B&B Fortuny

We had a fantastic stay at the B&B Fortuny appartment in Venice. The appartment was very quiet and clean and included all necessary features and located very conveniently from the Rialto and San Marco. We were in the appartment on December 31st and Andrea, our host did his best to make our stay unforgettable. He helped us book a great restaurant and left many kind attentions to us in the appartment. We want to thank Andrea for being so welcoming and highly recommend a stay at this property.

The positives. Great location: We took Vaporetti line 1 (use dock 'E' from the train station to get on the 1) with a short 5 minute walk to the B&B. We also used the stop for the Alilaguna to the airport. It was one of the first stops so there was seating. We liked the short walk to Campo Santa Stefano and Accademia Bridge at night. We also picked up a gondola next to Accademia Bridge thanks to Andrea's recommendation. Only a 12 minute walk to St. Mark's Square. Very quiet at night. We enjoyed watching the activity by boat in the narrow canal just outside our window. We purchased a 48 hour vaporetti ticket and we did around 8 trips from the convenience of the stop to the B&B. The review would have been excellent except for two things. First, breakfast was not served until 8:30. It was hot in Venice even in September and we would have liked a 7:00 breakfast so we could get out to see the sites before it got hot. Second, and I found this very irritating, they insisted that I pay for the room in cash or bank transfer, not a credit card. The booking confirmation said: "Cash or credit card payment will be made directly at the hotel." (in bold). We had to spend a couple of hours on two trips in finding an ATM where we could get the cash without the 5.5% fee (we eventually went to Deutsche Bank). I had to pay a 2% exchange rate fee to my bank on top of the inconvenience. I am not sure I would have stayed here if I knew ahead of time if I knew that I had to pay in cash.