Hotel Flora was a great place to stay in Venice and I would stay here again. The rooms were roomy…read moreand comfortable. The courtyard was a great place to either have breakfast or drinks in the later afternoon/evening. The staff was great, in particular Nicoletta and Christian and they easily helped facilitate restaurant reservations as well. The location was excellent, a short walk to St. Mark's Square.

Very charming Lobby and veranda. This hotel seems to be a cute boutique hotel . When I entered our…read moreroom, it was very rustic. The mattress was saggy and uncomfortable.Almost like the maids quarters! The wood beams had some dust strings hanging down and there was small flies in the corridor that came into the room. Then the huge spider was in sight! This room was not like our family members room . Their room was beautiful the bed comfy. Both bathrooms were nice and comfy. I asked if I can change rooms and arrogantly was denied. I know that this is Europe but seeing the other room I feel like my room is not the standard of the other rooms compared to the other reviews . I will update my review

Located next to the train station and within 3 minutes walking distance to train terminal, water…read morebus, taxi, stores and restaurants. The hotel is mentioned really well. They have excellent front desk people. Alvise was great in answering questions, always smiling and very good in guiding us places to eat, catch water bus, gondola service etc. We reached an hour early and lucky to get a room. Checked in without any issues and went to get some good and sightseeing. Rooms are maintained well. We had a queen bed , with 2 additional twin beds. The wifi is great in the hotel rooms. The shower had nice flow and very spacious bathrooms. Everything is maintained really well. We had a situation with Ac and the staff at night time cane and assisted us out. The breakfast was fabulous best so far we had in hotels. It was a grand buffet. The luggage storage rooms came handy, and we enjoyed the stay and will definitely consider it again.

It's official! My favorite city so far in Italy was Venice! Despite all the horror stories about…read morethe flooding, I was happy to still have the chance to visit this city while I was in Italy. During my recent stay in Venice, I reserved the Hotel Abbazia as it was one of the best locations near the Santa Lucia Railway Station. Literally, the hotel was 700 ft from the station, down an alleyway as I passed several restaurants; you can't beat the convenience and the price! For a budget hotel, this was a simple and decent stay--the room offers a small flat-screen TV, iron board and hairdryer, mini-refrigerator and air conditioner, and a hard ol' mattress queen bed, not the most comfortable bed but it was doable for the time that I spent there. The only thing it didn't offer was a damn elevator; BOO! Good thing for friends because my homegirl and her boyfriend were able to take my heavy ass suitcase up to the second floor or else a sista' would have been struggling! The hallways to the bedrooms were this sexy red lighting that automatically came on when it sensed any movement. I liked it but I sensed that my friends thought it was pretty creepy. The hotel offers a beautiful elegant dining/bar area with a gorgeous chandelier. This is also where free breakfast is served in the morning. I hear breakfast offered an array of different pastries and fruit. If you have time to eat breakfast, I would give it a shot. Make sure you also check out the back-garden seating area. It's perfect for enjoying your breakfast in the morning or coming out to get some fresh air. The staff during the evening was nice, however, I felt that the gentleman became irritated with me as the bedroom door had slammed shut on me as I was walking my friends out of my bedroom, and it just so happened that I had left my keys in the room. Also, just like similar hotels in Italy, the air conditioners turn off after a certain time, making these rooms stuffy. The only option I had was to open the window; UGH. The rooms are quiet, I couldn't hear my neighbors at all. The bathroom was super small, and the showers were not the best. The water temperature only provided cold water; BOO! You can tell the facility is a little outdated and needs some TLC. Within the area alone, there are varies different restaurants. Once you walk out of the hotel, you are right in front of all the activities. You can take a Water Boat to any side of Venice, or you can do what I did and just walk the whole City as its pretty doable to do in 8 hours. There are also bars all throughout the area, making for a great night. If you are looking for more of a convenient hotel near the station and close to many of the landmarks in Venice, I would definitely recommend this hotel if you are staying for less than 2 nights. P.S-If you are planning to leave your luggage at this hotel as you roam the Venice area, please note that this hotel doesn't lock the door to the luggage room. Make sure you take your valuables with you.

great location! we had a room on the 3rd floor without an elevator. so much character! the…read morebreakfast was to die for. reasonably priced.

