Deluxe Double Room, Annex Building | Extra beds

Reviews of San Lio Tourist House

San Lio Tourist House
Castello 5607 - Campo San Lio, Venice, VE

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 447 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 447 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 447 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
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4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Francesca, Toronto

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was not what I paid for! The room was nothing like the picture advertised.it was pocky and tiny with very little room to move. The shower door was blocked by the toilet and wouldn't close. Check in was over a computer monitor with just a voice telling me to pick up directions and go elsewhere to register. Never met the voice's owner. An overall depressing experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Vitor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is going to be harsh
Our room was finished being renovated 30 minutes before check in so the air smelled of paint and chemical even though the guy that checked us in said he used an ozonator. The air-conditioning didn’t work not even the fan. The room was 30° unbearable, and not even a fan provided to plug-in. I didn’t sleep the whole night literally. Only way to get a little bit of air was to keep the window wide open but touristy Venice never sleeps so It was just like the outdoors was in your room. At 5 AM I was online looking for a new hotel and checked out the next day ASAP. The manager was not at all interested This was an economy room But not inexpensive. Had the air conditioning been on or at least a fan provided, it would have been at least tolerable but as it was , a horrible experience. Waste of money and disappointment. Thankfully we found a beautiful hotel and went on to have a great stay in Venice. If you want to stay up all night sweating in your room , then stay here. Harsh Review, yes! But deserving.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

4/10 Poor

Leon, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Smelly
Open door, room smells of poop. Then sewage. Then body odor. Tell staff, they say they cannot do anything. They eventually deoderised it. Bathroom still smelt of sewage so the plumbing bit old, keep door closed! And window open. Then smell will be ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

hannah, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy to find, close to amenities
Hotel was easy to find, check in was convenient, local to Rialto and everything we needed. Room was lovely, bathroom a little small but manageable. Reasonable price too. Room was as pictured on the site. Slightly noisy with street noise but that's inevitable given the location. Will be staying again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Well situated in Venice near the Rialto bridge
The hotel has No reception, check in is in another hotel I am not sure how we would of found it if someone had not been checking out at the same time as we were checking in. The shower was extremely small, otherwise the room was big for Venice comfortable clean and tidy and very well located
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean and near Rialto bridge
This hotel was less expensive than other hotels. It was clean and in the area we wanted to be. For this reason, we were relatively happy with our experience. The check-in location is about a minutes walk from the hotel. It looks a little shady, but Venice is very safe, even late at night. Never had any issues with safety and the hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. We were able to connect to the WiFi when we first checked in, but later that night, we no longer were able to connect. We asked the staff and they said they would send someone to fix it the next day. It sounded like this happened rather frequently at this location. However, I was able to walk to the other location and use the internet there. There are a lot of stairs to get to the room along with tight hallways, so guests should be aware of this. Also, it is right in the midst of a busy part of Venice, so it is a bit noisy at night, but I always sleep with ear plugs, so this didn't really bother me. Overall, a fun place to stay for the rate we paid.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Lina, Montreal, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Good location, nice staff, clean room. Just follow instruction to get to the place since it's complicated

8/10 Good

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One Night Stand
My husband and I stayed at San Lio only one night. It was comfortable and reasonable. If I ever return to Venice, I will definitely give San Lio a look. The man who checked us in was very nice and accommodating and gave us several recommendations for lunch.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Richard

Disliked: Staff & service
Rethink
Didn't like that there were 2 locations..1 to check in and the other for stay. 0 service from the hotel or staff, would have been like staying at grandparents basement
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Checking in at a different place wasn't ideal considering that walking/finding around Venice can be challenging
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Steven

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
No air conditioning, small room, separated from the building housing the reception desk. Noisy early in the morning outside the window, which had to be kept open since there was no air conditioning.

8/10 Good

Fausto, Brasil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good if was not the bathroom
Despite the fact that the reception is not in the same place of the rooms, that staff are very friendly and helpful, they guide you through the reception. The location is very good. The only thing that I will have to be concerned is the bathroom, the shower, and just have it, is so small. Serious, is so small that is almost impossible take a proper shower without make a mess. I strongly suggest the hotel management a change in the toilet, to gain more space. Said that is a good hotel.

