Hotel Al Gambero - Venice

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2008

We found the beds very comfortable. Living on third floor we missed a lift.

Guest name: OO, Norway

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Feb 2007

Rooms were tiny, Venice style but clean and well kept. The hotel staff was friendly and accomodating. I would stay there again.

Guest name: GH, USA

Average rating:  4.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Apr 2008

This was my 4th stay in Venice. The hotel was nice but not really worth the very high price.

Guest name: IW, Slovakia

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Feb 2008

I would have no reservation about recommended this Hotel, it offers very good value for the price. Good location.

Guest name: TW, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Feb 2008

This was a nice hotel in a very good location. It was a few minutes walk from both San Marco and Rialto. It was very easy to get to, especially considering that there are many small streets in Venice to get lost. The price was a little on the high side, but it was worth it because of the location. The only downside that we can think of was the noise. Our room was right above a canal and a restaurant. In the morning you could hear dishes banging, people talking loudly, and boat motors. Also, the walls of the hotel are very thin. You can hear people talking in the hallway, the maids cleaning other rooms, and footsteps. This was the only concern we had with this hotel.

Guest name: Rachael Lyons, Italy

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jan 2008

I could not believe the room and facilities offered for the price. As a single traveller I was given a double-bedded room with bathroom, mini-fridge, TV and tea/coffee on offer. The room was furnished beautifully and there was a canal view.Breakfast was terrific - a buffet with lots of choice. I think it was a superior hotel which probably does cheap offers in winter to fill up the rooms. The position between San Marco and Rialto was ideal. Definitely worth checking out.

Guest name: Mary Nolan, Italy

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jan 2008

The (single) room was very nice and calm. It was very small but included all the things needed. Stuff was very friendly and extremely helpful. The price/quality relationship seems just excellent - especially taking into account the location of the hotel. It is easily reachable from the Marco Polo airport without changes, just a few minutes from both Rialto bridge and St.Marco place. There are very nice restaurants near the hotel, so you will enjoy fish soup in venecian style with a glass of light wine. Anytime I go to Venice again, I will definitely book a room in Al Gambero!

Guest name: Maria Dementieva, Finland

Average rating:  6.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Dec 2007

Great Location, clean, no elevator,could hear water running through pipes, expensive but that could be due to the pre new years rates and it is venice after all.

Guest name: ML, Canada

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Dec 2007

I think that it was my better stay in Venice. Hotel verry well placed just between San Marco and the Rialto bridge.

Guest name: Witdoeck Jean-Pierre, Belgium

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Dec 2007

The location is very good. Staff is efficient and quite friendly. Price is very reasonable.

Guest name: JC, China

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Dec 2007

I hope , next time, to meet employees more professional.

Guest name: AP, Italy

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Nov 2007

Very central location, friendly staff.

Guest name: CS, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2007

Loved the hotel and its location halfway between St. Marks Square and Rialto. Staff was wonderful and always very helpful with any requests.

Guest name: Dustin Adair, USA

Average rating:  5.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

The hotel is in a great location. The room was very clean, a bit small, but then it's Venice. The bed was a bit uncomfortable, but you're so tired, you don't notice it much. The hotel does not have an elevator and we were on the 4th floor and had to carry our luggage. Continental breakfast was adequate to start the day. Overall, the stay was comfortable as we didn't stay in our room much anyway. I was most impressed by the cleanliness of the room. Hotel was expensive, but we had already resigned ourselves that Venice is very expensive period. Had a great time. I would recommend this hotel as long as you don't have a lot of lugguge and can climb stairs if you get a room on the 3rd or 4th floor.

Guest name: EA, USA

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Free internet which was nice. A lovely and very good restaurant right downstairs in the same building. Very convenient to San Marco square.

Guest name: CB, USA

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2007

I did have a cossy, small room (but with a double bed),on the fourth floor, with a lovely small terrace to sit on, and a very nice bathroom with a bath! The location is excellent.The breakfastroom and breakfast were good too.

Guest name: TK, Netherlands

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Sep 2007

Excellent location-nice breakfast-easy to find-good value. note: the rooms are not huge...if u travel with a lot of luggage u wil find it tight

Guest name: PW, Canada

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

Our stay at the Al Gambero was wonderful. This hotel is tucked away in an excellent location right on a small canal. The staff was helpful and very polite.

Guest name: SM, USA

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2007

This was a repeat stay at this hotel. The location is great, and the hotel is very well maintained. The desk and breakfast room staff are very pleasant and efficient. The lack of an elevator, which seems to distress some guests, just adds to the Venetian charm of the hotel.

Guest name: Tandy Schoolcraft, USA

Average rating:  4.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jun 2007

Another over priced Italy hotel. I booked my first night in a "canal view" room. It was on the canal but we had to lean way out the window to see it. The second night was not a canal view but was better and we still had a canal view. The night staff were rude and kicked me off the internet at midnight (using my own laptop). They were watching TV in the guest lounge at the time! All in all, very nice rooms if you dont mind the bathroom flooding. The hotel is immaculate and good location. The stairs are a challenge with luggage.

