Hotel Antiche Figure Hotel

We really enjoyed the location. It's far from St. Mark's square, but to us this was a good thing. We really enjoyed walking down to St. Mark's Square. One day we also took the water taxi which was a great experience as we got to see the entire Grand Canal. Part of the Venice experience, for us at least, is to walk the narrow backstreets where you will find beautiful courtyards and great restaurants. The room was very clean and comfortable. The shower in particular was a treat, large walk in with three different water feeds and plenty of room so you weren't continuously banging elbows on the sides. The staff was amazing! They were so considerate and helpful. They even made us a breakfast basket the morning of our departure since we had to leave the hotel at 5 AM. Everything was beyond our expectations. We highly recommend the hotel.

Out of the 3 hotels we stayed at in northern Italy, the staff at the Antiche Figure were by far the friendliest. One gentlemen on the morning crew sang as he worked even. We've experienced hotel staff who seemed to enjoy what they were doing, or were at least very good at faking it, but this person really seemed to like his job. All the staff we encountered spoke English, and were very patient with my extremely limited Italian. The room was spacious, we were upgraded to a larger room, I think, due to my wife's employment status. The bed was comfortable, everything was extremely clean and well laid out. If you travel much you realize how important that last aspect can be. An interesting element of our particular room were the sounds coming from what I assumed to be apartments across the narrow walkway. If we kept our window open we could hear the myriad sounds of daily life; unfamiliar music playing from a radio, bits of conversation, silverware clinking, a shower running, it was very nice and lent a sort of down to earth comfortable feeling to the room. Conversely if we shut our window we couldn't hear any of this, so the room was quiet when we needed it to be. We had breakfast included in the price of the room, and they had a pretty good spread, much of it pastry and the like, but also hard boiled eggs, fruit, prosciutto and a couple of other meats. I have read that Italians themselves don't really eat much for breakfast, mostly just a pastry and coffee, so I'm glad they made the extra effort for tourists like us. They also have a seating area outside that is right next to the Church of San Simeone, I mean right next to it, with the Grand Canal right in front of you. Sitting there with espresso and breakfast, we've never done anything quite like that, it was wonderful and very cinematic. The location of Antiche Figure was perfect, it's located in a quieter area of Venice, there are still plenty of people walking along the Grand Canal but a quick duck down.

The hotel is just across the train station but you need to cross the steps of the bridges over the grand canal. If you are carrying heavy luggage, this may pose some challenge as the steps are steep. You can ask for a porter, this is a lot cheaper than getting a water taxi. We paid 10 euros for our 2 large suitcases. The room assigned to us is adjacent to the main hotel. We don't mind the little walk since we were surprised by the very nice room we had. It's like you have your own apartment. WiFi is also good. Though you can hear some steps from the upper floor, it's not at all significant to disturb our sleep. We had our breakfast at the main hotel. The breakfast is filling and sufficient. The staff are very attentive to your needs. I believe that the best advertisement of this hotel are the staff. Franchesca is such a lovely host. The staff are warm and kind. Check-in and check-out are fast. On our last day, we have to checked out early and they have graciously prepared us breakfast for take away. Roberto even prepared coffee for us to sip before going. You really feel that you are important. I will definitely stay here again if given the chance.