Here's some info on the hotel, from Timeout: San Samuele San Marco 3358, Salizada San Samuele (041 522 8045/fax 041 522 8045) Vaporetto San Samuele/Sant'Angelo. Rates single L40,000-L70,000; double L70,000-L140,000. No credit cards. Hotel services Fax. Multi-lingual staff. Safe. Theatre reservations.

Most of the rooms in this lovely hotel have window boxes full of geraniums overlooking the gallery-lined Salizada San Samuele, leading to Palazzo Grassi. This is a clean and friendly establishment that is a notch above most of its fellow one-stars.

We have not heard of this hotel previously.

Regards, Don and Linda