Hotel Dona' Palace - Venice

San Marco 391 - Calle al Ponte de l'Anzolo - 30124 Venice

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9.1

9.1 ( 206 Hotel Reviews )
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Mary Ellen has stayed here and says:

 ‹‹ The thing that made my stay here so special was the staff. They were always cheerful, and helpful. In addition, it couldn't have been in a more...››

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HOTEL OVERVIEW
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Hotel Donà Palace is located in the heart of Venice in a 16th century building that blends perfectly with the Marciana area, a short walk from the splendors ofPiazza San Marco and all the artistic and cultural attractions of the city.

Valuable marbles and woods make for a luxurious atmosphere in this building that faces the Palazzo Ducale canal, with the famous Sospiri bridge. Two beautiful four-arch windows enrich the priceless value of the former Doges' residence.

Guests can enjoy the specially reduced prices in the restaurants that belong to the hotel (All'Angelo, La Canonica and Ristorante HK) and spend pleasant moments in the bar, savouring exclusive cocktails prepared by the expert bartender, served with assorted canapés or flambéed specialties.

It is also possible to enjoy a moment of relax at tea time, sampling particular tea blends and typical Venetian pastry.

PLEASE NOTE that the hotel has a private landing place for water taxi.
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LOCATION
Hotel Dona' Palace - City Area:San Marco
City Area:San Marco
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GUEST ROOMS
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The complex has 27 spacious rooms including singles and doubles as well as junior suites and suites, with wonderful views on the canal or on the courtyard, all with bathroom with hairdryer and internal telephone.

All rooms are equipped with air-conditioning with individual controls, mini bar, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, mini safe and Internet connection.

Specially equipped rooms for disabled guests are available on request.

One of the suites has direct access to a lovely terrace with view, ideal for a private romantic dinner.

  • Cot available upon request
  • Direct dial phone
  • Facilities for disabled people
  • Hairdryer in room
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Internet plug
  • Mini bar
  • Rooms with view
  • Safe
  • Satellite TV
  • Telephone in bathroom
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    BREAKFAST

    The breakfast buffet is served in the breakfast room from 7.30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
     
