Travellers Reviews
Submitted by John Langdon, Woolfardisworthy. Bideford. Devon, United Kingdom
Very friendly and would like to revisit next time in Venice
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I will be writing to the hotel expressing our thanks for their kindness, helpfulness and friendship during our stay. All of the staff (not just reception) were nice and talkable to.
Thank you for the lead to them.
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Smoth and easy, everything there and available.
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Would not be suitable for wheelchair or physically disabled people, bur this really aplies to the whole of Venice and maybe should be stated in any liturature.
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Excelent, well worth the visit, Quiet but within easy walking distance of all places.
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Submitted by Cliff Taylor, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 0DP, United Kingdom
I sent an e-mail two days before we arrived requesting information about transfers from Marco Polo Airport and within a couple of hours was provided with all the information we needed. I replied requesting a private water taxi to meet us at the airport (at about 2130 hrs) and this was arranged by the hotel staff. A water taxi met us at the dockside and the driver took us right to the door (including a 400m walk) where we were met outside by the receptionist. Excellent.
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The hotel and room exceeded our expectations. The hotel was perfect for a romantic break, in a nice location within easy reach of St.Marks either by vaporetta or even on foot. The rooms were spotlessly clean, airy, and well decorated and the hotel itself full of character and charm. On top of this the staff were extremely obliging, nothing being too much trouble and also speaking fluent English.(Our Italian could be better)
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We checked out at noon, but our flight did not leave until 2130. No problem! Our luggage was looked after by the staff (at no extra expense) until our departure from Venice. Again a taxi was requested (this time a cab taxi) which was arranged within two minutes, and turned up bang on time.
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Transfers can be arranged.
Friendly staff.
Money changing at reception.
General information available at reception.
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Both myself and my wife were extremely impressed with our stay at the Pausania and would recommend this hotel to anyone, in fact my mother is planning a stay next year on our recommendation. We have stayed in hotels all over the world and the Pausania certainly lived up to expectations.
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Submitted by Peter Gruenauer, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Peter has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 100% value and his check-out with a 78% rate. |
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Submitted by Malcolm Wilson, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Malcolm has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 83% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Thomas Wells, Chislehurst, United Kingdom
It was easy because this was our third stay at Hotel Pausania.
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It was very good to see that the rooms had been modernized since our last stay. The only problem was that the height-adjustment knob on our shower was broken so that the shower head was at the lowest position.
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Quiet; excellent location; nice garden; clean, newly painted rooms.
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Submitted by Anthony Atkinson, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
I've stayed there before, so knew the way
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Not sure I read the website, since I knew what to expect
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I think 250 Europs per night is too much for a 3-star hotel, even in Venice.
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A pleasant hotel in an old (C14?) building in a quiet part of Venice. Everything is fine, incluidng the breakfast room with a garden view, but I felt the hotel was overpriced - it had doubled in the four years since we were last there, because of refurbishment. This seemed to consist of pseudo roccoco plasterwork on the walls and ceiling of our room.
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Submitted by Linda Velleco, Marblehead MA 01945, United States
We have stayed at the Hotel Pausania many times and find it very easy to get to.
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The Hotel Pausania is our favorite place to stay in Venice. We love the Campo
Barnaba area, the staff remember us and Luca is most helpful.
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We havw recommended the hotel to friends.
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Submitted by a anderson baran, burntisland, United Kingdom
excellent well informed staff that enhanced my stay.
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Beautiful, clean and well maintained hotel with friendly and helpful staff, I hopefully will go back whenever I am in Venice in the future
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Submitted by Lori LeBas, Ansonia, United States
A very nice hotel. As represented and in an excellent location. I would stay at Hotel Pausania again.
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Location was terrific. Neighborhood was very quiet and centrally located. Far from the tourist crowds.
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Centrally located, wonderful neighborhood, very quiet, near wonderful local piazza.
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Submitted by Eddie Westerman, Seattle, United States
Fantastic neighborhood. Fantastic staff, fantastic room. Lovely all around.
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Loved it.
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All went well.
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We would return to Hotel Pausania in a moment. It was unique, fun, great service, super breakfast and a great neighborhood in Venice convenient to everything.
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Submitted by David L. Wood, Sherman Oaks, United States
We enjoyed our stay immensely. As usual, we found the Italians (at the hotel and elsewhere) to be very friendly and accommodating.
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none that I can think of at present.
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A charming, european hotel, located in a quiet location.
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Submitted by Cordula Tockuss, 6294 BG Vijlen, Netherlands
i would recommend the hotel to a friend. the room and the bathroom was very good, the place was very central (near the canal grande and a vaporetto-station, there were many different restaurants, stores etc. near by.
