My second visit to the Hotel Ala was even better--we had a canal view room with seranading gondoliers in the afternoon. Essence of Venice. The Hotel is a short walk with a rollabag from the vaporetto line #1, on a quiet square four blocks from St. Mark's Square. WiFi was 1 euro a day, with two computers available in the... More

i stayed in this hotel last weekend for 3 nights, I was on a trip to Venice with my mam. Wow, the location of the hotel could not have been better (5 min walk from St Marks), the brekkie was yum int he morning and really filled us up for a day of sight seeing and the staff were so... More

Hi all ! It's the travelling Joburger reporting about a top stay in Venice: The Best Western Ala Hotel is one of the top stays in Venice! Why? Great value for money (you need this in Venice otherwise you have to top-up the bond on your house online...), top location a few hundred meters from San Marco giving you access... More

Myself and my partner stayed here for four nights this week. The location is brilliant for St Marks square and the Grande Canal. There are some good restaurants in the area and you can get a cheaper Gondola than you will when you get closer to the square (was 80 Euro compared to 120 in the day). The hotel was... More

My wife and I stayed at Hotel Ala in early May, 2012. and it was a wonderful experience. We were surprised that our room was so large. Bathroom smallish, but certainly adequate. The special treat was that we could look out of our windows right down to a canal where the gondoleers came through every evening about 5, complete with... More

My husband and I stayed here for 2 nights and found it a suitable choice for our needs. The staff were professional but not overly friendly and our room was clean and spacious. The bathroom was particularly big for European standards! We really enjoyed heading back to the bar for a few drinks after dinner. The bar tender was always... More

This was our Easter Italian break...as usual we wanted the best location to be able to walk to as many attractions as possible. Chose Hotel Ala which proved to be ideal, good value for money too - couldn't fault anything! Splashed out on water taxi from airport (prebooked 100 euros - yes expensive but advantage only took 30 mins)- straight... More

Just a few minutes walk from San Marco! This hotel is ideal for visiting Venice. It has its own vaporeto stop (Giglio) on the line one, which makes it very easy to go anywhere. This was the second time we stayed at the Ala hotel, and we would probably stay here again next time we visit Venice. Good value, clean... More

I cannot fault anything about this Hotel, the location, friendliness of all staff, superb breakfast, our room overlooked the canal at the rear of the hotel each evening we were serenaded by the Gondoliers as they sailed past, memorable. There were four in our party and no one had any reason for complaint. Congratulations to all at Hotel Ala More