Hotel Mercurio Venezia - Venice

It is near san marco but the room is very small. We came late at nite my email indicated to take water bus no 2, and it was wrong we should have taken no 1. So we ended up walk quite far with all the baggages.

Quite expensive especially on week-ends but that's the way it is in Venice ! Hotel very well located near San Marco. Standard room cosy and very clean, rather calm and perfectly in accordance with photos on web page. We spent a very pleasant stay.

The spaciouness of rooms were bad. One room was very,very small!!

Very friendly and helpful staff.For Italian standards the breakfast was good, definately attempting to appeal to the various demands of the Guests. An Egg now and again would have been very welcome.The location in San Marco proved to be very good for our excursiions. I could recommend the Mercurio to any potential Venice visitor who has a limited budget.

They charge an extra Venice tax which cannot be paid by CC but in cash only !

I love the Mercurio and I believe this was my 4th stay with them. I have a friend who owns Artigiancarta on Calle Frezzaria, so Mercurio is perfect for a viisit to see my friends, AND you are just steps away from La Fenice. The hotel has one of the best locations in the city of Venezia. Their prices are absolutely incredible during the late weeks in January before Carnevale kicks in. I am a single traveler who loves Venezia and tries to come every six months. A single room is fine, but for my American friends - remember this is Italia, and specifically Venezia. The rooms tend to be small and buildings constructed in the 16th century can be a little noisy if the hotel is full. I use ear plugs and I am just fine. Also note, that like most of Venezia, there is not an elevator. Again, I'm fine with that and pack accordingly. Their breakfast is great and the gals are friendly and make good caffe. Note that the internet connection is not spectacular in the individual rooms, but they have two computer terminals that you may use at your leisure free of charge. I will definitely be back to stay at the Mercurio again! Value for price on this visit just could not be beat. I will remember to travel in late January.

Venice is all about Canals, Gondola's, Shops, Food, and History. You will walk miles every day and not even realise it. This hotel is centrally located and very Venetian - ie it is not a 5 star hotel created in Venice, it is an original old building that has been adapted into a hotel with a nice balance between creating some comforts while not losing its Venetian charm. The staff are all very friendly and helpful as well as speaking good English. A great choice unless you are a 5 star snob - and you wouldn't even read this if you were so this one is a winner. Dont miss La Vaporetta restaurant only 2 mins walk from the hotel - you will love it - google them to find exact address. Cheers AB

Excellent stay. Very well situated.

The Hotel Mercurio is a very safe and good location only a few minutes walk to St. Marks square and within a maximum 25-30 minutes walking distance to almost all of the major attractions in Venice. We also walked to the train station on the last day from here, which was about 45 minutes. The staff were all excellent and helpful. The breakfast was great. Only negative was our mattress was very poor and ready for the garbage but we liked the hotel and location so did not complain. The bathroom was small but very clean and had a nice hot shower. Our room overlooked a small canal where gondolas come through. At $190 euros a night it was expensive but we found this to be affordable for Venice where all hotels were expensive. Finding the hotel when out walking was always a challenge, as it is on a small side street. I think finding anything in Venice on your first 2 days was always a challenge though. Overall it is definitely a 2 star hotel, maybe a 3 star. I think it was too expensive relative to quality, but priced right relative to location. If I was to travel to Venice again I would stay here again if the price was a little lower. We stayed 3 nights, I would suggest only staying 2 nights in Venice unless you like tons of tourists or plan on exploring further out from venice. We used one day to go see Murano, Burano, and Torcello - which was a nice change from Venice. Note this is not what I would call a romantic bright hotel - it is simply a safe and comfortable stay with a good location, good staff, and good breakfast. Also note there are no elevators here.

Most friendly and convenient welcome ever! The staff at the lobby makes you smile after a long day of sight seeing. The room could be a a little bigger, but you are in venice. No need to stay inside.

Price/quality relationship OK for the usual Venetian tourist exploitation practice, for normal international standards inacceptable: a tiny room, sparcely equipped, minuscule bathroom with need for redecoration, no lift, narrow stairs, a typical lowcost hotel with maximum prices. Situation central, rather far away from public transport. We would not return to this hotel.

