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Reviews of Hotel la Forcola

3 out of 5
Hotel la Forcola
Cannaregio 2353, Venice, VE

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 167 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 167 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good position for getting everywhere! Helpful English speaking staff
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A night and day in Venice
The room was clean but the tiny TV did not work nor was the Wifi working all times, not very strong reception. The hosts were nice enough but did not go out of their way to provide info / sites for touring. Breakfast was varied but good.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Michael, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
everything was very good except the shower was not seperate from the toilet meaning the shower water falls into same area as toilet bowl. i recommend seperate shower. everything else in the hotel was good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Max Trefler
Great stay! Close to the train station and boat stops, and lots of great restaurants and bars close by!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
The WiFi was very bad which my trip very unenjoyable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location is excellent. More than that is old and the room.was tiny
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
Exactly what we needed from our hotel. Was concerned that it would be noisy because of the location but heard no outside noise
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
it's not that clean, a typical 3star hotel. basic breakfast, i wouldn't pay the extra for breakfast next time, would find better things to eat as there are many cafe's and restaurants around. staff were very nice, the location is great but other than that it is just good enough for a place to sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A blessing in disguise!
This place was a blessing to us. We stopped here for just one night on our way to the Almafi Coast. Originally, we were going to head straight there, but considering the long flight, we felt best to stay in the Naples area before heading out. Let me start by saying this was the best help we had from hotel staff during our time in Italy. Probably the best I've ever experienced. They helped us with directions, bus and train routes, ferry service, made a few calls and printed us time sheets. Multiple staff went out of their way to help us not only while in Naples, but while we traveled to our next destination. I cannot say enough about the great service we experienced. (By the way, call the hotel for their shuttle service, DO NOT use a taxi from the airport. Their rate was about half of what a taxi would charge). A few other wonderful details: The free breakfast is delicious! You have to try the fresh squeezed orange juice. They get them from Sorrento, which is known for its citrus. They also have a wonderful restaurant on the upstairs balcony, the lighting and ambiance is gorgeous. As far as location, this hotel is literally across the street from the Herculaneum ruins, near the base of Mount Vesuvius, in close proximity to Pompeii, and just outside of the main Naples area. You will be close to both train and buses that can take you to local destinations, and ones farther out. If we ever cone back to Naples, we will be staying here without a doubt.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

V

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. No problems with the room and even it is in a busy area no sound at night, at least in my room. Conveniently located near to the station but not far away of the center.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Elizabeth Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No hot water or lift or info on why. Hotel good in other respects and provided breakfast earlier on our last morning.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Guillermo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to be in Venice
Great place to be in Venice
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The woman at the front desk was INCREDIBLE. So sweet and helpful with everything we needed. We would definitely stay at the location again should we return to Venice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

John

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean but old. Such friendly staff. Great croissants for breakfast. Old beds.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good choice to stay
Staff are very helpful , nice deco in the room. Clean. Good location , so near the area and can walk to the train station I a short time.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

A, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor
I imagine it’s pretty much the same with lots of other hotels along this line (3* so-called) in Venice, grumpy staff, extremely dated room, terrible facilities and odour. Could hardly find anything positive about this place, other than its close proximity to the train station.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay but room and bathroom small and dated
Good stay overall with very professional service. The hotel is close to one of the water public boat stations and the main train station and offers a decent breakfast. The room, though, was a bit small and dated and even more so the bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Cynthia

TEENY TINY, no frills but still adorable
location, location, location! that was the best thing about this hotel. Breakfast was definitely missable. Room was so small but there's a window with a nice view and it was charming.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Lovely Hotel. Did find a previous guest's underwear hanging in my shower so that was gross.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Beverley, perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice basic hotel easy to find. Great staff
I missed my flight home distracted by shopping. The female staff member on the front desk went out of her way to help me. I was able to book an extra night and another flight with her help. While all the staff were helpful she was the most consistently friendly, efficient and professional. My room was small but had everything I needed and overlooked on of the small canals. It was perfect for my stay.
My room window
Hotel fronts off one of the major thoroughfares
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Eliza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
It was great! The staff was so friendly and kind! The area was convient with great food near by. The rooms are very clean and have good wifi in them.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

angela

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cute quaint hotel on the canal
The Hotel is perfectly located near train and is Walking distance to terminal and lots of restaurants and shopping great breakfast included

6/10 Okay

Christoph, London

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sadly only up to standard
I was very impressed by the look of La Forcola, but ultimately it was a little disappointing. The hotel is in a 1950s style and while I appreciate space is a premium my room was very small and had a single bed tucked against a wall. Lighting was poor, bathroom a squeeze and the shower door didn't close 100%. There was a creaky wardrobe, a television I didn't use and a small safe. WiFi available if you want it. No comfortable chairs. The reception staff were okay without ever making me feel particularly welcome. The hotel has a good location, close to the Grand Canal, and within easy walking distance of the Rialto area, but from Canareggio it's a stretch to go further unless you really like walking. Venice is not as small as it looks and you must take the vaparetto water taxi to get anywhere quickly and easily. Breakfast was fine, a standard continental. There is no bar - although there was one once as it is still there in the breakfast room - and my room had a view of the next door wall. I believe only one room has the canal view shown on the website. The casino is two minutes walk away & I felt I'd lost a slice of money staying here. When considering my stay I avoided one of the Hilton chain 4* hotels because it was too central and I wanted to see more of the real Venice. I did, but I could have stayed in a little more luxury for a similar price. Disappointing.

