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Check in from: | 3:00 pm |
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Check out before: | 10:00 am |
Amenities
Wi-Fi
Air conditioning
Non-smoking
Luggage storage
Internet access
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Al Campiello
Located in Venice, 1 km from Scuola Grande di San Rocco and 1.1 km from Frari Basilica, Al Campiello offers free WiFi and air conditioning. The property is close to several well-known attractions, 1.5 km from Campo San Polo, 1.
Reviews from 
Couple
AZ
Comment: 21 Sep 2008
Stayed in: Sep 2008
Perfect
We absolutely loved this hotel. It was in a perfect location and the canal view absolutely made the trip. We sat drinking wine and watching the gondolas go by every afternoon. While it's not fancy, it was all we could ask for. It was a good bargain and did not disappoint.
Family traveller
Comment: 14 Jul 2008
Stayed in: Jun 2008
Don't confuse this with Hotel Campiello.
Although I meant to reserve a room at Hotel Campiello, I mistakenly pulled up Al Campiello (also in Venice), not a two star hotel, and reserved a room with extra bed for two nights. I later realized my mistake after trying to confirm my reservation at Hotel Campiello. The Hotel figured out the mixup because it happens often. Although Al Campiello had weeks to attempt to rent out my two nights with them, they referred me to their cancelation policy and charged me for one full night and the extra bed. What a great gig! Run a cheap joint, name your place almost exactly like a nice place and keep money for a room not occupied when the traveler realizes the mistake. Rick Steve--take note.
Couple
Comment: 23 Jul 2007
Stayed in: Jul 2007
Good location - especially for the price
HOTEL
Contacted hotel directly prior to visit to find out how to get there, where to eat etc and to reassure ourselves that it was OK for our 4 night stay. Maurizio (reception) was great and answered all questions helpfully. Booked over phone and email was sent as confirmation.
When we first arrived in Venice, we took his prior advice and took bus to Piazalle Roma (approx 20 mins), then the Vaporetto No 1 to Ca D'oro stop (approx 15 mins). Then it's a walk from there to hotel. (5-10 mins if you don't get lost) Directions on website aren't exactly as they are, but asking locals allowed us to find it eventually.
When we got to reception we were stunned - it's no more than a box sized room with a desk in it! Indian chap (who was very friendly) then showed us to our room! Walked into a little square and round corner, down a graffiti-"decorated" small alleyway and we thought "what HAVE we done?" He then opened a large door and showed us into this dim hallway with uneven stoned floor and paint falling off walls. Not impressed. However, after we climbed 2 flights of stairs another door was opened and it got marginally better - tiled floors, flowers on a table... then down the corridor to our room! WOW. WHAT a contrast. We had a 4 poster bed, typical Venetian decor - old fashioned, but beautifully done out. They really had made the best of what they had! The bed is HUGE and very comfortable. Bathroom was spacious and clean with a decent shower and plenty of towels. Room clean and lady comes in every day to change towels / make bed / clean etc. (Though we found she's not very friendly and kept turning the air con to warmer settings to us!!) Hair dryer in bathroom was OK, but not brilliant. Safe in wardrobe, TV in room with Italian channels and CNN, so enabled us to catch up with world news when required.
Maurizio had told us prior to arrival there would be plenty of places that we could get something to eat at the late night arrival time that we had. This was not strictly true and we only found a pizza / kebab takeaway-type shop in the square near to hotel. However, for breakfast, there's an ideal little cafe type place that serves tea / coffee and toast til 11am. We tended to eat a ham/cheese toastie type thing for a brunch (15 Euros for both of us) and then eat an early dinner (approx 50 Euros for both of us)and that was enough to keep us going. So if you're keeping costs low, that's an option.
LOCATION
Perfect - for sightseeing anyway. It's exceptionally central and close to all the important sights. It's a 3-4 minute stroll to the Rialto bridge. Just off the main thoroughfare from Ca D'oro to Rialto (when I say main thoroughfare, if you don't know Venice - I mean small streets as in my pictures attached here!) If you want to fling your windows open to immaculate views, then this is not your place! Pick a very expensive hotel on the grand canal. But if you want somewhere that's fairly central to everything, yet very quiet (never heard ANY noise once door was closed) then this is ideal. St Mark's square is about 15-20 mins walk away, but make sure you take a decent map around with you as we got lost on the way back on our first night without one!