    HOTEL FACILITIES
  • Access for disabled
  • Credit card accepted
  • Entire property is air conditioned
  • Historic building
  • Lift/elevator
  • Pets accepted
  • Room service - limited hour
  • City maps
  • Front desk - 24 hour
  • Front desk - fax service
  • Front desk - safety deposit box
  • Luggage room
  • Multilingual staff
  • Newspapers
  • Tourist information
  • Lounge bar
  • Restaurants
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    HOTEL REVIEWS
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.8
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Apr 2008
    we were in room 12, a suite on a corner on the first floor, with 4 windows with view on a canal and small place. It is very nicely decorated, very spacious, and confortable. The hotel is perfectly situated. Breakfast is included, and of good quality. We recommend this hotel. We went after this hotel 2 nights to the Gritti Palace, but we do prefer the Dona Palace. Perfect value for money.
    Guest name: RD, France
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.7
    Guest type: Trip w/sister in wheelchair
    stayed in Apr 2008
    I love this hotel. We had a wonderful stay. Wheelchair accomodations were very good. i found this hotel on my last visit to Venice and liked it. The staff was fantastic. Thank you for such a lovely stay.
    Guest name: Andea Collins, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 7.9
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Mar 2008
    The hotel was nice, the room was ok but a bit small. Very well placed, next to the St. Marcos square. The breakfast was very good.
    Guest name: AL, Spain
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.8
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Feb 2008
    Excelent location, very near San Marco square. Very good price by venere.com. Very very very nice room.
    Guest name: Marcelo Albuquerque, Brazil
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.1
    Guest type: Single traveller
    stayed in Feb 2008
    I really enjoyed my stay at Hotel dona' Palace. The location is perfect, close to the centre, yet quiet. Good restaurant in sister hotel, very nice breakfast room, good breakfast, very comfortable spacious room. Very helpful staff. Unusual for the single traveller to find this level of comfort. My only complaint is to do with the mapping on the internet. I found it marked in 4 different locations and would have found it impossible to locate, especially arriving a night, if it weren't for a blog which gave perfect directions - go through arch at north east corner of St. Mark's Square, turn right opposite Banca di Roma, continue until Cafe s. Angelo, turn left immediately after, hotel on right. I am writing this from memory, it was a bit more detailed, but this was essential information.
    Guest name: AO, Ireland
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.7
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Feb 2008
    Very lovely hotel VERY close to San Marco Square. The breakfast (which is included in the price) is fabulous and served in a beautiful room in the "Palace". Our only complaint was that we could not access CNN or other English speaking channel on the Television. Otherwise, we had a great stay at this Hotel with very helpful and friendly staff.
    Guest name: LW, Italy
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.5
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    stayed in Jan 2008
    Excellent location- Good breakfast- Cosy room
    Guest name: Hujung Kim, South Korea
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 10.0
    Guest type: Single traveller
    stayed in Jan 2008
    Overall my stay here was fantastic. The hotel is literally on the San Marco Piazza, which is very convinient. Can't express enough my thanks to the staff, very friendly and helpful. My room was very spacious and extremely clean and tidy. The bathroom had a jacuzzi. The only thing which I didn't like the prices in the residence bar are sky high. For 2 beers and 2 glasses of wine i paid 25 euro and that's considering 20% discount which you receive on your first night. The breakfast is included and is very good.
    Guest name: NE, Ireland
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.5
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Sep 2007
    Although the hotel could not accommodate us on the first night of our confirmed reservation, they did book us into a suitable hotel a block away, and they compensated for this failing by giving us a spacious room with a penthouse feel for the remaining two nights. Without the disappointment of the first night, we would give this hotel an outstanding rating.
    Guest name: NH, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.0
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Oct 2007
    Room was huge with 2 sofas and nice bathroom. Opened directly on to restaurant area but not a problem Good central location
    Guest name: CJ, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.1
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Sep 2007
    Fantastic room - excellent location. Staff extremely helpful and friendly.
    Guest name: KB, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.5
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Sep 2007
    The rooms at the Dona Palace were very spacious and beautifully appointed. The breakfast room was gorgeous and the buffet was the nicest of any hotel during our trip to Italy. The staff was very helpful, and upon our arrival gave us a complimentary glass of wine at their new restaurant across the street. We were very happy with every aspect of our stay there even though we thought the price was a little expensive. We would come back again and recommend it to our friends.
    Guest name: CJ, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Not Specified
    stayed in Sep 2007
    for a short stay in Venice this is a magical small, classy hotel especially room 24. I booked it for one night at 450 Euro and it was worth every penny. Huge two sleeping areas right on the same canal as the Bridge of Sighs. High, high celings, big shuttered windows, beautiful marble floors, quality bedding and sweet, free wireless. it exceeded expectations. for a longer stay in venice one might consider whether you want to be so close to St. Marco's Square and the intense toursit presence. but for a few nights - paradise I love recommending this. it was easy.
