Alberghi

This hotel is absolutely awesome, the room, the breakfast, the front desk guy — Matteo, he is such a character, very funny and very helpful, we had some good laughs.

We were absolutely delighted with the stay at Hotel Abbazia. This hotel bills itself as a 3 star property but in our opinion, it’s definitely more like a 4 star hotel.
First things first… location! This place is located just a few moments from the bus terminal and train station. However, it has none of the negative connotations of being close to that type of place. You dont even know it’s there.
Location is super important because there’s no motorized transport in Venice, so lugging around bags over cobble stone streets and on water buses is an inconvenience, especially if your hotel is 30 mins away from the bus/​train station. But it wont be a problem for you if you stay here!
Also, it was the little things that made this stay great. The helpful front desk, the charming outdoor space next to the dining room, and the complimentary laptops they offer guests to use if they didn’t bring their own laptop. Oh yeah, the free breakfast was nice too. I should also mention that while the outside of the hotel is nothing out of the ordinary, the inside is majestic and interesting. From what I understand it was an old monastery that was converted to private use. Check out the bar area next to the lobby. There’s a pulpit up by the wall. Pretty cool.
As for the rooms, they were decent and pretty well decorated but nothing special. Ours faced the inner courtyard which was relaxing and lovely (except for the 7:20am church bell ringing 100 times — not even kidding).
I should also point out that the rooms were flawed in a few ways. First, the showers were a bit on the crappy side. There was no fixed shower-​head, just a detachable one with a long hose and a holder on the wall. However, the holder was affixed about 2 feet off the floor, so you couldn’t stand under the stream of water without holding it up. Made for an interesting shower process. Also, no mirrors in the room aside from the bathroom one. And finally, minimal storage space for our stuff.
In the end, I highly recommend this place. Check it out for sure if you are going to Venice!
Pros — Good value, clean, comfortable property, free breakfast, great location, fast wireless internet (also free), complimentary laptops to use, very cool inner courtyard to chill out in.
Cons — Basic, though tastefully decorated rooms, awkward showers, no mirrors in the room, poorly stocked minibar, the morning church bells are ridiculously loud and go off at 7:20am on the dot every day. Ouch!

If your trying to get the most bang for your travel buck, this is the place to stay. Awesome character, the front desk clerk, MIrko, was BEYOND wonderful and SOOO helpful. Always remembered our names and gave us some great money saving tips. Our room was very roomy as well as the bathroom. Breakfast is included with your room and it was not just pastries, juice & coffee… This was full on cold cuts and cheese, fruit, cereals, hard boiled eggs, yogurt… everything was just yummy.
Located about 2 minutes from the train station and the Grand Canal. Super convenient for sight-​seeing, shopping and catching the train for our next stop… Milan.

This used to be an Abbey!
Lovely hotel, so so so lovely! Matteo in the front desk is so nice!
We had such a wonderful room that was roomy and big. Can’t say they had much on tv to watch since the tv kept dying, but who watches tv when in Venice!!!
Make sure you get some tasty breakfast everyday, the food is fresh and delicious!

Let me start off by telling you I did not actually stay at this hotel. Let me also tell you that the hotel I actually stayed I will not Unilocal about because it was no Hotel Abbazia.
This hotel has a great location: right near the train station, and next to the Gran Canal Bridge (right near the start of your Venetian exploration). Now, I cannot comment on the the rooms, amenities, cost, etc., but I can comment on the service. Two words: Matteo Damiano (well, more of a name, actually). He works for the hotel as the concierge, and when we walked in looking for information, he treated us like we the most important guests he had ever had. I mean, the guy was amazing. He even spoke 4 or 5 languages (French, English, Spanish, of course Italian, and maybe Portuguese).
My wife and I came in to meet with Matteo everyday before we started our day. Each time we did we wished we wouldn’t of used our hotel points and stayed where we did and would have stayed at the Hotel Abbazia. I implore you to not make the same mistake we did.

When traveling through Europe on a budget, most of the hotels you stay in are not very glamorous but this hotel was so romantic! Apparently it was an ancient convent, shelter, and place of worship for monks but has been converted into a charming 3 star hotel in Venice. Did I mention they have an amazing continental breakfast that is included with your reservation? Our room was huge and so was the bathroom. A bellhop even brought our bags to our room without us even asking! They definitely attract an older crowd but I don’t spend my time in the hotel lounging around. Since we were there for only one night for our layover, I WILL go back to Venice and I look forward to staying here again. It’s incredibly affordable and they have superb accommodations.