You never know what awaits you when you turn up to your hotel - they all advertise how good they are, and we have often been disappointed. But we were genuinely delighted with the Antico Doge in Venice. Centrally placed, beautifully decorated and helpful staff, we loved it and if we can afford to go to Venice again (not a cheap city) we would certainly go back to this hotel. Our room (a junior suite) was bigger than we thought it would be, the ensuite bathroom was superb. The room was air-conditioned and made up discretely each day while we were out enjoying the sights.

We stayed at the Antico Doge with our adult son and teenage daughter in June. The location was excellent, close to the Rialto and not far from St Mark's square. It's also an easy walk to get off the beaten path and explore the backstreets of Venice on the other, less touristy side of the Rialto (San Polo? area I believe). We stayed in a Junior Suite which was decorated beautifully in old Venice style. The bathroom was adequate and the air conditioning was great and definitely needed in Venice. There was a king sized sofa bed down stairs that was made up into a bed and two twin beds upstairs. I was immediately disappointed because I booked a room that stated 1 king and 2 twin beds. When I asked the receptionist she explained that all their king beds were the same and that our bed was NOT a sofa bed. Maybe Italy is different, but in America when you can fold a mattress with a frame back into a sofa, it is called a sofa bed. Additionally none of the beautiful king sized beds shown on their website appear to be sofa beds. For 330 euros a night (more than we paid anywhere in Italy, including Rome where we had a two bedroom apartment) it would seem reasonable to have had a comfortable bed to sleep in. Because Venice was so absolutely wonderful, we did not let a bed detract from our overall experience. We would definitely return to this beautiful city and possibly the hotel because of its excellent location. I would not stay in the junior suite again however. **Also... make sure you're aware of all charges when you eat out in Venice. When we ate at the canal side restaurant a few steps away from the hotel, they charged us 6 euros per person (24 euros total for table settings/linens, I believe they said). In other restaurants in Italy, we sometimes encountered a 2 euro per person service fee, but we never were charged this...

Hotel Antico Doge is a lovely small hotel with excellent service, pretty rooms and reasonable prices. We found the staff very accomodating, food nicely prepared, and location perfect. What a nice place!

Very peaceful hotel a few steps from the Rialto bridge. Canal directly in front very convenient for either water taxi or gondola. Beautifully decorated rooms, air conditioning that actually works, and a great location in Cannareggio. Very close to Fiaschetteria Toscana and other non-touristy restaurants. Super helpful staff.