For Venice it was a very good room, although 4 flights of stairs. Very close to St Marks Square. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

First we had small bedroom . We wanted to move from the hotel so we were given a very nice new bedroom and spacious .Anyway the hotel is very well located and very clean .Our first bedroom was old and small in regard to the price .

Excellent room and bathroom facilities. Other facilities basic.No lift up to reception and more stairs up to bedroom and breakfast room.

Fantastic location, great owners and staff, gorgeous room with canal view, extremely central and easy to find. I'll come back

We took a family room; it was clean and spacious. To visit Venezia we got very good advises from the Staff. Hotel to be recommended

Near to San Marco piazza and ferry stop ( San Marco vallaresso). A 5-6 min. Distance ( if not lost of course:)) Hotel room was too small, may be other more large rooms. Our first stay in Venice and owner of the hotel was very helpfull. Location of the hotel is not very near to the canal, at the middle of the street. Our room was at the top of the hotel and looking for a opening between the houses.

Tidy hotel close to all facilities. Stairs are a bit steep and can cause an issue for suitcases if people are not agile.

This was exactly what we wanted -a budget hotel 5 minutes walk from St Mark's Square. Our room was not as grandiose as those pictured but had one of those chandeliers like a glass caphalopod and was clean with a brilliant shower. The staff helped with various issues, ringing ahead to confirm bookings for us at refugios in the Dolomites. They couldn't have been more obliging and helpful . HAPPY

Lovely hotel and wonderful staff! Location is cute, but not very close to any Piazzas - since Venice is pretty small thats okay. Spacious room, nice comfortable bathroom,

Context is everything; this is Venice. Rooms are expensive for what you get. The room was very clean, had Murano glass light shades, a small desk and wardrobe. All this for an astronomical price. I found the location problematic because the entrance to the hotel is located in a very narrow alley (less than an umbrella wide) that was always very busy. On the plus side, the staff were wonderful, very helpful and multi-lingual; breakfast was substantial and this hotel is in the heart of the action.

Excellent welcome, attentive and helpful staff. Great location

The staff were very freindy and helpfull in resolving problems and advising on local facilities and tourist attractions. The breakfast was very enjoyable with plenty of choices. Our experience at the hotel was very enjoyable.

It's located 300mt from Piazza San Marco. Check in was quick, my room was on the third floor and there's a good deal of stairs to climb so be young and fit. The room was perfect, it was recently renowed, with one single bed, enough lighting fixtures, flat screen tv, a little balcony, private bathroom with shower, toilet, hair blower etc...and......air conditioned! It wasn't obviously on at the time I stayed but it would have been if it was summer, it's quite a bonus in Venice. Breakfast was a small but satisfying buffet of salty (salami, bologna, cheese, soft cheese, bread) and sweet (pastries, cakes, cereals, jam, butter, honey, chocolate cream, yogurt...) items. Accompanied by a hot drink. The staff is cool, very kind, I really appreciated all of them. Also the hotel is open 24 hours per day, no curfew. So a recently renewed single room with new furniture, private bathroom, air conditioned, immaculate cleaning, a good breakfast, close to San Marco costed me 45 euros one night, 55 euros the other. It's the best ever, no other place in Venice would give me a decent breakfast for that price, most will just offer a sad, carb loaded, sugar loaded, totally unhealthy pastry and that's all. This place was a great choice, I'll be back next time.

The room was small but that has a sky window , and clean. Staff were friendly. The sighin and enter door were so cute. Location is not easy.but good, there is a Opera theater nearby.(you need a reservation.) You can put your baggage in the hotel after check-out.

The hotel is right in the heart of Venice and stone's throw from the Fenice theatre which is where I wanted to be. St Marco is a five minute walk.

I spent 3 nights in this hotel, the breakfast was poor (one type of bread and one type of creme cheese, etc). The location is really perfect, the hotel is close to touristic areas. However, Room 52 was extremely small and right across the breakfast room, and the blankets were not clean. Safe deposit in every room is an asset.

The Mercurio is expensive for what you get...but that is Venice and Venice is amazing. Our room was right over the canal with singing gondoliers etc. The room was very compact and the bathroom was lined in some areas with black mold. Breakfast was above average for Italy and assistance at the desk was always friendly & willingly offered.

