Hotel Donà Palace

This is a beautiful hotel in the perfect location with a fantastic array of restaurants, bars and shops and of course St Mark’s Square literally footsteps away. Our room was very spacious and absolutely spotless with a view of the Bridge of Sighs and the canal. The staff were wonderful, nothing was too much trouble. The reception staff were welcoming and really helpful, as was the porter who showed us to our room. The breakfast staff were fantastic and the breakfast buffet was delicious, well presented and had everything that we wanted. The bar was quiet but that suited us and has a friendly barman who makes an excellent amaretto sour. The garden is beautiful and we enjoyed sitting with our drinks watching the Gondolas go by. I would highly recommend staying here.

The hotel is very conveniently placed. Near St. Mark’s Square but down a small quiet calle backing on to a canal.A good hub for walking to every district & to vaporetto stations. Despite its proximity to some of Venice’s major tourist spots ( the city was still jam packed in mid October)our room was quiet & adequate for our needs. It is quite small and functional with no public spaces apart from a breakfast room, bar & downstairs garden- but for us that wasn’t a problem.There are many good( and some poor) restaurants within a few minutes walk. Housekeeping was excellent with fresh bedlinen and towels as required. An issue with the shower was sorted quickly once reported. The usual gripe about insufficient hangers for 2 people but plenty of shelves and drawers. The breakfast buffet was fine; fresh fruit and breads and pastries & some cooked items ‘though these tended to sit in a ‘hot’plate and weren’t always hot.Service was quick if you wanted to get out, or accommodating if you wanted to relax & dawdle. Staff were friendly & helpful.

We were a 4 minute walk to St. Mark’s square. About the same to all the water buses. Breakfast was plentiful with great variety. Room was very clean and was serviced every day. We were in #48, a junior suite. Big room with a reasonable view of the Bridge of Sighs and canal. Using the street address on our maps app. Gave us a better hotel location. The patio bar was wonderful on a sunny day!

Exceptional service, staff were very friendly and helpful. The cocktails on the hotel terrace right on the canal were amazing and the food was delicious, we missed breakfast on the last morning and they gave us a little takeaway box for our journey. The location was perfect and so close to all sightseeing spots, the bridge of sighs can be seen from just outside the hotel which is an amazing sight. The taxi boat service to and from the airport was an unbelievable experience.

Location is sensational. The outside courtyard is brilliant - having a coffee/wine/beer as the gondola's go by is just surreal. We could not get the water taxi to or from the hotel due to the high tides, but if we could have done that - we would give a 12/10 !! The rooms were lovely and breakfast was outstanding ! The staff were accommodating, professional, courteous and very helpful. We absolutely loved Hotel Dona Palace