. The hotel had some great restaurant recommendations and was extremely accommodating with allowing us to leave our luggage and use their public areas until we took our overnight train.

I stayed at the American Hotel in Venice in 01, and was very underwhelmed, especially by the staff, many of whom were very rude. This trip, I couldn't praise them more: they were friendly, extremely helpful and efficient. We had a wonderful stay, and will definitely return.

We were very pleased with our stay at this Hotel. We would stay at this Hotel again and also tell our friends.

A superb hotel with wonderful staff. Very clean and quiet. Will recommend without hesitation.

Very good welcome

Very clean and well presented rooms, maybe a little small. Breakfasts were good and service was also good. We would certainly use this hotel again.

This hotel was perfect for our stay in an ideal location very quiet the room was a good size and very comfortable I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone travelling to Venice

The location, the staffing, the rooms, everything was ideal about the American. The hotel added to our enjoyment of this wonderful city, and we would definitely stay at the American again.

The room was of a very high standard. There was some abiguity about the location of the hotel which overlooks the San Vio canal not the Grand canal. The only negative point was the noise of drilling and hammering from 8am every week day from nearby buiding work.

We simply loved it, I'll recommend to other both site and hotel. Grazie