The location of the hotel was fantastic. Close to everything. The staffs were very friendly. The breakfast was great. The use of internet is only free for 30 min, after that you have to pay extra which is the only negative point. The hotel Mercurio was great for the price they offered.

The room was funky, but I think everything in Venice must be unless you are in a luxury hotel. That said, it was perfectly nice. The woman at the front desk was very nice and totally professional, knowledgable, etc. The breakfast was a bit better than other B&Bs I stayed in in Italy because it included a bowl of canned pineapple and peach slices. It is confusing to get there, don't try to walk from the train station as I did. I made it, but it was tricky and a long walk lugging a suitcase. Taking the vaporetto, you'll stlll have a confusing walk from the San Marco vaporetto stop which makes the location a bit less desirable, especially if walking a good distance with your luggage is a problem for you. Also, I never once made it back to the hotel without getting seriously lost, but that's just the way it is in Venice. I didn't mind because I'm a walker anyway and it was an adventure for me. If that is going to bother you, definitely try to choose a hotel close to a major site you can use as a landmark. I paid 10 euro extra for a "Superior Canal View" room and I don't recommend it. It isn't the Grand Canal, just a minor canal, so not particularly charming, and it is noisy. You are right over a bridge that gets a fair amount of (walking) traffic into the night and the water taxis make a racket when they go by. P.S. On my way out of Venice, the town was flooded and it was raining, and it would have been a complete disaster if not for two things: my suitcase converts to a backpack, and I had waterproof boots. The water was over my ankles and it would have been truly miserable if not for the backpack suitcase and the boots. Venice floods regularly at all times of year, so have a plan for that. (They sell high water boots everywhere.)

Overall, simple budget hotel. worth value to the money you pay. dont prefer if you ask for luxury.

The room was small but expected for Venice. Great breakfast and very helpful staff. comfortable bed. We were very pleased with our stay there. there are stairs, but remember Venice is old and most rooms will involve stairs.

Excellent location, close to everything, helpful and competent staff, breakfast was OK.

A nice hotel 5 minuites from St Marks square with very helpfull staff.

My wife, my ten year-old son, and I really enjoyed our stay in Venice, in part due to our satisfaction with the Hotel Mercurio. The concierges were very helpful in recommending restaurants and sights to see. The other staff members were also very competent. The only negative element to our stay was minimal: the shower door was difficult to close completely, so it leaked quite a bit.

Hotel Mercurio is located only a few minutes walk both from St. Marcus sq and Rialto bridge: perfect! We had two rooms, the double was very small but nicely decorated, the trippel room was much more spacious with a view of the canal. Venice is a very compact city and you can not expect rooms to be absolutely quiet: some noice both from the canal and the passing, narrow street. Clean rooms with good aircondition. Breakfast was simpel, but the coffee fantastic. Friendly staff.

My husband and I had a very nice stay in Hotel Mercurio. The location is excellent, with short walking distance to St.Mark's square and Rialto, and to the waterbus stops, and the staff were very helpful. Very good breakfast, clean rooms and welcoming staff. I would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting venice.

The people at this hotel were friendly and helpful. Their suggestions for places to eat were all terrific. The rooms were comfortable. Cappuccino arrived nearly too soon for breakfast!

We stayed in a large room with balcony over the canal which was very nice - The bedroom area needed a chest of drawers and the Bathroom was tiny. The access to the hotel is a 10 minute walk from the Vaporetto and the reception area is up a steep flight of stairs (no lifts).

Great suite - very spacious, but small bathroom no elevator

We stayed for four nights. We loved Hotel Mercurio. Our room overlooked a canal and we could watch the gondolas gliding by.

Nice friendly clean hotel ideally situated near St Marks

well located, rooms clean and employees treat you politely a are very helpful.

Most positively surprised at arrival Prices reasonable, good value for money Position between San Marco and La Fenice perfect Very satisfied

For Venezia this hotel was easy to find and in a great location in the heart of San Marco. The room was a bit rough around the edges, but very clean and comfortable. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Breakfast was okay with very good coffee. This hotel really cannot be beat for price versus location.

