La Dogaressa Guest House

We’ve stayed in many hotels and apartments around the world, from tiny rooms to beautiful villas, and this was honestly our first experience like this. We arrived around 2:30 PM, right after check-in time. There is no elevator, but that’s completely understandable for an old Venetian building. We carried our luggage to the third floor, and while my wife was speaking with the host, we suddenly found out that the bathroom was shared with another room. This was a huge surprise for us because on Trip.com the booking clearly mentioned private facilities in the room and a shower. Only later did we realize that the bathroom was actually outside the room and shared between two rooms, with separate keys for the wooden bathroom door. The bathroom itself was clean and decent, but for us this completely changed the experience. We have never stayed in a place with a shared bathroom before, and finding this out only at check-in was very disappointing. Another frustrating point was the check-out policy. Check-out was at 10:00 AM, which we already knew from the booking, but honestly this was only the second time in my life I’ve seen such an early check-out time — and I’ve probably booked more than 200 hotels. I think the only earlier one I ever had was 9:30 AM. I genuinely do not understand why there needs to be a 4-hour gap between check-out and check-in for cleaning a room that does not even have a private bathroom. On top of that, the host said it was impossible to leave luggage after check-out because she had “negative experiences” before. So after an already disappointing stay, this just added another layer of inconvenience. Other downsides: * terrible pillows — sleeping felt like your head was at a 90-degree angle; * extremely poor sound insulation, you can hear literally every movement from other guests; * in the shower there was nothing except hand soap near the sink — no shampoo, no conditioner, no basic amenities. Positive points: * very good location; * the room itself was clean; * coffee was available in the room. Unfortunately, the bathroom situation completely overshadowed all the positives for us. Because of that, I would rate this place 2/5.

Excellent area close to shopping and eating. However, the stairs were too much. I’ve read responses from other reviews that people from the US don’t walk enough but seriously there are some of us who have health concerns or walking issues, and your information doesn’t state up front that there are over 50 steep steps to our room. No problem with check in. Room was clean. AC didn’t work. Our fridge didn’t cool. And the last night and next morning our internet quit.

The location is excellent. Be aware there are rooms with shared bathroom that are not shown as is here in *******. The host was very polite and helpful. I would recommend this place because is in a excellent location.

Unfortunately wifi wouldn’t work in room. Beyond that great place. Private bath but separate from room wasn’t an issue

The room was ok. However, it did say I would have a private bath, which I interpreted to Maine and en suite bath. That was not the case. I was given a key to my bathroom so that it was private, but it was across the hall. There are also six flights of stairs and the lighting is on the timer and if you take too long, you will find yourself in pitch black darkness.

The location is excellent! Close to a Vaporetto stop, restaurants and easy walking distance to most of the big sights. La Dogaressa Guesthouse fit our needs perfectly.

Venice Very nice accommodation. Clean and great location. Owner was wonderful- very informative and always available. Only drawback was private bathroom was located across hall from room, but worked out ok.

Very clean, quiet, great location! Highly recomend this place!