Palazzo Abadessa

We took a 6 day family trip with our two teenage daughters to Venice over the New Year holiday and stayed at this lovely renovated family-owned palazzo. We had a single room which slept 4 and an en suite WC/bath. The staff was exceptional and very accommodating. They were the best part of our stay. The rooms were clean and roomy enough for us four. The hotel is in the quieter sestiere of Cannaregio, a short walk to the vaporetto, about 10 minutes to Rialto and 20 min. walk through the human gauntlet to San Marco. The hotel offers a very good continental breakfast from 8-10 and a good tea break at 16:00. Overall, a wonderful visit. Consider a water taxi to/from the airport. It’s about 160€ but worth it for 4 or more people as it is takes you directly to the hotel and/or back to Marco Polo.

We absolutely loved our stay here and it’s our new home in Venice when we should come back in the future. So special to stay in a historical palace tucked away from all the hustle and bustle on the Main Street. The ground floor classic room had a bit of a smell due to there being an original 500 year old water well in it (covered though by glass), otherwise very beautiful and heated floor in the bathroom. All the staff were very friendly and ensured to accomodate all our needs. Buffet breakfast amazing! There’s also a complimentary afternoon tea from 4-6pm daily. For our last night we were kindly gifted an upgrade to a spacious suite on the top floor. Distance to everywhere was close. They helped organise a water taxi which picked us up from their water gate (see photo). We highly recommend staying here - it was like living in a dream! Grazie mille 😍

Absolutely loved this hotel Situated in a lovely historic building with amazing staff that can't do enough for you. We were in a Classic room & everything was lovely from the silk fabric on the walls to the painted beams on the ceiling. The chilled bottle of prosecco waiting in your room on arrival is a very welcome touch . We will definitely be back.

We started our Italy trip in Venice. Could not have had a better beginning to our Birthday/Wedding Anniversary trip. The old world charm of this property is unmistakable. The location is excellent, not on the Grand Canal so not as noisy, but still close enough to be able to walk anywhere. |We are already planning a return trip for our next anniversary in five years. A Destination Anniversary trip with this hotel as our host hotel. |Obviously, you did everything right!!

What a pleasure to stay in a doge’s palace built in the 1500s. We enjoyed eating breakfast in the lovely courtyard, and gawked at the historic huge reception halls on the ground and first floors. Our room was large and comfortable. I expected loud noise from the canal at night, and yet it was very quiet.

Charming old style hotel tucked away from the main streets. Some may find that the alley way to get to the entrance a little off-putting and dark but the trade off is that it’s a quiet location. The hallway and stairs leading up to the room were narrow. The room was quite small and walls are quite thin. We could hear the conversations from the other room. The bed was okay but could benefit from fluffier pillows. These things should be considered when booking a hotel this dated.

There is no staff except the front desk!!!!|Breakfast is fair with nobody available to greet or bring coffee…… deliveries or pick up from vendors disturb breakfast service ….. coming right in the breakfast room!!!!!| The bed was probably the most uncomfortable bed we have ever experienced…… the mattress resting on slats with no boxspring……| Much better management is desperately needed to make this a desirable place to stay…

Charming, feels like being transported back in time. The staff are very helpful and welcoming, breakfast and afternoon tea delicious, such a unique experience to get picked up at the door by water taxi

This small but quaint 16th-century-mansion-turned-hotel is a nice place to stay when visiting Venice. The rooms are nice, the bathroom is quite roomy, and the hotel dining room is extraordinarily elegant. On the downside, if you're visiting in June or July, the air conditioner struggles mightily to combat the humidity of a Venetian summer day. At breakfast, there was no silverware and I looked pretty strange eating my cereal like a cat. Nor did any employees bother to ask if I any diners needed silverware. But the breakfast was impressive. If you arrive at the airport late, as we did, it's an arduous half-mile walk with suitcases from the motorboat stop to the hotel, so be prepared. The directions posted to their website are extremely confusing. But of course, Venice is a maze. Try these instead. 1) At the airport, follow the signs for Water Transport. 2) Arriving at the airport dock at the bottom of the escalator, head for dock 12 and buy tickets at the nearby window for the Alilguna motorboat (15 Euro each). 3) Get off at the first stop (Fondamenta Nuove) even when the ticket sellers tell you erroneously to disembark at the second stop. 4) Take the Salizzada degli Specchieri and proceed straight ahead, passing through the courtyard known as Campo dei Gesuiti. 5) At the end of the courtyard, do not cross the bridge but instead, make a right on the unmarked street which is actually Fondamenta Zen. 6) Walk about 30 meters (100 feet) and take a left on the bridge (even though the hotel website says "pass" the bridge). 7) Cross the bridge and stay straight on Calle Zanardi and Ruga dei due Pozzi (although you'll jog to the left once) and walk until the path ends at a wall. 8) Take a right on Fondamenta Priuli and then make an immediate left over the bridge. You'll see the stained glass of the hotel and the sign soon after.

I mean, how often can you say you spent the night in a 16th-century palace! Found this gem on Expedia, offering a sweet deal for a weekend in October. My two priorities when booking a hotel in Venice: price and distance to the vaporetto station. This hotel checked both of those boxes. From the Ca' d' Oro vaporetto station, you walk a short distance to the Stada Nova, which is a busy street, filled with great shopping and restaurants. From there, you head down one of the narrow alleyways, a couple of turns and bam, you're there! It's SUPER convenient! It happened to be sprinkling most of the time we were there, so it was great to be able to access the vaporetto and shops so quickly! It's also walking distance to the Fondamente Nuova station, so it's easy to catch the vaporetto to Murano and Burano! As you enter the hotel from the walkway, you're welcomed by a charming garden area and the entrance to the lobby. Inside, Murano glass chandeliers and period decor take you back in time. The staff was awesome! Check in wasn't until later in the afternoon, but they held our bags as we went off to explore. The room itself was a bit small, but really, who cares when you're out and about anyway. I had booked us a special package, so we were greeted with a bottle of cold prosecco when we arrived! Perfect way to start the trip! Loved everything about this place; truly a unique experience. The road adjacent to our window did get a bit noisy at one point in the night and the room was a little stuffy, but overall, it was a great stay. You really can't beat the location, price and service :) Grazie mille!