4/10 Poor

traci, Dallas, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great area for shopping and restaurants
The room it self was ok, easy to get to from Rialto bridge water taxi stop, but the heater in my room did not work and when I called they did not come to fix it, so it was a very chilly night tucked under the covers. The bathroom was so tiny and seriously lacking in shelving so there is no where to put your toiletries. You can definitely hear other people and banging noises upstairs and the second day there was no hot water, so I was glad to be checking out. However, considering the fact that when in Venice most of your time will be spent out wandering the alleyways and bridges, keep in mind the hotel is in a great area so it may be worth it. Plus, what you save in accommodations can be spent on a lovely dinner or gondola ride.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Green Door
Venice is notoriously difficult to manage. Never the less, this hotel was near impossible to find. We actually walked past it. The hotel is a plainly marked green door and you will more than likely have to go to a neighboring hotel and ask for directions. It is located near a pharmacy and other then that and a few peculiarities, I was very pleased with our stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly Reccommend
Make sure you look at the reservation because check in is in a different location. Pack light when you are in Venice because the only two ways to get to the hotel are by water or walking. The room was very spacious and clean! It was in a great location to be able to explore Venice in a short trip!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
After a little confusion about the checking in location, great stay very near to the main sights.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel. Good location.
Great hotel. Would recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Mr , UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Venice
Our stay was fabulous hotel was situated in the hype of all. The hotel was clean and staff out standing made our first of many visits perfect highly recommend

8/10 Good

rebecca, f

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Venice
Arrived in Venice got vaporetta to riatto bridge after a bus ride very quick transfer. Found San lip tourist house within 5 minutes asked directions everyone knew it. On arrival got sent to another hotel 2 minutes away asked if we would like free upgrade so we did. Accommmodation warm cozy and more than expected would definitely travel and stay here again manager gave us advice on getting about quickly.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

shirin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient location, too many stairs!
We stayed here for one night in late Sep. 2016. The location is great, close to everything, but the hotel is very hard to find!! make sure you have a GPS system with you specially if it's your first time in Venice. The check in is few blocks away so you ring the bell, they open the door, you climb the stairs (some 15 of them-no elevator) then you talk to a TV monitor and they tell you where to go to check in. It might sound confusing but it really is not that bad. actually this is very normal for Venice to have your hotel at some place and check in place in another location. It's very close to Sr. Mark's square, there are beautiful shops and alleys all around you, few cafe's within your foot steps. The room was vry clean and great view of the alleys, it's just a bit noisy but didn't bother us. It is a very old building but renovated inside, so you get to have a very modern, spacious bathroom and shower (at least our room was like that) Enjoy your time in Venice, it's truly a lovely city :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room pictures shown on website were very much better than the room we had. Also, bad sewer odours out of bathroom. A/C did not work as they don't allow you to use it when outside temperature is too low (but, the room was still hot so it would have been nice to use it)

10/10 Excellent

Neuza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Know this: if you want to go to Venice and stay in the main island, you'all be staying at a hotel that is old as f$&@! With that in mind, most hotels there are really expensive. This one is just what you paid for! The room itself is very old but it's clean. The one huge positive is the location! It's within walking distance of everything!! We literally only had to use the boat from the station and to go to the other islands!

8/10 Good

David

Convenient and clean room, well located
Venice itself is a great city. The rooms were fine, nothing extraordinary. If you are in a budget, this is a great place. Everything is reachable from the house, so you'll be a few minutes from all the action.

4/10 Poor

edz, united kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
hotel stay
our recent hotel stay in venice, italy is just disapppointing, the hotel room is ok-clean and comfortable, but the problem is once you get out of the room, the stair stink as it is open and the carpet is probably wet from rains.the stairway is not well lighted.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Middle of Venice hotel
The room did what it needed at its most basic. The bathroom was nice but the beds were uncomfortable, there's a bright blinking pharmacy light that goes all night in the window, the room needs seriously painted. It wasn't awful it was clean and worked as a place to stay but for the price I didn't feel it was worth it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Spija, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, clean room
Not easy to find but in a convenient location. Close to all major attractions

10/10 Excellent

Luis, Washington, D.C.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, Affordable Gem
The room was excellent for the very low price, and the location was unbeatable at any price -- we could barely believe it! Given the price, we weren't surprised at a few drawbacks. The room was very small, and the "queen bed" was two single mattresses joined by a comfortable but noticeable padded connector. The wifi was slow and also included a warning against using "inappropriate sites," which was confusing for us as a male-male couple in a conservative Catholic country. Would our access be revoked for looking up gay bars catering to our people, for example? However, the location, comfort, decor, price, and staff were all excellent, and we would enthusiastically recommend staying here.

