Locanda Acquavita

Cozy and Comfortable Inn

I was in Venice with my sister from 30/04 - 02/05/07 (3 days/2 nights). I booked this Locanda (means "Inn" in Italian) via the internet. The Locanda Acquavita is a small Inn or B&B with 5 large tastefully furnished bedrooms.

The staffs were warm and friendly. After I booked the room, the Locanda staff contacted me via e-mail, asking for my arrival date. Since the staff will only be there in the morning, they wanted to make sure someone will be around when we checked-in in the afternoon.

Based on instructions from the Locanda, we took the waterbus 42 (you can also use no. 52) from the Santa Lucia Venice’s train station. When we got off at the porto/stop called Fondamente Nove, we called the Locanda, as requested by them, and they send a woman to lead us to the place. She said that the way to the Locanda can be confusing for first-timers (which were true!). Our room was on the first floor. The bedroom was lovely - it was cozy and comfortable, with tall windows and yellow curtains. For the price of Euro 120 for 2 persons, we got a large double-room with small refrigerator, satellite TV, clothes closet, air-conditioner unit, and a modern but small bathroom with towel warmer. However, the air-conditioner was not working properly. So, we were glad that we were not there in summer!!

The place is certainly off the beaten path. I find the Locanda's location to be great because it is near to the waterbus stops but yet the Locanda is located in a quiet street next to a bridge and a canal, with a good and cheap local restaurant/Trattoria at the end of the street. The surrounding area is also quiet at night but safe.

I am happy with this Locanda and its location. I will definitely stay here again the next time I visit Venice.

Unique Quality: The Locanda is located in the Canneregio district and it's about 20-25 minutes walk to San Marco Square. The walk was very pleasant as we passed by several local grocery shops, small fruit and flower markets catering to the locals, and several small restaurants and bars, plus small cozy squares with churches. Overall, it was a really interesting yet calm and quiet area.

Did I mention that the Locanda is also not far from the waterbus stop/porto Fondamente Nove? From here, we could take several waterbuses to the islands of Murano, Burano and Lido.

The simple Italian breakfast was served every morning to our room since they don’t have a breakfast room. In the evenings, we had to choose/mark our morning drinks on a piece of paper and leave the paper on the counter. Then in the morning, we got pastries, toasts, butter and jam, coffee/tea, milk and orange juice.

We could take the key when we go out, and we let ourselves in into the place in the evenings. It felt a bit weird at first, like as if we owned the place! On our final day, we could leave our luggage while we go shopping. After that, we left the key on the counterpart and shut the main door.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: Business Travel, Arts and Culture, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons

Locanda Acquavita Photo: Locanda's door bell ?

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