I have been to Venice before and stayed at a cheaper hotel. Since my partner was coming with me this time I thought I'd go a bit more up market and booked two nights at Hotel Ala via the internet and paid A$526.53 in full prior to arrival. We arrived at the hotel at about 3pm on Friday 30/10/09. The... more

This hotel was great. Overlooking a gorgeous piazza, yes my single room was small, but comfortable and perfect for what I needed. Free wifi was great to keep in touch with family and friends. Perfect location within easy walking distance of everywhere. So easy to find too after getting off the vaparetto and not too far to drag your suitcase... more

stayed in hotel ala for 4 nights.location excellent, less than 5 mins from St Marks Square. Had a room on second floor overlooking canal. Room small and bathroom tiny, my husband who is tall could hardly fit into shower. Room very clean, indeed everywhere was spotless. Found bed lumpy ( THE MATTRESS NEEDS REPLACING) The breakfast was excellent . All... more

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