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Submitted by alan bennett, sherborne, United Kingdom
All good - caught the bus and boats your instructions suggested
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We had a glorious time
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No problems
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We were given a room with a view over the canal - lovely
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Discrete, private, in a quiet stree but only one minutes walk form restaurants and shops, and 3 minutes walk form a squar eith nightlife. Highly recommended.
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Submitted by deborah briggs, chesterfield, United Kingdom
we stayed at hotel pausania in january 05 so would not have rebooked in february 06 if not happy.
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will re book if visiting venizia again and have recommended it to several friends
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just book and go experience the the venizia feeling
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Submitted by susan mc farlane, Sheffield, United Kingdom
The receptionist was very charming and helpful and we were made to feel welcome.
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The hotel was very convenient and close to the water bus stop.
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The receptionist offered a variety of options for our reaching the airport.
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There are no coffee/ tea making facilities provided in the room, but this could be obtained at any ime from reception/ bar area.
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I would recommend the hotel and would like to return.
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Submitted by Brigitte Eckert, 53175 Bonn, Germany
Beautiful, very old house, nicely renovated, comfortable and quiet. Vegetable selling boats on the canal right in front of the entrance! Very fair winterly pricereduction.
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Submitted by David Papay, Sunnyvale, CA 94088, United States
We were very satisfied. The room was great, and the hotel was in a quiet but convenient location. We highly recommend the Hotel Pausania and would stay there again ourselves.
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Submitted by Danielle Galland, New York, United States
the staff was wonderful.
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Free internet use, that was very nice and unexpected.
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Well located- off the beaten pathof typical toursit neighborhoods while still in the centerof Venice.
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Submitted by James Park, Bristol, United Kingdom
Have stayed at Pausania before, this was a return visit.
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Small, quiet by within easy reach of the Venice landmarks.
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Submitted by John Sharpe, Norwich, United Kingdom
We were able to leave our bags in reception after checking out until we needed to leave Venice, which was very helpful
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Very pleasant in an excellent, quiet location
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Submitted by Judith Day, Easton In Gordano, Bristol, United Kingdom
The hotel is in a very quiet location which suited us very well. It was a pleasure to walk back into the quiet calm area where the hotel was situated after spending the day in the more tourist areas of Venice.
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Hotel Pausania is in a perfect location if you like peace & quiet. The hotle is very quaint although it could be improved by some updating and maintenance.
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We were able to leave our luggage at the hotel for the day as out flight was not until the evening. This was not deemed a problem.
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The garden and breakfast room are quite tatty which was dissapointing as the pictures on the web gave an different impression.
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Old, quaint with some need of updating but very clean rooms and friendly staff.
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Submitted by David Stone, Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
A very comfortable, welcoming and centrally situated hotel. Very quiet, away from the crowds.
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I would recommend it
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Submitted by Harriet Langton, London, United Kingdom
It was a lovely hotel in a great part of Venice. The staff were very nice and had no problem helping us out with booking restaurants and transfer to the airport. If we come back to Venice we would probably stay here again.
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Submitted by Helen Pryor, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Typically Venetian - the entrance to the hotel is very different with a font, courtyard, and ancient stone steps leading to the first floor. It has lost none of it's original charm.
Centrally located and very close to a vaporetto stop.
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Submitted by Anja Reutter, Wuppertal, Germany
That the superior Room is like a holyday flat out of the hotel
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advisable
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Submitted by anna ribalta, Barcelona, Spain
anna has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 75% score, his arival experience with a 66% value and his check-out with a 89% rate. |
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Submitted by Valerie Maughan, Norwich NR4 6NL, United Kingdom
The continental breakfast was disappointing, only having jam or squares of cheese, no fresh cheese, ham or eggs.
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Submitted by Paul Sylvester, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
The poor comment around the quality of the room was that it was noisy, you could hear people flushing the toilet, having a shower and going up and down the stairs outside. The room had very little natural daylight as well. Location wise, it was great though.
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Good location, be careful about which room you are placed in.
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Submitted by Ronald Mendez-Clark, Lake Peekskill, NY, United States
I knew the hotel already and had spent 3 days last year on it.
The room this year was not as spacious and the air conditioner was not working properly.
Breakfast service was excellent. Desk attendants were too (fake) polite [the man in the afternoon] or curt, unfriendly [the woman in the morning].
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Offer to visit glass blowing demonstration was a set up for hotel guests to by Murano glass at exhorbitant prices. In fact, some of the prices quoted on the Island were three times the cost on Venice stores. We did not appreciate this at all.
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Good.
