La Meridiana

The room was very spacious and clean. Only complaints would be that, it was very hot in our room as they turn the A/C off in October and the nights are still relatively warm. Other complaint being that the temperature of the water changed from ice cold to scalding every few seconds but it wasn't anything we couldn't deal with. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. One guy helped us with some Italian words, another gave us a helpful map with the train times to and from Venice and another assisted us in getting some hot tea after the bar/restaurant was already closed. Overall, very good experience.

Hotel la Meridians was a wonderful efficient and cost-effective place to stay while visiting Venice. The staff and service was excellent, nothing to complain about there. I really liked the fact the people working there were friendly and somewhat talkative. Most of them spoke excellent English (not that they have to it's just nice for someone who is still trying to learn Italian). The breakfast was good above average but nothing fancy and nothing to special, they had English breakfast tea so I was happy. The location was ideal 10 min (tops) walk from the train station directly into Venice. This makes it a very good hotel for people who want to save a little money at the cost of not having a hotel on Venice island. I would say the deco needs a little work for it to become a perfect hotel, a little modernization never hurt anyone. Hope this helps Have a nice trip where ever you end up going.

Let's start with the pros and cons! Pro the hotel is a 6 minutes walk from the station and close to some nice bars, restaurants and ice cream parlours. The rooms are spacious and the hotel is close to the airport and a 20 minute train ride into central Venice. The bar in the hotel is friendly and reasonably priced. Some of the hotel staff are very helpful and friendly. Cons there are a lot of things in the room that probably won't work. For us the fridge was broken as where some of the plug sockets. Some of the lights switches didn't work and there was a light that would flicker every few minutes for no reason. The rooms are poorly decorated, very old fashioned and not cool way! The whole hotel felt out of date and poorly maintained. On check in there was an older guy who was quite rude and sarcastic for no apparent reason. He appeared to be the owner. However every other member of staff was lovely and helpful. For a four star hotel you do expect more but this isn't a four star hotel it's more a three star. Overall for a short stay it's conveniently located and relatively comfortable.