Hotel Ala is in a great location, with St. Mark's Square less than a 10 minute walk away. We arrived early and the staff stored our bags while we explored Venice. When we returned after lunch, our room was ready. After being in an interior room on a cruise ship for the previous week, our room at Hotel Ala seemed... more

This is not a 5 star hotel and does not pretend to be. What it is, is a very comfortable 3 star hotel. Yes, some of the rooms are small, but they are well furnished and tastefully decorated. As other reviews state, the breakfast is definitely worth having in a city where eating out can be very expensive, it pays... more

Let me begin with mentioning the positive's of Hotel Ala: right near the water taxi dock (try dragging luggage down narrow vias and up/down bridge stairs in Venice), was reasonably priced, and close to St Mark's Square (about a ten minute walk). It proved to be clean and tolerably modern, the free breakfast was very good, the staff helpful and... more

lovely hotel great location nice pleasant staff very clean and central to everything . iresearched long and hard before i went to venice and could not have chosen better/ having a very handy room on the first floor was followed by a very good breakfast .we came back at night to the bar to find a singer called enrique who... more

As with most European hotels the room was postage sized but with a surprisingly nice sized bathroom. The staff was most accomodating and the breakfast buffet was pretty good too. The hotel was close enough to walk to San Marco and there is a vaporetta stop less than a block away so it is convenient to most everywhere. We got... more

We took a water taxi from the rail station to the hotel and were surprised to find our hotel within 100 feet of one of the stops. It is situated on a quiet plaza, very close to the the Doge's Palace and the Basilica. The service staff at the hotel was excellent. They even fixed my eyeglasses when a screw... more

We stayed three nights recently at this hotel which was recommended to us by a friend, and we were not disappointed. There was a little trouble at checkin as, unknown to us, they had two reservations in our name, one of which should have been cancelled by 4 pm that day as we required only one. After a long discussion... more

The Hotel Ala is in an excellent location with La Fenice visible from piazza directly in front of the hotel. Piazza San Marco is within relatively short walking distance in one direction and to the Accademia gallery in the opposite direction. The Piazza is just one vaporetto stop from S. Marco and there is taxi access directly to the Hotel... more

We arrived at the hotel mid afternoon after catching the vaporetto to the stop 50 meters from the hotel. I had emailed the hotel prior to our arrival and asked if possible for a room with a view, as it was our 25th wedding anniversary and first trip to Venice. To our surprise we were upgraded to a suite in... more