I have mixed feelings about the Belle Arti. Firstly, the hotel is in a great location near the Academia Bridge and a 10 minute walk to St Marks Square. The hotel also has a wonderful Courtyard to sit in and the rooms are what you would expect of a 3 star hotel, however they all needed a maintenance person to... more

This hotel is well located in Dorsoduro, very near Accademia Museum, Bridge and vaporetto stop. You can get there easily by vaporetto (the public water bus) from the Santa Lucia train station, so no need to pay $100 for a private water taxi. The hotel is modern, but rooms are small, and the air conditioning was not on during our... more

I stayed at the Belle Arti for 2 nights, the location is great, room a bit small and a bit of trouble to find out how to switch on tv and heating (I've been told after that the heating was centrally turned off for the season) and you would expect a bit of literature in the room on how to... more

The room was small. Provided breakfast was OK. Just a typical hotel. more

Stayed here 2 nights with a Rick Steves tour. Room was small and we did not have too much room for our luggage. Room door were tricky to use. Breakfast was adequate to get us going for the day. Tried to get the room cooled down by speaking to the front desk as advised by tour guide. Desk advised AC... more

Stayed here for two nights in mid October, 2008 on a group tour. Weather was in the low 70's so we didn't need to test the air conditioning. You can't beat the location of this hotel--very close to the vaporetto stop, grocery store, and restaurants. Granted, the rooms are small--but who spends time in your room when you are in... more

Nice location - easy to get to from the vaporetto stop. Nice courtyard. Rooms are VERY small and not in very good shape. We had holes in the wall, a backwards shower, missing light bulbs, old, uncomfortable bed. Although they advertise they have A/C - it is not available in October even though the temp in our room was at... more

This hotel is listed in the Rick Steves book as $$$ (expensive) with a stern, efficient front desk staff. Can't say how much the room was since it was part of the tour. I can say that whatever they paid for the room, it was overpriced. The room was tiny. It was gorgeous, looking to be decorated in red velvets... more

Stayed there as part of a group tour. Location is good - just off water taxi stop, and water shuttle to airport. Several shops and restaurants, and a very pricey internet cafe close by. Nice outdoor patio were we spent alot of time, as you don't want to spend time in your "oven" of a room. There was an air-conditioner... more