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We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following 3 hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks.

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>We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter >for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following 3 >hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at >any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks.

The Kette is quite nice, although the facade was being renovated when I wandered by a few weeks ago. If you stay there, ask for a room overlooking the street–unless, of course, scaffolding is right outside the window of the room you’ve been assigned. (FWIW, the rooms at the side face a narrow air shaft and can be dark and a little dismal, even with the high-quality woodwork, marble bathrooms, etc.) I think you’ll like the Kette’s location. It’s about a five-minute walk from St. Mark’s Square toward the Fenice opera house, in a little side street that doesn’t get much foot traffic. You can find a description of the Kette (with rates and a couple of rather small photos) at: http://www.boutiquehotels.com.au/pages/kette.html You might also want to check out my "Venice Hotels – Historic Center" Web links page at: http://goeurope.miningco.com/msub-v-hotels_center.htm One other hotel you might want to check out is the Falier on the Salizzada San Pantalon in Santa Croce, about a 10-minute walk from the Piazzale Roma and just 3 or 4 minutes on foot from the Campo Santa Margherita. It’s a bit cheaper than the Kette, the neighborhood is delightful, the Campo Santa Margherita has a great gelato parlor, and the area is less overrun with tourists than the San Marco area. But with a small child in tow, you’d probably need a vaporetto tourist pass to see the major sights without hearing complaints from your 3-year-old daughter.    - Durant Durant Imboden Europe for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com Venice for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com/mmore.htm

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Can personally recommend the Ala it has easy access from the Grand Canal.. don’t have to drag your luggage too far. BJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter >for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following > 3 >hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at >any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks. > The Kette is quite nice, although the facade was being renovated when I > wandered by a few weeks ago. If you stay there, ask for a room overlooking > the street–unless, of course, scaffolding is right outside the window of > the room you’ve been assigned. (FWIW, the rooms at the side face a > narrow air shaft and can be dark and a little dismal, even with the > high-quality woodwork, marble bathrooms, etc.) > I think you’ll like the Kette’s location. It’s about a five-minute walk from > St. Mark’s Square toward the Fenice opera house, in a little side street > that doesn’t get much foot traffic. > You can find a description of the Kette (with rates and a couple of rather > small photos) at: > http://www.boutiquehotels.com.au/pages/kette.html > You might also want to check out my "Venice Hotels – Historic Center" Web > links page at: > http://goeurope.miningco.com/msub-v-hotels_center.htm > One other hotel you might want to check out is the Falier on the Salizzada > San Pantalon in Santa Croce, about a 10-minute walk from the Piazzale Roma > and just 3 or 4 minutes on foot from the Campo Santa Margherita. It’s a bit > cheaper than the Kette, the neighborhood is delightful, the Campo Santa > Margherita has a great gelato parlor, and the area is less overrun with > tourists than the San Marco area. But with a small child in tow, you’d > probably need a vaporetto tourist pass to see the major sights without > hearing complaints from your 3-year-old daughter. >    - Durant > Durant Imboden > Europe for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com > Venice for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com/mmore.htm

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I thought the Ala was nice. Was there in 96.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter >for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following 3 >hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at >any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks.

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We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following 3 hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks.

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>We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter >for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following 3 >hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at >any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks.

The Kette is quite nice, although the facade was being renovated when I wandered by a few weeks ago. If you stay there, ask for a room overlooking the street–unless, of course, scaffolding is right outside the window of the room you’ve been assigned. (FWIW, the rooms at the side face a narrow air shaft and can be dark and a little dismal, even with the high-quality woodwork, marble bathrooms, etc.) I think you’ll like the Kette’s location. It’s about a five-minute walk from St. Mark’s Square toward the Fenice opera house, in a little side street that doesn’t get much foot traffic. You can find a description of the Kette (with rates and a couple of rather small photos) at: http://www.boutiquehotels.com.au/pages/kette.html You might also want to check out my "Venice Hotels – Historic Center" Web links page at: http://goeurope.miningco.com/msub-v-hotels_center.htm One other hotel you might want to check out is the Falier on the Salizzada San Pantalon in Santa Croce, about a 10-minute walk from the Piazzale Roma and just 3 or 4 minutes on foot from the Campo Santa Margherita. It’s a bit cheaper than the Kette, the neighborhood is delightful, the Campo Santa Margherita has a great gelato parlor, and the area is less overrun with tourists than the San Marco area. But with a small child in tow, you’d probably need a vaporetto tourist pass to see the major sights without hearing complaints from your 3-year-old daughter.    - Durant Durant Imboden Europe for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com Venice for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com/mmore.htm

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Can personally recommend the Ala it has easy access from the Grand Canal.. don’t have to drag your luggage too far. BJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter >for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following > 3 >hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at >any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks. > The Kette is quite nice, although the facade was being renovated when I > wandered by a few weeks ago. If you stay there, ask for a room overlooking > the street–unless, of course, scaffolding is right outside the window of > the room you’ve been assigned. (FWIW, the rooms at the side face a > narrow air shaft and can be dark and a little dismal, even with the > high-quality woodwork, marble bathrooms, etc.) > I think you’ll like the Kette’s location. It’s about a five-minute walk from > St. Mark’s Square toward the Fenice opera house, in a little side street > that doesn’t get much foot traffic. > You can find a description of the Kette (with rates and a couple of rather > small photos) at: > http://www.boutiquehotels.com.au/pages/kette.html > You might also want to check out my "Venice Hotels – Historic Center" Web > links page at: > http://goeurope.miningco.com/msub-v-hotels_center.htm > One other hotel you might want to check out is the Falier on the Salizzada > San Pantalon in Santa Croce, about a 10-minute walk from the Piazzale Roma > and just 3 or 4 minutes on foot from the Campo Santa Margherita. It’s a bit > cheaper than the Kette, the neighborhood is delightful, the Campo Santa > Margherita has a great gelato parlor, and the area is less overrun with > tourists than the San Marco area. But with a small child in tow, you’d > probably need a vaporetto tourist pass to see the major sights without > hearing complaints from your 3-year-old daughter. >    - Durant > Durant Imboden > Europe for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com > Venice for Visitors, http://goeurope.miningco.com/mmore.htm

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I thought the Ala was nice. Was there in 96.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->We’re going to be visiting Venice with our 3-year old daughter >for a few days in late June and we’ve read good things about the following 3 >hotels: Hotel Ala, Hotel Kette, and Hotel do Pozzi. Anyone stayed at >any of these?  Good experience? Bad? Feedback appreciated. Thanks.

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