Hotel Antiche Figure - Venice, Italy 

My wife and I stayed 26/06/08 for 2 nights but wished we were staying longer, and can honestly say this is a great hotel. We had a room overlooking the Grand Canal with a small balcony. The room was excellent and quite spacious with a good sized bathroom and shower. The staff where very pleasant and helpful, The dining room offered a good selection of food for a continental breakfast at a reasonable 7 euros. Although being opposite the railway station is probably not the best view on theGrand Canal it made for a lively scene and this placed it very near the bridge to cross to the Vaperetto stops, and with the passes we had purchased at the airport, this allowed us to have unlimited rides on the local transport placing us very near all the sights. The hotel was also 5 minutes walk from Piazalle Roma where we collected our hire car for our onward journey. I can recomend this hotel to anyone for a stay inVenice and will happily return on the next possible occasion.

Wonderful small hotel right on the Grand Hotel. Located away from the madness of the tousit areas...yet diretly across the canal from the train station and a few blocks walk to the bus station...the 2 ways into and out of Venice. The front desk people are great...reallyu care about their guests...and very helpful in finding neighborhood restaurants. One of the great bargains of Italy is the 24-hour pass on the water buses...take your own tour of Venice by day and night and go see the islands (Burano and Murano). Tip: BUy the ticket in early evening, go for a tour that evening..and then use it for the next day to see the islands. We found food in Vencie to be expensive and not great...but try to find the true neighborhood restaurants for an interesting evening and good food. We were careful regarding pickpockets but did have any problems.