Hotel San Cassiano Ca'Favretto

We booked this hotel as part of a package deal that our TA put together for us following a cruise that started and ended in Ravenna so decided to spend 3 nights in Venice. We arrived by Water Taxi to the jetty for the hotel which was lovely and were checked in quickly and shown to our room which was tiny, but adequate as we were not there to spend much time in the room. The bed was comfortable, the shower worked and the air conditioning was a blessing in the heat. The location of the hotel is great, tucked away in a fairly quiet area about a 5 minute walk to the Rialto Bridge and 20 mins to St Marks Square. We also found a couple of nice restaurants, one just around the corner which was lovely and handy. It does take a little finding if you are walking and we got lost a couple of times, but Google Maps was a great help. The breakfast was buffet style and was ok, I am not a great fan of cold baked beans but there was scrambled egg (more like omelette but fine), bacon, sausages, toast, pastries, yogurts and fruit so plenty to choose from and a small balcony which overlooked the Grand Canal (if you could get on that as it was quite popular and only seated 6). The coffee was lovely! The hotel was quite busy when we were there so breakfast was a bit crowded but that was I think due to the arrangement of tables in a narrow room so it was difficult to get past others eating when you wanted to get up and choose your food. The hotel is not as opulent as the photos on their website would have you think, but it was clean and excellently located. The reception staff were helpful and organised our taxi back to the airport (140 euros if anyone is interested) but the bar staff did seem a little stand offish and almost made us feel like we were intruding by being there and asking for a drink. The tables and chairs on the jetty were great as we sat outside with a drink most afternoons having returned from our exploring watching the world go by on the Grand Canal. Beds were made daily and towels replaced but waste bins not emptied during our 3 day stay and glasses we took to our room were also not removed either so that could have been improved, minor issues but worth pointing out. Overall a great stay, we loved Venice, a bucket list item has been ticked and we would happily stay there again if we ever visit Venice in the future

To be honest I thought it would be more opulent. Having said that it was nice and clean. We got a water taxi from the airport and it docked right outside the hotel which was very convenient. Access to the hotel other than by water taxi could be a problem for some. You would definitely need Google Maps. I took my Grandson as a treat after his exams so we got 2 single rooms. His was up 3 flights of stairs which is OK maybe for a 16 year old but as there are no lifts that may be a big problem for some. Staff are lovely breakfast was adequate and the hotel is a short walk to the Rialto Bridge. We had a great 4 night city break.