The Mercurio is located in the very centre of Venice; a 5 minutes´ walk takes you either to the Rialto bridge or the basilica of St Mark. The staff is charming and helpful, the lady at the reception recommended one of the best pastry shops in town, very close at the Campo San Luca: excellent caffe e dolci. Our room was 100% what we had asked for online: very quiet with twin beds. Everything was very clean and the price is absolutely reasonable. We took a tour of the opera house La Fenice, which is just around the corner, and sat in Napoleon´s private booth listening to a rehearsal. Wonderful!

It's very noisy when someone living in other room nearby is watching TV or talking, the sound proof is not very good. The heater is shuted down from time to time even it is still cold. Please always turn on the heater in February!

Superb location.

We went to Venice during the summer. The hotel is situated at a very central location. However we found it a bit difficult to find the place on the first day. The breakfast is good. It serves good coffee. I will definately stay there again.

We spent Christmas and the first two days of the New Year with Monica and Natale at the Mercurio. It is convenient to San Marco, Rialto, Accademia, and the Vaporettos that go everywhere else. Room 23 was clean, spacious, overlooked a canal, a bridge, Mozart's house, and was very reasonably priced. We had very good meals at Anenimo Veneziano located adjacent to the hotel and Gam-Gam at the entrance to the Jewish Ghetto. Thanks again to Monica for advice on where to go and what to see and for talking us out of going to a main land hotel our last night and instead leaving early the next morning by water taxi (worth the price). Thanks to Natale for supplying boots for us New Year's night so we could go to San Marco despite the acqua alta; and for brewing coffee and providing an escort to the water taxi in the early morning the day of our departure. We are looking forward to our next trip to Venice and also our next stay at the Mercurio.

The next time I visit Venice Hotel Mercurio is my place again. To reach the hotel was difficult not only because of the maps location, but also of the security corridors for the visit of Mr. Berl.

one of our rooms was not the newest on, especially the bathroom; but the staff was really friendly

We had a wonderful stay at Hotel Mercurio. It was located close to both San Marco and the Rialto Bridge. Our room was actually the apartment. It was very spacious and the windows opened up right onto one of the canals which was fantastic. The staff were friendly and even offered to have some food ready earlier than the set breakfast time when they found out we had an early departure the next day. We would definately stay here again.

Hotel Mercurio was just what we needed. The price was very reasonaable for Venice and not 5 minutes from San Marco square. Easy to find from the water taxi stop, although the tourist info office at the train station gave me directions. Monica at the desk was incredibly helpful - recommended an area and website for an agritourismo in Tuscany! Room is little more than a bed and a shower. You can hear every step down the street, but I think that is everywhere in Venice. Tons of street vendors trying to sell you roses...get's a little aggrivating...don't let them put one in your hand!

The receptionist (lady) was very nice. She spoke English, French fluently. SHe was very kind and helpful. The night shift person (male) was also very friendly. The breakfast was very good. The location is excellent (5 minutes from San Marc's plaza. I would return to this hotel.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Mercurio. Hotel is everything we expected and more. Staff friendly and helpful, rooms compact but well appointed. Our room had balcony with canal and bridge view. Gondoliers singing their way past your room window is something not to be forgotten. Wouldn't hesitate to visit again.

An ideally located hotel, with comfortable rooms and excellent service. Monica and the others on the front desk could not have been more helpful. The breakfasts were just what we wanted and the breakfast area was ideal. Our room overlooked the canal and we were serenaded every evening by the voices of the gondoliers and musicians. A great place to stay.

3rd time in Venice, 1st time at the Mercurio, 1st time in the rain !! Superb room, sitting room and large bedroom both with views onto the adjoining canal. Breakfast was so-so and busy if you want to get in around 8 to 8.30. Staff were always smiling and answered any queries efficiently. The location is superb for walking to all the sights.

I was very surprised at the quality of our accomodation in regards to price. We had a spacious room with windows overlooking the canal and Mozarts house, so it really gets no better. Breakfast was your typical italian fair, which is average at best but the coffee was very good and the staff very friendly. I would reccomend this hotel, but remember to pay extra for a view!

The location is perfect, just five minutes to San Marcos, and the man at the reception was really very helpfull. I recommend this hotel!

Cet hôtel est idéalement situé pour découvrir Venise, à peine 10 min à pied depuis l'arrivée au vaporetto, quartier très calme bien que très proche de la zone touristique. Le personnel parle très bien français et très disponible pour les demandes de renseignements. Idéal pour un 1er séjour, cela donne envie de revenir....

