We had pre-payed for 4 rooms at this guesthouse with the understanding that they would all have a private bath (with the resulting fee). After arriving, using their directions which were quite good, we struggled up the 3 flights of stairs to the reception area only to be re-directed down the street and up another alley to their "annex" -... more

It's pretty much universally understood that Venice is an expensive place to visit, & finding cheap, comfortable, affordable can be hard. The Ca' Malipiero certainly fits in to this category, although I would say that it is no where near as plush as it's web site makes out. It is certainly in an excellent location, and we found that we... more

This was our first stay Venice, and we liked it. We stayed during the Carnival for 3 nights and it was exactly what we wanted. It is very well positioned towards the Piazza San Marco, just a few streets away from the most important point of the carnival. The room in which we stood was not very big but comfortable... more

The room was very clean and comfortable. The problem was it was hard to find, but when we did find it , it ended up being in an excellent location we took the Grand Canal . Take a private boat to the hotel it's about 20euroes. If you have a lot of luggage you do have to go up about... more

Best thing about this place was the nice hotel cleaner, and the second man at the desk and his friend who helped us with train timetable amendments. However, the hotel is a still dark and musty. There are three flights of stairs so definately don't go there is you have any sort of disability as you have to get the... more

I agree with the other reviews that it is difficult to find this hotel, but once found we found it very nice and contributed to Venice being one of our best holidays. The room was very spacious and clean, and the bathroom modern (although the lighting could have been brighter). The manager was friendly (although he only spoke Italian) and... more

It is very difficult to find, we too would have walked for hours dragging our suitcases trying to find it if not for the gracious hostess at the hotel a few doors down who walked us to the door! It's an old building - with old rooms - yes slightly musty (It's VENICE!) but no bugs - the bathroom was... more

Just returned from a weekend in Venice, staying at the Malipiero Suites, Palio Bianco. This is advertised as a four star hotel which it certainly is not. It’s basically a floor of fairly run down rooms housed in what must have once been a very impressive building. The location’s great, but the rooms are very shabby though clean. There is... more

This turned out to be a great place. I booked it without seeing any photos or anything, then stumbled across their own web site, which had lovely photos of this former palace. I couldn't believe it would be as nice as the photos, but it was. With 4 of us, we got their "family room," which was the largest hotel... more