Hotel Locanda Silva - Venice

8.9

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Locanda Silva. It's a wonderful, picturesque location and easy to walk from there to almost any part of Venice. Its reasonable price is also in strong contrast to costs generally in Venice. As others have said, finding the hotel when you first arrive with heavy suitcases is challenging and it would be helpful to have a simple map online with directions from St Mark's Square. But, other than that, we very much enjoyed the friendly service and the willingness of staff to chill our own bottles of Prosecco in the hotel fridge!

8.9

Very nice hotel recently refirbished. Clean rooms. We had a room without a bathroom but it didn't bother us at all. Our room was located right across from the shower and the toilet was at the end of the hall. There was a sink in the room, towels provided so that was very convenient. The hotel is very close to St Mark's square but in a quiet street over a little canal, very nice. The closest boat stop was St Zaccaria and it is a slight walk to the hotel but it's not bad at all. We were very pleased with this hotel and we would go back.

10

This small hotel was lovely, felt authentic. Quad room just big enough for sleeping (we have 2 teenagers) but that's all we needed. Huge window in our room made it very comfortable. Stylish shared sitting area just outside our room. Breakfast room clean, nice, great service. Overall, quite a good stay for the money.

8.1

Hôtel charmant, très bien situé. Seul hic : ménage fait en gros. Bref, il ne faut pas trop regarder en détail. Mais le reste est plus que correct et le rapport qualité/prix est excellent.

9.0

A very nice hotel, just for sigle travellers or young couple. Well-located, at only 10 minutes from Piazza San Marco. My room was very small but clean and quite, with air conditioner!

9.2

nice, little and quiet hotel. unfortunately our room was not very bright lighted and not very cosy, but we´ve been there just for sleeping and taking a shower, so it was ok,and the price is really good for venetian standards. further should be mentioned, the hotel did an upgrade on our reservation. we´ve booked a doubleroom without bathroom, and in the end, we´ve got a doubleroom with bathroom ( toilet and sink ) for the same price, which was really nice. staff speaks english just a little, but for general information, it´s ok

7.5

very well!!!

9.2

We found our room to be clean and quiet. Locanda silva is central to all the popular Venetian sites and easy to access. We enjoyed our second stay at Locanda Silva.

9.9

Easy to find via Piazzetta dei Leoni (back of Piazza S.Marco, your left of cathedral) or Calle Larga S.Marco. Turn left into C. d'Angolo & to right opposite hotel of that name. Go via Ponte/C.d.Remedio - follow signs for H.Colombina/Locanda Remedio - go past these two up a narrow passage (quite safe, as is all Venice). At the end turn left into Fondamenta Remedio & it's just past Loc. Canale (whose sign obscures Silva's). Excellent value (better than 1 star!) for its location (which is very quiet though), clean, with friendly staff (24 hour desk). Efficient, quiet air conditioning wall unit has individual control (also anti-mosquito plug-in control + shutters). No lift, but stairs not steep, so easy to manage. I had ensuite, but 2 toilets near my room looked clean. My room had no TV if that matters to you. Good communication by email. Of course, the biggest plus is the beautiful black cat which is the real owner! Will definitely use again - it seemed more Italian than many tourist hotels.

8.5

The owners were lovely and the location unbeatable. Our room was dark, but cool, with clean bathroom and toilet outside the room. Breakfast was run with military precision. I would stay here again and reccommend it to others.

9.4

Very good price and quality....right on the canal. Some rooms are on the canal so ask for one of those. Very friendly staff also!!

9.9

Está a 3 minutos de la Piazza San Marco por lo que económicamente está muy bien. Además las instalaciones son nuevas y el trato recibido por parte del staff es absolutamente satisfactorio

9.1

Preis-Leistungsverhältnis passt total. Würde jederzeit wieder hier wohnen und das Hotel weiterempfehlen. Dusche und WC am Gang sauber.

6.1

The location of the hotel is excellent - very close to Piazza San Marco and the major waterbus stop San Zaccaria, although it was a bit hard to find at the beginning just like any place, where it is impossible not to get lost in the tricky maze-like streets in Venice. The breakfast served was OK, not plenty food but the lady did make the best coffee in town. My only complain is that the one quadruple room that I have booked was not equipped with AC, as it was indicated that "all rooms have AC" in "Hotel Facilities"; there was a ceiling fan though, but it was so hot and uncomgortable those nights that we could hardly sleep. So here is one big "rip-you-off" right there...

9.9

Lovely place! It really makes you feel the spirit of the city.

8.0

Hôtel très bien situé avec un personnel charmant (et parlant français!). Les chambres sont correctes. Seuls bémols: pas de télévision et un petit-déjeuner un peu léger niveau choix.

