Pensione Guerrato

I agree with Linda. It's a long haul up and down. And she's right on about the noise in the piazza outside the windows. It's one of the few places in Venice that has nightlife for youth, and the acoustics can get pretty loud.

Is there a particular reason you want to stay on that top floor? If not, ask for a lower room. Guerrato is indeed a wonderful place to stay. We've stayed there two times.

Tell Roberto that Michael from Seattle says "Ciao!"

Hi Tom, I just got back from staying at Pensione Guerrato. We had the quad room which was on the top floor and had a view over the rooftops of Venice. To be honest, after the fact, although the room was very nice, I don't think it was worth climbing all those stairs. My husband and I are 60, and believe me, after walking all day, it was hard getting to the top each day. The view was just OK...at least from our room. If your room faces the courtyard, be careful. There is a bar or restaurant below that parties late into the night. They were loud and the windows closed did not keep out the noise. I would ask for a quiet, lower room if was me. That being said, Guerrato is a great hotel and we did love it there despite these little problems.

If you're looking for alternatives to Pensione Guerrato, we stayed at Ca Angeli, and we loved it. They have a lift, which services all the rooms (there are only a handful), except 2 rooms/suites on the top floor, which requires walking up the one additional flight.

We are thinking of staying at the same place in October. Is there a reason why one would request the top floor or are most of the rooms on top?

My concern was that I've heard the Rialto Bridge is always very crowded that it is somewhat near the bridge. This means we will be staying in a very busy area, which I guess is why there is loud night life there.

Can anyone give me a better idea of the hotel. Is it nice? Are the rooms good size, etc.

Thanks to anyone who has stayed there!

The hotel is highly recommended by both Frommer's and Rick Steves. If you want to see photos of the hotel get on the website. www.pensioneguerrato.it

The Rialto bridge itself is indeed generally crowded, but this hotel (Pensione Guerrato) is down the street, around a corner, etc. The crowds of people on the bridge never get close to the hotel (most of them are day-trippers off cruise ships who only know where they are told to go to get a picture - they go to the Rialto, take their picture, and go the other direction in search of the next item they're searching for). Crowds around this hotel are not a concern at all.

There's a local market about a half-block away, which we thoroughly enjoyed. We stayed on a room on the 2nd floor (same floor as the recption), and the only noise issues we had were Roberto's booming voice - he's a nice guy and a character, but his voice when conducting business at the reception is pretty loud. It wasn't a problem for us. We loved staying there and would recommend it to anyone.

Was there group trip from Seattle,WA to Venice ?

We are not going with a group but I do believe there is a Rick Steves group that may be there at the same time (Venice-Florence-Rome tour).

In october, we are staying in the apartment owned by the same people, Piccolo Guerrato which is closer to San marco. has anyone stayed there?

We are seniors (70 & 68) and generally don't book with a bath/toilet down the hall... but we did at Pensione Guerrato much to our delight (and our wallet as well.) It is on the same floor as reception (at least three rooms), staff is right there if there is a difficulty of any kind. We loved this hotel and the staff... B'fast better than most as well. George, Pittsburgh