Rialto

"We enjoyed our time in Venice. The Rialto hotel is perfect for being near all the main attractions. It is within walking distance of St Marks Square and the Rialto bridge is steps away. There are gondolas right outside the hotel (we took the classical gondola ride - well worth it), plus public transport, lots of restaurants and shops. The hotel does a breakfast buffet. I would recommend putting some parasols on the roof terrace so that guests can enjoy spending some time there. The rooms were kept clean, the staff were welcoming and helpful. We did not book a canal view, so the view from our room was basically concrete walls. However this was not a problem for us as we were out most of the time and on one day there was singing so that was nice to hear and one advantage of a non canal view was that we were able to get sleep at night . The hotel offered a free trip to Murano island and Burano which we appreciated. We enjoyed watching the glass being made and the exhibition of the Murano glass items was spectacular."

"Interesting place to visit but quality isn’t as good"

"We had a great experience from room 401 on second floor and to right side of flags looking at the hotel from outside. Some steps to the room but near the lift. Two windows looking straight onto Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge. So much interesting activity around the bridge. Sheer curtains don't block light. Noisy until at least midnight and sometimes much longer if drunk people are about but not of concern to us. Staff were helpful. Breakfast good. Clean. Expensive of course. Water taxi 80€ cash from train to hotel booked by a tour guide. We didn't want to do public transport with our bags as we are 69. On way out, the hotel booked water taxi for us. We were charged 90€ cash. With the kicker being that a porter at the train station met us with a trolley..nice touch...but then, after 50m walk to the station asked for 20€. They haven't fixed all of the graft yet!"