I booked this Hotel based off of reviews from Booking.com and for the price. This Place is a bit…read moreof a walk from the train station and can get difficult if you never been to Venice. This was my second time in this town, so I took the chance of getting lost and exploring! I just followed the signs to the Rialto Bridge, then to San Marco Square and the hotel is not far form that! If you have a smartphone, you'll be golden finding this place! Its located in the Historical Center and the Building is Historical itself too! Wasn't bad at all with price nad I had a view of the canal right out of my windows! Just loved it! There is WiFi, and the rooms are soundproofed so you don't hear any neighbors. The elevator is really small, keep that in mind. The breakfast was great and typical European type of selection. I'll stay here again on my future trips!

What looked like a vintage charming style of rooms in pictures -- was actually old and outdated. To…read moreeach his own. The lobby interior was nice though. I just feel the room is not as great or advertised. FYI -- had the HARDEST PILLOWS ever in my entire hotel stay in my 30 years of life. It was that horrible. Worst thing about this hotel -- inattentive, snarky, rude receptionist. The afternoon lady and midnight guy are so rude! Made my stay horrible. Location is great, in the center of it all. Was glad I spent more time outside than inside. Bathroom was good -- though shower area was too small for comfort. Breakfast pastries were a saving grace. Croissants were good, as usual, wherever you are in EI don't understand though the cut up bacon -- defeats the purpose of either a crunchy or chewy bacon.

One of the hotels we stayed at on a group tour and was in the heart of Venice. Personally, I love…read morethis hotel. But I do recognize that it had some quirks that can have an impact on your stay. The first was that it seems like each room was unique. Which again I personally loved, but that led to some rooms in the same category having different layouts, different style beds, different bathrooms. Though my room was small and it was hard for me to figure out a place to put my luggage, I just thought it was beautiful and worth it. The bathroom was lovely and updated with towel warmers. They included this cute little amenities kit. One thing I didn't love about the hotel was we weren't allowed to bring in any outside drink or food in. So when I came back with an ice cream cone, I was told to finish it outside. And when we were all hanging out in the lobby just relaxing from the day, I had a bottled diet Coke and was approached to again be told no outside drinks. This led to me feeling bad for anyone who came in with like a slice of pizza or something. To think positively of this rule I'm gonna go with they wanted to keep the fabrics and beautiful items safe from tourist being careless. Speaking of, there were so many details of this hotel that were just historic and gorgeous. So like I said, personally, I loved my stay, but I know some people were a little taken back by the quirks.

This Europe trip has been over a year in the planning, so I can't remember how I found this…read moreparticular hotel -- I think it may have been mentioned in a Rick Steves guidebook. I'd originally looked for us to stay on the mainland, since the prices on Venice were so expensive, but the price here was extremely reasonable and it saved us having to travel back and forth from Mestre each day. The staff was very responsive to my emails, and easily filled my odd request of a single room for one night and a triple room for one night (due to one member of our traveling party arriving earlier than the rest of us). The hotel is located in a little alleyway not far from the Rialto bridge (we took Alilaguna from the airport). It is a little tricky to find, but there is a sign for the hotel in the main square. The staff was great at getting us checked in -- one of my sisters had arrived the day earlier, and they were happy to hold her luggage until her room was ready, and also to move it the next day to the triple room while she was out running around trying to figure out where to meet us. Our triple room was in the main hotel, and had three twin beds, a sink, an armoire, a desk, and two nightstands all in a good sized, light, airy room. It was a bit noisy with the windows open at night, but it's Venice! The shared bathroom was just down the hall. The shower room was a bit cramped; there was a plastic chair to put your towel and clothes, but the shower curtain was too short for the stall, so the floor got pretty wet and there was no point in trying to use a bathmat. Breakfast in the morning was a continental spread of croissants, breakfast breads and cakes, canned and fresh fruit, yogurt, juice, milk, and coffees -- quite adequate to keep you going for a long day of walking and sightseeing. The staff held our luggage for us after we checked out, which allowed us to sightsee without having to lug around backpacks; they were also very accommodating as we stopped in throughout the day to use the restroom and wi-fi. The price for the single room was €35, and the price for the triple room was €82, easily making this one of the best values in hotels for our entire trip.

