2 star Independent hotels in Venice, Italy

At arrival to hotel (I reached it by walk from Mestre bus/train station - 15 min walk), staff member was friendly and was eager to answer all questions related to surrounding and reaching desired destinations. Hotel room was clean, although aircon wasn't functional. Since most of my time I spent outdoor, this is not such a big issue. Hotel served complementary breakfast as stated on hotels page on expedia.com. From hotel, it is easy and convenient to reach St. Lucia (Venice) using nearby bus No 6. Trip to St. Lucia is around 15-20 min depending on traffic. Close to hotel, there is nice ice cream store (gelateria) and fruit store (for those preferring cheap travels). For pub fans, there is one pub next to ice cream store.

Great deal overall. Staff was friendly, rooms were clean, bathrooms clean. Only a few blocks from the train station. Still a trek to venice proper, but that's up to you to decide the trade off. Internet worked fine (daily use cards)

It is a little bit like holidays at home. The place is lovely. You feel at home and the owners are helpful and friendly. The rooms are very clean and the breakfast gives a good start into the day. It is a 8min. walk to the beach and 12min. to the vaporetto to Venice. We would definitely come back to Villa Stella!

staff were attentive and helpful , hotel in generally quiet area but nearby water taxi's etc; so easy to get around

Great place to stay in Venice. Warm and cozy, within walking distance of Piazza San Marco and yet far enough away from the tourist hustle-and-bustle which made for a peaceful, quiet sleep. We only stayed in Venice one night, but when we come back we'd certainly stay again at La Residenza.

I moved to this hotel after 2 nights in another hotel. The other was more expensive and not nearly as nice. This was a great place for me- clean, safe, convenient to sights, etc.

I don't understand why this hotel is only listed as a 2 star as it was clearly much nicer than that. Very clean, well kept, and staff was exceptional. Even though the breakfast was continental, did not come with eggs, we asked for some and the staff went out of there way to get us some anyway. This was a very good suprise as we got it cheap and was expecting the worst. Everytime I visit Venice, I will stay there as it was only a 15 minute ride away from the island and the island prices were at least 3 to 5 times as much - and not even as nice.

My husband and I stayed at Hotel San Salvador one night when we first flew into Venice, before taking the train to Florence for a few days and then returned to stay 3 more nights after. There are two super great things to this hotel- location and the staff! It is on a really small street that can be over looked but if you follow the directions they email you, its no problem. Once you have found the hotel once its very easy to get back from anywhere in the city. Its close proximity to the Rialto makes it easy to navigate back from wherever you are. The second great thing about this hotel are the sisters who run it. They are so welcoming and personable they make the stay spectacular. They are also willing to help you or just have a pleasant conversation when coming and going. They gave excellent recommendations for food and drinks that didn't break the budget and had great advice for any travel questions. If we ever get back to Venice I know where we will be staying!

I was expecting something rather ropey for price I paid, but was more than pleased with the reality. OK, it wasn't 5 star, but was so much nicer than I'd expected! My room was small, but clean and comfortable. Someone even came in every day and made my bed, nice touch! Was worried about the shared bathroom. Whilst small, again, spotlessly clean! Breakfast was fine, OK, not top quality food, but good enough, plenty of it, and guests could eat as much as they wanted. The staff were really nice, friendly and helpful. The location was excellent, 2 mins from tragetto and waterbus stop, 15 mins from main station, 20 mins from St.Marks Square (all on foot) in a really nice location, not too busy but not far from everything. I would particularly like to say thank you to Elena who corresponded with me prior to my stay, as i knew I would be arriving late, and she was so helpful, reassuring, sent me a map etc. A great ambassador/communicator for this hotel. If i am ever lucky enough to go to Venice again I would happily go back to Tivoli Hotel for all the reasons I have mentioned.

Did exactly what it said nicely situated and nice staff great base for Venice