THE PEOPLE
We thought were exceptionally rude and down right impudent and insolent. When you asked for help for directions / prices / etc, there were no smiles, merely tut's and huge sighs with rolling of eyes and mono-syllable answers which were curt and rude. On the Vaporetto's everyone seemed to be miserable. Stall sellers sit there with grumpy faces and if asked questions, snap answers come back. One example - I was trying to buy a Venetian mask from a stall - I was getting fed up of all the miserable faces, so said nicely to the girl when I handed over the item for her to parcel up "smile - it makes people feel better". She simply shrugged her shoulders and said "why should I?" I replied "Because the sun is shining, it is a beautiful day and I am buying something from you" - whereupon she shrugged again and said "I don't care" - I told her to forget the purchase and walked out of her stall. There were people arguing all over the place and a lot of the gondoliers looked as though they'd all received bad news! The people of Venice ruined what could have been a perfect getaway break for us
VENICE ITSELF
Unique. In a totally traffic free zone, it's a map-readers challenge to negotiate the small alleyways and bridges without taking a slightly wrong turning and ending up in the totally wrong district! Take a decent pair of comfy shoes as you have to walk everywhere. The vaporettos can take you from A to B in the main, but somethimes it tends to be quicker to walk and a lot more character of the place can be seen on foot.
I was advised that Venice would be smelly - not what we found at all. The transportation system of the Vaporettos take a little bit to get used to. The only similar thing I can liken it to is an underground system, but on boats! Crammed FULL, All numbered and on different coloured "lines" which have their own routes. Buy a one hour ticket for 6 Euro's, 12 hour for 13 Euros and 24 / 48 / 72 hour ones too (don't know how much they were) We only ever saw someone check if we had tickets twice, but there is a large fine if you are caught travelling without a ticket.
You can’t go to Venice without a trip on a gondola, but expect to pay a fair amount for it. The going rate for a 30 minute trip is 80 Euros, going up to 150 for about an hour. If you go off the beaten track, you get the odd gondolier offering you a “good price”. This is where you can bargain a little and we got a trip around the little canals, then going onto the Grand Canal and just under the Rialto bridge for 60 Euros. As our gondolier was brilliant – friendly, informative, smiley and he sang too – we gave him 70 and he was pleased as punch! We found him in San Polo district, just after Campo S Polo on bridge over Rio San Polo. As it's off the beaten track, that was the reason for the reduction in the prce. We also saw more of the little canals which can't be reached on public transport - also you get a gentle ride as there's no other "traffic" as there is on the grand canal.
We tended to steer clear of the inside attractions – like the Basilica and the Doges palace as the queues to get in were enormous and there’s always a charge to get in, then further charges once you’re inside to go into various sections too. A lot can be seen from the Vaporettos, but try to get a front seat if you can to see more attractions from the grand canal.
St Mark's square is simply breathtaking - especially late at night. The main restaurants aorund the square set out tables and chairs and have orchestras playing recognisable tunes for all. A wonderful atmosphere and much quieter late at night. We thought the best time to see it. It has a magical quality as it's all lit up like an enormous drawing room and wonderful to stroll around and taking in the sounds around - very romantic too!
If you want to escape from the bustle of a lot of people during the day, and want to see some friendlier Italians, get on one of the Vaporettas and go over to the Lido - a strip of land that has a beach on the other side. It's about 11km long and no more than 1km wide. The vaporetto drops you off on the north side and the beaches are on the south side, via a lovely walk along Gran Viale S.Maria Elisabetta. Along this stretch of road are lots of shops and eating places including the traditional Pizzerias - one BRILLIANT one called Al Do Mati (50 types of pizza served here, super staff - try the Pizza "strong" - Lurvely!) At the end of this road is the beach. If you are hot by this point, there's a very small plunge pool just off to the left - but the chaps there will try and get you to buy drinks from them at well inflated prices if you sit by this pool. It's not compulsory, but going to the loo there will cost you 50c - but you do get 3 sheets of loo-roll......... going just on to the beach and into the loos there wont cost you a penny!!!!!
The only other swimming pool that we heard about that's in Venice is in the Sheraton hotel which is at the end of the main road on the right.
One thing that we were a little disappointed with, was the amount of graffiti and litter everywhere. Venice is really a beautiful place and it was a shame that is was spoilt in this way - but I suppose every major city has graffiti these days. Pity!
All in all, we'd certainly go again - a lovely break for just the 2 of us without the kids! - not really a good place to take the kids - especially if they don't like too much walking!!
