Palazzo Marcello Hotel Al Sole

The hotel is beautiful—both the exterior and the interior (lobby, breakfast room, and shared areas). What’s not to love about a traditional Venetian palazzo? The staff were very nice, and breakfast was great! However, I found the room a bit disappointing. It was comfortable (we even got a bathrobe, which is usually not the case at three-star hotels), but the walls in our room were dirty, which created a feeling of shabbiness. Also, and this is a much bigger issue, the door between the room and the bathroom wouldn’t close, which was very frustrating. People want privacy in the bathroom. I really wanted to love this hotel (and I did, in a way), but it leaves room for improvement.

Just arrived home from a fantastic short stay in Venice. The Palazzo Marcello was a good choice in terms of location only 5 mins walk from bus station which we used as our transfer to and from airport. Staff very friendly and helpful and hotel very clean.Everything you could wish for in a continental breakfast was there! Very well laid out and presented. I particularly enjoyed the beautiful court yard where I enjoyed my morning brew😊

A wonderful hotel! Location, interior, service 10+! The reception is open 24 hours a day, which is very convenient if you arrive in Venice at night. It's a 7-minute walk from Piazalle Roma. The breakfasts are very filling. The staff are friendly and attentive to guests. The room has a mini fridge, kettle, tea and coffee making facilities, and cleaning is done every day with a change of bed linen and towels. This was my fourth time in Venice and this hotel was the best in terms of value for money. Thank you to all the staff! Good luck and prosperity! 🫶🫶🫶

Location, location, location! Just a short walk from the train station and your find yourself at Palazzo Marcello Hotel Al Sole. With the most pleasant staff, beautiful interior, comfortable beds and wonderful buffet breakfast you can't go wrong staying here. The hotel is located in the quieter part of Venice so you don't have the noise of the grand canal. The view from the room was wonderful and gave us a real Venetian feel. The recommendation for dinner was superb and anything requested was organised with efficiency. Will definitely stay again when back in Venice.

My sister and I stayed for 4 nights and it was fantastic. I loved the location as it is away from the touristy areas and there were a lot of terrific restaurants around. They have a beautiful courtyard where you can sit and enjoy a drink, the breakfast had lots of selection and the BEST scrambled eggs of our whole trip! I would certainly stay here again without any hesitation. One more plus was the very spacious room and another cute sitting area just outside the door of our room in the common area.

The hotel is situated perfectly, next to the parking and bus stations, not more than a 10 minutes walk with suitcases. Scuola Grande San Rocco and the Basilica Santa-Maria Gloriosa dei Frari are situated in a 5 minutes walk. There are many bars, cafes, restaurants and shops in this city quarter. The staff is very amiable. The room was very cozy and quiet. Comfortable bed, good hot water pressure. Excellent full breakfast

Staff was kind and very helpful. Beautiful quaint hotel sitting on the canal! Wonderful free breakfast! Great little bar open in the evenings to enjoy one last drink before retiring to bed. No air conditioning after 10/15. Room was a bit stuffy but happy to enjoy cool breeze from open window. Downside is it is on a canal with a bar nearby so a bit noisy.

Nice hotel. Room was very small, but adequate. The bed was king sized and relatively comfy (it could use a foam pad on top). Our shower was a little odd. There is no fan in the bathroom, but you can't open the window if you are using the shower head because it gets in the way. The shower head is also mounted on the side wall instead of the wall by the short end of the tub so it's very easy to get water on the floor. It's on a hose so you can pull it down to rinse yourself off, but if you want to stand under it it's tricky. ||The breakfast was excellent and had a lot of variety.||It is a quick 200m walk to the train/bus station which is good if you are dragging luggage over bridges. There is a water taxi dock right in front, but they are really expensive so if you can you should walk. It's about a 40min walk to St. Mark's which is quite pleasant.

This hotel needs an update review. First, the staff are friendly and gave us a great recommendation where to park. The parking lot they recommended was Venice City Park and had an attendant who sold us the bus ticket and explained clearly. Second, probably most important, is that the lobby is 24/7. We didn't need to arrange what time we will arrive or any hassle! Lastly, they provide free breakfast in the morning - not just coffee and pastries but also eggs, bacon, yogurt and fresh juices and fruits. Towels smell fresh and clean. This place is under rated. We travelled 2 weeks all over Italy in numerous "hotels" and we finally feel like we're on vacation when we stayed at this hotel.

The hotel is walking distance to the bus and train station, which makes it convenient because rolling luggage on cobble stones is not fun. It is located in the quiter part of Venice but it is about 20-minutes walk to San Marco, which you can easily take the ACTV (water bus) for 30EUR/person for a 2-day pass. This hotel is a small boutique hotel with friendly staff but a bit dated and basic. The rooms are small and the bed is too firm for my liking. The shower is also small and no place to put your toiletries inside. Considering that we spend most of our time outside the hotel, the space was just enough for sleep and shower. The hotel offers daily breakfast - pastries, fruit, meats, cheese, cereal and hard boiled eggs. Drinks consists of tea, juice, espresso and cappuccino. [TIP] They offer free Wi-Fi but it's terrible. We never got to use it because the connection was spotty.

Traditional Venetian hotel with friendly staff. Be sure you have European power adapters and be prepared to be creative if you want to take a shower.

Stayed here during my trip to Venice for 2016 Carnivale di Venezia. Got a pretty good rate considering this is one of the most biggest carnivals in Italy and the place is packed with tourists from everywhere. We got a nice room that fit 3 people, paid any extra 40 Euros for an extra bed. It has a old feel charm as the building is several centuries old as is just about everything in Venice. It is situated next to a canal that has a gondola stand. The hotel is about a 10 minute walk from the Venice train station and is surrounded by restaurants, cafes, bars and shops. The hotel staff are very nice and accommodating and speak English. Breakfast is pretty good, salami, turkey, proschutto, several different types of croissants, rolls, hard boiled eggs, juice, coffee, cereal and fruit. We were able to walk to St, Marcos Square from the hotel but I would recommend taking a water bus to save from getting lost.

Hotel al Sole was a very pleasant stay for our first time in Venice. Make sure you get good directions how to get there. Even though it is not far from the train station, it's easy to make a wrong turn as a lot of the Venice streets and alleyways look alike. From the moment we entered the hotel, Gabriella greeted us kindly and was very professional. She got us checked in and gave our room key, which was an actual key not a card. The giant key added to the old world theme that we found at Hotel al Sole. Keep that in mind if you prefer new and modern. You won't find that here. The room continued this motif with what I assume to be original architecture (columns) in the walls. The bathroom did not have a bidet much to our surprise as every other hotel we stayed in in Europe had one. Depending on where you're from, this may or may not be a problem. Unfortunately, our room did not have a good view. Our room (Classic Twin style in the back of the first floor) overlooked what appeared to be a storage area and was very unappealing (Room 118). Despite the view, the location of the room was nice as there was an outside staircase at the end of our little hallway that lead right to the courtyard and to the front lobby. We did not go into the dining area in the evening, but we were able to make breakfast. It was pretty basic. Hard boiled eggs, meat, fruit, juice, coffee. Nothing too exciting. As I stated earlier, the front desk staff was very polite. Gabriella was very helpful and even booked a reservation at a nearby restaurant where we received a free drink for staying at Hotel al Sole. Also, Riccardo at the front desk was quick to recommend places to go and popular places to hang out. All in all, not a bad place to stay. Again, it has a very old style feel to it, but is a pretty affordable stay in Venice and close to the train station.