Inn Ca' San Vio - Venice

We stay in Venice 2 nights during new year eve. Excellent location for visiting classical places. In front of Peggy Guggenheim Gallery. Little but complete bathroom. Room breakfast is very nice for privacy. The best position for sleeping lovers. Only couples, not babies. Very good indeed.

The only downside is the bathroom which is very small. The shower space is crazy small: if you're large in shoulders body type then you have a problem :)

The location of Ca' San Vio was perfect for us. About a 5 minute walk from Piazza San Marco. We weren't really looking to do any museums in Venice though, we just wanted to enjoy the city for its own beauty, so I can't comment on its proximity to any other major sites since we didn't look for any. Anyway, we stayed here for 2 nights. Our room was so tiny, and my knees could barely fit under the sink when I sat on the toilet, but we didn't spend much time there anyway. The bed was comfortable and the room was clean and that's what matters. I have 2 small complaints: 1. For the price we paid, I would think breakfast would have been a little more substantial other than a bun and a croissant...maybe some cereal or meat would have been nice. We needed to stop elsewhere and fill up a little more to get enough energy for all the walking we were doing. And complaint #2, it would have been nice to be welcomed to the B&B when we arrived instead of just buzzed in to the building by a voice over an intercom. We didn't arrive very late...maybe around 3pm or so, and even though they were clearly in the building to buzz us in, there was only an envelope at the front desk with our keys and a couple of brochures. That was a little strange. Again, for the price we paid, a more personal welcome would have been lovely. However, the next morning there was a human being there, so that was a little more comforting. The surrounding area and Venice itself was beautiful enough that I suppose none of that mattered in the end.

The room we stayed in at Ca' San Vio was small, but we expected as much and it was perfect for our needs. We travelled with an 18 month old which was fine, but for the room we stayed in it would be difficult to cater for bigger or more children. It's a great location and Silvia and Marco are both friendly and very helpful. I would definitely re-visit Ca' San Vio and recommend it to anyone looking for relatively cheap, high value accommodation in a great area of Venice.

We stayed for three nights in Ca San Vio. The location of the hotel is fantastic, in a quite and charming neighbourhood. the romms were confortable and clean. the breakfast was lovely and the personnal kind and helpful. I strongly recommend it.

Nice welcome and elegant room.

This B&B is quiet, clean and well situated. However (a) the breakfast in bedroom was disappointing - little choice, cramped and no view; and (b) there was no staff in the building at all except for a short period in the morning - we were given a key and shifted for ourselves. But if there had been a difficulty in the evening or night there was no-one to call for help. Venice prices are high, so probably this was good value; but elsewhere it would be regarded as expensive.

Excellent location in the heart of the center just 1 stop by vaporetto to San Marco

Wonderful location, great value - would definitely stay there again. Our only issue was that we opened the window for the fresh air and the room filled with mosquitoes - no fault of the hotel - just advice to the next visitors - leave the windows closed.

I've heard that rooms in Venice are very small so I wasn't expecting anything roomy and comfortable. The staff were extremely nice and helpful so they somewhat made up for the tiny room. Due to an inspection of the hotel on one day and our schedule on the other we didn't eat breakfast there. If you know what to expect this hotel is not too bad.

El baño privado, pero fuera de la habitación y al que se accede por un pasillo público, baja radicalmente la puntuación global. Por otra parte, la ausencia de zonas comunes, salvo la recepción, hace que el desayuno se sirva en la habitación, pero es tan pequeña que solamente cuenta con un asiento, con lo que la segunda persona ha de tomarlo sentado en una esquina de la cama. La atención es muy buena y la limpieza, excelente.

Ca' San Vio is located in the art district, walking distance to the Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Couldn't be better for what we wanted.

Nice and neat place, they gave really good, precise instructions on how to get there. It was really tiny though, even compared to other parts of Italy. The bathroom was especially tiny. Breakfast is nothing special. It was fine for the 1 night.

The location of the Ca' San Vio was great given that it was close enough to the popular sites as well as out of the way enough to be quiet during the night. The rooms are small but cozy (no smaller than other Venice hotels I've stayed at) and services are good, including continental breakfast in the room. They offered free internet in the room via my laptop, which I took full advantage of, and the front desk person was helpful. I would stay there again on a future visit. I stayed with my Mother and we had to share a bed, but we anticipated that given the small size of the rooms. It wasn't a problem.