9.1

This place is in a great location. The staff was friendly and helpful. There is a young girl there that was quite helpful and spoke excellent English. We had a room with a private shower and toilet but the bath was very small although adequate.We were on the 4th floor and it was hard lugging our suitcases up and down all of those steps but overall for the price we were quite satisfied. I would definately stay there again.

9.6

hotel très bien... Venise super

7.9

Chambre avec une salle de douche plus que correcte pour 120 euros. Magnifique vue de la chambre sur plusieurs canaux. Le seul problème est le petit déjeuner : trop simple, pas assez de choix, dans une salle mal décorée (loin du bon goût vénitien) et tout ceci accompagné par de la musique sud américaine (5 matins de suite ?!). Néanmoins, hôtel très recommandable.

5.6

no lift, hard to find

8.6

Better Directions To Property. Although the hotel website provides small map, it is insufficient as the detail of cross streets is missing. Venice incredibly hard to navigate. Impossible with 80lbs of luggage over canals. Map to property needs to be larger with more detail including cross streets.

7.5

Well it's Venice, so expect to take at least one wrong turn. However, once found it is easy to find the second time. The hotel and staff are very pleasant. The location provides easy access to local sites and restaurants. The room is not air conditioned and though this did not cause too much grief, just a few uninvited mosquitoes. The room is billed as Double, and this meant 2 single beds, but we slept well and an extra pillow was provided on request. The costs in Venice are high, so this hotel provides good value.

7.9

Pros: Very close to St. Mark's Square and San Zaccharia stop ( Vaporetto) Friendly staff - Federico knew good english We had a shared bath but luckily we had a sink in the room - very nice value for money H2O available for 1.5 Euro at front desk Cons: Milk at breakfast was bad Would have liked more lighting in the room

6.6

El hotel está excelentemente ubicado para turismo, de facil acceso y con alrededores interesantes para comidas, compras y la atracción mayor de Venecia. El servicio es correcto y amable. La limpieza podría ser mejor. La mayor contrariedad es que carece de elevador y las habitaciones se ubican en varios pisos aun cuando el hotel es pequeño.La habitación que nos dieron era espaciosa y el baño reciclado a nuevo funcionaba todo bien.

8.1

hotel très joli très bien placé tout confort prix élévé mais on est à Venise!!!facile à trouver car indiqué sur la carte du Guide du Routard.

9.7

I would certainly recommend Locanda Silva to any traveler on a budget. It is conveniently located right around the corner from San Marco Square. I stayed in a single room (14) that had a shared bath and shower (never had to wait on anyone). I had a fantastic view from my room of intersecting canals. Be prepared to put up with a bit of noise until later hours given the amount of traffic, but the views and price make up for any bit of noise. I read that some people had issues with finding the hotel. It's not that it's necessarily any harder than anything else to find in Venice. It's just different. I recommend using San Marco as your starting point and it isn't too hard after that. It's basically a few blocks northeast of the square.

8.6

A hotel where you enjoy a very warm welcome and the owners (or the employees ?) do their best to make you have a good stay.

8.3

I arrived at this property after an overnight stay in Milan. A rainstorm was leaving Venice as the train pulled into the Santa Lucia Station. I bought a 24 hour pass for the vaporetto and recommend this. It took about 45 minutes to reach the San Zaccaria stop. It took some effort to find the address, but found that getting lost is part of the romantic thrill of Venezia. I was greeted at the desk, by Frederico, who welcomed me and gave me the best, local, restaurant recommendation--Fiore, off the Campo Santo Stephano. This property was a perfect location, away from the tourist at San Marco. Breakfast was very simple, but the coffee good. You will need to check-out the day before, if you have an early departure,and buzz yourself out because there is no desk staff before 8am. Venice is the most romantic city I have ever visited and left part of my heart there.

8.6

nice little hotel location in perfect place

8.9

Very good location. Less than 5 minutes from water bus stop and Saint Marco plaza. Quiet street along a little canal. Good dining area.

6.2

The room was very small but fairly warm (which is important in Italy generally during off-season!)and the breakfast was definitely not worth getting out of bed for, but the location was excellent and the staff was friendly enough.

9.5

I had a nice 5 day stay at this hotel. An excellent location, just 5 min. from St. Mark's Square. Nice breakfast, nice view. Very good bed. No shower curtain in the shared bathroom made it pretty wet getting dressed. Overall a very good value.

7.1

Although the accomodations were great the directions from the website were useless. The directions stop when you get off a vaporetta, so then its up to you to navigate through the mazes of the Venice streets to find the hotel. Ironically they have a nice brochure and map at their check-in desk! Breakfast was good and the hotel is close to everything! I would stay here again now that I know how to find it!

