After a maul through the hot, narrow streets crammed with tourists, and several wrong turns, we eventually stumbled upon the hotel. It is situated on the corner of a canal bridge, tucked away in a typical side street, and within easy walking distance to all the city's major attractions, shops, bars and restaurants. Our room was pleasant and traditional Venician style, though quite dark - it certainly needed the Murano chandelier, the decor was kitch, with old worn furniture etc, but clean and tidy and it had a spacious ensuite tiled bathroom. The view, which I anticipated to be overlooking a canal, in fact turned out to be the courtyard and shuttered windows of adjacent and opposite rooms. Below were rubbish bins and an area that presumably had some on-going construction work, disappointing, but not enough to spoil our stay. Besides, the breath-taking views that greet you everywhere in Venice more than make up for this. Breakfast was self service, a good selection and adequate, with a choice of hot food, cereals, cakes, fruit and drinks. The staff, especially Deborah, were all very friendly, helpful and courteous, and made our short stay warm and welcome. We passed several hotels whilst walking, some poor and dingy, others richly splendid and set in magnificent locations, - you obviously get what you pay for here, so the Ca Alvise seemed very good value to us. Please note, however, my wife and I travelled...After a maul through the hot, narrow streets crammed with tourists, and several wrong turns, we eventually stumbled upon the hotel. It is situated on the corner of a canal bridge, tucked away in a typical side street, and within easy walking distance to all the city's major attractions, shops, bars and restaurants. Our room was pleasant and traditional Venician style, though quite dark - it certainly needed the Murano chandelier, the decor was kitch, with old worn furniture etc, but clean and tidy and it had a spacious ensuite tiled bathroom. The view, which I anticipated to be overlooking a canal, in fact turned out to be the courtyard and shuttered windows of adjacent and opposite rooms. Below were rubbish bins and an area that presumably had some on-going construction work, disappointing, but not enough to spoil our stay. Besides, the breath-taking views that greet you everywhere in Venice more than make up for this. Breakfast was self service, a good selection and adequate, with a choice of hot food, cereals, cakes, fruit and drinks. The staff, especially Deborah, were all very friendly, helpful and courteous, and made our short stay warm and welcome. We passed several hotels whilst walking, some poor and dingy, others richly splendid and set in magnificent locations, - you obviously get what you pay for here, so the Ca Alvise seemed very good value to us. Please note, however, my wife and I travelled light and consider ourselves to be quite fit, so the fact that this hotel has narrow stairs, tight landings and no lift may be a concern to those with heavier luggage, pushchairs and any fitness problems. It's part of the charm of this beautiful city to get lost now and then, so be patient trying to find your way round and back to the hotel - you'll soon get the hang of it.More