We booked a triple room and got a room with a double-bed plus a small foldable side-bed. With children it was ok, but for 3 adults it would have been much too small. Also we paid more for the "triple" than for a double room plus an extra bed. The hotel and the rooms are nicely renovated and it is nicely and quiet but central located. Although the rooms were cleaned each day, the cleaning was very superficial and dirt of any kinds particularly in the very small bathroom accumulated over time.

We stayed 6 wonderful days in Venice. Our accomodation was a nice small hotel near to Academia and Guggenheim. Small but very cosy room with very comfortable bed. External, private clean and modern bathroom near by the room. Very friendly stuff. Breakfast is every day the same (Croisant, Toast, Honey, Jam, Butter, Nutella and Coffee, Orange Juice, Tea) but special because it is served in the room. Very good price/value relationship.

Little hotel in a very easily accesible area of Accademia just behind the bridge to San Marco, hence was in an ideal location. Unfortunately the alley is rather small & non-spectacular, and they were relaying the drain pipes which made the last 20 yards or so walk to the hotel not very pleasnt. For budget travellers who want their own privacy, I think this will be ideal, as it was one of the cheapest I could find in expensive Venice!

This is a great little hotel for a single traveller on a short stay. I had no trouble at all finding it (with a good map - essential for Venice). Plumbing is fixed out the front (so no more smells) though they were still working on it down the end of the street. Room was small but comfortable and there's no shared lounge or anything, but it's an easy walk to everything and close to transport.

The hotel is well located, its a walking distance from the main plaza, very close to two boat stops, I booked a room for 3 adults separate beds but actually the room was very small, the bathroom is as small as it can be, actually every hotel room in venice is small since buildings are old and all the city is packed, but anyway usually you dont pass much time in a hotel in venice just to sleep take a shower and go out again.

We really enjoyed our stay at Ca' San Vio. It's an excellent hotel in relation to the price! The hotel is located close to both the Guggenheim and the Accademia!

It was a good hotel, a little spensive for what the offered, small but cozy, a bit complicate to get there, but overall it was quiet, clean and nice people....

It was pleasant enough place to stay. They were working on the sewer right outside the door of the hotel so very smelly right outside. Location was good. Fairly close to a water taxi. Clean, nice accomodations. Staff friendly.

As stated in the description, the hotel is quite a walk from Academia, with at least 3 bridges to pass. There is another station that is closer to Troncetto, so you cut 20 min if you know that, but the walk is a bit longer. Remember a Venetian traveller's trick and live your luggage in the car park, loading only necessities on Vaporetto. Water taxi will not add value - you could barely come much closer to the hotel then public transport. As you approach the last passage you do not want to turn in: the 'street' is all digged upside down, with quite ugly pipes being displayed over shallow and doubtfully clean and suspiciously smelling water. That is Venice however, so you are here for water, aren't' you? As a matter of fact, during our night the smell was OK. Downstairs, there is total absence of public area. When I say total, I mean that: a single desk, a cupboard from which it is supposed to 'serve breakfast', a bar and place for 5 - 6 suitcases. As you are up very narrow staircase,you are in your room and things are starting to get better: it is clean, furniture is OK, bathroom is not tiered to death, and one can even call it spacious - especially for the Venetian standards. There is no 24 hours staff - they welcome you in, then disappear. You can drop your luggage downstairs the last day, and have a key to recollect it - it will be unlikely somebody in. Overall, when the approach to the hotel is fixed (the next 'street' is already done and looks very nice), you get very good value for money for Venice.

Lovely room

Prior to our arrival, those at the Hotel Ca' San Vio were quite good at email communication. They asked for confirmation of our specific arrival time, and diligently responded to questions about directions and parking. We arrived about 20 minutes prior to our scheduled time in the late afternoon, and were dismayed that the hotel did not remain staffed except during morning hours - the door was locked and nobody answered the hotel telephone line. We waited outside in the street for a while, and fortunately, a guest arrived and admitted us into the lobby until a friend of the owners arrived at the hotel to check us in. The rooms were clean and quite nice. The mount for the showerhead was broken (so that the person taking the shower would need to hold it up with one arm). This wasn't repaired during our stay, but by the same token, we didn't request a repair (though it's certain that the housecleaning crew would have seen it). The rooms would have been relatively quiet, except that the street was torn up directly in front of the hotel. We were woken up by construction noises starting at about 7am. I would expect that noise would not have been a problem but for the construction. The breakfast consisted of a cup of coffee or tea, 2-3 rolls, butter, jam, etc. The breakfast wasn't up to par with what one would typically expect with a lobby breakfast buffet (fruit, cheese, eggs, etc.), but it was nice to have the breakfast served in the room.