Contacted hotel directly prior to visit to find out how to get there, where to eat etc and to reassure ourselves that it was OK for our 4 night stay. Maurizio (reception) was great and answered all questions helpfully. Booked over phone and email was sent as confirmation.
When we first arrived in Venice, we took his prior advice and took bus to Piazalle Roma (approx 20 mins), then the Vaporetto No 1 to Ca D'oro stop (approx 15 mins). Then it's a walk from there to hotel. (5-10 mins if you don't get lost) Directions on website aren't exactly as they are, but asking locals allowed us to find it eventually.
When we got to reception we were stunned - it's no more than a box sized room with a desk in it! Indian chap (who was very friendly) then showed us to our room! Walked into a little square and round corner, down a graffiti-"decorated" small alleyway and we thought "what HAVE we done?" He then opened a large door and showed us into this dim hallway with uneven stoned floor and paint falling off walls. Not impressed. However, after we climbed 2 flights of stairs another door was opened and it got marginally better - tiled floors, flowers on a table... then down the corridor to our room! WOW. WHAT a contrast. We had a 4 poster bed, typical Venetian decor - old fashioned, but beautifully done out. They really had made the best of what they had! The bed is HUGE and very comfortable. Bathroom was spacious and clean with a decent shower and plenty of towels. Room clean and lady comes in every day to change towels / make bed / clean etc. (Though we found she's not very friendly and kept turning the air con to warmer settings to us!!) Hair dryer in bathroom was OK, but not brilliant. Safe in wardrobe, TV in room with Italian channels and CNN, so enabled us to catch up with world news when required.
Maurizio had told us prior to arrival there would be plenty of places that we could get something to eat at the late night arrival time that we had. This was not strictly true and we only found a pizza / kebab takeaway-type shop in the square near to hotel. However, for breakfast, there's an ideal little cafe type place that serves tea / coffee and toast til 11am. We tended to eat a ham/cheese toastie type thing for a brunch (15 Euros for both of us) and then eat an early dinner (approx 50 Euros for both of us)and that was enough to keep us going. So if you're keeping costs low, that's an option.
LOCATION
Perfect - for sightseeing anyway. It's exceptionally central and close to all the important sights. It's a 3-4 minute stroll to the Rialto bridge. Just off the main thoroughfare from Ca D'oro to Rialto (when I say main thoroughfare, if you don't know Venice - I mean small streets as in my pictures attached here!) If you want to fling your windows open to immaculate views, then this is not your place! Pick a very expensive hotel on the grand canal. But if you want somewhere that's fairly central to everything, yet very quiet (never heard ANY noise once door was closed) then this is ideal. St Mark's square is about 15-20 mins walk away, but make sure you take a decent map around with you as we got lost on the way back on our first night without one!
THE PEOPLE
We thought were exceptionally rude and down right impudent and insolent. When you asked for help for directions / prices / etc, there were no smiles, merely tut's and huge sighs with rolling of eyes and mono-syllable answers which were curt and rude. On the Vaporetto's everyone seemed to be miserable. Stall sellers sit there with grumpy faces and if asked questions, snap answers come back. One example - I was trying to buy a Venetian mask from a stall - I was getting fed up of all the miserable faces, so said nicely to the girl when I handed over the item for her to parcel up "smile - it makes people feel better". She simply shrugged her shoulders and said "why should I?" I replied "Because the sun is shining, it is a beautiful day and I am buying something from you" - whereupon she shrugged again and said "I don't care" - I told her to forget the purchase and walked out of her stall. There were people arguing all over the place and a lot of the gondoliers looked as though they'd all received bad news! The people of Venice ruined what could have been a perfect getaway break for us
VENICE ITSELF
Unique. In a totally traffic free zone, it's a map-readers challenge to negotiate the small alleyways and bridges without taking a slightly wrong turning and ending up in the totally wrong district! Take a decent pair of comfy shoes as you have to walk everywhere. The vaporettos can take you from A to B in the main, but somethimes it tends to be quicker to walk and a lot more character of the place can be seen on foot.
I was advised that Venice would be smelly - not what we found at all. The transportation system of the Vaporettos take a little bit to get used to. The only similar thing I can liken it to is an underground system, but on boats! Crammed FULL, All numbered and on different coloured "lines" which have their own routes. Buy a one hour ticket for 6 Euro's, 12 hour for 13 Euros and 24 / 48 / 72 hour ones too (don't know how much they were) We only ever saw someone check if we had tickets twice, but there is a large fine if you are caught travelling without a ticket.