    Guest name: Larry Mollin, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.9
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Aug 2007
    My husband and I traveled to Italy for our honeymoon. We found the room at Hotel Dona' Palace to be absolutely beautiful. While the staff was not the most helpful regarding questions about where to dine (they clearly had been told to push a particular restaurant which is tied in some manner to the hotel), they otherwise were very helpful and hospitable. The staff even had champagne and cookies set out in our room upon our arrival for congratulations on our wedding. Our actual room was considerably nicer than the photographs on the website. The breakfast offering also was very good. The hotel is a bit difficult to initially find since the streets are not well marked but, once you do find it, you realize how conveniently located it is. Overall, my husband and I loved our experience with Hotel Dona' Palace and plan on staying there when we eventually re-visit Venice. We both highly recommend Hotel Dona' Palace (and even have encouraged my parents to stay there when they visit Venice next year). Note: The only reason we have rated the quietness of the rooms as a 6 is that construction was happening on the building across from our hotel window. But for such work, the room was wonderfully quiet.
    Guest name: Melissa Rashbaum, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.3
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Aug 2007
    The restaurants that the hotel gives discounts on are awful, and not at all in keeping with the image and quality of the hotel.(not HK)We sat down in one of them, looked at the tatty menus, heard the awful disco music playing, saw the ridiculously large menu which could not have possibly been cooked fresh daily, and left. The prices are also absurd for the quality of food. Better to walk out of the immediate vicinity of San Marco, where there are some lovely, fairly priced and good quality pizzerias and restaurants. HK and others nearby may well serve beautiful food but, as with so many places in Venice, way overpriced for the tourists. (we saw a shrimp cocktail for 36 euros!)Get on a waterbus and visit 'Zucca' (best to book)which was fabulous. OUr best meal in Venice was here and the prices are good too! The Dona' Palace is lovely. We had a massive room which was very luxurious(enormous bed!), the staff were wonderful and the breakfast good. We appreciated the little 'freebies' given to us as well. Beware the 'welcome' tray with wine and biscuits - it's NOT FREE! We thought it should be for the price of the rooms - it would have been a lovely welcome gesture, particularly as it was our 20th Wedding Anniversary. Room service charges also a bit steep. but great bar service. However, we would recommend this hotel and visit again ourselves. It is perfectly placed for the sights and sounds of Venice.
    Guest name: QJ, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.7
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Aug 2007
    el hotel maravilloso, muy bien situado aunque cuesta un poco encontrarlo la primera vez, el único problemilla fue que a nosotros nos congelaron en la cuenta corriente el precio de un día de la habitación y todavía no nos la han devuelto.
    Guest name: Gemma Caracuel Bartel, Spain
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.3
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Aug 2007
    We had room 26,a spacious corner suite on the second floor. The living room was directly over the same canal as the Bridge of Sighs so we had a continuous stream of gondolas under the window. The huge bedroom looked out on the pleasant inner courtyard. The allmarble bathroom was equally spacious and beautifully appointed. The location is excellent; a 3-minute walk from the center of activity in Piazza San Marco yet on a quiet side street. If you don't use the very expensive (100 Euros)water taxi which deposits you right at the back door, the hotel is a 10 minute walk, crossing 3 bridges, from the nearest Vaporetto stop. We highly recommend Dona Palace.
    Guest name: Mark Blum, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.5
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Sep 2005
    It has been the best hotel that ive been in a long time, specially that suite. The only problem was that i had to work so i had to use the internet conection, at it doesnt work. when i asked to the recepcionisto for help, she sent some one who knew nothing about comuters. I know the price was high, but wasnt looking for something cheaper. i mean i knew that a suite in the down town of venice had to be little expensive. ill regturn to the same hotel to the same suite when i return to Venice.
    Guest name: MP, Mexico
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.0
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Jun 2007
    The location of this hotel is tremendous. You're literally about a 1 minute walk to St. Mark's Square and a 5 minute walk to the Realto Bridge. We booked one of the suites in the hotel and the room was on the top floor of the hotel with a seperate sitting room and rooftop terrace overlooking the rooftops of Venice. There was also a full-size hot tub on the terrace...amazing. The room was surprisingly quiet considering the area. Beakfast bar was good, not great...although it's tough to find a good breakfast spot in all of Italy. Perfect hotel for me and if I return to Venice I'll stay in this hotel for sure.
    Guest name: Seth Hoffman, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.2
    Guest type: Family with young children
    stayed in Jun 2007
    The breakfast buffet was very good each morning. The bar service in the evening was just ok. I felt the price of the hotel was very expensive but everything in Venice is expensive. We took advantage of the free ride to the island or Murano to see the glass blowers. It was a nice perk but you are can feel trapped by the company taking you over. If you are on a budget and want glass - the prices got cheaper as you went further into the island. It was a little difficult to find the hotel. The air conditioning was fair. The view from our outside patio was of rooftops and we had a jacuzzi but they told us we needed to give them a 2 hour advance notice to use it.