Quaint, boutique hotel with 5 rooms in total. Close to everything, and easy walking distance to the water ferry. We had two rooms, one double and one triple. The rooms were clean and quiet with private bathrooms. Breakfast was served in your room when you called for it. The owners sent us an email in advance to check our arrival time to guarantee we would be met on our arrival. Despite a delayed flight we were welcomed to the hotel.

The location of this hotel is very much off the beaten path. (Directions provided by the hotel were spot on!)Not really much to look at and very secluded. It made for a quiet nights sleep though only because we were their for 3 nights over the weekend. Come Monday morning, all the diggers were out in force as all the streets surrounding the small hotel were having ground work done. Anyone travelling their within the next few months, beware! Room was very small and the bathroom was more like a shower room. Though for the price, in Venice, must admit, was a bargain!

This was a really quiet hotel in a great location. You had to be quite independent - the reception was not manned for most of the day and you had to be confident about what you were doing. Breakfast was served in the rooms and depended on who was on duty that morning - different almost every morning - but was generally fine. The room we had had a fridge which was handy for storing water and supermarket buys. We were in room 4 which was bigger than the rooms on the first floor. Only thing missing in the room was drawers to store clothes for a longer stay. We were there for 14 nights. The bathroom was fine for the price and very clean but the loo seat was cracked and the shower head not attached to the upright. Minor problems which we did not worry about because the price was very good for the middle of Venice.

Were on the groundfloor. Quiet and well situated. Nice tiny bathroom. Nice atmosphere. Comfortable bed. Breakfast OK (maybe a bit light for some of you). Nothing bad, maybe the price but you are in Venice!!! Will definitely recommend it!!!

Venice is expensive (an understatement!) and this hotel offers a friendly, safe and (almost) affordable option. It is a small "family" run hotel. The staff are lovely and the rooms very clean. We enjoyed our stay here. The location of the hotel was perfect, for us, everything within walking distance. Our only grumble was that the breakfast was all out of packets. packet croissants, packet melba toast, etc. Other than that, as a cheaper alternative to the bigger hotels this is a good place to stay.

We celebrated our weeding day and had a very plesent stay. The hotel was very close to all the turist atractions and served our purpose very well. The breakfast was served in our room which was nice. However the only minus was that the breakfast was not sufficient.

Generally, the hotel was adequate. The only complaint I've got is that a problem with the bathroom wasn't being resolved after informing the hotel staff four times!!!

Great location, hotel is small but you are in Venice,breakfast was continental with fresh produce,rooms small but had all we needed. Great for a visit ti Venice

Muy bueno el hotel, sencillo , pero lo necesario, las habitaciones son pequeñas pero muy bien decoradas. El personal muy amable, y lo mejor es que sirven el desayuno a la habitación. El sector es muy tranquilo y esta cerca de todo. Lo recomiendo de todas maneras

We stayed at the Hotel Ca' San Vio for 3 nights. It was a wonderful find, and in an excellent area. We enjoyed staying in Dorsoduro!

It is a very nice little charming and quiet hotel, breakfast is served on the room which I enjoyed a lot. Note: The hotel is quite difficult to find, so do not forget to ask for a map of the hotel.

Good hotel, close to the San Pedro Square, but not as much as said in the hotel info (about 15 minutes on foot).

Low quality breakfast. Wonderful pillows. Good quality beds. Quiet surroundings. No need to pay for boats. Very good overall.

