HOTEL CANAL & WALTER, Venice

Hotel Canal offers 17 rooms on 2 floors within 2 wings, featuring 18th-century Venetian furnishings and Murano glass. Rooms combine damask wallpaper, wood headboards and wardrobes with floral motifs, and Murano-glass mirrors in ornate frames. All rooms include air conditioning, a safe, a minibar, and flat-screen TVs with satellite and English language channels. Private bathrooms come with a hairdryer. Some rooms face the Grand Canal or Canal Dei Tolentini; others overlook Venetian lanes or the private garden.

Guests gather in the breakfast room for a free continental buffet, which includes hard-boiled eggs, cold cuts, cheeses, yogurt, cereal, breads, pastries, coffee, tea, and juice. A selection of sweet and savory dishes, juices, and beverages caters to international guests. In summer, breakfast is served in a small outdoor garden with flower beds and trees. The hotel bar is reserved for guests and offers coffee, drinks, and light snacks.

This hotel includes a TV room and a bar open all day. The hotel includes a small outdoor garden with flower beds and trees.

Hotel Canal & Walter is in Venice's Santa Croce neighborhood, near Giardini Papadopoli, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, and Confraternity of St Roch. The hotel is a 2-minute walk across the canal from Santa Lucia Train Station and a 2-minute walk from Piazzale Roma, offering bus and tram access. St Mark's Square, home to St Mark's Basilica, the Campanile, Doge's Palace, and Bridge of Sighs, is about 25 minutes by walking and vaporetto. The surrounding area includes shops, restaurants, and bars. The Grand Canal and Papadopoli Gardens are nearby.

Hotel Canal features a 24-hour front desk, tourist assistance, and a lobby computer for guest use. Safety features include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards. The hotel is in an old building without an elevator. From the toll booth of A4 and A27, follow the signs for Venice. Take bus number 5 from Venice International Airport ' Marco Polo ' for Venezia - Piazzale Roma. Exit Santa Lucia Train Station, Hotel Canal will appear in front of you, on the fondamenta across.