Hotel Continental

Hotel Continental descritpion

Hotel Continental is in a 15th-century historic building right on the Grand Canal. It offers beautiful views and a central location, just a 2 minute walk from Santa Lucia Train Station.
Rooms here have a classic design with dark-wood furniture and carpeted floors. All air-conditioned, each one has satellite TV. Some overlook the canal.
You can enjoy a hot and cold buffet breakfast in the restaurant, which also has canal views. In the evening, Venetian specialties and a wide selection of local wines are served by candle light.
Staying at the Continental Hotel means you have easy access around Venice with the Vaporetto (water bus) stop only a few feet away. Public parking at Piazzale Roma is 10 minutes away by foot.
Cannaregio is a great choice for travelers interested in Scenery, City Walks and Walking.

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Facilities of Hotel Continental

Outdoors ：Terrace

Pets ：Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

Food & Drink ：Bar | Breakfast in the Room | Restaurant with Dining Menu

Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：No parking available.

Languages Spoken ：Italian | French | Spanish | English | German

Reviews for Hotel Continental

Review 1：The hotel is in a very sketchy part of town. Allthough the cleaning crew is very nice, the front desk staff are rude, creepy, and downright mean (especially the bald man). The breakfast is ok but get there early brcause once the food is gone it is gone for good. The rooms are noisey and dated. This is by no means the hotel it advertises I rself to be.

Review 2：A quick walk from the train station. Creepy retro atmosphere sort of like the place in the American Horror Story with Lady Gaga.

Review 3：Not all floors could reached by elevator, therefore you have to take your heavy luggage by walk up staircase.

Review 4：Location is good and near to train station.

Review 5：For a fairly expensive hotel the rooms are in dire need of refurbishment. Seriously, with the money that they are charging, they can afford to change floor carpets, curtains etc. Not good enough!

Review 6：Location is excellent! Breakfast was good.

Review 7：We were on an upper floor which meant too many stairs - lift only went to lower floors

Review 8：Position was ideal - close to Railway Station with many restaurants nearby. Having Breakfast on the balcony next to all the action on the canal was great

Review 9：room looked old & tired (nothing like your picture) & was a bit smelly, small shower cabin. loud location, since windows opened onto busy street below full of people walking till after midnight couldn't get safe to work, even after staff tried

Review 10：very clean sheets & towels close location to railway station & vaporettos friendly staff breakfast very nice & served on beautiful terrace (weather dependent)

Review 11：Our first room was facing a brick wall out the window (but when we asked to move room we were quickly moved to a room opposite the main square.

Review 12：Excellent staff and they all spike perfect English (our Italian is not fluent)

Review 13：The air con wasn't very effective, but I think this was because of the time of year. The shower cubicle was rather small, I could just manage but I could imagine larger people may find it difficult to use.

Review 14：The location was so convenient for us being near the station where we came in and the bus station for when we left. So we didn't have far to go with luggage or have to pay lots for a water taxi. The hotel is right by the Grand Canal and has excellent views from their private terrace. Their beds were extremely comfortable!

Review 15：I did not get to spend more time there do to my travel arrangements...

Review 16：The helpfulness of staff, they handled large groups of people orderly, Excellent continental breakfast.. on the water to take water taxis, close to bus shuttle to airport, on the strip for shopping, close to awesome coffee and gelato shops. What's not to like? They provided separate beds since we were all sisters and daughters traveling together. A rare find as per my searching of hotels

Review 17：The rooms don't have balconies as depicted on the Booking.com website and we were disappointed when we arrived at the hotel.

Review 18：The staff was friendly, the room was clean and the breakfast offered a wide variety of baked goods, fruit and meats. We absolutely enjoyed our stay on the canal and we highly recommend it.

Review 19：The hotel is close to the train station, water boat stop, bridge and good restaurants. We loved having the included breakfast on the patio overlooking the Grand Canal each morning. The decor is dated and we had to wind around the hallway and up and down a couple of steps to get to our room, but staff took care of our luggage, so it was no problem. Our room was comfortable and very quiet. We had no problem checking in, even though we arrived very late due to train delays. We would definitely stay there again.

Review 20：Room really cold on returning in the evening, no heating. Constant problem with kettle in room, even had the bag man up to repair, but to no avail.Thought i was an idiot, then it would not work again the next morning. Eventually the lady on reception did sort this out, no milk in the room for tea. Shower in the room poor for a 450 euro a night room.

