Hotel Arcadia

It's a converted palace. But you can only find the trace of "palace" in the restaurant. The rooms are just normal. Our room on the 1/F has a lively street view of the fruit stalls below. Nice breakfast.

Directions: Just 5 min walk from the main train station

Unique Quality: If you like to enjoy the history from outside, with comfortable rooms inside - that house is the correct address (my own experience).

Great location. Far enough from both the train station and San Marco to give you a real feel of true Venetian life.

Unique Quality: The Hotel Arcadia is housed in a building that dates back to1600 which was the property of an aristocratic Roman family for centuries. In the 1950s, the building was bought by the Spolaore family, who turned it into a hotel, while maintaining the original atmosphere of a Venetian residence. The guests of this charming Venice hotel can still admire the antique stuccoes, bare beams, fine marble and the Venetian-style floors today. Everything is lit up by the typical Venetian windows that look out onto the Strada Nuova.

Every morning the locals shop for fruits and vegetables right outside the hotel.

Directions: In Cannareggio. It's 400 meters from the railway station. The palace is near the 'San Marcuola' stop (Boat lines: 1 and 82) and the 'Guglie' stop (Boat line 52, 42).