Joe D.
Yelp
Even More Wonderful...the Second Time Around
My sister surprised me with the notion of spending Christmas in Venice. First thought: Having had a wonderful experience with Rosa Salva in Sept 2018, I immediately contacted the hotel and received a cordial, welcoming reply. Nice to know they remembered me. Availability confirmed and we booked five nights. Had the same, spacious, clean and comfortable room (304) and booked sis and husband in 305. In the heart of the holiday season our per night rate - including the much-complimented breakfast - was 97 euros. Truly, ultimate value! We arrived after spending several nights in Munich, deciding to take the train down via Brenner Pass. Fantastic rail ride through the Alps. As in Sept '18 my wife and I were greeted more as friends than guests...on this occasion by Manager on Duty Marta. (BTW Marta earned the 'superstar' rating for a variety of reasons...one the emergency/contingency variety.) It was great to see the same support staff (says volumes about hotel management) porters Harish and Arun. No request was beyond their capabilities. Over the next day or so we reunited with the rest of the team - Antonio, Simone, Francesco, Julio, and as before they could not have been more pleasant and helpful with suggestions and recommendations. The only thing that we had in 2019 and not in 2018 was..water...water...everywhere. Yes, the tidal gods frowned upon us a couple of the mornings, but Rosa Salva provided daily updates as to when and where we should have the boot coverings over footwear. I must reinforce sentiments expressed in my review of 2018 - Hotel Rosa Salva is the most convenient, friendliest, cleanest, comfortable and value-infused lodging destination in Venice. You can spend thousand$ more at places such as Gritti, Bauer, Danieli et al, but I guarantee you could not out-do Rosa Salva for its "accommodating specialness." Biased? You bet...but bias based on yet another peerless performance by the staff at Rosa Salva. Bravo, All!