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Submitted by richard roberts, chester, United Kingdom
The quality of the breakfast was not up to the standard expected from a 3star hotel and no effort made to provide any breakfast or refreshment for guests checking out early
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A very good location for visiting Venice
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Submitted by Roger Firman, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5EQ., United Kingdom
We were told that on the first night our accommodation was being upgraded to an Apartment a little way from the hotel. It wasn't that good, noisy, uncomfortable bed and hard pillows; we were moved to the hotel the next day.
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We have stayed there twice before in 2000 and 2002 and will not be staying there again; it has gone downhill, unfortunately.
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I think if one requests a specific room well in advance, you should be given that accommodation. If people are put into the Apartment near to the hotel it should be much better rather than saying it has more space with the rest being sub-standard.
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I wouldn't recommend it.
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Submitted by Alan Fischler, Fayetteville, New York 13066, United States
The website said that the rooms were air-conditioned, and that all rooms that did not have a canal view would have a 'beautiful garden view.' However, even though the temperature in Venice was around 30 degrees C, we were told that the air-conditioning had not yet been turned on this year (we arrived on 29 May). This prompted us to begin a search for another hotel, as the room was stifling. Luckily, the air conditioning came on the next day, perhaps because of my complaint about it (I should note that I had as pleasant a 'complaint experience' as one could hope: I think I was polite and reasonable, and the clerk at the reception was the same). As for our view, one could glimpse the garden if one leaned far out of the window and twisted one's neck; without such effort, all that was visible from our room was the corrugated metal roof of a shed.
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See above. Something I read on the net described the rooms as 'spacious' (though I'm not sure it was on your site): this was certainly not the case in ours, which was just enough for the bed (there was no room for a chair, so there wasn't one, and we had to be creative about where to store our suitcases). However, the public areas of the hotel--especially the large hall through which one passed after climbing the stairs--were strikingly beautiful; it is/was quite justified for your site to claim that one feels one is entering a palace.
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We traveled for 45 days around Europe, and though only one of our 15 hotel rooms was more expensive than the Hotel Pausania, at least half were nicer. However, I suspect that the hotel is not a bad value for Venice, where accommodations are all over-priced.
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Set on a lovely canal in a great location in the Dorsoduro (quiet, but not at all far from the activity and facilities of the Campo Santa Margherita); public areas that evoke the feel of an old palace; very small rooms (at least ours was) and a very challenging staircase to ascend and descend if your room isn't on the ground floor; a spare Continental breakfast; if you care about air-conditioning, don't assume that, just because the hotel has it, you'll actually get it; a nice staff, ranging from just plain polite to very polite.
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Submitted by Marc Barulis
The hotel is of a very high standard. The staff were always pleasant and extremely helpful. Their knowledge is wide and clearly indicated. A very good experience and I would not hesitate to recommend both your web site and the Hotel Pausania particularly to my friends and business associates
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A clean, friendly establishment that offers good value for money
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Submitted by Allen Braun
Staff was very helpful, friendly. There were no problems checking in at all.
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Wonderful place. All of the staff were courteous, helpful and made it a pleasure.
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No problems.
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Excellent, immaculate, interesting small hotel in a wonderful part of Venice. Courteous, helpful staff. I would highly recommend it.
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Submitted by Paul Begley
An extremly good service.
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very easy to use
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A Very enjoyable experience
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A Lovely hotel.
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A very charming hotel in a fabulous canal location in the most romantic city in the world!
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Submitted by shauna gailey
When we rang the hotel we were told that there was a bus and water taxi strike so the hotel arranged a taxi for us and the driver walked with us to the hotel. This was welcome as we arrived very late and finding our way would have been difficult. As it was ryanair had arranged buses from Treviso airport to the bus station - so there was an alternative - but it would have been a late arrival and stressful alternative.
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Everything was very good. The only minor detail was that the upper rooms were up a fairly steep staircase and this combined with the romanesque outer stair meant a stiff climb to our rooms. We were fine and the brouchure does explain about the romanesque stairs. It was extremely picturesque and quiet but en route to most of the sites. For anyone with a sense of history that likes comfort too - I would certainly recommend it.
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As above - steep stairs.
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I would recommend it.
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Submitted by Marina Emmons
Charming old world with a 'family run' feel, we loved the church bells and it was so close to some wonderful resteraunts/cafes.
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Submitted by Elizabeth Hartley
The room was excellent and the generally the staff were very pleasant and helpful.
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Small and friendly hotel - beautiful building in quietish area. Rooms very clean and Venetian style. Excellent location easy walking distance to key areas!