You can’t go to Venice without a trip on a gondola, but expect to pay a fair amount for it. The going rate for a 30 minute trip is 80 Euros, going up to 150 for about an hour. If you go off the beaten track, you get the odd gondolier offering you a “good price”. This is where you can bargain a little and we got a trip around the little canals, then going onto the Grand Canal and just under the Rialto bridge for 60 Euros. As our gondolier was brilliant – friendly, informative, smiley and he sang too – we gave him 70 and he was pleased as punch! We found him in San Polo district, just after Campo S Polo on bridge over Rio San Polo. As it's off the beaten track, that was the reason for the reduction in the prce. We also saw more of the little canals which can't be reached on public transport - also you get a gentle ride as there's no other "traffic" as there is on the grand canal.
We tended to steer clear of the inside attractions – like the Basilica and the Doges palace as the queues to get in were enormous and there’s always a charge to get in, then further charges once you’re inside to go into various sections too. A lot can be seen from the Vaporettos, but try to get a front seat if you can to see more attractions from the grand canal.
St Mark's square is simply breathtaking - especially late at night. The main restaurants aorund the square set out tables and chairs and have orchestras playing recognisable tunes for all. A wonderful atmosphere and much quieter late at night. We thought the best time to see it. It has a magical quality as it's all lit up like an enormous drawing room and wonderful to stroll around and taking in the sounds around - very romantic too!
If you want to escape from the bustle of a lot of people during the day, and want to see some friendlier Italians, get on one of the Vaporettas and go over to the Lido - a strip of land that has a beach on the other side. It's about 11km long and no more than 1km wide. The vaporetto drops you off on the north side and the beaches are on the south side, via a lovely walk along Gran Viale S.Maria Elisabetta. Along this stretch of road are lots of shops and eating places including the traditional Pizzerias - one BRILLIANT one called Al Do Mati (50 types of pizza served here, super staff - try the Pizza "strong" - Lurvely!) At the end of this road is the beach. If you are hot by this point, there's a very small plunge pool just off to the left - but the chaps there will try and get you to buy drinks from them at well inflated prices if you sit by this pool. It's not compulsory, but going to the loo there will cost you 50c - but you do get 3 sheets of loo-roll......... going just on to the beach and into the loos there wont cost you a penny!!!!!
The only other swimming pool that we heard about that's in Venice is in the Sheraton hotel which is at the end of the main road on the right.
One thing that we were a little disappointed with, was the amount of graffiti and litter everywhere. Venice is really a beautiful place and it was a shame that is was spoilt in this way - but I suppose every major city has graffiti these days. Pity!
All in all, we'd certainly go again - a lovely break for just the 2 of us without the kids! - not really a good place to take the kids - especially if they don't like too much walking!!
Other
Comment: 13 Sep 2006
Stayed in: Aug 2006
Great place for the price
We booked our stay at the Al Campiello Inn, but were actually given a room at the Hotel Al Vagon (where they direct you to check in). We never did figure out how this worked between the two hotels, but the room turned out great with a perfect canal view (Room 25). The furnishings and decor were dated, but the hotel was clean and is in a great central location. The bathrooms are small, but not much different from most other places we stayed in Europe. The worst part was no breakfast service in the morning, but there is a full-size grocery store where you can buy food at decent prices located one bridge past the Ca d'Oro vaporetto stop.
Couple
Comment: 31 Aug 2006
Stayed in: Aug 2006
Fantastic Location
We've just got back from a 5 day trip to Venice and this hotel was a perfect location for our stay. It's important to note that Venice can only be seen by foot or boat (no cars at all) so your location is important. Al Campiello is situated just 5 min walk from the Rialto bridge and 2 min from the nearest Vaporetto stop (water taxi). I would recommend booking the Superior Room with Canal View. At €125 per night, it's a lovely double room with a small balcony over-looking a canal with the Gondolas floating beneath you. This is a room only hotel so don't expect breakfast but there are plenty of cafes nearby to accomodate. The hotel is clean and serviced daily although there did seem to be a lack of clean towels. All in all, a great choice for a short-stay in this beautiful city. p.s. Don't forget your mosquito repellent as the city is rife with them!!
Excellent location
1850 Fondamenta Lizza Fusina, Dorsoduro, Venice, 30123, Italy|1.75 km from city centre
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