The location is excellent. The room was clean and presentable, but was really small. The breakfast is very basic.

Nuestro cuarto era cómodo y hermoso en 2 niveles para tres personas.El TV plasma en el primer cuarto con sofá cama y baño cómodo y el otro cuarto con cama Queen.EL desayuno continental fue excelente y suficiente.Volveríamos allí sin pensarlo 2 veces aunque nos perdimos para llegar al no conocer mucho Venecia. Lugar maravilloso.

It is a very nice hotel at a very convenient place. The breakfast is good. Staff is helpful. Room is spacious. Toilet is clean.

Great customer service. Helpful obliging staff. Great value.

Had a fabulous stay in Venice with my sister. The hotel was excellent - everything we expected and more. The service of all the staff was impeccable. I would definately stay again if I come back to Venice and would thoroughly recommend. Location was pefect. Our canal view room was a real treat. The neighbourhood is lovely - lots of good shops and restaurants nearby. The morning coffee was the best I had in Venice. The only small thing I wasn't quite sure about were the bread rolls served at breakfast - looked like flat croissants - tasted like cardboard. Plenty of other things to choose from at the breakfast buffet however so quite easily avoided.

Très bien situé. Un peu cher mais tout est cher à Venise. Pour être au centre de Venise vaut la peine de payer un peu plus (dans notre cas 110Eu/nuit en occupation triple). Malgré le prix bon rapport qualité/prix. Petit déjeuner correct mais salle très petite. Personnel accueillant et agréable. Chambre suffisamment grande, salle de bain petite mais propre. Les photos des chambres sur Venere.com ne correspondent pas tout à fait à ce que nous avons eu mais celle que nous avons occupée était quand même très correcte. Hotel à recommander pour sa situation géographique, son rapport qualité/prix, et l'accueil.

Had a very nice stay. The receptionist was very nice and pleasant. He was happy to give us tips on places to visit. The hotel is slightly difficult to locate, but once you do it is very pleasant. One tip is that you have to climb a few stairs to get to the hotel so someone with babies have a bit of difficulty. Otherwise it is very close to San Marco square and Saint Marks basillica.I would reccommend it to people.

This hotel did what it said on the box.Excellant value for money,with nothing sacrificed.Minutes from St.Marks Square,and from the alilaguna drop off spot(airport water taxi).We arrived late and were greated by a friendly and accomadaing chap.The room, although small,was perfect.It was cleaned every day,air conditioned,comfy bed,and very well kept.No complaints.Breakfast was lovely.Fresh breads and pastries,cereals and drinks.Different choices daily.It met our requirments and then some.Check out reviews on Trip advisor,this is where I checked on its popularity, and although I found other hotels that seemed good value for money,they scored low on this site.This hotel got 5 green dots by pretty much everybody,which sold it to me, and it was as good as other people said it was.If you have any doubts,don't.Great hotel,excellant value and location, and great staff made our trip to Venice supurb.We will certainly use this hotel again.

Super location. Very nice stuf. Only one prablem,[if you are with olderly peaple] they do not have lift. If it's not prablem for you, this is very good hotel.

Monica greeted us with excuberance and genuine interest. She was so very helpful mapping out our stay...places of interests, where to shop, and where to eat. We were right on the canal across from Mozart's home and a small bridge. We were truly in the heart of Venice. This was the most expensive place we stayed during our 3-week stay. But, the environment was genuine.

El Hotel se encuentra en una zona muy céntrica de Venezia, se debe caminar un trecho no tan corto desde la parada del Vaporetto de San Marcos hasta llegar al hotel, debes subir una escalera para llegar al lobby del Hotel. Pero en líneas generales me parece que está bien para un hotel de su categoría. Un poco caro el acceso a internet: la tarifa mínima es de 3 euros por 30 minutos.

Don't know about other rooms but the top floor rooms were not nice - at all. Had three rooms up there and each one was in need of a lot of work. Tiny showers and no views out of any window. I definitely found out the difference between a two star and a three star hotel. The area around the hotel was nice and very centrally located.

