We had a wonderful experience at this hotel which just reopened. Everything was shiny and new and working well. As the hotel was offering a 50% discount on the room we expected minor kinks that needed to be worked out but there were none.

One of the best things about the hotel is the location. It is right by the Ca' Rezzonico vaperatto stop and the traghetto stop as well. We also took a taxi from the hotel’s launch.

We had a superior room and could see the Accademia Bridge from the window. The building is so pretty that tourists were taking pictures of us when we looked out of the windows. It is in the Dorsoduro district so it is easy enough to walk to most of the major tourist sites but we ended up taking the vaperatto as the stop was literally at our doorstep. The hotel is very convenient for strolls around Dorsoduro for restaurants, bars and cafes.

Back to the room, as it was on the corner we had two windows facings the Grand Canal directly and a third that you could see the Grand Canal from the side. The bathroom also had a window that faces the street. The room was very large by Italian standards. We had two double beds in ours. The bathroom had a Jacuzzi tub which was a pleasure to soak in after a days walking around Venice. Breakfast was pretty hearty the first day all the eggs where made to order; the second day we had to ask as they had scrambled eggs in a serving dish. I peaked into a standard room – it was smaller but still adequate. The standard room had one window that faced a small side canal.

Overall the Hotel Palazzo Stern was a very nice hotel and one of the best parts of our trip to Venice.