If you want a central location, hot shower with good pressure and good continental coffee in the…read moream, this is your place. If you never want to sleep again on rock hard beds, hear every crink and every breath your neighbours make next door - like myself, you're not gonna wana stay here. We instead got a full screaming match next door, they might as well have been in the room with us could've been more entertaining that way. And apparently, next time, I just need to walk down the three flight of stairs (no phones in the room) to complain as if this is my fault- that's my response to waking up at 6:50am to some woman's LOUD phone conversation. I've slept in some old cranky places before, this place wins best for the thinnest walls and worst mattress ever. Spend more and go else where.

This might be a 4 Star Hotel by Italian standards, but this place is a 5 Star Hotel to me…read more I know these hotels are very old and renovations in Venice are extremely difficult, but the shower situation in Room 105 wasn't ideal. Pretty much every time my wife used the shower, she left 1/2 an inch of water on the floor because the shower glass door isn't practical (you might as well take a shower with no door). I'm not really sure who "engineered" the tub/shower situation but it could be improved. However, the hotel staff was exceptionally friendly and more than willing to make suggestions. The convenience and location of the hotel couldn't be better. We could walk just about anywhere in under 15 minutes (and hopefully not get lost). The place was super clean and inviting. And finally, the free breakfast buffet put this place over the top. I highly recommend this hotel and would stay again.

Very convenient location in between the Rialto and Saint Marks Square. Our rooms window overlooked…read morea portion of the canal, quintessential Venice experience. Our room was a good size bathroom was well appointed, hot water in the shower with plenty of water pressure. In our case, the bed was very hard, but no bed is ever as good as your own at home. Overall interior felt a little dated, but still nice. Breakfast was quite good, buffet style with everything you could ever want.

Hotel is old and located close to St MarksPlaza. Room was clean and beds were comfortable. Staff…read morewere always helpful and friendly. Would definitely stay here again

Gorgeous and old fashioned. I love the charm of this hotel and it's a great place to stay and near…read morethe water taxis

The staff are all magnificent! The service they provide is 5* in a very unassuming way. All to…read morehappy to help with everything. 3 quaint rooms for breakfast. Our suite was very spacious and had a separate parlor. They arranged our airport transfers, gave us recommendations for lunch and dinner, gave us ideas to go sightseeing (been to Venice before). I could not have asked for more. I will say, it's not the easiest to get to from the bus station: 1 people mover, a porter to carry bags over 2 bridges. Might have been easier to get to from train station but, live and learn. The lady who met us at the desk and appeared to be here every minute of the day, Francesca was amazing. I only wish I had the chance to thank her but she was off on Monday. The staff were amazing the hotel impeccable. Will have lasting memories of Venice.

You know what the best thing is about this hotel?Everything! Every vintage nook, antique door…read morehandle, the free breakfast, complimentary slippers and toiletries, I tell you, it's everything! My husband and I fell in love with this hotel. The customer service is superb, charming and attentive and thoughtful. It sits right across the Sta Lucia station, so if u took the train, then you are just a bridge over. The concierge offered to upgrade our room and im glad we did! our room had that little tiny balcony and it was just marvelous and overlooking the Grand Canal. The room was opulent looking, heavy drapes adorn the balcony windows and accented by antique victorian chairs. Tiny chandeliers hung in the bathroom mirror and of course a big one in our junior suite. There was a tv and a mini bar with tea service and coffee as well. I was regretting not staying another night. I will definitely book again when we come back.