Locanda Herion, Venice

Great location. Andrea at front desk was very helpful.

Staff who greeted us had an attitude has if he didn't want to be there.

The hotel was a great location at a reasonable (for Venice) price. This was our 5th trip to Venice so we were interested in some of the less visited sites and were happy to explore the old Jewish Ghetto--just steps from the hotel. The proprietors at the hotels were very helpful and the room was fine but fairly basic (who cares...it's Venice!) The breakfast was basic but certainly enough to get by on and overall we were very comfortable at Locanda Herion. Do watch out for mosquitoes--there was a spray can of insecticide in the room and we needed to make liberal use of it but this is probably a problem anywhere in Venice in certain seasons.

Okay hotel if you're not able to find anything else but would suggest looking at other options. The front desk is only open at certain times so service was mediocre and inconvenient. The rooms were a decent size but very outdated to the point that it felt musty, messy and a bit dirty. We were not at all comfortable and would not highly recommend it to others unless you are limited in options/price. The location was okay--close to the train station but a bit far from the center of Venice where restaurants, shops and the nightlife are.

Andrea at the front desk was really helpful and even made a phone call for us to the owner of the next place we were staying in. It was an perhaps a 20 minute walk from Piazzale Roma and was easy to find. There were tons of restaurants, shops and banks in the area, it was basically just steps off the main walk-way from the train stations to San Marco (closer to the train station end). We found the room very small for 2 people - maybe we aren't used to hotels in Europe. The bed was comfortable. The breakfast was minimal: juice, cereal, yougurt, buns, cheese slices, coffee machine, tea. Our room was just off of a small terrace overlooking an inner courtyard so that was nice. It was very quiet.