Review 21：Restaurant staff in the mornings always cheery and helpful

Review 22：The carpet had hair all over. I was traveling with a friend and we separated the beds and the floor was filthy. The bathroom was clean. The furniture was in very poor condition.

Review 23：Shower recess could be better designed to stop water from flowing onto the floor and out the door.

Review 24：The closeness to station and grand canal. Dining on the deck overlooking the canal.

Review 25：They provide some gluten free food at breakfast but it isn't the most edible. At least they make the effort.

Review 26：Excellent location. Friendly staff. Clean and comfortable.

Review 27：Restaurant at night - service was beyond terrible. Wrong dishes brought to table more than once. Food was not delivered together, so 2 ate while 3rd person waited 40 mins for their meal. Meal for 3 people took over 3 hours to complete and we only had 2 courses each.

Review 28：Lovely room directly overlooking Grand Canal. Had to really concentrate on how to get to room - hotel is like a rabbit warren! Breakfast staff in restaurant very good

Review 29：The front desk staff was not so helpful in assisting us for tours and sight seeings.

Review 30：I really liked that the location of the hotel is only two minutes walk from the Termini station and situated right at the Grand Canal

Review 31：Although our room did overlook the canal, it was a big disappointment for a 4 star hotel. The room was small, the bathroom extremely tight, and the room was dirty. The carpet was stained and dirty and the furniture was old and scratched. This was our splurge hotel on our trip. Big big disappointment

Review 32：Proximity to the railway station was great. Being right on the canal was very nice.

Review 33：Shower cubicle very small. Bed uncomfortable - mattress too firm. Limited English TV station.

Review 34：Hotel not far from Venice S.L. Train station - 10 minutes . Breakfast area on the Grand Canal was fantastic. Breakfast selection was good. Towels in the room very nice. Free WiFi and safe in room. Also coffee making facility in room.

Review 35：Very comfortable hotel beds excellent clean bedding and clean towels every day. Lovely location great view of the grand canal overall an excellent trip

Review 36：The room is abit small and dark.

Review 37：The hotel location is just perfect. 5 mins walk from railway station.This is the best hotel if you travel via train and with many luggages.The hotel is small but nice view. They have very beautiful baroverseeing the canal. I would like to send my greatest thanks andappreciation to Mr Thomas (Reception Desk and Reservations HotelContinental Venice), , he is very kind, helpful and honest in helpingme. I have left a wallet with money credits and Identity card inside. Heis very kind enough to send me an email and arranged dhl courierservices to ship the wallet back to Singapore. Too kind enough totransfer my money inside my wallet via western union !!!! Thumb Up !!This will never happen in asia. It totally changed my view of Italianduring this trip. Very Honest and helpful !! Well cultured !!! thumb up10stars to this hotel ! 10 starts to Thomas !

Review 38：bed was hard and although at many other places that we have had continental breakfast we have been able to order poached eggs, not at this place "this is continental" so I was told. A fair walk to piazza Marco but taxi or water bus close by if you would rather do that. Three days in Venice is plenty in my opinion.

Review 39：view of the canal was awesome and it was so close to the train station so you didnt need any porter service or taxi etc

Review 40：Room was tiny and hadn't been dusted in a long time, staff was indifferent, no desk in the room and nowhere in the hotel to use one, breakfast was not good, and way overpriced.

Review 41：If you want to be near the train station this is a great location, walkable within 5 minutes and no need to take a water taxi.

Review 42：The lift only goes to first floor and the upper floors have no lifts. We stayed on the 3rd floor, everyday we had to walk long way, it felt like we were going through a maze to get to our room. There are porters who could help you to take your suitcases to your room but you had to tip them.

Review 43：We enjoyed to have breakfast next to canal, the view was excellent.

Review 44：Hotel staff rude and disrespectful to guests. Claudia at reception needs to seek help regarding her gloomy personality and anger. It's evident she doesn't like what she's doing.

Review 45：Shower base cracked and mouldy

Review 46：Right on Gand Canal ask for room 110 windows open to canal. Close to rail station 200m. Great dining dinner and breakfast. Pleasant staff. Reasonable tariff

Review 47：I had booked a canal facing room and had accepted to pay a supplement for that. But we were put in a standard room for one night. The hotel admitted their fault and changed us over to a canal facing room the next day. WiFi was down for almost a day

Review 48：Location

Review 49：Room furnitures & facilities and bed the worse ever seen. after the first night me and my wife we get red mark in our body from the insect bites. use of irons inside the room not allowed. internet connection very slow, and they give one card for one day use and for one device only. you have to enter the username and password every time you want to connect. The AC very noise and need maintance. The check out at 11 AM no flexibility to give more time.

