Hotel Ariel Silva

With a prime Cannareggio location (just off the main drag) and rates that stay pretty low for Venice, the one-star Hotel Ariel Silva is as simple as they come, but it scores points for convenience and value. The Silva family has been running the Ariel Silva since 1987, and they’ve kept things clean, cute and cheap.

Quick read

Pros: Super-central location. Clean and comfortable.

Cons: Very basic. No elevator.

Rooms

Rooms are midsize to smallish, and all have wood-beamed ceilings, Murano-glass chandeliers and Venetian-style beds. Otherwise, with their simple white walls, reproduction paintings and lack of TV, they’re simple affairs. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a safe and phone.

Bathrooms

Colorful tiled bathrooms, equipped with a shower and hair dryer, are a bit dated but functional. Some double and triple rooms share a bathroom with one other room.

Hotel

Like many hotels in Venice, the Hotel Ariel Silva has rooms spread over two buildings, so be warned that your room may be in the “annex.” Wi-Fi is available for an additional charge in the main building, but is not available at all in the annex.

Breakfast, included in the rate, is served in a darling sky-lit garden off to the side of the hotel (main building). Note that the hotel does not have an elevator, in either building.

The Hotel Ariel Silva also rents apartments with kitchens that sleep two to six guests for €70-270 per night.