Hotels in Venice, Italy – Locanda Ca’Formosa – 3 star holiday accommodation near Piazza San Marco

Hotels in Venice, Italy - Holiday accommodation near San Marco in central Venice. This 3-star hotel offers spacious, elegant rooms with air conditioning, 24-hour room service and satellite TV.

The hotel lies next to one of the oldest palazzi in Venice, Cà Grimani, and has its own private dock allowing water taxi excursions to the islands of the Lagoon or romantic gondola rides direct from the entrance hall. A hotel of elegance and charm, it’s the ideal base for enjoyable stays in the heart of Venice. The highly qualified reception staff provide friendly and personal attention and service, guaranteeing you the best of Venetian hospitality. They will help you with art itineraries, point out cultural events and historical attractions. The Locanda provides a winning mix of professional hotel service and homely ambience.

Locanda Cà Formosa is in an old Venetian home dating from 1450 AD, and it has the characteristic high-ceilinged guest rooms and balconies of old Venetian houses. Completely renovated in 2002, the Locanda is hidden within one of the most quiet and discreet sestiere (areas) of Venice, yet only a bridge away from the Campo Santa Maria Formosa, a short walk from Saint Mark’s Square and to all the sightseeing and shopping hotspots.

There is a choice of 11 rooms, all with en suite bathrooms with shower or tub. Each room is inspired by a Renaissance artist: Tiepolo, Giorgione, Palladio, Tintoretto and more. And each has been individually decorated and elegantly furnished by some of the most prestigious old Venetian manufacturers: fine canopies, tapestries, mirrors and linens combine to create an exquisitely romantic style and atmosphere. All the rooms have the latest in modern comforts, including satellite TV with music channels, direct dial telephone, individual air conditioning and heating, a safe, fax and computer points. Room service is 24 hours a day.

You’ll find the hotel easily accessible whether you’re arriving by air or by car (you will of course have to leave your vehicle at the city’s main car parks).

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The hotel’s position in the heart of Venice not only impossibly romantic and atmospheric, it also makes reaching all the sights of the city that much easier. And how much there is to choose from. With some 117 islands and 150 canals, all linked by 409 bridges; and with the famed canals augmented by a labyrinthine network of squares, streets and little alleyways, there is a surprise round every corner in Venice.

Just round the corner from the hotel lies the Basilica San Marco, the most exotic and over the top of European cathedrals. With 4000 square metres of golden mosaics, this mausoleum to the town’s patron saint is one of Venice’s two biggest tourist draws. The second is the Doge’s Palace: the Palazzo Ducale was for centuries home to the ruling council of the city and the Doge himself. Book yourself onto the Itinerari Segreti del Palazzo Ducale, an intriguing behind the scenes tour of this Gothic marvel.

A trip down the Grand Canal on a gondola is not only the classically romantic way to travel Venice, it will also give you a unique view of this city built on water – and the leisurely pace of the boat makes it a perfect sightseeing trip. Also visit the Accademia, one of the finest collections of European painting anywhere in the world, and the many other fine collections, including the Museo Correr and the Ca’Rezzonico. And don’t forget the north and south islands of the Lagoon. Trips to Murano, Burano and across to the Lido offer a fascinating contrast to the core of Venice itself.

Then return to the city centre. Sit and relax with a cappuccino or a prosecco in Piazza San Marco. And drink in one of the world’s most complex, diverse, beautiful and romantic cities. Your hotel puts you right at that city’s heart, making this the ideal base for a holiday in Venice. Click on hotel in Venice to find out more.