Review 50：Nothing at all every things less than i expect.

Review 51：No view at all from our room. Need to try and sort out the problem with the pigeons whilst trying to eat breakfast.

Review 52：Lovely setting on the canal. The outside terrace was lovely too. Excellent A/C Friendly staff Very close to the bus station and trains.

Review 53：None , no complaints

Review 54：Loved the location , the staff helpful and frienly, rooms really nice , we stayed on 2 separate occasions and had different rooms, they were both lovely and clean and view of canal "WOW"

Review 55：I did not have a bad or even a mediocre experience here. I would definitely stay here again.

Review 56：Certainly, the location was a great feature. I had an early flight the next morning and needed a place close to Piazzale Roma, and this is one of the closet hotels on Lista di Spagna. The staff was fabulous. When I spoke Italian with my American accent, they didn't miss a beat and continued speaking in Italian. I really appreciated that. The breakfast was fantastic, especially given that there was a table on the canal balcony. as picture perfect as you can get in Venice.

Review 57：Aircon didn't work properly in room. 1 room was available but it was smaller with 2 single beds and not as nice. We were on our honeymoon!

Review 58：Location, breakfast on the Grand Canal, bed was really comfy

Review 59：This is definitely not a 4 stars hotel.

Review 60：The staff is very nice especially the breakfast staff. The location is great. And the rooms with view on the Grand Canal are very pleasant.

Review 61：The staff were extremely helpful. Gave us good tips for getting to the cruise ship from the hotel. I also had my wallet stolen while getting on a water taxi and even though we had checked out they let us use the wifi to get things sorted.

Review 62：Bathroom, no where to put toiletries and bed side tables, to small. Breakfast as little too basic no provision to have eggs etc cooked to your liking

Review 63：Location of hotel was great right on Grand Canal close to restaurants, shops and train station ad of course the Canal. It was lovely having breakfast on the canal

Review 64：Overall poor condition in cleanness,comfort,furniture ,and wifi.."...should not be rated above 3 stars,certainly much more expensive than a regular 4 stars hotel.

Review 65：Nothing really. I guess the tiny lift could be larger but this is a consequence of Venice's main problem - and also its bigger charm - were very old buildings are refurbished to its limits to meet modern needs.

Review 66：Excellent location, 200m away from Santa Lucia train station, lots of restaurants around and, of course, the amazing view over the Grande Canal that we had the privilege to enjoy from two huge windows in our room.

Review 67：We payed 235eur a night for a room that the furniture were wored out including the bed frame and the only sofa. The paint on the ceiling of the bathroom has pealed off and has marks on it. The doors were broken too,,, talked to the staff and he told me that was because I got a discounted price for the room. I took photos of the room but no where to show them here. If I knew that was the room, I would definitely have not made any booking with them. I felt disgusted with the way they do business!

Review 68：Be careful with the so called discount they offered on the website, you will probably end up paying triple price for the room you got just like us!

Review 69：They will probably say that the hotel is undergoing renovations toimprove in 2015 however- an establishment should never rent a room outwhere the stains on the carpet outnumber the clean spots, there isobvious black mold growing on the wall area by one of the beds (bleachplease) and there is rot hole in the doorway inside the bathroom. Fourstars is a joke. We stayed at cleaner rooms with a one star rating inquestionable areas in the states. How difficult is it to replace carpet?And carpet that looks like someone was murdered on? When we asked tochange rooms there were none other available and they would not providehelp to find another hotel. Disgusting! And the staff has obviously beentrained to deal with complaints on the filthy rooms.

Review 70：The staff was pleasant enough until I saw the room and wanted to move.The only saving grace about this property is that they are close to thetrain station- but there are also other hotels just as close.

Review 71：Such a nice place to stay, handy to railway station, St Marks Square. The staff were lovely and helpful, the room clean. There was no noise from outside at night. It was lovely to sit outside on the balcony to have breakfast each morning.

Review 72：The WiFi sucks! In the evening when most guests are trying to connect...good luck to you. The front desk workers at night, al though courteous and professional, are a bit of a "cold fish"

Review 73：Love the location, as it's only minutes away from the train station, water taxis, bank, and shops. During the day, the front desk workers are extremely helpful. Especial thanks to Vanessa, for all of assistance.