9.2

Very nice hotel in the heart of venice! Rooms are basic but clean and quiet and also the shared bathrooms are clean. Breakfast is not very rich. Overall good price/quality relationship

8.9

very cool hotel! I like it, if next time I have the chance to visit Venice again, I'll do the same choice.

7.7

The hotel was fine for the price, pretty far from the center of the town but very good transportation. Nice little coffee shop for breakfast.

8.9

Ein wirklich nettes Hotel ich war hier mit meiner Tochter und meiner Frau für 2 Nächte. Okay es ist etwas tricky es zu finden aber dafür liegt es wirklich wunderbar. Die Inhaber / Mitarbeiter waren äußerst nett und zuvorkommend und das Preis- , Leistungsverhältnis empfinde ich persönlich als absolut unschlagbar für Venedig. Dusche auf dem Flur, so wie ich es gebucht hatte war völlig in Ordnung. Mein Zimmer war wirklich nett mit Blick auf den kleinen Kanal und einem kleinen Balkon. Ich habe schon ein nächstes Wochenende gebucht.

3.7

Good location, a few blocks from St. Marks. Rooms are clean, but look more like a hostel than hotel. Bathroom and shower is very small, smallest of my two weeks in Italy. Walls are very thin, heard someone snoring all night. Breakfast was two rolls, juice, coffee, cereal. Ho(s)tel is overpriced for quality, as are most hotels in Venice. If you just want a place to try and sleep, Locanda Silva is good, but I would try and find something better.

9.7

Location was excellent. Hotel caters for singles or couples. Despite 1* rating rooms were very clean and were serviced daily. I would definitely stay here again, but better information on how to find the property once you get off at San Zaccaria stop would have been helpful as unless you ask, the hotel was difficult to find.

8.7

Good location and value for the price. I would use this hotel again.

8.6

Very convenient to go to Piazza San Marco and in the same time in a quiet romantic corner.

8.0

I really enjoyed my stay there. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and the room was clean and quiet. Unfortunately, the shared bathroom was not very clean.

8.0

I really enjoyed my stay there. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and the room was clean and quiet. Unfortunately, the shared bathroom was not very clean.

9.0

Perfect for the price and nice view on the canal

7.9

Our stay was very nice, but there was 1 problem. The first was the fact that there was no air conditioning, which was a problem because it was very hot during our stay. The problem was even worse because there were no screens on the windows so we got attacked by mosquitos. We had to chose between being unbearably hot or being eaten by mosquitos. Otherwise the staff was very helpful, they showed us where to eat, where to wash our cloths, and were always very friendly. Not a bad choice for a budget accomidation, and the location is really out of this world.

6.1

I only stayed for one night, and though it was adequate, finding the property is extremely difficult, and the staff person I called on the phone was of no help. All she could say was, "Walk down the street straigt in front of you as you get off the water taxi." But there was no street, the water taxi drop off has 3 locations, and only ONE is in front of the street. Then you have to wind around 2 side streets to eventually locate the hotel. They really offer no assistance!

8.2

Location almost perfect. Just on the back of Sa. Maria Formosa and only 3-4 steets away from S. Marco. Goor price/quality ratio for short stays.

9.0

Pora ser un hotel de una estrella, es un hotel muy bien situado,muy limpio y con un personal muy agradable.Muy recomendado

8.9

Had an enjoyable stay. The staff at reception were friendly and helpful, and the lady working in the breakfast room was particularly friendly and attentive. Thank you for a pleasant stay.

9.3

Though it was a little tricky to find the first time, this little hotel is perfectly located very near Piazza San Marco, the city's most famous landmark. We did not have a bathroom in our room, but the shared facilities were clean and almost always available. A satisfying breakfast was served as part of the cost. Really enjoyed this establishment!

8.0

Very nice hotel in a very central location. The owner was extremely nice and hospitable, and let us store our bags for the day while we explored Venice. We read one review prior to booking this hotel that advised us not to bring large amounts of baggage -- THIS IS TRUE. There is no elevator, and the stairway can be fairly narrow at points. The only other setback was we got eaten alive by mosquitoes at night since our room didn't have air conditioning. Aside from those minor shortcomings, our stay at Locanda Silva was wonderful -- breakfast was plentiful, the staff was kind and helpful (front desk speaks english, if you need them to), location was extremely convenient (and beautiful - water and bridge right outside the front door), and most importantly our room was AFFORDABLE (not very common near San Marco -- especially when paired with quality).