    Guest name: LA, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Apr 2007
    Beautiful hotel, the photos don't really do it justice. Unbelievably close to St Marcs, we could see the basilica from our room. All of the public areas were lovely, especially the terrace. Our room was very spacious, clean and well equiped. Service was professional and efficient, with attention to detail. It was my birthday while we were there and the staff left a birthday cake for me - they had obviously checked their records! One of the best parts of the holiday was the water taxi ride from the airport to the hotel. It was about 80 Euros, but well worth it to arrive at the hotel exhillerated. The hotel has it's own dock, so very convenient for water taxis. I will always stay at the Dona Palace when I return to Venice, and I hope I will be returning.
    Guest name: Justine Connolly, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in May 2007
    The hotel is quite expensive for me, but it worths the money. Located just one turn from Piazza San Marco. At first, it is difficult to find, because the street name is not displayed (look for Calle de l'Angelo instead of Calle at Pointe de l'Anzolo when coming along Larga S.Marco). Breakfast is fantastic! Do not try to use internal elevator to the upper floor: it can stuck. Reserve at least 1.5 hours to reach the train station. The ferry is very slow.
    Guest name: Andrey Zharkikh, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 10.0
    Guest type: 
    stayed in May 2007
    The thing that made my stay here so special was the staff. They were always cheerful, and helpful. In addition, it couldn't have been in a more convenient location. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.
    Guest name: Mary Ellen Wood, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Not Specified
    stayed in Mar 2007
    Great hotel, excellent service (no exceptions). Photographs do not correspond with the actual situation which is much much better. Top location!!
    Guest name: Ron De Haas, Netherlands
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.8
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Mar 2007
    This hotel was very nice, and would probably be a 5 star if it was larger and had more facilities. It is right off St Mark's square but is very hard to find. If you are in St Mark's square, face the front of the basilica. Then go to the left of the basilica, and look down the alleys on your left. After you pass 2 maybe 3, you will see a sign above an alley that says "Grotto". The hotel is there just after the sign.
    Guest name: Barbara Buchanan, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 10.0
    Guest type: Group
    stayed in Mar 2007
    This was a most fantastic hotel. One of our party had his 50th birthday and the hotel noticed and gave him a cake. Lovely touch. The rooms, breakfast and overall service were brilliant. I can recommend this hotel without question. We stayed in the 200Euro per night rooms BTW.
    Guest name: Richard Willis, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.8
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Mar 2007
    The hotel is just three minutes walk from SanMarco Plaza yet very quiet. Furtheremore, the room is extrordinarily spacios and gorgeous. We also enjoyed the canal view from the windows. I really recommend this hotel.
    Guest name: Takashi Sasaki, Japan
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.7
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Mar 2007
    We enjoyed our stay and overall were very pleased with hotel,facilities, and location and would like to return again.
    Guest name: Clive Hartridge, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.5
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Mar 2007
    We arrived at night at Marco Polo airport and travelled to the Hotel by water taxi and that ride set the pace for the entire stay. The ride in was magical with light twinkling and reflecting off the waterways and canals. To arrive by water taxi is a brilliant way to start a holiday and it again set the standard for Venice. We had room 50 which was I suspect just about in the roof as the wooden beams were exposed and gave a charm to the most spacious room with plenty of drawer and wardrobe capacity. It was very quiet and although we had no real view except the Venetian rooftops that did not bother us at all. Reception and breakfast staff were most competent and helpful and gave us good advice of where to go and what to see. The entire hotel was spotlessly clean and we would certainly have no hesitation to reccommend it to anyone. There were plenty of very acceptable eating places within a few minuites walk from the Donna Palace, and the general location so near St Mark's Square and the waterfront was excellent. We stayed for six nights but we wish it had been longer and next time it certainly will, as we do hope to go back to Venice again. We went back to Marco Polo airport by the hotel water taxi, and we then saw by daylight what had been so magical by night. To us Donna Palace means Venice, and Venice means Donna Palace. Nowhere else !! David and Anne Dickinson Somerset, England
    Guest name: David Dickinson, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 7.7
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Jan 2007
    My general impression was very good, when my future wife and I arrived in the room we were astonished by the space and the beauty of it. Nevertheless, we had a bad experience with the heating which was not working in the room so the first night was freezing. So I asked another blanket and if somebody could check the heating... I receive the blanket after two reminders and nobody checked the heating so we were quite disappointed on this particular case. Anyhow, Venise is so beautiful that you forget very easily this kind of little disagrements...
    Guest name: Julien De Ridder, Belgium
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.8
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Jan 2007
