HOTEL KETTE, Venice

Hotel Kette - A 16th-century palazzo with canal access, concierge services, and proximity to St. Mark's Square

Hotel Kette occupies a renovated 16th-century building in San Marco, a three-minute walk from St. Mark's Square. The 63 air-conditioned rooms feature flat-screen TVs, minibars, safes, and marble bathrooms with complimentary toiletries, bathrobes, and slippers. A complimentary continental breakfast of cold cuts, cheese, baked goods, and fresh fruit is served daily in an interior breakfast room. The concierge at Hotel Kette arranges restaurant reservations, theater tickets, guided tours to Murano, Burano, and Torcello, and transfer services. Guests reach the property via water taxi or gondola from the adjacent canal or by walking five minutes from the San Marco Giardinetti vaporetto stop. Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout, and a PC is provided in the lobby for guest use.

Pros

The main entrance provides direct access from a Venetian canal for water taxi arrivals.

The concierge service books private guided tours to Murano, Burano, and Torcello.

Rooms include marble bathrooms with bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

Located a three-minute walk from St. Mark's Square and Gran Teatro La Fenice.

Cons

The breakfast room has no exterior-facing windows.

The San Marco district experiences high pedestrian traffic.