The hotel is located in an excellent location if you plan to visit The Accademia Gallery, The Guggenheim and other wonderful sites located in Dorsoduro area (which is off the beaten track a bit at least from many of the big tourists spots). We found the area to be charming and quiet due to it's location away from the big tourists sites with several good restaurants. We went to the museums and came back to our room for a break midday. We were able to save money eating lunch out by bringing lunch back to our room and using the convenient in-room pop-up breakfast table. By the way the breakfast they provide in-room is wonderful and served quickly once you call in the morning! Our room, however was smaller than the rooms pictured on Venere's site - (this is why we rated the photographs a little lower and provided some of our photos for future guests to see). The bathroom, especially was much smaller - we joked that it must be the smallest working bathroom in Europe. Honestly we don't think they could make a bathroom much smaller. Let this be a warning though - we know some people who literally could not fit into this bathroom! The shower is probably 2 x 1.5ft! The toilet is within a 2 ft. wide space as well - the bathroom is only 2 ft. deep, but they used the space as well as possible. The hotel utilized many luxuries which make up for the room sizes being small! They used beautiful fabric on the walls with matching bedding, glass lighting fixtures for a nice Venetian touch, nice hand held shower head, towel warmer and a hair dryer. We rated the quality vs. price as an 8 not knowing if it's possible to get a larger room in Venice for a comparable price. Please not: our room was the lesser expensive double available. Our overall stay we rated a 10. It is just difficult to pay high season prices in late Oct. as we thought we were traveling off season and of course the weak dollar really increased our bill. $190/night is expensive, but Venice is an expensive destinati

I loved the room and the location. It was spacious, clean, quiet and beautiful! Easy walking distance to San Marco (over the bridge). Very good value for the price!

Neither custom or other person were present in the morning to serve breakfast and along the day. I have to call to mobile to communicate with the custom.

Rooms are ok. A good place to go if you are travelling to / from Croatia as you have the ferry port a few meters from the hotel. An other good thing is that you can leave your luggage during the day if you need it. People are nice although the breakfast could be better.

We really liked this hotel, it's one of the best rooms we have stayed around Europe. The bed and pillows were very comfortable, the bathroom very clean and spacious, AC worked well, quiet, and nice venetian decoration. They gave us directions to arrive from Treviso airport, and it was very easy to find. Very good location, near to Accademia and one can go by walk to San Marco. The only 'but' we found is that the breakfast is very poor, we know how the italian breakfasts are, but this was even smaller I think, not even ham. And they didn't have city maps, so we had to buy one. But generally the stayed was very good and the staff very kind. We really recommended and we would stay here again if we go back to Venice!

It is a very small hotel, without public areas (only the reception), but the rooms were new, very comfortable and always very clean. ¡The location of the hotel is great too!

The nicest room on our trip! It was quiet and the air conditioning worked fine. Breakfast was served in our room instead of in a common area. The receptionist spoke good english too. The hotel is about a 5 minute walk (without lugage) to the vaparetto stop.

It's a great hotel compared to the price. Very well placed in Venise, and the street of the hotel is very quiet since it's an hidden one. Will definitly stay there again if i need to come back to Venise. And the indications to find the hotel were perfect (found it without a map !). 10/10.

We loved this hotel…it’s a bit hard to find, but basically head to the south of the island, and it’s near the Ponte Accademmia. The room we stayed in was very small, but it’s really all you need, as you’ll spend very little of your time in the hotel while in Venice. We had a comfortable bed, a small fridge, and beautiful Venetian glass light fixtures. The best part was a generous breakfast in bed and kind people around the clock at the front desk. If we ever return to Venice, we would definitely stay here. Highly recommended.

Lovely little hotel in a great location. Very friendly, clean and quiet. Only thing lacking was any outside space, but overall this hotel was a great find.

We traveled from Paris to Venice and the directions that we received were excellent. We reached quite late around 10pm, but there was someone waiting to welcome us. Paolo and Marco were very nice. They speak English and are very helpful. The room was clean and was maintained well during our stay. It's in a great location close to Accademia bridge in a typical street but the interior of the building is modern. AC worked great and the bathrooms were spotless. We really enjoyed our stay in this gorgeous city at Ca'San Vio and YES we will definitely go back there.

Charming little venitian hotel. Perfect location! Great quality service, it's a family environnement hotel, the owner gave us very good tips to discover venice. We really enjoyed our stay and we already plan on going back to the Ca'San Vio!

Were from ireland and our stay at ca' san vio was brillant. it is very central only 5 min walk to san marco and the directions to the hotel they emailed me with before we left were exact.the hotel room was small but so cosy and warm. the staff were very helpfull and friendly they let us leave our bags there all day when we checked out as our flight was not till that night.if your going to venice this is the place to stay its so central and so cheap you will pay triple to stay in san marco which is only over the bridge

Visiting Venive with my family 5 personnes . We had 2 rooms : room for children correct but our room too too small , impossible to take breakfast! because breakfast serve in room only . breakfast is too poor , bathroom is too small: 2m2for WC ,lavabo and shower with water over bottom after shower ! prices too expensives for accomodation!

