Hotel Kappa - Mestre, Italy 

We were five people and spent two days here. We took the "apartment suite" with one double and one triple room. From the arrival to the departure, we felt very welcome. The friendly and helpful staff is the biggest plus of the hotel - from the receptionist to the chamber maid. Second reason why to decide to stay here is the breakfast that is included in the price of the stay. Compared to other Italian hotels of this standard, it was really good: you will get a nice espresso (or other typical breakfast drinks) and then there is something for everyone on the buffett table: muesli, corn flakes, orange and grapefruit juice, yoghurt, milk, butter, cheese, home-made sweet pastry and more. For a little extra, you can hire a parking place in the backyard, though it might be full in high season. The travel to Venice can be tiring, because of overcrowded busses, but they come often and the trip doesn't take long - about 20 minutes. And when you're back in Mestre, there is a nice bar with tasty Belgian beer open till small hours right opposite the hotel.