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy access from train station
Great location! Easy walk from train station and to all local sites. Small, but comfortable room. Great view straight down a canal. Supermarket, restaurants and shops all very near. Friendly and helpful staff. Would stay here again and recommend to friends.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

James and Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel
The hotel was situated in the less busy part of Venice which was really nice. The rooms were very clean. The air conditioner was very loud and couldn't switch it off even after asking at reception. Didn't sleep well.

8/10 Good

Armen, Toronto, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Small hotel on a busy street
I stayed in the single room. It was really small but quite adequate. Very old furniture but serves the purpose. Comfortable bed with good mattress was big enough for a heavyset man. Clean bathroom with sink, toilet, bidet and shower stall (with curtain). Towels and bed linen were changed daily. Friendly staff. Hotel is easy to find and though it is on a very busy street by night all noise is gone. In Venice one needs hotel for a good night sleep and occasional drop in to change or a shower, the rest of the time is spent outside, so a big room, which would be quite expensive is a waste. I can't comment on the breakfast, as I was there on business and would leave hotel before 8:00 a.m.

4/10 Poor

Tin Hoi

Disliked: Staff & service
Book it when you have no choice
Poor facilities in bathroom, broken shower head and shower partition.

6/10 Okay

Steven G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Indianapolis Indiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We really liked this hotel. Very convenient and great room. Very good breakfast The only bad thing was our air conditioner wouldn't work so it was difficult to sleep because it was so hot!

8/10 Good

paul, shelburne, nova scotia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent location in venice
we couldn't have been happier with the location. it was on a side canal at a bridge.. so people watching was a highlight, and watching gondolas and other boats move by,, a ten minute walk from train station and 5 minutes from vaporetto stop..the room was spotless, and staff were great..

8/10 Good

lucie

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

10/10 Excellent

Rene, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
Hotel is near to main railroad station with good access to main sites of Venice. Room was clean and comfortable. Wifi, elevator and a good selection of food for breakfast a plus. Would stay here again if in Venice.

10/10 Excellent

Kelli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy customer!!
No problems at all! Perfect!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice location, delicious cappuccino, etc..
I liked everything about this hotel, esp. location, hotel staffs, cappuccino. Room was very clean as well. The only thing I didn't like was the size of the toilet stall. It was very small and somehow very uncomfortable. It may be just for my room or me, though..

10/10 Excellent

Mark M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Our first trip to Venice
This was our first time in Venice just me and my wife. The hotel was great. Very clean, the rooms were cleaned every day. Beds changed and clean towels. They provided soap,shampoo,shower gel even toothpaste and toothbrush. In our room there was a mini bar which we used to keep our water cold. We never used the mini bar so don't know what it cost. The breakfast was fine with hot croissants plain or jam. You could have cereal,ham,cheese,bread rolls,crackers or yogurt. There was a machine for tea or coffee which did a reasonable job of making a cappuccino. From the Alilaguna water bus stop at Guglie the hotel was less than a ten minutes walk and very easy to find. I would recommend this hotel to anyone. It's in a perfect location. Turn left as you come out the hotel door and this takes you to Rialto Bridge, Doge's Palace and St Marks square. Turn right and this takes you to Roma coach station and Santa Luia train station.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything good except for breakfast
1. Close to the boat stop which makes it easy to go anywhere. 2. Staff very friendly and helpful. 3. Breakfast... It's a continental style but no meats no eggs no cheese. Only croissants and cereal and yogurt. They need to up their game. 4. Close to grocery store and on a Main Street.

8/10 Good

Catalin, Iasi, Romania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Carnevale di Venezia
The hotel is very well situated, along the most circulated street. It is at half distance between the train station and Rialto bridge. The brackfast is poor, but this is normal for Italy. The room is clean. It is a fair price. The personal at the reception was pleasant and have us the most important tips and trics.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and value for money
Stayed for 3 nights in October - great location within walking distance of all the main tourist attractions (and close to the vaporetto stop too). Helpful staff, clean & comfortable room. Perfect to use as a base for a city break - would definitely stay here again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiny room was missing a ceiling panel and had water stains on the bathroom ceiling.

6/10 Okay

Zak, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
I chose to stay at Hotel La Forcola as it was in the same area that I had stayed before, so I knew the location. On entering the room, I noticed that the ceiling boards by the air con were pushed in and that the "double bed" was in fact two singles with a noticeable height difference. The walls also had scuff marks and the bathroom door had to be forced shut. During our time in Venice, it was quite hot, so at night we slept with the air con on. However, when we woke up, there was quite a large puddle of water on the floor. I informed the receptionist before we went out and he told me he would get it sorted. That was not the case as we came back and still found the ceiling dripping water and water on the floor. I just mopped the water myself for the rest of the stay as it was too hot to sleep without the a/c. Other than that, the breakfast was decent, we could get wifi in our room and the location is fantastic.