6/10 Okay

Sara, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
San Lio Tourist House was a great location. The only downfall is that the wifi in the room was spotty and things took forever to load on my phone. Other than that it was great. No free breakfast.

8/10 Good

Paul, London

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Happy.
Great Room and Great location while also being very clean. Don't stay here if you need wifi though it hardly works in the room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Elisabet

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
The hotel itself was okay but the room was very noisy, instead of letting us know so we could buy earplugs they didn't mention anything at all so we didn't sleep the whole night. When we called them early morning to ask for a check out an hour later then usual because of this they were very rude and didn't budge at all. It's obvious they knew that the room is always very noisy.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location Value for money/economy room Clean
We were a young couple and we enjoyed our stay. The air conditioning system worked very well There is a cafe next door which has good food and friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
This hotel is actually just rooms, no reception, you need to check-in at another hotel 5 min away, staff there was helpful. The room I had (cannot remember the number) was facing the little square, a spacious double. The window shutters outside were good to keep the noise and light out. The location is great, between Realto (closer) and San Marco so perfect for exploring Venice which does not mean I did not get lost the first night trying to find it in the little streets :)

4/10 Poor

nico , NZ

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location but below average room
Great location on the island. But that's the only good thing about this hotel. For me and my partner we had two very uncomfortable single beds pushed together which keeped separating at night. Shower was extremely tiny. No bigger then 2 1/2 feet X 2 1/2 feet. The whole space in the room was really small also. wasn't noisey thoe which was good.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ahh Venice
This place was great it was so close to everything and close to a great area for chichetterias at night. I would stay here again when I come back to Venice.

6/10 Okay

Charles, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The bathroom shower is very small

10/10 Excellent

Celine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay. clean and all you need
It was great!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is not true that you have free WIFI in the room. You have to pay 1 euro per 1 hour, or 5 euro for all day as far as I remember, it is written in the brochure that you can find in the room. Everything else was fine.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem in Venice
Comfortable room, great location, will stay there again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice stay
The room was small but comfortable enough, the walls were dirty and it gave impression that the room was dirty but actually the room and the bathroom were clean and the daily housekeeping worked very well. We enjoyed our stay and would stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Lewis, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel with great price and location!
We stayed at the San Lio Guest house for 2 nights during Venice's carnival season in February 2016. I stayed with wife, our 2 year old daughter, and my sister in law. The room size was great for all of us (although it's just one big room so only recommend for a short stay with larger group). What I especially appreciated was they configured the beds so we could all fit comfortably, there was a nice double for my wife and I, an already made single pull out bed and a crib with cute bedding my daughter loved. The best thing about this hotel was the price and location. Very budget friendly and in the heart of everything! Also, we asked the hotel receptionist for restaurant recommendations and he gave us several. All the ones we tried were delicious so we really appreciated his advice. He also was able to explain the map to us and gave us many helpful tips with getting around. Overall, our experience in Venice was amazing and we really enjoyed our stay here!

10/10 Excellent

Arshavir, Armenia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel!!!
We enjoyed 2 nights stay in this hotel (actually guest/tourist house) with my wife. It was one of the comfortable hotels in Italy we have stayed during 15 days. Location was close to Rialto Bridge and San Marco square. The rooms and the bathroom were clean and recently renovated. We didn't take the breakfast, so cannot comment. Recommend to everyone.

8/10 Good

Olena, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
would be back
very central, clean and nice hotel.

8/10 Good

Chris & Isobel, Great Malvern, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to the Rialto Bridge.
Check in/out at a partner hotel 0.5Km away was a bit of a nuisance and not very slick. Basic hotel in a tourist hot spot.

8/10 Good

Hazel, Nottingham, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel is fine, don't be put off!
This hotel is absolutely fine. I was really worried before we went as there were a lot of negatives comments on Trip Advisor. I needn't have worried. Yes, the hotel is a little tricky to find but the hotel sent full directions and even a video before we went and this was invaluable. Once you know where it is the hotel is easy to locate. Checking in and breakfast is at another hotel but this was made clear before we arrived. However. the size of the shower in the bathroom left a lot to be desired. If you are a really large person you won't fit in it - I had to breathe in to get in. The room was serviced every day and the pillow cases were even changed twice (we were there for a week). I thought the breakfast was a little expensive at 13 euros each but after paying 28 euros each for a breakfast nearby we were soon back at the hotel the next morning!