This was my fifth visit to Venice, and by far Hotel Mercurio was the best place I've stayed in all respects---excellent location a couple minutes walk to St Mark's. Easy to get to from Calle Vallarosso vaporetto stop (about 5 to 7 minutes). So you can easily get there via vaporetto down the Grand Canal or using the Alilaguna airport ferry. The hotel is located near the high-end shopping district. We had a 3-person room on the first floor overlooking the canal with lots of gondola traffic. Room was very clean and spacious with new, clean, LARGE bathroom. Room was furnished in Venetian style with fireplace and beautiful chandelier and nice furniture. Gonoliers sang outside our window. Only drawback was that since we were on the first floor, it was a little bit loud. But it actually added to the charm! Some of the regular double rooms looked a little less spacious though, but if you can get a 3-person room or a superior double, you should be fine. Loved the canal view. Breakfast was average, but adequate. Overall, loved this place! So convenient, cheap, clean, and close to St Mark's! The lady in charge went out of her way to make sure we were satisfied with our room.

small room with too many moskitos dead and alive on the walls. very noisy due to busy backyard restaurant. close to piazza san marco and the rialto area. very good hotel locatoion for shopping. friendly staff.

Very pleased we spent more for a canal view with a balcony-had 40-50 gondolas passed by in 2 hours- really felt in Venice! Room was small but clean and comfortable,and the hotel was less than 5 minutes from St. Marks Square. Monica,the manager, was very helpful,and@150 euros/nite the room was excellent value for Venice.

Monica and Dario were tremendous helps and very, very friendly. Monica gave us a recommendation of a place to eat and I would say it ranked right up there with the best meals we had in Italy. If we were ever to return to Venice Hotel Mercurio would be the only place we would stay. We were booked in room 25 and it overlooked a canal and when we opened the windows we were greeted by the sounds of singing gondoliers. We only stayed for 2 days but could enjoy a longer stay with no problem. Again I would like to commend both Monica and Dario to the owners of the hotel, they are superb representatives.

This was a convenient, affordable very pleasant place to stay. Breakfast was very nice, great coffee. The multilingual desk staff were consistently cheerful and accommodating. This is not a fancy place -- building is old, but that's part of its charm. Rooms are not luxurious, but are attractive, clean, secure, and comfortable. That's all you need; Venice is not the kind of place you go to hang out in your hotel room all day! Our triple family room had a beautiful canal view and was unusually spacious by European standards. Be aware that having a window on a canal means hearing the noise of late-night revelers below (this will be true at any hotel you choose). There wasn't too much of that when we were there in mid-April, but I woke up to canal noise one night -- and Venice can be a much noisier town in the tourist-packed summer months. For us, noise level was acceptable and the picturesque view from our two large windows was definitely worth it. There's a steep staircase from the hotel entrance to the lobby -- our 5-year-old was able to handle it fine, but toddlers or elderly might find it aggravating to have to navigate steep stairs multiple times a day. All hotels in Venice are pricey, but compared to what else was available, this was a good value for the money. In my experience, spacious and affordable family rooms are hard to come by, and this one was very comfortable! Location couldn't be beat. Easy walk to Rialto and Piazza San Marco. Lots of great food and little shops nearby. When we return to Venice. I will happily stay at Mercurio again.

Perfect location -close to San Marco Square.Fabulous, helpful ad kind personnel. Directions to hotel a little tricky really needed a map or written directions with street names.Given directions over phone so all was well. Small room but comfortable!

Hotel typique impeccable, accueil sympathique, présence permanente, français bien parlé, petit déjeuner copieux, enfin adresse à conseiller sans hésitation.

Nice cheap hotel in the center of san marco. breakfast is ok. we will come back

This hotel is a gem! 5 minutes from St Mark's and easy walking distance to all other sights. Our double room was on the small side, but very clean & comfortable. The staff were really helpful - the lady receptionist in particular. Breakfast was excellent with a good choice.

My husband and I were delighted with the hotel. Despite the fact that the room was small we had a wonderful view over a canal and it was in close proximity to St Mark's, the opera house and Rialto. Monica, the receptionist, could not have been more helpful - she spoke good English and was happy to help with advice on where to go for concerts to the best way to get to the airport. We thought it was excellent value for money. Our only minor complaint was that it was impossible to see how to reach the hotel as the map is so tiny. I think a simple explanation on how to reach the hotel from the water bus stop would be helpful.

