Venice Resorts

I would give this place a 5 star review, but the wifi took almost a whole day before it started working for us. And being in another country without an international plan, wifi is life. But once we connected, it was a good connection.
I appreciate that we weren’t in a too touristy area, but within walking distance to get to the cruise ships and the train terminal. The room we had was up a long stairwell and overlooked the street. I mean seriously, how are you going to fit an elevator into these old buildings? Especially in a place that is slowly sinking? But looking at the street isn’t too bad for me. I could see into other living units across the way, which were not hotels! It was like being part of a neighborhood, which is what I really like when traveling in foreign countries, to really experience the culture and life of the area. Ok, I wasn’t being too voyeuristic but one family had a child play piano after dinner, and another family liked to be nude. But anyway, it gave me a glimpse of living life in Venice.
The room was pretty basic. Simple bed and desk. And like I’ve mentioned before, bathrooms in Italy are quite small, but I must say this was one of the larger bathrooms. There was a washing machine in the bathroom, but not for us to use. The shower was cool because it had a full body spray. The only thing was that there wasn’t a separate bidet. Kind of wish there was another mirror other than the bathroom mirror. Also, the hooks were kind of too high for us to use, being that we aren’t even 5′-6″. Appreciated the fact that the sink was large.
Check in is at Hotel ai Tolentini, which is about 5 – 10 minutes walk. I can say it’s around the block, but there are no street names so that doesn’t help. Would I stay here again? Most definitely. The mosquitoes though, are killer. So I wouldn’t recommend sleeping with the windows open. Breakfast is included at a place across the way, but is fairly simple; juice, coffee or hot cocoa, with some breads. But that’s ok, there’s always gelato around the corner.

We were actually booked in a quadruple room with our friends at an affiliated hotel, the Hotel ai Tolentini, and were thankful that we were able to spread out into two double rooms at the nearby Venice Resorts. We had a beautiful Piano 3 flat with a view of the street out the front and a canal/​bridge out the bathroom. The décor was minimalist and clean with exposed wood beams for our vaulted ceiling, very refreshing.
The double bed is two singles smashed together under a single set of sheets and spread, as are every other double bed we’ve ever experienced in Italy (and possibly all of Europe).
Perfect location for parking at the Piazzale Roma and walking around to various attractions.
There are some great nearby restaurants, our favorite being the Trattoria Da Silvio. Breakfast was included and was a quick walk down to La Bauta Pasticceria for a € 5 value breakfast of orange juice, croissant, two rolls with butter and jam and a hot beverage (cappuccino, yes!)
The Venice Resorts has free WiFi in the rooms for all the guests good throughout the building and not room specific. Connection was excellent without problems.
Payment for the room was upfront in cash, as were most other places we stayed that weren’t major hotels. Be prepared to have cash on hand for your entire stay when checking in. When leaving, you just leave the keys on the room’s desk and leave whenever you want!
The staff at the Hotel ai Tolentini was exceptional and accommodating. We would gladly consider this place again should we get the chance to return to Venice!