9.7

There was a very friendly staff, clean, spacious rooms with spectacular views, right in the centre of San Marco, Venice. Free an delicious breakfast and plenty of public space for lounging. I have stayed here twice and each time was great. I would definately recommend this hotel to others and will be returning every time I stay in Venice.

9.9

Venice Bienalle

7.0

Just one night in this hotel, leaving very early next morning, so that the included breakfirst is impossible, but a refund of 5 euros was granted for two persons.

7.1

It is Venice; you are going to get lost. The hotel is in a great spot once you find it. Just get lost and enjoy the time you spend trying to find the hotel. The rooms are small, but it is a budget hotel. The price quoted by Venere is the same price that the hotel had posted on it's door (70 euros). The room is not sound proof and there is no air conditioning, but when we opened the window and heared the passing gondolier singing, well, it was all good.

8.2

Event though hotel´s rating is set up on one star only, we have found many aspects which were missing in some two-star hotels. Despite the increased presence of mosqitoes (due to Hotel´s location right next to the water), we really enjoyed our stay in this hotel. Strongly recommended for those want to spare some money on accomodation without any suffering from the quality point of view.

7.6

Good budget hotel run by friendly staff. Excellent location just around the corner from the main Piazza in Venice so it's perfect for tourists. Room was basic but clean, and breakfast was simple, but adequate. Exactly what you would expect from a budget hotel and good value for money.

7.9

Nice hotel with reasonable rates, 5 minutes walk to St. Marcus Square.

7.3

great location , close to san marco, but take a good street map to find the hotel.helpful staff & satisfactory service but don't take room 4 ..it has the ultimate bed from hell .breakfast was fine.We will probably return ...but not to room 4 !

8.2

+ : Very central situation (close to San Marco and Doges Palace), on a small street and very cute canal, vaporetto station not far. Nice and helpfull staff. Breakfast just normal for Italy. - : Bathroom very small, you can hear the noise from other rooms (door locks, shower, people speaking loud).

6.6

A simple but OK small hotel. Very good location only a few minutes to go from the Marcus Square. The hotel is placed by a nice channel+ but the room was on the backside with only wiew to the very narrow street behind. Very quiet.

9.4

Excellent location, a few minutes walk to St. Marco square. Room is clean, quite.

9.9

My friend and I loved Locanda Silva. It was really reasonable and in a great part of Venice. We did get lost one night trying to find our way back to the hotel, but I think that is the nature of Venice and maybe our directional skills. Campo Formosa is just around the corner from Locanda Silva where all the locals go. There is a wonderful church, beautiful library,(we only saw the lobby and when it was lit up at night, but we got some pamphlets) and a really nice outside cafe where we got some great service. Our hotel clerk was a real sweetheart, and always seemed to be on the desk. Lorraine

9.9

Ein wirklich schönes, kleines, einladendes und sehr freundliches Hotel. Sehr freundliche Gastgeber. Sehr zentral gelegen, zentraler gehts nicht! Nur wenige Minuten vom Markusplatz entfernt. Für Venedig ein absolut gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Nur zu empfehlen!!!

8.8

Great location, close to San Marco but far from the San Marco crowd. Great neighborhood. There are several kinds of room, with or without sanitary. Our room with shower, and on the small canal, was great.

9.8

Finding any where in venice is hard as no one knows where any place is even if you show them a map so be prepared to wander around a bit. Maps hard to follow too initially because can't just cross canals any where! Once we found the place well worth finding as good value for money considering close proximity to St marks.

8.7

employees very friendly, great hotel and location. rooms were not totally clean unfortunately. all keys to the rooms were left accessible to everyone during night. safety?

8.8

Lovely hotel right on a canal a short walk from St. Marks. A good value considering the prices in Venice. Pleasant english speaking staff. Very quiet and laid back atmosphere. I would stay here again. If traveling as a single, I recommend getting a double room. Single rooms are very small.

9.4

A charming small, cheap hotel.Very central, yet very quiet. Nice friendly atmosphere and very friendly staff. Small but okay breakfast buffet. No problems at all. The owner even spoke Danish - what a surprise. Tip: Take the Alilaguna boat to and from the airport to Fondamenta Nove (5 EURO), walk the 15 min. to the hotel and this way you avoid fighting your way with your luggage on the vaporetto on Canal Grande and on Piazzale Roma .

9.4

The only criticism we had of this otherwise excellent hotel (very well located and priced) was the lack of a lift. Climbing 74 stairs to our room proved difficult for my husband who was suffering from a heavy cold. The retaurant All' Antica Sacrestia just around the corner is wonderful. Their antipasto is magnificent as are their pizzas and pasta dishes