Guest name: Stephen Weller, Italy

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jun 2007

WHAT A GEM! My stay was a delight and there is nothing more one can expect or want from a stay in Venice than that which the Gambero has to offer: clean, cozy, elegant, in the heart of the city, romantic, great breakfast, nice staff, affordable, bathtub to soak those overwalked Venice-exhausted feet. AND, great gelateria right down the street. I live in Italy and was in Venice for a couple of days on a little get away trip and I know the city quite well. It is, unfortunately, as everyone says, a lion's den for horrible, overpriced accommodations (and everything else) run by apathetic and uninterested owners, so the danger truly is high to find yourself in a disaster situation. More so than in any other city, in Venice do NOT risk and go out on a limb or try something new: go with what is tried and true and testified for. TRUST ME. Given that it is in a city which allows so much possibility to mess up, or get swindled, a discovery like the Gambero is even more welcome and appreciated and crucial than it would be anywhere else. Highly, highly reccommend this hotel!!

Guest name: Jessica Polsky, Italy

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2007

Great location and service for the price. For those that prefer more than a typical Italian breakfast the offerings are more than usual. The staff is helpful and accomodating. Would not think twice to recommend the hotel to anyone.

Guest name: Sarah Muros, USA

Average rating:  5.5

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Apr 2007

This hotel is in an excellent location. However, they advertised that ALL rooms were airconditioned, and had NO air conditioning. I was stuck in this tiny, attic room on the 4th floor (5th floor in the States), and it was so hot! I was sweating every night, and couldn't sleep because I was so uncomfortable (and I am not an overweight person-I'm usually too cold). I was very upset that they didn't even have the advertised amenities. The restaurant downstairs was very good (though overpriced with miniscule portions). The service at the restaurant was excellent.

Guest name: DT, Italy

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: 

stayed in Apr 2007

no elevator and very narrow stairs for carrying suitcases.

Guest name: AM, Germany

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Apr 2007

Great place to stay in Venice. Short walk distance to Piazza San Marco and Rialto. Rooms very clean and nicely renovated. I would definitely return to this place.

Guest name: AS, Switzerland

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Mar 2007

Ideal location. St Mark's Square and the Rialto bridge within a few minutes walk, along with nearest vaporetto stop. Room was clean and relatively spacious (considering we were in Venice). Staff were friendly.

Guest name: Gareth Revell, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Mothers with teenage daughters

stayed in Mar 2007

Excellent location. Good description of how to get to the hotel. Disappointing welcoming of lady at reception who was talking on the phone during the whole procedure of registration ( a privaye call presumably, in Italian!!!) Positively surprised by the buffet breakfast. A hotel we already have recommended to other people.(Clean, excellent location, nice breakfast)

Guest name: GJ, Belgium

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in May 2005

GREAT LOCATION. Small room, and NO elevator (but this is common in Venice). Very good restaurant downstairs, friendly staff. Wonderful location, on the corner of two small canals, a lovely little footbridge right outside....wow, storybook setting!

Guest name: Gregory Bray, USA

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Feb 2007

L'albergo è veramente in una posizione centrale, molto comodo per visitare la città a chi dispone come me di poco tempo. La struttura è veramente pulita e molto curata, le stanze sono ampie. Lo staf dell'albergo è stato molto cortese. L'unica cosa a cui bisogna stare attenti è di non posrtarsi bagagli molto grossi e pesenti perchè le scale sono molte e strette. Ritornerò sicuramente in questo albergo.

Guest name: Luca Di Leo, Italy

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: 

stayed in Jan 2007

Having to climb stairs up to the Reception was a chore for the 79 year old person in our party. No lifts provided! Our triple room was very small. Otherwise, great service and location.

Guest name: LW, Australia

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jan 2007

I would stay at this hotel again. The location is good and it has a very good price/quality. The floor is tiled and thus cannot be cleaner. One of the shower nozzles was a little clogged but the other was OK. No elevator but the receptionist helps you to carry your baggage.

Guest name: JK, South Korea

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jan 2007

I would recommend the Hotel to everybody. Located in a perfect place and if I go again I will be there...

Guest name: GG, Italy

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Dec 2006

The best possible lovcation, very charming hotel. Excellent breakfast. Thay even served us breakfast after closing time on Christmas Day, out of sheer good will!

Guest name: EB, Brazil

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Dec 2006

great off-season prices.

Guest name: Sukanya Ghosh, India

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: 

stayed in Nov 2006

A very warm friendly hotel - however as two single females there was no opportunity on line to book a twin room. Neither do friends form part of the drop down list below in "travelled as" section. We asked upon arrival for a twin room and was asked if we could manage for one night and our request would be accomodated the next day. It wasn't. That aside, it was a lovely hotel in a superb location and would not hesitate to use it again if i were to return.

