Had booked in to Residenza Favaro for 3 nights. When we arrived, there was a note on the door to ring regarding the booking, which we did, and a gentleman arrived very quickly to inform us that there was no accommodation at Favaro but had organised another apartment for us. The apartment was just over the bridge from Hotel Ala, who also own Favaro, and it was fabulous! Bathroom was big, shower wonderful! Two things that would have completed my stay.....tea and coffee making facilities, and WiFi!
Will remember this apartment for my future trips to Venice....Residenza Ae Ostreghe!

THis hotel looked wonderful but unfortunatly they moved us to a different hotel down the way which, unfortunatly was tiny and not very nice. my advice.... dont book here because they will screw you. we still had to pay the same price for a crappy room.

I booked this place a couple of months in advance . They emailed to find out my arrival time which I gave as 2pm. The check in is supposed to be open until 6 yet when I arrived at 3pm (we got a little lost!) ther was nobody there and the door was locked. I called the number listed and the owner came and met us.

When he arrived we were told we were being taken to another residence around the corner. It would have been nice if we had been informed of this - I like to know where I'm staying. This is why I can only give this place an average rating. I still wanted to post this review so people know that this is a possibility when they book this place.

We were taken to Residenza Ae Ostreghe which was very nice. It's half way between this place and Hotel Ala.

Regarding this location, it is closest to the Giglio vaporetti stop - not St Marks. And be careful, there are 3 St Marks's stops and you might get off at the one that is furtherest away like we did.

St Marks is a good location for sightseeing but the food is quite expensive. Restaurants were cheaper on the other side of the Rialto Bridge.

We had a positive experience at Residenza Favaro; our room was very clean and very spacious (we actually had a two floor loft). It was in a great location, just steps from St Mark's square and within walking distance to everything we wanted to see or do in Venice. Like many things in Venice, it is not especially easy to find. And this actual property is not attached to a hotel proper. It is definitely more like renting someone's apartment than staying in a hotel--there was no front desk or staff to go to for question, recommendations, etc. On the plus side, it was surprisingly quiet for being in such a busy area.