Al Codega

Ideal location in a quiet courtyard, only minutes away from the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Square. Friendly staff, superlative breakfast, well kept, clean room with perfect AC, unfortunately our room offered little to no view as it was only meters away from the neighbouring building which had a scaffolding in front of it. But then, you don’t spend days in Venice in your hotel room! Take and use the excellent area map available at the front desk, as G…le maps struggles to log in to a proper signal in all the narrow alleyways in the neighbourhood.

We just got back from Venice and stayed at this beautiful hotel steps away from everything you want to see in Venice. Everything was wonderful. If I had to make one suggestion, it would be to have coffee available before 7:30 am. We checked out around 7:20 for an early flight home and had to wait to get coffee at the airport!

Had a wonderful stay of 5 nights in room 408 at the Boutique hotel, Hotel al Codega, in the heart of Venice, a stones throw from St Marks Square, and also the Rialto bridge. The hotel thoroughly deserves its high ratings. My room was a superior room with a bath. No view to speak of, that was the only negative I’d say. It was across roof tops but very quiet. The aircon worked well, they have a lift and staff were friendly and helpful. Wifi was good. The bed had Frette quality linens and I noticed the bed was extra long. I’m 5’7” and can tell that the length was generous. There is only one power point next to the desk so I suggest bringing an adapter with several usb ports. Also I found my 3m usb cable came in handy to stretch to the bedside for iPhone usage. I requested a kettle which was placed in the room on arrival. I appreciated the early check in as I arrived at around 12.30pm and made up for the lack of view! The breakfast offering at this hotel is next level!! The breakfast is the star of the show at this hotel. Of all my years of travel this must have been the best breakfast buffet I’ve ever come across. There is definitely a foodie in the midst of the hotel management, and in the kitchen driving this offering. The baking, bruschetta and egg dishes are just out of this world and everything is freshly baked. The assortment is rotated daily so you are not eating the same stuff every day. I would return to this hotel for many reasons, not least of all the breakfast buffet. Venice is an expensive town and the breakfast here set me up so I didn’t need to eat until the evening. There is a Coop grocery store nearby. So you can stock up on drinks etc. The hotel is incredibly handy to the Rialto Vaperetto stop, literally less than 5 minutes walk and also about a 5 minute walk to St marks square. I took the alilaguna airport ferry direct from the airport for 18 euros. People have posted YouTube videos on how to get to the hotel from the Rialto stop. I suggest you watch that a couple of times. To summarise I loved this place. I recommend booking early as it gets booked out. I think I’d come here every time I’m in Venice.