Albergo Anastasia - Venice, Italy 

RG
Posted: Sun, Jul 05 2009
Pur essendo molto vicino a Piazza S. Marco l'hotel è molto tranquillo. Stanza e bagno puliti, vista non eccezionale su un vicolo. Vicinanza al vaporetto. Personale molto gentile e disponibile. Colazione abbondante (brioches, biscotti, ecc; no english breakfast). Sicuramente se torneremo a Venezia sceglieremo di nuovo questo hotel.

VS
Posted: Thu, Jul 02 2009
This is a terrific hotel close to San Marco plaza so after a day of sight seeing you can go back to your room and change for going out for dinner. Our room looked exactly like the pictures and there was a quiet little plaza outside our window. The staff was very friendly and even let us into our room when we got there at 10 am well before the 1 pm check in. In the breakfast room they bring you a small pitcher of steaming coffee and a small pitcher of foaming milk for a delicious cappuccino. The breakfast also has cornetto and yogurt but no fruit. The only challenge is finding the hotel. We could not locate vaporetto 82 at all and think they discontinued it. We used the #2 line to San Marco plaza. Here is how to find the hotel: get off the vaporetto at the San Marco or San Zaccaria stop and walk to San Marco plaza. Look for the large hanging sign for the Correr Museum (will be on the opposite side of the Basilica). Leave the plaza via the passage next to the museum. Walk straight until the passage comes to an end, turn right and walk about a block and you will come to a bridge. Cross the bridge, turn to your left and you will see a stone arch. Pass under the arch and see the sign for Hotel Lisbona. Turn right walk a couple steps and look up. You will see a sign for Anastasia pointing to a passage going left. Turn left and walk one block which comes to a small plaza. There will be a sign for Hotel Europa. Turn right and the hotel is right in the plaza next to Europa. This is a delightful hotel and I would highly recommend it. The hotel takes credit cards. It would be difficult for families with young children to navigate around Venice however due to the numerous bridges and steps- would also be very challenging (if not impossible) for handicapped people in wheelchairs. Also- get a good map before going because Venice is a very confusing place to visit. I also recommend Rick Steve's book on Venice and his tips on how to see the most and how to av

MC
Posted: Wed, Jul 01 2009
Perfect quaint clean reasonably priced little hotel 4 minutes away from St. Marks square, San Marco Giardinetti Vaporetto Bus Station. Very close to the pier, elegant brand name shopping stores, & the crowds, but still tucked away in a quiet square away from hoards of walking tourists. We realized at the end of our stay that there is a quicker way to get to the hotel after you cross the bridge from the San Moise Church side. After crossing the bridge, look left and see Hotel Violino D'Oro. There is a large open archway to the left of this hotel's entrance doors. It is probably a minute faster to Hotel Anastasia if you walk through this archway, get to the end of it, and turn right, then the next left, then the next right, and voila Hotel Anastasia is immediately beside you on your right handside. If you don't go through the archway, you end up walking down the street to the right of Hotel Violino D'Oro and winding around a few more buildings before getting to the hotel. We had a nice small courtyard view, we stayed in Room 102. If we peaked our head out the window to the left, we could see between 2 buildings a small canal about 25ft away. Great complimentary strong flavorful coffee and perfect light breakfast at the hotel.

Ana Ruiz Brussain
Posted: Sun, Jun 21 2009
We would return! 100%! Would recommend Hotel Anastasia because of its EXCELLENT location and quitness of the rooms. We could eventually hear some "gondolieri" singing from our room (while the window was open). The receptionist in charge of our check in was not very kind, but then we had great experiences with two incredible employees (cannot remember their names but one of them was from Senegal and the other one was studying chinese). Great job you guys! Breakfast exceeded our expectations! well done! Bathrooms were recently recycled. Please bear in mind that the hotel is VERY DIFFICULT to find for the first time. "Driving" directions should be more clear on the web and perhaps a close up map would also help. After you arrive, is very easy to move around Venice. Incredible experience.

MG
Posted: Mon, Jun 08 2009
Great hotel, friendly staff... would go again!