Preiswertes Stadthotel in sehr guter Lage zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten

A delightful hotel, in a brilliant location, at a very reasonable price. We were able to leave our bags after checkout, which made the rest of that day much more agreeable. Breakfast area tiny, but not a problem. The website details were extremely helpful, but didn't mention the (much cheaper) Alilaguna service from Marco Polo airport to San Marco.

Excellent location, pretty room, and very helpful staff.

We arrived on a dark and rainy night at the Marco Polo airport and took the water bus across the lagoon to the landing near Piazza San Marco. Trudging with our rolling luggage through the narrow streets in the rain and the dark, we followed the directions sent by the hotel hoping to find our destination. The instructions were perfect and we soon were standing under the small lighted sign of the Mercurio Hotel. The staff was very welcoming and helpful and we were soon settled into a lovely spacious room drying off and dropping thankfully onto comfortable beds. We received excellent suggestions about local restaurants and sites to see. The hotel was our base for the next 3 days as we enjoyed as much as possible the many wonderful sights and sounds of Venice. The hotel breakfast was ample to keep us going through a morning of sightseeing. We have recommended the Mercurio to our friends and they were equally delighted to stay there. The hotel is well situated, about a 5 minute walk from Piazza San Marco. Should we ever have the chance to return to Venice, we would most likely return to this lovely hotel for our stay.

Great location and the staff was very helpful.

The location is great, really close to San Marco and Ponte di Rialto. Everything was OK except that they offered us a room without the canal view (with the lower price), although I booked for one with the view and it was confirmed. So my surprise to my girlfriend was ruined. But anyway it is worth the price and I would recommend to stay. Make sure you have the room with the view when reserving.

The room was basic, but clean. It was a bit noisy. There was construction going on next door. The shower was tiny and the water flow was minimal. The breakfast was fine with fresh breads and fruit. The location is excellent. I had no trouble finding it given the map. Remember to look up for the hotel sign! The desk staff was outstanding! They spoke English and were extremely friendly and helpful. They really helped to make our visit to Venice special and enjoyable. I would recommend the hotel to budget travelers and would stay there again myself.

We experienced a rail strike and requested that the hotel increase or cancel our room so that we would not have to move to Mercurio hotel the next night. He was unable to accommodate our request therefore, we had to find another hotel for one night then move to the Mercurio the next night. We were on the top floor which was four flights of steps with no lift(elevator)but they did carry our luggage up and down for us. We did find the shower very small and the room very hot. But it was clean, low ceiling and they provided twin beds. The location to St. Mark's square was very good.

Nice place, close to the centrum, polite staff and romantic hotel.

Although the hotel staff is really good and try their best, I still think it is a rippoff to pay a price of a 5 star hotel on a bed and breakfast just because it is in venice

Nice central located hotel, a short walk from the taxi bus station at San Marco. Staff is well spoken and very friendly, this is a excellent choice if you have limited budget as overall Venice is a expensive city.

Monica did a great job of helping my wife and me find the sort of things we enjoy. We saw parts of Venice many miss. Across the canal from our room was a house where Mozart stayed when in Venice for festivities. We ate in trattoria and had a great time. Finding it was easy using Google maps and walking in from the Grand Canal. We wish we'd had more time there.

I traveled with my brother, and both of us loved this place. The location was perfect for sightseeing. Both the day person(Monica)and the evening person (Victorrio) treated us like we were special guests. They spent lots of time with us giving us recommendations for sites to see and places to eat. The room was spacious, and unexpectedly elegantly furnished given the price we were paying. This would be a great place for honeymooners--it is very romantic. This was my favorite hotel by far of the several we stayed at on our first European vacation. One warning: the hotel does have steep stairs, and there is no elevator, so older folks especially might want to ask the hotel personnel for help with their bags.

it's fine, we had a massive room with a canal view. The whole hotel is quite run down, but the staff are nice and the location is really amazing. Prices are average or even below average for central Venice.

Monica at the front desk made our stay!!! She offered very helpful advice and was always willing to help us with our Italian!!! Our trip would not have been the same had we not met Monica!

Central location, helpful & efficient staff, clean and spacious room. Would recommend to anybody.