Santa Maria Formosa

Location: Sestiere Castello 6186, Venice, it

Star Rating: 8.4 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 10:30 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Terrace
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Public transport tickets
• Adult only
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Invoice provided
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Key access
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Broadcast Live sport events
• Pub crawls
• Cooking class
• Shopping on site
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Art gallery on site
• Hosted evening meal (reserve)
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture

Rooms Available

• Classic Apartment

  1 Double Bed

  344-sq-foot room with a furnished balcony

  
  

  Layout - Bedroom

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV

  Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Washing machine, iron/ironing board, and wardrobe or closet

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and heating

  Accessibility - Bathroom emergency pull cord

  Need to Know - Limited housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Free WiFi
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Freezer
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord

• Apartment with Terrace

  This apartment includes 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and free toiletries. In the fully equipped kitchenette, guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and a toaster. This apartment is air-conditioned and has a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a washing machine, a tea and coffee maker, a dining area, as well as a wardrobe. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Cleaning products
  • Coffee machine
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Private apartment in building
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Emergency cord in bathroom
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Lockers
  • Key access

Guest Reviews

• Sasa (9/5): -
• Adam (5/5): Convenient, but disappointing a little gross... - The location was very convenient. It was minutes to many major sites, including Piazza San Marco, the Rialto bridge, and several water bus stops. Check-in was pretty easy, though we prefer a self check-in for convenience. The representatives for the hosts were very friendly and quite responsive. We enjoyed the amount of natural light in an apartment that only required a climb of 3 flights of stairs and the balcony was very nice. The bathroom was clean and the hot water ample, which we appreciated. The apartment was dirty. The floor needed scrubbing and the walls, particularly in the bedroom were filthy. There were what I assumed was squashed dead bugs all over the walls and ceiling. That was pretty gross, though not surprising. Be forewarned, if you leave the windows open at night you will be attacked mercilessly by an army of mosquitoes. Use the AC. It will cut down on the street noise you hear in the morning and evening anyway. The bathroom smelled bad. It smelled like a rodent perhaps had died somewhere. We kept the window open constantly despite evening lows in the 40s (F) and the door to the rest of the apartment closed. The bed was uncomfortable. The mattress was hard and the pillows somehow flat, yet lumpy. The other furniture isn't much better. The place is small, so room is limited and there is no sofa. There are two small yellow chairs that are comfortable enough, but a huge amount of space is taken up by a sideboard where a sofa could easily fit and make this place more comfortable. The dining table chairs were intolerably uncomfortable. It was nice that an espresso pod machine was provided, but no espresso pods were included. A small detail, but it makes a difference. The apartment could be a great stay, but it needs major improvements. We wouldn't return unless we were assured all these items were addressed.
• Heike (7/5): Völlig okay um die Stadt zu erkunden - Die Lage war großartig. Das Bett ist zu klein für 2 Personen. Die Stufe auf den Balkon schaffen Menschen - auch mit kleineren Einschränkungen - nicht.
• Eldis Erased (7/5): -
• Verified traveler (10/5): Many positive attributes - This property is wonderful in many ways. Read the whole review if you are going there. The apartment has 2 rooms w A/C. The shutters block out the noise that always happens, everywhere, in Venice during the day. It is only about 100 feet/30 meters from the Hotel Scandinavia. Knowing this will help you figure out how to get there. It is about 12 minutes from the Realto bridge (Orange Line ferry) from the airport. Your phones directions will often get confused, due to the tall brick buildings. It is best to spend 25 to 35 Euros to have “Constantine” or another porter (who are along that dock) to take you the 1st time-- as there are 3 bridges and many alleys to go down to get to the property. You will either need Mobile service or WhatsApp, with a data plan (you can download an eSim card, such as Mama Mia, ahead of time), as the local "free" Venice wifi does Not work. The owner's agent arranges the night before arrival (only via WhatsApp or text--not email) a time to meet you near the apartment. We were delayed (bad airline) and then we had trouble, even with the nice agent's help, connecting with him to get the key. There are only 1 or 2 apartments in the building that are rented, so you have to see an agent to get the key. The bed is very firm. There are dishes and pans with a stove top. There is no microwave, TV or oven. Weak shared wifi.There is only 1 key.No lift. Wonderful balcony. A 5 Star VeniceApt. The neighborhood is wonderful. We’d love to go again.
• Katerina (9/5): Superb - Cosy appartment with great location There were a lots of mosquitos that were annoying
• Ewelina (8/5): Very good location with a perfect balcony spot - Location and the balcony The sleeping room needs to be repainted.
• Bruno (9/5): Comme attendu - Personnel Situation Piscine Boussons offertes au roof top
• Kelvin (8/5): Very good -
• Rebecca (10/5): great appartment with good location to visit the sites. - location was great, balcony was good size, shower was a great size and washing machine bonus if travelling round. important- light was out on the top landing to access the property. needs bulb because two steps out of the appartment you can quite easily miss (happened to us) No mattress protector on mattress under the sheet and mattress was upside down with zip on edge, we turned it over for comfort. minor-no shelf in shower to put soap or hair shampoo on while showering and no hook to hang towels on.
• Margaret (9/5): Venice was amazing, photo view from small roof terrace - Excellent location Sign on side of building didn’t beat any resemblance to the address we had, photo shows the actual name of street Sink in bathroom not good water came out at a trickle and plug wasn’t working, did report so hopefully will be fixed. Shower was good.
• Jacob (6/5): Average - Location was great, very close to St. Marks Square. Our flight arrived around 9pm so we had to do a self-check in. This wouldn't have been an issue if the instructions given to us by the host had been correct and detailed. The instructions should have told us to take a bus and once at the bus port in Venice to get the key near by. Instead we followed the directions to the apartment which was correct, there was a lockbox on the door, however did not belong to our accomodation. We proceeded to then walk 1.7km to the other location given to us (with our bags) only to find out the pinned location was not where the lock box was either. After contacting the host, we then got sent another location which was another 1km away. At this point we had ended up at the bus port and at this point my partner left me sitting with our bags while he ran around trying to find it. The instructions the host gave us was 'park' so he went looking for a park, only to turn out it was near a 'parking garage'. After all this, we then had to walk another 2.2km to get back to the apartment which we did not arrive till well after midnight. This was completely frustrating and absolutely ridiculous that the lockbox is in a completely different location to the accomodation, especially when correct instructions were not provided. Just an FYI for anyone booking that will have to do a self-check in.
• Joseph (9/5): Superb - The balcony 😃
• David (5/5): Passable - location cold apartment, the key manager was all over the place
• Vanessa (9/5): Superb -
• Lau Ryhmer (10/5): - Super information tilsendt inden afrejse , fantastisk velkomst med bykort samt anvisninger til gode restauranter. Charmerende lille studiolejlighed , med en skøn tagaltan , tæt på Rialtobroen , sengen en smule for blød efter min smag , men ellers tip top , wifi fungerede perfekt , vil med glæde vende tilbage
• Annick (10/5): - Excellent emplacement, près de tout! Petit appartement très bien équipé et propre! Les photos représentent très bien les lieux. Le propriétaire nous a très bien accueilli et a pris le temps de nous faire d’excellentes suggestions de visites et de restaurants! Merci Federico!

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