Bedroom really too small, bathroom good size. Breakfast served in room, which was a very cramped operation! This made the price a bit high, even though we know this is a quiet and nice bit of the city. The service was pleasant, but not a high presence. Was very grateful for the e-mail with directions to the hotel, as it is tucked away, and might have been hard to find. If there was a breakfast room and bigger bedrooms it would be an excellent place. Bathroom spotless on arrival, but not cleaned again. Hotel as it is, it is a little less than we would like, mainly because of small size, which is manageable, but may be less good in summer. Generally we liked it with the reservations above.

Stayed here for 3 days in November. it was a lovely little b&b. newly renovated. fantastic location, close to all the important sites, perfect directions (venice can be confusing). our room was tiny but that is the only negative thing I can think of. I thought this was fabulous value for money; would there stay again.

We stayed for 7 nights. When we arrived the room and bathroom were very clean. Afterwards though they didn't change towels nor sheets on the bed till our last night! One day the bed even wasn't made up. The satelite tv is only Italian channels and two German channels. The area where the hotel is to be find, is the first time not that easy to find, but it is situated real good in Venice. The rooms are VERY small. No place even for a chair. The hotel itself however took contact before our arrival to explain how we could find it which i found nice. There is no 24hr desk on weekdays and how to use internet is still a question I have... The people in Venice in general aren't all that friendly and explain things rather difficult and even wrong when you ask something. Venice need to work on his image towards their visitors. They make money too easy by the name of the city and the cruiseships arriving daily. People on Belgian coasts are spoiled in comparison with Venice. Venice IS beautiful and worth seeing... Oh and breakfast is not a buffet and has to be taken in the room. I expected more from Ca San Vio, but didnt let it spoil our vacation. Ca San Vio is more a bed and breakfast facility, not a hotel.

We loved the location and even though the property was small, it was very clean and the staff was friendly. Our second night there, however, whoever lived in the floor above the hotel was up until about 3am and it seemed like they were running back and forth all night. Very hard to sleep with that noise.

El hotel esta muy bien, puede parecer muy pequeñito pero las habitaciones estan muy bien y todo esta muy limpio. Nos soprendio gratamente que el desayuno que estaba incluido nos lo subian a la habitacion y estaba muy bien nos daban bastantes cosas y estaba todo muy bueno. La atencion no podia ser mejor, los chicos que llevan el hotel eran muy simpaticos. El hotel estaba muy bien localizado en una zona muy tranquila y sin ruidos.

We stayed in Venice for 4 nights (9th to 12th July 2006) at Hotel Ca’ San Vio. This is my third trip to Venice and the hotel was a very nice surprise. I felt very spoiled staying here and it is excellent value for money. We stayed in room 4 (after reading one of the reviews on TripAdvisor) and the room was very elegant and nicely furnished – beautiful fabric wall paper and chandelier, spacious, light and airy feel, new furnishings and fittings, nice bathroom, and generally, very clean, elegant and welcoming. . Its location also is excellent - a short walk from Accademia Bridge and away from the hustle and bustle of all the tourists. You really do feel like it is your private getaway. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, especially Marco (sorry to single anyone out) who gave us the low down on sights, areas in Venice and directions to the boat that takes you to Marco Polo airport which is only a 5 min walk away. This is also a plus - the airport boat stop being so close to the hotel. It was especially lovely walking along the Canale Della Giudecca (along Fondam. Zattere Ponte Lungo/ai Gesuati/allo S.Santo, etc) in the evenings – lovely restaurants and views. I will definitely be staying at Ca’ San Vio next time I visit Venice and would highly recommend this hotel. A huge Thank You to all the staff at Ca San Vio for making our 5 days in Venice very comfortable and memorable. Best wishes, Juanita & Denver.

The rooms are tiny! So tiny the shower wasn't separated from the rest of the bathroom, causing the entire to flood everytime one took a shower. That's not acceptable. The staff was very nice, the furniture pretty refined, and the location is great. Breakfasts in the room - because there is no dining area - was only adequate. It is one of the cheaper three-stars in this part Venice, but I considered it poor value. Pay 20-40 percent more and get a real room. Doug