    This hotel is in the centre of everything in venice without the noise and the millions of turists. Tucked away 5 mins from st. Mark square, its confortable spacious rooms are all you need after a busy day exploring beautiful venice. We recommend the Tratoria associated with the hotel(they give 15% discount, ask in reception)we had some great pizzas there. The courtyard of the hotel is beautiful and relaxing. It was freezing when we went but we still spend time in the peaceful courtyard watching the gondolas go by. The breakfast was very nice and plentiful. We had room 33 on the second floor, it was huge and confortable. If i return to Venice i would only stay in the Dona' Place Hotel. If arriving by Alilaguna vaporetto cross st. Marks square, walk past the basilica to the right then towards the canal and look for a sign on a little alley on the left saying grotta, the hotel entrance is there. Do book the hotel taxi transfer to the airport, it was cheap (55euro for two)and it was great fun.
    Guest name: Sandra Ramos, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 7.9
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Mar 2006
    The location was excellent but the hotel was a little expensive even by Venice standards. We had a superior room and it was HUGE, on a corner with a view of the waterways
    Guest name: Nikki Lambeth, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Dec 2006
    The Hotel Dona Palace was a great find and my husband and I definitely plan to return on our next visit to Venice. The staff was simply great, very helpful and friendly. The hotel was very conveniently located near San Marco, but on a quiet side street/canal so it was peaceful at night.
    Guest name: Marian Flattery, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.3
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Dec 2006
    free newspapers avaialble for breakfast
    Guest name: Giorgio Miani, Italy
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.8
    Guest type: Family with older children
    stayed in Dec 2006
    The hôtel is a little difficult to find. The location is quite near San Marco plazza and Ponte dei Sospiri. The name of the street may be a help to find it
    Guest name: PH, France
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 3.0
    Guest type: Not Specified
    stayed in Dec 2006
    This hotel is very hard to find even though it is only 100 yards or so from St. Mark's Square. Desk staff was competent but very unfriendly. Only a small sign marks the hotel door. The only friendly staff were the breakfast room people, especially the young blonde girl. Our room was tiny, barely enough space to turn around in. This was the smallest room that we stayed in during our two week trip to Italy. The hotel was very convenient to St. Mark's Square and the Vaporetto stop. Numerous restaurants, shops and sights are close by. The breakfast buffet was the best that we had during our trip to Italy. The hotel had a very nice garden area that is located on a canal. A good location, located right in the heart of the action, but a very unsatisfactory room. Our tiny room in combination with the unfriendly staff makes this a less than desireable experience. There are many other hotels located nearby and I would probably opt to stay at one of them instead of the Dona Palace on my next trip to Venice. I was traveling with my 20 year old daughter to give her a taste of Italy.
    Guest name: Dale Tranter, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.7
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Nov 2006
    Fantastic hotel, friendly staff,excellent walue for location and excellence of the accomodation. Breakfast was also included in the price which fills you up for the day ahead. The only downside was the noise from the canal traffic and the building work on the opposite side of the canal, but as the hotel is situated on the main highway through to the Grand canal this is to be expected. Our room exceeded our expectations and was very roomy and well equiped all in all very happy and would return in the near future.
    Guest name: Christine Nash, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 7.6
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Oct 2006
    Superbe emplacement, entrée décevante, ridiculement petite et mal présentée, comme les escaliers d'accés aux étages et l'ascenceur. Chambre (junior suite) magnifique, d'un trés beau design, salle de bain trés moderne mais tout ne fonctionnait pas (baignoire à jet, 1 porte en verre manquante à la douche). La chambre 24, immédiatement à coté de la salle du breakfast, est mal isolée et subit la musique fort tard ainsi que les bruits de parquet de la chambre du dessus. Dans tout autre endroit qu'à Venise prés de la place St Marc, je ne mettrais pas €350 la nuit dans un hotel de ce type. Mais là...
    Guest name: Pierre Duval, France
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.4
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Oct 2006
    We stayed at Dona Palace during the end of our honeymoon in October 2006 and had a wonderful time! Upon our arrival there was a bottle of champagne in the room and little cookies. Our room was spotless, had a marble bathroom and huge windows overlooking a canal. Dona Palace was elegant and beautiful! Great bar on the 2nd floor with a balcony over the canal, HOT BREAKFAST including eggs and sausage in morning. Well worth the price, especially for Venice! Friendly staff speaks perfect English. Location was perfect IF - and I repeat IF - you enjoy being in the center of it all. St. Mark's is around the corner and is always packed with loads of tourists including cruise ship guests who wait in long lines all day. Immediately surrounding the hotel are lots of souvenir shops and restaurants that cater to tourists. I think next time I would not stay near St. Mark's since now we've seen it and the tourist volume does put a bit of a damper on the experience. Plus, Venice is made for exploring! One final thing: hotel has private dock so taking a gondola ride or taking a water taxi (35 eu) from the hotel to the airport or train station was so convenient.
    Guest name: EMILY ANGIOLA, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.0
    Guest type: Not Specified
    stayed in Sep 2006