Review 74：Wifi not so stable. Perhaps is due to room location?

Review 75：Breakfast, location, cleanliness, view of Grand Canal. Very near to Train Station, less than 10 minutes walk with luggages.

Review 76：Room staff could have been more thorough with replacing toilet paper and coffee, and bathroom cleaning.

Review 77：Fabulous view over the Grand Canal with balcony and a window - never boring! Clean towels and pilow slips every day. Discount on restaurant meals.

Review 78：I was told earlier that there was a lift, except our room was on the fourth floor, and the lift went only to the third. Thank goodness for friendly porter!

Review 79：sunny aspect of room and staff super helpful

Review 80：Small room for standard, older decor, difficult to find room, small elevator, shower head needed replacing

Review 81：Location, staff, air conditioning, breakfast.

Review 82：The staff need to remember that they are not running an upmarket establishment - they were very ' stuffy '. Wi Fi code had to be re-entered every time you turned off your device. Very annoying! Bathroom leaked after every shower.

Review 83：The room with the tiny balcony. Closeness to the train station without going over any canals. Close to main hub for all water transport. Central to great eating places.

Review 84：Very small shower which for anyone larger than myself (86kg/183cm tall) would be a challenge. Wi-fi is a "hot spot" which was a bit unreliable from time to time and needed to be signed in each time you returned to the room

Review 85：Great Location on the Grand Canal and only a 5 minute walk from the station. Staff were most helpful with advice re travel and tours of Venice. Our breakfast every morning was served on the restaurant deck with fantastic views of the coming and goings on the canal.We had a corner room which was small but very comfortable

Review 86：It was a hotel used by tour groups so don't expect personal service. The safe is inconveniently located in top shelf of cupboard. The Mini bar is very tiny. Wifi kept cutting out. Rather tired appearance. Expensive.

Review 87：Conveniently located short walk from the station. Right on the Grand Canal. Spacious room and bathroom with a full bath. Kettle in room.

Review 88：We had a room facing the Grand Canal which we enjoyed very much. It was clean and the hotel staff was always very helpful and courteous. We were helped with our luggage. Travelling with me were my daughter and granddaughter so there was not a space to input this information. Would definitely stay there again and was just getting ready to send Booking.com and email letting them know how much we enjoyed this hotel and would certainly stay there again.

Review 89：The damp, musty smell of Venice. Not much one can do about that.

Review 90：Free WiFi and breakfast, comfortable rooms. The views facing the Grand Canal are spectacular.

Review 91：Room 110 has a mouldy shower and cracked tiles. Wifi kept dropping out and had to reset password nearly every time,annoying.

Review 92：Walking into beautiful air conditioned reception. Room overlooking the Grand Canal

Review 93：The hotel is old, with old carpets and furniture which gives off a funny smell.

Review 94：Location is good. It's near the train station, the churches, the vaporetto station and bridge towards the center of town and the tourist sights.

Review 95：Nothing!

Review 96：I loved my room, which though small: was very comfy and quiet, and looked right out onto the Grand Canal. Breakfast on the terrace by the water was a treat, and was why I chose this hotel. The coffee was very good, and all the staff I met were very attentive. My room had a brand new bathroom, and lots of thick towels.

Review 97：Nice location at a good price. We were not to far from the train station and easily reached the port to catch our cruise. The hotel was very pretty, clean and comfortable. The Staff was professional and helped us with all our needs. We were also close to the waterbus and made it easy to explore the city! WiFi was very good! The provide Breakfast on the canal and it was so enjoyable and deliciouse!

Review 98：Our room smelled like a gym locker the entire time. The bathroom smelled like a sewer the entire time. The bed was small and uncomfortable. There were always mosquitoes in the room even when we kept the window closed. We turned the Air Conditioning all the way down to 0 and the temperature was always 80 degrees no matter what.

Review 99：Great location and great food

Review 100：I booked the room with Air Conditioning being advertised on the website. When I arrived, there was NO AC available in the building and it was a very hot room.

Review 101：Location was great. Food was very good

Review 102：Room was small. No room to lay out cases. Staff were nice but not overly open with information. Very expensive

Review 103：Breakfast was nice, bed was comfortable, air conditioning was good

Review 104：Black marks around base of shower. Breakfast was poor almost no bacon left and eggs solid not nicely fluffy. 3 girls smoking and taking selfies next to us outside at breakfast. They weren't even staying at hotel. Had to move because of smoke in our faces.

