Hotel Villa Pannonia

Location was perfect and the cleanliness of the hotel was outstanding. |Only downside was the shower is very small. |All staff friendly but one evening we wanted drinks at the bar and the person on reception said they were on their own (no one else in reception/bar) so can’t do it unless it’s something simple, we only wanted a bottle of wine. The other evenings staff were very friendly and accommodated us having drinks at the bar. So this was a bit disappointing.

Very disappointing breakfast. Limited choice and all food standard. Coffee from machine poor. A hour left before end of breakfast and told no more bananas or kiwi? Staff at the hotel varied. Some pleasant others no customer service. Room very worn and bathroom needs refurbing and freshening up. View limited although pleasant having 2 windows. Adequate over all but tired room. Badly designed old bathroom floor with poor drainage leaving water everywhere. On the plus side good place to be situated and easy walking distance to the ferry port and exploring the lovely local area.

Stayed here for a week and enjoyed our stay very much. Had two attic rooms, both were clean and ok, although the triple room was much more spacious than the double. Nice breakfast, very Italian, so not many dietary options, but we were satisfied. Some nice sitting areas in the front, spent there a couple of evenings with food from the Coop nearby. Location was really good, short walking distance from the water buses (get a day pass/ weekly ticket). About 10-15min walk to the free beach, also can take bus A. Next to many restaurants and shops, this island was so beautiful!

Clean and comfortable room, 4 star level. Breakfast ok, but things start running out half an hour before the breakfast ends. Checkout at 11, this was probably mentioned at booking, but not mentioned at the reception when checking in. 3 stars, could be 4 with some minor improvements👍

Everything was perfect except for the breakfast. Cold and burnt scramble eggs along with the pieces of egg shells in them every day. Absolutely terrible. You need to fix that! Very limited choice of food. Juice from squash of poor quality. Dirty tables stayed for long greeting new guest coming for the breakfast. The last: old speck ham which actually stung. Not all.of it but part. Unacceptable for a 4 star hotel. Also the shower was going crazy, from ice cold to boiling hot. Other than that - perfect. The looks, nice receptionists, pretty garden, the location is the best I think. Great rooms even in the attic.

Absolutely amazing stayed, breakfast was delicious, all kinds of food, beautiful rooms! Every one there was friendly. We Absolutely will go back! The rooms are beautiful, the suites are big and spacious.

This is a remarkably comfortable and well served B&B in Venice. It is far enough from the Venice anthill atmosphere, which can come as a balm after a day, busy as are the days in this most wonderful city. I chose it because I read from other travelers that a hotel far from the center could be an advantage. Pannonia is located at Lido, the island part of Venice where the film festival takes place; except from the period where the festival takes place it is a calm and adorable neighbourhood, with residential houses and buildings, several very good and attractive restaurants for all tastes, hungry and pocket sizes, as well as all you may need during the trip (drugstore, clothing, sport ware, etc). We really enjoyed the extra 10-15 minutes spent at the Vaporetto after the day was over, unwinding, re-experiencing in the mind the beauties of the day until getting to Lido and going for a perfect calm dinner and silent sleep. The rooms are comfortable and the breakfast was the best we had in the entire trip (which included 5 other places we stayed at). The people at front desk is always helpful with tips, luggage or whatever was wished. I highly recommended for all of the above reasons, plus the great cost-benefit.

Lovely modern hotel situated approx less than 10mins walk from the water bus stop Lido SME. Breakfast was simple…cereals, some fruit, baked goods and cold meats. If you wanted something hot, there was only scrambled eggs, sausages and/or bacon. The coffee wasn’t great…it was a Douwe Egbert machine. It’s about a 10min walk to the beach which was beautiful. The room was small but adequate. It was really hot in the room and there were no instructions on how to use the air on. We just opened the windows which helped slightly. You have body wash/shampoo provided but no hair conditioner so we had to go to a nearby local supermarket (called Coop) to buy. There’s also complimentary teas and coffee in the room. Other stuff in the mini fridge is chargeable. Staff are pleasant and helpful.

What a fantastic hotel. I absolutely refused to stay at the so called "rustic" hotels in Venice itself. Rustic means no ac, old, smelly and very small rooms. Hotel villa Pannonia was the opposite of this. I loved staying on the island of Lido rather than Venice. Lido is a dream at night. It is so quiet, tranquil and you can bicycle the whole island. Trust me if you go to Venice stay on Lido and enjoy the tranquility and the beach with the Adriatic lapping the sand. To get to Hotel Villa from the airport you have to buy a Alilaguna ticket for $27 Euros a person round trip. This IS NOT the vaparetto boat taxi ticket. Alilaguna is a separate company that will take you to the island. You can buy the ticket as soon as you exit the airport. Then it is a good 10 minute walk to the dock to get on the boat. It will take you about a half an hour to get to Lida. But you get great views of Venice and Murano on the way. The hotel itself has some amazing smelling Jasmine growing right by the door. The outside of the hotel has two seating areas(in the front and the back). The hotel is very modern inside and out. You can even borrow the bicycles for free but be warned you need to make a reservation to use them and the hotel only has 2 bicycles for the whole hotel. Breakfast is a well stocked buffet and it is 12 Euros per person. You can even eat outside. The dining room was small and intimate. The wifi was awesome. Be sure to use a VPN when using public wifi though! I would recommend Express VPN. The room I had was an attic type room. It was large, had ac, and awesome bathroom and was very quiet. It was well kept by the maid and have a safe and a nice closet for your clothes. There were restaurants nearby on the main strip on Lido(which is just one block from the hotel). Be sure to make reservations at the restaurants on Lido. If you do not I promise you they will turn you away because they all get booked. There was one thing I did not like and you need to be aware of this because they will not tell you when you check in. When you check out you will be required to pay a 7 Euro per day per person tax that is collected for the city of Venice. When I checked out I was angry about this though I should have remembered this happened to me in Paris as well. So be warned-you will have to pay this. And the tax you pay per person is even MORE if you stay on Venice itself. It nearly came to 100 dollars extra for my stay that I had not budgeted for. This is a must stay hotel when in Venice. I will repeat.

We loved it here! We didnt want to stay in the mess of summer tourists on Venice, so we opted for this cute little place on Lido instead. I think its the only hotel on that island. The staff was welcoming and friendly, the rooms were beautiful and very traditional to the area without being run-down or in need of updates... hard to find this perfect combination of culture, and old-world feeling, but they have done it here! Super easy to grab a water taxi and head to the other islands... Venice, Murano... there is a beach on Lido that was beautiful and relaxing (Mostly locals only there, so try to blend in. Not really a tourist spot, but thats what we were looking for). The food at the hotel was very good, authentic, and made to order with fresh local ingredients usually gathered that very morning. Amazing.

What a delightfully new property, and such a short distance from the main thoroughfare of Santa Maria Elisabetta where sits much of Lido's retail activity. The Ferry dock is just 10 minutes walk to the west and, with two supermarkets in its vicinity (Coop and Billy), staying at the Pannonia is simply a no brainer.