Please sign in to post.

VENICE--Hotel Riva or Locanda Formosa or ???

Hello. Is anyone familiar with these hotels or have any other recommendations for 100-150 euro/night around St. Mark's Square and Rialto.

Both of these hotels got back to me (within a day!) with some great offers, so I want to compare quality and location.

I also checked Tripadvisor and Venere, but am looking for more expert opinion.

Thanks.

Posted by
91 posts

We stayed at Hotel Flora and it was wonderful. Don't recall the price, but it was reasonable.

Posted by
1201 posts

Let me preface this by saying that I haven't stayed at either. But we really like the Campo Santa Maria Formosa area. There are nice restaurants and the best gelato in Venice nearby. It is a real Venice neighborhood. We stayed at an apartment a couple of minutes walk away a while back.

Posted by
586 posts

LOCANDA AL LEON! We've stayed there twice in the past year, once in the winter and once in the summer, and we consider it our casual, oh-so-comfortable, and perfectly-located home in Venezia! Can't recommend it more. Simple, clean, affordable, beautiful (small but cozy) rooms...