A perfect location situated mid-canal, this B&B is run by a native Italian who spent most of his adult career running a hotel in London. Marco's English language and taste are impeccable. After my stay there in 2006, I will forever consider this my little place in Venice.
Marco and his wife returned to Venice about 8-10 years ago to run a small pension their way. The building itself is full of angles and garrets (the dining room is on the top floor) and every room has full tea service available at the end of each day. When I was there in January, hot tea was a GODSEND in the bone-shaking dampness. The B&B couldn't be easier to get to with luggage (a major concern in Venice), plus it is located steps from a chocolatier and hand-made leather purse store. Like the adage says, "location, location, location." ;D
Of his hospitality, Marco, like Loredana in Rome, is modest:
"AL CAMPANIEL is a small Guest House located a few meters from Campo San Toma'', near Campo dei Frari, famous for its majestic church and bell tower and the ''Scuola di San Rocco'' with its Tintoretto paintings and a minute from the vaporetto (water bus) stop on the Grand Canal, 10 minutes walking from Rialto bridge and 20 minutes from San Marco square.
The rooms are attractively furnished. Air conditioning is available in summer.
The rate includes continental breakfast and, tea/coffee making facilities in the room."
We won't be in Venice as long as we will be in Rome or Florence, especially because my mom doesn't want to spend time in museums, so we plan to spend most of our time getting lost in the narrow alleyways that connect the piazzas and finding out-of-the-way places to eat. Venice is so special that I know every second will be a treasure.
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