What a fabulous place! We have visited Venice many times before, but as this was a special anniversary trip for me and my wife, we took a while to choose the perfect hotel. This one, minutes walk from both San Marco and the Rialto was perfect. Our room had a view out over a busy canal junction and there was always something entertaining going on, from gondola jams and construction boats, to overladen trolleys being assisted over the bridge by long suffering porters.
Our room was a more tradionally styled one, with drapes and chandeliers, as well as a marble bathroom. I would have liked somewhere to fix the shower head on the wall, but there was plenty of hot water and the pressure was great. Housekeeping visited at least twice a day, so despite our best efforts (a couple of hours on the Lido beach, with very sticky sand!) the room was always spotless.
No tea or coffee maker in the room, but morning drinks could always be collected from the restaurant and mineral water was supplied every day to the fridge in our room, which proved essential for keeping Prosecco cold.
Breakfast was served in the lovely restaurant, which has a partially covered exterior section looking out over the canal. It was a buffet, but there was always fresh fruit salad and a huge variety of bread, pastries and cakes to choose from, as well as hot food. The coffee was delicious and freely available.
This hotel has two lifts, and the staff were all helpful, friendly and spoke excellent English if needed.