Hotel Santo Stefano

It could not be closer and more central to the most touristy of areas in Venice. The location was excellent. It was in a quaint old building and had some unique touches that might likely appeal to those with eclectic flowery feminine tastes. The facade had a real old world feel, six stories tall, with wooden shutters, ivy, flower boxes in most of the windows, and full planter boxes to frame the walkway.

The room was decorated in over-the-top deep pink flowery everything, including cushions, bed headboard, wallpaper, and even the closet doors had padded pink cloth covering them. The WiFi was almost unusable. They told me it had just been upgraded, but I could hardly keep a signal long enough to use it. The bathroom was very small, and made for a somewhat claustrophobic feel. The staff's attitude was indifferent. I suppose with such a good location the service needs not be so good.