Guest name: GS, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Nov 2006

It's my first stay at Al Gambero.Its location is excellent for those who like to explore Venezia all-over by foot because it is almost at the centre point of the city. Moreover, it is extremely easy to access by those arriving by train or coach: after disembarking from the Rialto vaporetto stop just walk staight-ahead through Calle Bembo onto Calle dei Fabbri where the hotel situates- a mere 50 metres or so.Be aware that there's no lift ( it's a 4-storey building ).

Guest name: JC, China

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Oct 2006

Nice and quiet. Too much stairs and no lift.

Guest name: AF, Switzerland

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

Hotel was very hard to find, bad map on website. Very expensive, but so is all of venice. I would probably not return to this property simply because I would not ever return to Venice.

Guest name: Phillip Love, USA

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2006

Small hotel with small rooms, but exactly as expected. Great location from which to have the Venice experience. We will return when we pass that way again.

Guest name: Barry Dean, Australia

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jul 2006

We enjoyed our stay in Venice and in al Gambero. We were travelling party of 5 (2 kids)and we had ordered 2 bigger rooms with balcony. The check-in went fine and everything was ready though we got only one room with balcony (the other room was otherwise better)and the babycot was in the wrong room to our needs but who would have known. There is no elevator and the stairs are pretty tricky with luggage. Hotel could not offer adapter to regular european standard lap-top(which they promised to get for the next time). venere.com pages praised the restaurant adjoined to al gambero but it was closed for renovation and there was no mentioning about it in venere nor in al gambero pages. But overall it is a quite pleasent hotel with friendly staff. The location is superb and our two year old could not get tired of chasing/feeding the pigeons at San Marco. I will recommend all travellers by plane to take at least one way taxi drive from or to airport. In a hot summer day the water taxi was a very enjoyable trip itself (95 €).

Guest name: Kari Karjalainen, Finland

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jul 2006

EXCELLENT HOTEL RIGHT NEXT TO SAN MARCO SQUARE

Guest name: ANTONIA GRANTZIOTOU, Greece

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jun 2006

Room air conditioner was inadequate. No elevator and our family of 5 was put on the 4th floor. Otherwise nice hotel.

Guest name: SM, USA

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2005

We were very pleased with the facilities and the location. A short walk to Plaza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge. Like so many European hotels, there are no elevators so be prepared to climb stairs. We stayed on the fourth floor and had a view of the Campanile di San Marco in San Marco. My daughters enjoyed the free Internet access in the group room and the phone booth where they could call friends back home.

Guest name: Dean Benison, USA

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2006

My only concern with the hotel are the very steep steps to the lobby. It is very difficult to maneuver luggage to check in and to your room if it's on a higher floor.

Guest name: Gayle Keating, USA

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in May 2006

Hotel Recomendable. Éramos un grupo de 3 adultos, por lo que pedimos una habitación triple. Nos dieron la 414, que tenía un ruido continuo molesto para dormir (las máquinas de aire acondicionado). Al día siguiente pedí cambio, nos asignaron la 312 (que es para 4 personas, bastante más amplia) y resultó que también tenía el ruido, porque daba al mismo lado del edificio. Bueno, pues salvo esa pega que tampoco es tan terrible, porque después de un día andando sin parar caes rendido, el hotel está muy bien. Desayuno más que digno, limpio y agradable. Cuidado los mayores, porque subirte 4 pisos de escalones empinados ¡puede acabar con cualquiera! Un humilde consejo para hacer turismo en Venecia: buscar hotel céntrico: no merece la pena irse lejos por el ahorro de unos euros.

Guest name: Jose Zarate Velasco, Spain

Average rating:  3.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

The reception staff was not very nice. and breakfast was not very good.

Guest name: GK, Switzerland

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Great Hotel!I recommend it to whoever wanna be in the heart of Venice enjoyed a very confortable,quiet and charming stay.The only lack is the size of the room,too narrow.However the hotel is fantastic,i hope to go back to it as soon as i can!

Guest name: Alessandro Quarta, Italy

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Mar 2006

Nice hotel on superb location, friendly staff, free internet. Breakfast is not really worth it, though.

Guest name: Marinus Struik, Canada

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Mar 2006

Low score on cleanliness due to long-term accumulation of dust on unused top shelf of wardrobe and on minibar shelf. This is our only complaint - the hotel and staff were excellent! Great location!

Guest name: Joanne Dimmock, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Feb 2006

I really enjoyed my stay in Venice at Al Gambero. The location is perfect and the rooms are really clean and well equiped. I just want to make an observation: they don't mention the unexistence of a lift in the hotel building.

Guest name: ME, Brazil