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Albergo Antico Capon (Hotel) 1 star

  • Campo Santa Margherita 3004/b, Dorsoduro
    Venice 30123, ITALY | View map
  • Price Range: Budget
  • Neighbourhood: Dorsoduro
  • Atmosphere: Backpacker - Basic and Busy

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes Campo Santa Margarita is one of Venice's liveliest squares, with market stalls selling fresh produce during the day, a smattering of restaurants and bars, and plenty of early evening-buzz. If you're looking for a no-frills budget hotel in the heart of the action you could do worse than try the Antico Capon.

The main building's yellow facade beams warmly onto the square, and the rooms here are the best the hotel has to offer. The en suite shower rooms are relatively clean, the decor is simple and the views of the square are charming though noisy (the rooms facing the back are quieter). The other eight rooms -in a separate building - feel like a bit of an afterthought. They could be cleaner and are slightly shoddy with cupboards that don't close properly and shower doors that leak. D4 has a balcony that would be sweet if the broken shutters didn't threaten to impale you on exposed nails on the way out there. Breakfast is served in a choice of three restaurants on the square ensuring that you can usually sit in the sun. Head to the one with the red awning for the best croissants.

Review by author Laetitia Clapton

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How To Get There

City center, Students area ,Campo Santa Margherita, it is easily reached from the airport, railroad station and Piazzale Roma's Car Parking Terminal. Arriving From Venice Airport Marco Polo. Upon landing at Marco Polo Airport you will find a coach service provided by the A.T.V.O. and A.C.T.V. companies, that will bring you to Piazzale Roma in about 20 minutes for the price of 3 euros for Atvo (blue bus), 2(two) euro for Actv (orange bus) bus number 5. Once in Piazzale Roma, walk in the direction of Accademia, in 4 minutes you will arrive in Campo Santa MargheritaS and you will find the hotel in the middle of the Campo. From Treviso Airport: take the bus to Venezia, last stop is Piazzale Roma. Once in Piazzale Roma, walk in the direction of Accademia, in 5 minutes you will arrive in Campo Santa Margherita and you will find the hotel in the middle of the Campo. Arriving by train: Once you walk out of the train station , you will see a big bridge to your left. Walk over this and turn right so the canal is now on your right (fondamenta S. Simon Piccolo) . Continue walking along the canal cross a small bridge always canal on the right walk turn left and pass a green bridge on your right contiue walking (canal on your right) , pass a white bridge(on your right) walk over a little wooden bridge and go straight on (fondamenta del rio Novo) than follow round the left where you need to pass one bridge but walk over the second , turn left so that the canal is on your left, turn right at the end (into Rio de Santa Margherita) , cross the second bridge( on your left) and continue straight on until you come to a big square , Campo Santa Margherita, where Hotel Antico Capon is opposite and slightly on your right . Welcome. Alternatively from Piazzale Roma or train station you can take a vaporetto Ewater busEline one (1) and get off at the stop name Ca' Rezzonico, from there it is 3 minutes walking to Campo Santa Margherita. BREAKFAST NOT INCLUDED. FOR 2 EUROS YOU CAN GET A TICKET AND YOU CAN USE IT IN ONE OF THE CAFFE IN THE SQUARE WHERE WE ARE LOCATED. WHENEVER YOU ARRIVE YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR LUGGAGE . CHECK-IN begins at 14:00 /// CHECK-OUT AT 10:00 A M . WE ARE HAPPY TO STORE YOUR LUGGAGE FOR FREE FOR THE DAY .

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  1. 24 hour reception
  2. Bike Parking
  1. Luggage Storage

Author Tip

Join the throngs of young Italians wearing oversized shades in the Campo Santa Margarita, and sip an early evening spritz (Italian white wine and soda with Campari or Aperol), the Venetian aperitif of choice. As the sun goes down you can soak up the atmosphere and almost fool yourself you are a local (make sure your sunglasses are large enough, though).

Curious Fact

Rather bafflingly, Antico Capon can either be translated as old boss (as in mafia) or castrated chicken. The current owners don't know why the hotel should be named after either of these things, but they found an old plate with a chicken design from 1962 (when the place was a restaurant with rooms), which may explain it. Another story claims the inn used to be named Al Capone...