Gate 1 booked this hotel for us as an extension to our trip to Croatia and Slovenia. The location is great near the rail and bus stations. Rooms and breakfast were fine. Don't miss taking your second cup of coffee in the morning outside and watch the local traffic on the Grand Canal go by.

Having stayed at the Principle in 2009 and had a lovely stay, we were really looking forward to our second stay. However, whilst the location remains great and the breakfast very good, the rest was sadly a disappointment; we were allocated a standard double room (twin beds pushed together), wardrobe and chest of drawers in a space that was quite... More

I read many reviews before choosing this hotel. I was traveling to Venice from London with two other ladies--one a Senior Citizen like myself, and the other a young lady. We booked through a tour company and got a great deal including hotel and flight. We were concerned , after reading reviews, that our triple room would just be a... More

Hotel Prinicipe is about 200m from main train station and right on the Grand canal. As we had travelled by train it was ever so easy to walk out of the station and down the street. This area is a must if arriving by train so you dont have to lug your luggage elsewhere by boat. The hotel is a... More

absolutely beautiful have never experienced anywhere like here, top marks

I just returned from Venice for two nights before taking a cruise to the Greek Islands with my grandaughter. Took a bus from the airport to the Piazzala Roma. The hotel is very close. The Hotel was very good and had a lovely view of the Grand Canal. Walked to St Mark's square which is about 25 minutes walk, but... More

I travelled with my Mother to Venice for 2 nights in February, we had got a bus from the airport to the Piazzale Roma. We had already bought a 3 day ticket at the airport for the Varoretti so jumped on for one stop to our hotel which was just 2 mins from the Satna Lucia Station. The hotel was... More

Just returned from 12 days in Italy. We spent a wonderful 3 days in Venice where we had avery enjoyable stay at the Hotel Principe. We had a fabulous room with 2 balconies overlooking the Grand Canal from where we could watch all the comings and goings along Venice's main thoroughfare. We found the service excellent and the hotel very... More

My daughter and I had a two night stay in this hotel. We found the reception service excellent, very polite, helpful etc. Although we where bed and breckfast only we did have one evening meal in the restaurant, the food was very good, and waiter service good also, although a little pricey, we did enjyoy the meal very much. The... More