    Great place to stay, easy to get to compared to other places we looked at. Hotel and rooms were very clean, staff quite friendly and helpful.
    Guest name: Joel Goldstein, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Sep 2006
    We are from Canada and this was our first trip to Italy. We were a little apprehensive about trusting online descriptions of the hotels in Italy. This hotel is in an ideal location to great restaurants, shops, and all the attractions. It is a 1 minute walk from San Marco Square and yet it is tucked away so it is quiet at night. The room was very large with a clean and state of the art bathroom. The pictures online did not do it justice. The breakfasts were wonderful and the staff members were courteous and very accomodating. We will definitely be returning to Venice and to the Dona Palace!! You won't be disappointed. Of all the places we visited in Italy, both Venice and the Dona Palace rank top on our list.
    Guest name: Lauren SCLISIZZI, Canada
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.4
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Dec 2004
    Impossible to find the hotel by name & address
    Guest name: Darko LISAC, Italy
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.9
    Guest type: Family with older children
    stayed in Aug 2006
    Absolutely adored this hotel, a wonderful place to stay in Venice. Immaculately clean, rooms are decorated with tasteful, quality Biedermeier furniture, silk bedspreads and curtains, marble bathrooms floor to ceiling, welcoming variety of drinks in room (if you don't mind paying steep prices for the convenience), and hotel offers a voucher for complimentary drinks on the day of your arrival. Guests can relax and enjoy the beautiful terrace in back of hotel on the canal side, where you can be dropped off by water taxi on arrival, or picked up for departure. After making an inquiry, I was happy to learn that the hotel offers a complimentary water taxi ride to the island of Murano, where they arrange a free, personalized tour of the glass-blowing factory Marco Polo. Also important to know that the hotel offers a discounted water taxi fare. From the train station, ride to the hotel was quoted as 80 EUR. Our water taxi fare through the hotel for departure was 40 EUR, (30/room + 10 additional room). Stunning top-floor, architecturally enchanting room with terrace overlooking canal facing ancient building. Here a bountiful, diverse breakfast is served each morning, newspapers on hand, bar well stocked for afternoon visitors. I'll recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Venice. Our stay at the Dona Palace enhanced our unforgettable Venetian experience. I can't wait to go back.
    Guest name: ROSEANN VUOTTO, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.6
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Aug 2006
    We had a very comfortable balcony room facing the lake. The aircon struggled in the very hot weather.Location was fantastic.Bathroom could be better. Overall very good
    Guest name: JF, Australia
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.5
    Guest type: Mature couple
    stayed in Jul 2006
    This was our first time in Italy, and we found it to be unbearably hot and crowded; however, the Dona' Palace was a restful oasis. The air conditioning was blissfully effective (unlike on the trains and other hotels we experienced in Italy), so it was nice to be able to return to the room to get a break from the crowds. People who prefer a quieter visit would likely prefer to be situated someplace other than the touristy area of St. Marks Square, but if there, you can't beat the Dona' Palace. The hotel water taxi to the train station is a very useful option and justifiable splurge at 30 euros.
    Guest name: SV, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 8.7
    Guest type: Family with young children
    stayed in Jul 2006
    Great location close to St Marks Square offering views of the Bridge of Sighs. Bedroom and bathroom were excellent. Breakfast disappointing. Dining Room doubled up as lounge - did not work too well. Garden overlooking canal was great- frequent passing gondolas.
    Guest name: David Dickinson, United Kingdom
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 7.0
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Jul 2006
    Great location, good size rooms and quite comfortable. Most of the hotel staff were extremely competent and service oriented. One night clerk however when tasked to solve an important problem one evening totally punted and passed the buck. Service like that would normally make me pass up this hotel, thankfully it seemed limited to that one person.
    Guest name: Bruce Dankberg, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.8
    Guest type: Young couple
    stayed in Mar 2006
    ok, a great location...right near doge's palace and the square. anyplace is venice is gorgeous because of the canals. common now. the room was very nice and clean, and modern. the only gripe i had (don't know if this was venere's or the hotel's error) was that our room wasn't confirmed! we got the reservation confirmation from venere, but they didn't have the reservation! they were nice enough to figure something out and accomodate us.
    Guest name: AA, USA
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 9.5
    Guest type: Single leisure traveller
    stayed in Jun 2006
    I enjoyed my stay at Dona Palace. The hotel is in an ideal position just near Piazza san Marco. The rooms are very attractively decorated with all the mod cons. The only downside is that the hotel does not have its own restaurant for meals other than breakfast, although they have affiliated restaurants in the area. However, as I require a gluten-free diet, it was very difficult to get support with this.
    Guest name: Victoria Baxter, Australia
    Average rating: Hotel Dona' Palace Venice - Venere.com 7.1
    Guest type: Heterosexual Couple
    stayed in May 2006
    Les chambres donnant sur la salle à manger sont bruyantes, sinon c'est une bonne adresse
    Guest name: OD, France
    HOW TO REACH THE HOTEL
    By car
    The hotel is easily reachable from Piazzale Roma, where guests can leave their cars. From Piazzale Roma, take vaporetto, line 1 or line 2, till San Marco stop, cross the square, the hotel is only a 5 minute walk away.

