Venice Times Hotel
by the TopOfHotel team
Venice Times Hotel is the highest-scoring boutique in the budget group near the station.
Venice Times Hotel is the highest-scoring boutique in the budget group near the station.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Rooms here go modern-minimalist — white, grey and wood tones over parquet floors, with good beds and clean, up-to-date bathrooms. It is a deliberate break from the carved-furniture, classic-Venetian look you get almost everywhere else in the city. Reviews praise how clean the rooms are and how well they hold off outside noise, even though the hotel sits near one of the main pedestrian streets of the district.
Food and amenities
Breakfast is a buffet included in the rate, and it is varied — the cappuccino and homemade pastries come up again and again in reviews. Beyond that, the hotel keeps things simple: a 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi, with staff who are generous about pointing you toward routes and the right places to eat nearby.
Location and getting there
The location is the real pitch. Walk straight out of Santa Lucia and you are at the door in about 5 minutes, on the flat, with no big bridge to lug a suitcase over and no vaporetto needed to reach the old quarter. The hotel sits in a small alley in Cannaregio, close to the neighbourhood's well-known cicchetti bars — the small Venetian bites that locals graze on before dinner.
Things to know before booking
Rooms are compact by Venice standards, so they are tight if you are travelling with several big bags. The building is historic, which means some rooms are up a flight of stairs. And because the alley feeds off a main pedestrian route through the district, the quietest rooms are the ones set back from it — worth asking about when you book.
Our take
This is the pick for travelers who arrive in Venice by train and would rather not waste time transferring by boat with their luggage — couples, solo visitors, and anyone using the city as a stop between Milan or Florence. At $135 a night with breakfast it is good value for Venice, and the 9.0/10 score backs that up.
Score Breakdown
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Excellent location — a flat 5-minute walk from Santa Lucia with no big bridges to haul a suitcase over.
- Modern-minimalist design in white, grey and wood, a real break from the classic Venetian boutique look.
- Scores 9.0/10, and staff are generous with route advice and restaurant tips for the neighbourhood.
- Breakfast is included in the rate — varied and fresh, with the cappuccino and homemade pastries singled out in reviews.
- Sits among the cicchetti bars of Cannaregio, so good local food is a short walk from the door.
- Rooms are compact by Venice standards — tight if you are spreading out several big bags.
- It is a historic building, so some rooms involve climbing stairs.
- The alley sits near a main pedestrian route through the district, so the quietest rooms are the ones set back from it.
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Insider Tips
- Arriving by train with luggage? Walk it — the 5-minute flat route beats fighting a vaporetto with your bags.
- Ask the front desk for their cicchetti recommendations; the bars in Cannaregio are a short stroll away.
- Take breakfast slowly and order the cappuccino — the homemade pastries are a review favourite.