| From: JD, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: September, 2008 |
| Very welcoming hotel, superb location within easy walking distance off all the sites and transport stops. Room was very large with good views and great facliities. Would recommend to anyone. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| The Metropole Hotel Venice is in the perfect location to experience Venice. The hotel staff was very courteous, heplful and professional. The restaurant and bar areas are breathtaking. The rooms are unique and decorated very tastefully. We will go there the next time we visit Venice. This hotel is not to be missed. |
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| From: RP, USA |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| Wonderful place to stay - the Met resturant was excellent though the wait staff was a bit unfreindly. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: May, 2006 |
| My Husband & I stayed at the Metropole Hotel Venice in May. It is absolutely beautiful!! The staff is wonderful !The rooms are large with picture perfect views!!Housekeeping is remarkable.I can not say enough fabulous things about this hotel!! |
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| From: James Reed, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| I stay at many of this chain's hotels including the Albani in Florence (annually), the Metropole Hotel Venice is different, very ornamental designer public areas. If you go to Venice for the first time and want Venice art surroundings then stay somewhere else, if you want an over the top experience then stay here, the food is fantastic but you should make the reservations before you arrive. My son was with me and he classified the "overly decorated hallways - "like a visit to the castel of Count Dragula" -- at least in his imagination. My room was quiet, spacious for Venice -smallish bathroom - well designed and a very comfortable bed, luxury linens. The breakfast is very good and the service is superior - tue Italian hospitality and helpfulness. |
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| From: Juliette Wade, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| The Metropole is the best. It is quirky and luxurious. The service is top notch and almost invisible. We stayed in a junior suite and it was very roomy. It was the best bed we had in all of Italy. I loved the room so much, I had to force myself to get out and explore Venice. I would have been content to lounge in the room! It is a bit pricey, but so is everything else in Venice. We felt it was worth the money. |
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| From: TM, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| great location, easy walking distance to everything, room checked twice daily and towels/linen changed daily! Very old fashioned but also unique and beautiful even for us who like contemporary. Amazing to observe staff ironing table cloths on tables for evening meals. Had quiet room at back overlooking garden as requested. Antique furniture mightn't suit everyone and bathroom lighting not great but we've yet to stay in a hotel which had satisfactory bathroom lighting. Arsenale bus stop 2 minutes away for 12 Euro airport connection. Don't eat in places overlooking lagoon-very expensive. Seek out back street restaurants where locals frequent and food is half the price and twice the quality. |
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| From: Janice Potter, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| The Metropole was a lovely hotel it was full of character and very impressive. It was very close to St Marc's square and amenities. The staff where very helpful and the breakfast was delicous in a wonderful breakfast room, it was ideal to start long day ahead. I would definately recommend friends and family to stay at the Metrople. |
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| From: Brian Williams, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| The bed was the most comfortable we have ever enjoyed away from home. We stayed 4 nights in Venice and look forward to returning. The lighting in the bedroom was dim to read by and there was only one, news, channel in English - plenty of German and no music which would have been an international option. Those are the only two"faults" I can think of. The breakfast was very fine. The staff were very good indeed. |
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| From: MS, Japan |
| Date of Stay: November, 2007 |
| Very conbinient from St.Marco Square. A little bit expensive, but location and atmosphare are really good. Outside of our room was narrow pathway, but sometimes we heard some noises in the night. |
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| From: Kent Jimison, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| After a rough start to our trip (Avoid Air France, they are awful) we arrived via train in Venice. We followed the hotels directions and got on the vaparetto, better known as a cattle car,(DON'T DO THIS)and then walked about two blocks, luggage in tow, to the Metropole. The first comment from the desk clerk was to let us know that Venice is a special and expensive city and you have to spend money so you should always take a taxi. My suggestion to put this on their web site seemed funny to them. It was hard for us to find the humor. The mood changed when we got to our room. It was by far the largest we had seen in Italy with a bathroom to die for and a outside deck that overlooked the Harbor. It was a 10 plus. The breakfasts we outstanding with excellent and friendly service. Our only complaint was when the housekeeper left a window open and we returned that night to a small swarm of mosquito buzzing in the room. I would highly recommend this property to anyone. |
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| From: Michelle Decorvet, Switzerland |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| 15 days before arriving, I send an e-mail to ask the hotel to make a reservation at La Fenice. I got no answer whatsoever! And the service in the restaurant was too slow and the food didn't deserve a* au Michelin. It was our 5th time in Veniceand the last time! Too many groups!!! |
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| From: Thanakorn Jirasevijinda, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| internet access should be wireless all over the hotel, and should be free to guests. it IS in many other hotels in the US and europe |
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| From: Celia Short, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| The hotel is slightly quirky - displays, candles etc but we loved it! Excellent location very close to San Marco and convenient for the waterbuses. Our room was at the top, with a terrace and a good view of the lagoon. Very good quality breakfast with very good service. We ate in the hotel once - it has a Michelin star and the food was excellent, reasonable prices and superb service. We also ate in Al Conte Pescaor near San Marco which was excellent. |
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| From: Kevin Smith, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: June, 2007 |
| what a wonderful hotel, we stayed for two days to celebrate my birthday everything was perfect, to walk out of the hotel with the lagoon in all it's glory was beautful. Friendly and helpful staff great breakfast with wide selection of excellent food. Wonderful garden a rarity in venice. Would recommend the Metropole Hotel Venice to anyone for a special occasion. |
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| From: Stanley Shapiro, USA |
| Date of Stay: June, 2007 |
| The hotel has a 19th C feel in the good sense and you should mention the fabulous collection of antique objets in the etageres throughout. Also the hotel has its own water landing for taxis. The interior garden restaurant-cafe is a quiet spot for lunch. |
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| From: Woon Pin Chia, Malaysia |
| Date of Stay: March, 2007 |
| Upon check in, we were provided a room which was nothing like photos portrayed on the site. The room was so small, you had to thread on narrow paths to get from the bed to the washroom. We later highlighted this point and with no questions asked, we were provided a much bigger room. It wasn't perfect but we felt it matched the price we were paying for. Generally, the hotel is alright but if they operate on the principle of assigning small rooms till the guests complains, then the policy should be relooked into. For us, it set a negative impression from start and we will likely not return to it. The receptionist had also recommended we hop on the daily and hourly complimentary boat ride to Murano Island to visit the Glass factory. We waited a few times but gave up as it was late several times. Finally we decided to wait for it one day and the receptionist finally mentions that its only upon request and they were not requesting for any that day. AHH! We decided not to bother anymore as information seemed to be misleading again. |
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| From: SD, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: March, 2007 |
| We had a wonderful stay with you and I would definitely return to yur hotel. The staff were fantastic and despite my lack of spoken Italian, everyone was most kind and understanding. I want to learn Italian now!! The room was out of this world. I could not believe it when I walked in with all the cherubs!! I couldn't stop laughing. The bathroom was beautiful. All in all a perfect location and hotel. |
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| From: Ana Cecilia Caceres, USA |
| Date of Stay: March, 2007 |
| The hotel has a beautiful garden area to have drinks at. I did not like the hotel rooms. The rooms are old antiqueish looking rooms, this just is not my style. However, having said that the bed was comfortable and the bathrooms were very clean. The breakfast was good. I wish I had tried the restaurant because the menu looked delicious. They offer a shuttle to the island of Murano which is great. |
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| From: DO, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: January, 2007 |
| A very enjoyable stay, rooms quite small but very well laid out. Staff were very friendly, i'd definitley stay there again. |
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