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Submitted by Axel Schwarz
Axel has left no specific comment, however has rated the overall satisfaction rate with a 87% score, his arival experience with a 83% value and his check-out with a 61% rate. |
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Submitted by catherine
Unusually helpful. They immediately helped us with a restaurant choice for dinner that evening which turned out to be our favorite dining experience. We went bck a scond time.
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We had a problem with our shower, but it was immediately fixed. Staff was very helpful with any questions that we had on activities around Venice, etc.
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We were helped to the vaporetto stop by Mauro as there was a fear of high water that day.I think that more could be emphasized about the desirability of the location. It was so pleasant to return from the more crowded tourist areas to such a neighborhood setting with the proximity to Campo San Barnaba and to the markets and cafes of Campo Santa Margherita and to the Zattere.
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I think that more could be emphasized about the desirability of the location. It was so pleasant to return from the more crowded tourist areas to such a neighborhood setting with the proximity of CAmpo San Barnaba, to the markets and cafes of Campo Margherita and to the Zattere for evening strolls.
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This was the ideal spot for someone who wants to glimpse the real every day Venice. The staff could not have been more helpful. I felt that we did receive a little more attention as we were there more than a week, longer than the usual stay, it seems.
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Submitted by beth
Extremely easy. The water taxi was waiting for us at Venice train station, took us directly to the hotel and carried our bags to the hotel. Staff carried our bags up the stairs to the room. Exceedingly helpful and courteous.
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Just a great staff. Excellent English, helped us get around to many places in Venice, told us about fine restaurants and things to see and do.
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No problems, they allowed us to leave our bags by the desk so we could visit the Guggenheim museum before our train to Florence in the afternoon. Very gracious of them.
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The only negative was the significant number of mosquitoes in our room when we left the windows open. Also, there are bug blood stains on the walls and ceiling which really should be painted over. Other than that, the place was great!
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As an excellent hotel on a quiet street close to everything to see and do in Venice. Great staff for non-Italian speaking visitors. The rooms are spacious and clean, and the staff are professional and extremely friendly and courteous.
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Submitted by Margaret
Don't think I knew about it.
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Again don't think I knew about it.
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Wonderful source of information and we were very pleased with the hotel we picked.
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Beautiful, well appointed, clean and friendly with excellent breakfast and service. Location also terrific. What more can I say? We loved it.
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Submitted by Polly
Hotel was delightful.Staff very helpful.
Continental breakfast could however have been better ie Fresh milk and fresher croissants provided.
Overall though very happy with situation of hotel and care of staff
will stay again and have recommended to friends
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Submitted by Stephan
Mosquitos in the room were a pain in the neck - yet I understand that this is a difficult problem to handle with effectively.
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The strong point is the absolute silence at night. I did not expect that it were possible to sleep in Venice with open window.
Room decoration - stucco and Murano ceiling light - and high ceiling are lovely. Breakfast is good, more abundant than one would generally expect in Italian hotels.
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Submitted by Kenneth
Wonderful and in an old building. Quiet. Absolutely delightful
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Submitted by ann
We always get lost in Venice, even with a good map, but following the directions we located the Hotel Pausania easily.
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Receptionist very helpful in trying to locate my lost luggage.
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A beautiful Renaissance building with modern facilities.
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Submitted by Brian
It was lovely to find the hotel, and to walk into the courtyard with the old well It matched the photographs on the website.
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Brilliant. We loved our quiet rooms overlooking the garden
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Our only disappointment is that we had to pay a commission charge for our travellers' cheques in euros. This has not happened to us before when we stayed in Bellagio on Lake Como.
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No, but it is really delightful.
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A genuine Venetian palazzo on a quiet canal in an authentic area of Venice, off the main tourist track. Quiet, comfortable, and lovely to return to at night - with aching feet!
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Submitted by Paul
Everyone was so helpful & kind.
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The people were great. The room clean & beautiful with frescoes and a chandelier. It has a beautiful garden too. I would not even consider staying anywhere else in Venice.
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We had to leave for the airport at 4am & they were there to help.
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It is well situated between two campos & several art museums.
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If you stay in San Marco, I am not sure you ever see the real Venice. By staying in Dorsoduro, you see something besides other tourists..you see life in Venice.
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Submitted by John
We had a fantastic experience at the Hotel Pausania. It was the best hotel we stayed at during our trip to Italy.
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Submitted by Sylvia
We were made to feel welcome and encouraged to ask for any directions.
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The staff are hospitable Venetians, their courtesy and gentle humor an important part of our visit- our encounter with the people.
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Excellent.
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The hotel is a little removed from the popular sites and you feel included in the daily life of Campo Barnaba, or Marguerita, as you listen to the sounds of Venetians, birds, fountains, or jazz on an evening.
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You are in a neighborhood, as close to having a home as a tourist can.
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