    By train
    The hotel is almost 2 km away from Venice railway station and is easily reachable by vaporetto, line 1 or line 2, stop San Marco or by water taxi.

    By airplane
    The Venice airport can be reached in 40 minutes by water taxi or in 1 hour and 10 minutes by vaporetto.
     
    TRANSPORT SERVICES
    Hotel guests can park their car in the San Marco garage with preferential rates.
    Discount coupons can be requested at the reception desk.
    HOTEL
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    ROOMS
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    HOTEL FACILITIES
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    A welcoming bar is at guests' disposal throughout the day.
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    HOTEL POLICIES
    METHODS OF PAYMENT
    Venere.com does not debit your credit card for your reservations. You will be asked to insert your credit card details which will be sent to the property only as a guarantee of the reservation. The bill will then have to be settled directly at the hotel. In case your chosen hotel needs a deposit, this information will be included in the "Cancellation policy" section and the deposit will have to be settled directly with the pre-selected property. You cannot cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a non refundable or prepaid rate.
     
    CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
    Check-in:
    the rooms are available from 2 p.m. It is necessary to arrive at the hotel not later than 6 p.m. Later arrivals are to be communicated.
    Check-out: it is necessary to leave the rooms not later than 11 a.m.

    INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
    Garage is not included and costs about €24,00 per night.
    Breakfast is included in the price.
     
    CANCELLATION POLICY
    IN CASO DI NO-SHOW E CANCELLAZIONE TARDIVA PENALE PRIMA NOTTE.
    You may cancel your reservation without penalty up until 3 days before your arrival date, by accessing the Your Reservations page. You cannot cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a non refundable or prepaid rate.