Steve Fountain aged 58. Took semi retirement when made redundant at 51. Back from THASSOS loved it....
Steve Fountain aged 58. Took semi retirement when made redundant at 51. Back from THASSOS loved it. Back to whistling at Trains.
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LOCANDA NOVO is a small Hotel , they describe it as an Inn, located on the main Island of Venice.
We Quatro Fontanas (Fountain Travel Group) have stayed there once, and would consider it again.
For the price this Hotel is very good but there are some limitations that might put you off if you have dodgy knees.
First the location, OK it is not St Marks but you are not paying St Mark's prices. If you look through WWW.HOTELSCOMPARISON.COM site you will find offers of less than £50 per night for a double room with breakfast.
The Hotel has its own web site WWW.LOCANDANOVO.IT which is quite good, but you will get a better price booking through other sites, but it does show you the official rate.
It is located off a small Alley in the Cannaregio District of Venice. The best local land mark is the Church of Saint APOSTOLI find this and your only 80 yards away. The nearest Vapporetto Stop is on the Grand Canal at CA'D'ORO, if you get off here go straight with canal at your back. Turn right along STRADA NOVA which brings you to the Church, turn left and look for the small alley on your right.
The hotel itself is quite small but TALL. There is a small Lobby with Check In desk, we found the Staff Friendly and helpful. Just off this area is a small office/kitchen area for the staff.
Now for those DODGY KNEES, NO LIFT.
A stair case leads to the first floor where there is a large Gallery with about 6 Rooms that open off the Gallery.
We found our room quite pleasant and bathroom in good order.
Beds were comfortable and clean. As it is off an alley we did not get much noise at night, but then again we have found that Venice tends to go to bed earlier than most Italian Cities.
Breakfast is brought to your rooms on a Tray, the rooms are quite big and we had a Small Table and Chairs to use for breakfast.
Now more about those DODGY KNEES.
If you are unluckly like My Brother Rob and his wife Ros, they were on the second floor.
This is acessed by another steeper stair case, almost like climbing the North Face of the Eiger.
Best described as an Attic Room, do not sit up too quickly in bed, you may well bump you head on the beams. Very Cosy might be a description.
They knew when breakfast was coming on their tray, as they could here the member of staff wheezing up the stairs.
Probably best make sure you do not get this room.
After all that, I would sum up by saying that apart from the ATTIC this is a very good bargain for Venice.
Being a little away from St Marks, about 20 min walk when you learn the route. The local restaurants are more reasonable in price and better in quality.
The STRADA NOVA is a fine street with many shops for the Shopoholics and has local market stalls as well.
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