Palazzo Abadessa

This is an ancient building with all the comforts of a 4-5 stars. Service is decent and breakfast satisfying. The best rooms are on the second floor so book in advance. The location is great, just 15 minutes walk to Rialto bridge and 20 minutes to San Marco square. The garden is wonderful and a true piece of history. If Venice is your destination, try this hotel.

Wonderful stay at the Palazzo Abadessa I stayed at the Palazzo Abadessa Hotel with my children, and we had a fantastic time. My children were especially happy – the entire staff was incredibly friendly, helpful, and polite. They made us feel truly welcome. The hotel's location is also perfect: very central and ideal for exploring the city. We would return anytime and highly recommend the hotel!

Charming old hotel with lots of “typical Italian” decorations. Great if you want to really go for that look aesthetically! The manager was literally so wonderful that it made me leave this review. Would recommend based on his personality alone.

I know this is very subjective and many would not agree, but this is how I imagine a quality hotel. It had friendliest staff as we were there and the historical palace is just magical. You can touch history here... Wait until you discover the garden! Yes, the green and very quiet garden was the suprise of the year that I did not expect in Venice. The hotel is away from the busy street yet you can reach Rialto quickly. Breakfast was great. Loved the interior!

Be careful with this place. They will offer you “free upgrade” at check in then try to charge you next day. Saw it happen to two others arguing at check in then tried to sneak it on us by saying it would be easier to carry bags there (they didn’t help us carry bags up the stairs in an attempt to sell) Rooms are tiny and AC / Wifi doesn’t work. Breakfast is gross. Staff tried to collect city tax three times even though I showed I paid. Better options all around for the price.

I had the most enchanting and magical stay at Hotel Palazzo Abadessa. ||When I arrived at the palazzo, I was wondering if I really deserved this. It was a beautiful and real palazzo dating back to 16 th century. I chose this hotel, since I wanted to experience the real culture and history of Venetian Palazzo. It turned out be more than I had expected.||It felt like staying at your Venetian dream home away from your average home. One of staff said to me when I arrived. "It is your home, "||It has a beautiful garden which is very rare in Venice. And the first floor has lots of Master peace renaissance paintings of Tintoretto and old-world furniture. I was very lucky to have a very spacious room with old glamour and charm of Venetian decor. It was very specious with a canal view. I am sure I was upgrade due to my gold member status of reward program. However, they did not even mention it. ||The location is perfect with easy walking distance to all the major attractions such as Doger's palace, St Marco Basilica /piazza and Rialto Bridge. However, it offers a quiet sanctuary from maddening tourist crowd.||What makes this Palazzo very special is the warm hospitality and kindness of the host and staff. In fact, this Palazzo had a real human soul and kind spirit.||The host Jasmine, she was always available to help guests and make your stay better more pleasant, she even told me, if you get lost, call us, we will find you and get you home. "We will go there together tomorrow to get it all sorted" when I was looking for mobile phone sim provider. Jasmine has such a genuine humility and kindness. ||I cannot thank staff especially Navid enough, he was my first point of contact. He was the one of the most caring men I 'ever met. Before my visit to Venice, I had a very awful experience of having my phone stolen in Barcelona. He genuinely wanted to help me to recover from my distress. He was compassionate, kind and helpful trying to make things better for me the whole time. Other staff Lucas and Juan are also nice and kind.||I want to return my Venetian dream home Palazzo. I miss the heart and soul of the real Palazzo Abbadessa.

This hotel is fabulous. We spent 4 days here and loved every minute. I cannot praise the staff and owners enough. All the staff were very friendly, knowledgable and willing to help. I was poorly during our stay ans spent 2 days confined to the hotel. The staff brought me lemon and honey drinks and were very kind. Thank God for the garden and good weather.|Our room on the ground floor was lovely and we both felt very comfortable, Simone, the owner, said she wanted us to feel this gorgeous 500 year old palace was our home! I wish,

This was our first trip to Venice made even more wonderful by our stay at Palazzo Abadessa. I could cite the superb location, a haven of peace and tranquility, yet only 100m from the main thoroughfare and Grand Canal; the elegant tasteful interior, lobby and rooms; the serene peaceful garden where we enjoyed breakfast and drinks throughout the day and evening; the generous and tasty breakfasts; but more important than all this, all true nevertheless, was the unwavering attentiveness and politeness of the staff. I simply cannot fault their wonderful welcome and care. Thank you to all. Stuart & Sue

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!