Review 105：Location and outside eating areas Staff were helpful and close to station good

Review 106：The bathroom smelt very musty and there were mould stains on the shower curtain. Rather tired looking.

Review 107：Beautiful terrace next to Grand Canal, where it would have been nice to enjoy a drink! Alas, we were told it was only open for dinner!

Review 108：The wifi signal did not reach our room and only worked in public areas such as the lobby and restaurant.

Review 109：The location of the hotel is perfect if you are travelling to Venice by train, bus or from Treviso airport. Only a 5 minute walk from the stations.

Review 110：The breakfast itself had the potential to be nice but it seems even though breakfast is till 10.30 they stop replenishing earlier.We got there at 10 and it was still busy. Lots of the items were not available anymore.

Review 111：The location was great! Breakfast outside by the canal was great too.

Review 112：So expensive for a matchbox room. Decor old and plumbing problematic. Outrageously bad value for money

Review 113：The location is right near the train station. Makes carting luggage easier.

Review 114：The view from our window wasn't great but didn't detract from the holiday, and the free wifi didn't work.

Review 115：The fluffy pillows and the view from the breakfast veranda

Review 116：Building like many in Venice was shabby on outside but this didn't detract from a memorable stay.

Review 117：Easy to reach from the station.Historic old building with a very calm feel......an antidote to the tide of humans flowing in and out of town daily..Wide ranging buffet breakfast. Dinner was of a high quality and reasonably priced[Discount on a la carte for residents Very attentive Head waiter..William]

Review 118：Despite the Hotel advertising it has air conditioning they fail to mention that it is not switched on until June. Our stay was spoilt by the fact that we could not sleep for the heat. When we complained to reception staff they advised the Manager would not switch on the air conditioning and they were unable to provide us with a fan.

Review 119：Location was excellent and eating breakfast overlooking the Grand Canal was fab

Review 120：Stairs; no lift and had to go up and down and all around to get to our rooms. Staff had an attitude of superiority.

Review 121：Location was great and breakfast, which was very good, was also included.

Review 122：room wasn't prepared when we arrived, you have to entry wi fi code everyday, rooms are small, the bathroom is the worst place to vizit, the breakfast is very poor

Review 123：nothing except location

Review 124：For a 500 year old building, the corridors and lift is narrow. 4 person room is actually like a normal double room but just shoehorn in another couple of singleness like refugee camp. Space is minimal, like Hong Kong flat.

Review 125：Near train station and ACTV Water bus stops

Review 126：Staff were extremely helpful from the get go, room was ready on arrival, close walking distance to everything. I would definitely here again. Thanks guys

Review 127：Bathroom - bathtub with a mobile shower is a pain to use without spilling water onto the floor. Also difficult to maintain warm water balance! Room feels a bit suffocating as ventilation is poor and no air conditioning for few months.

Review 128：location is very good - < 5 mins walk from station and no need to take ferry. Breakfast spread is very good and courteous staff! Rooms are well maintained and clean!

Review 129：only that the bar does not open all day even for an afternoon tea/coffee....shame...

Review 130：Fantastic location, great hotel, great facilities and staff amazing. Plus fab breakfast with a view

Review 131：Canal can be a little noisy if you book a room that overlooks it ,having said that the view is great and gives you a real taste of Venetian life

Review 132：Friendly helpful staff, food was very good.

Review 133：The hotel itself need redecoration. Wifi doesn't work well.

Review 134：Good selection of breakfast. Hotel is close to the train station with only 2 minutes walk.

Review 135：Perfect location as not too far to cope with your luggage from the bus or train station. Waterbus just a short walk from the hotel made it easy to get about if you didn't want to walk.

Review 136：Breakfast was not very good. We ate out at dinner and didn't risk it.

Review 137：Great value hotel in perfect location. Hotel actually doubles as the Swedish Consulate so our balcony had Swedish flag and consulate badge. We had family room for four room number 133. Staff very helpful.

Review 138：Room a bit compact but the location, cleanliness and comfort more than compensated for this.

Review 139：We loved the location of the hotel right on the Grand Canal. We had amazing views of the canal which made a big difference. The breakfast was nice, choice of hot and cold. The staff were very helpful and were able to help with locations in the city.

The Fine Print

Please note that air-conditioning is available from mid-May to mid-October.