Hotel Ateneo is a wonderful little hotel. The staff is warm and friendly and very helpful. The hotel is clean and tidy. They had a very nice little breakfast offering, which I find very important when going to Venice, there are not a lot of options for breakfast that are open before 10/11am. Its location is perfect. It's close to a lot of tourist destinations, but not too close. Most importantly, its an easy walk down to the main canal and the water bus system.

We liked everything about this hotel. If I had to give a criticism, I'd say the room was a little small, but that is certainly not unexpected when staying in Venice. The bathroom was a bit crampted, but it definately has all the amenities you'd expect in a higher priced hotel. Overall, I have nothing to complain about here.

Breakfasts were brilliant, very well provided for with nice tables in two lovely rooms and the two staff were really nice, made us feel very welcome. The room was great and the place is very comfortable and stylish and relaxed. We loved it!! The bed was comfortable and luxurious. With the shutters closed and the curtains it was totally quiet, even during the thunder and lightning. Best of all, it has a fridge (very important for cold water), useful safe, kettle, lots of plugs. But we loved the whole package, the quaintness of it, the traditional charm, the decorative features such as the chandeliers, headboard, wall fabrics. At the end of the corridor there were glass doors leading out to a balcony overlooking the junction of two canals. By far the best thing was the staff. They were wonderful, lovely people. We will definitely go back to the Ateneo, thanks!!!

Not one thing to improve, please don't change a thing!!

the first night at the hotel was unbearable. Tiny room with an unbearable smell of cigarettes - I was about to change hotels and lose the money for the stay I had already paid for. We know that the previous guest was to blame but the hotel should have realized before putting us in the room - they came with anti-odor spray but it didn't help.the next day they changed our room and everything changed - Angela and Artemio were very kind and understood our situation perfectly. They gave us a bigger and better room and most importantly, without the smell of cigarettes.

unbearable smell of cigarettes in the first night

The hotel is nice, well located, and old school. Staff were very nice and accommodating, and extremely helpful on the day we left. The airport taxi could not come up to the hotel’s dock because of high tide. The lady at the reception desk was on top of things, coordinating with her colleagues to get us to a location where the taxi could pick us up. In the end, one gentleman from their staff carried our luggage to the Grand Canal, where the hotel had booked a taxi for us. That was very impressive, and he wouldn’t even accept our tip.

The cleaning staff were loud in the morning. So we couldn’t really sleep in.

This delightful hotel is situated very close to St. Mark's square so one would expect bustle and mayhem; however, because it is down a cul-de-sac, there is no significant pedestrian traffic, making it a quiet and serene hideaway. It is effectively air conditioned throughout, has been recently refurbished to a high standard yet has a true Venetian feel and quaintness. We had frequent changes of linen which was welcome as it was very hot during our stay and the housekeeping kept our rooms spotless. It is not cheap accommodation ( where is in Venice ) but represents excellent value for money. The breakfast buffet was plentiful and fresh based on a continental style but with hot bacon and scrambled eggs available also. As for the staff, they were the icing on the cake. What a calm, friendly, efficient, helpful and loveable bunch they were from front desk (24Hr.) to catering and housekeeping. We are very likely to return. A huge, great big "grazie mille a tutti".

We try to be fair in our reviews but can find no fault whatsoever. Bravo!

The location is great, very close to the opera house La Fenice and easy walk to St. Mark's Square and the Rialto Bridge. The staff were very nice and helpful with suggestions. Our room was large and had an amazing view of the canals with gondola traffic going by during the day. Very quiet at night.

It was a lovely hotel. We had to book at the last minute as the place we had originally booked just outside Venice was awful, and we had to move. We saw the reviews and decided to book the Hotel Ateneo, and we are so glad we did. It was lovely and comfortable. The staff were great and so helpful. We are grateful to them for making our stay in Venice so memorable. We would stay there again, but please give us a room on one of the lower floors next time. The room we had was on the third floor, and there's no lift. But that didn't cause any issues to us.

The bathroom in our room had a low ceiling, and the shower was not ideal for my partner, who is 6 ft. So he had to have a bath instead of a shower. But it didn't put us off.

Location was great and the staff were super helpful and kind, particularly when we lost a bag on the ferry. Because of the staff’s help, we actually got the bag back within a day so we were very appreciative of the care taken. The decor was lovely and even though the room was small, it was enough, considering that we were out exploring Venice most of the time.

The breakfast would be better with fresh fruit juices and fruit salad available and the main bed was made up of two single beds pushed together so this was a bit uncomfortable.

Lovely hotel in a very good location. There’s no lift here, but we knew that when we booked and the staff, who were so helpful and friendly, assisted with luggage. We had a room overlooking the canal, so we loved watching the gondolas going by.

Nothing to dislike

The location is perfect. 5-10 mins walk to all landmarks, public transportation, whatever! The hotel looks nice - I mean it looks like a hotel and not just a door in the middle of a narrow street somewhere in the old town. It’s clean and well maintained. The staff is friendly and responsive.

There’s a terrace on the pics here, but unfortunately there was no terrace. I mean it was closed, we had a breakfast just inside some room on the ground floor despite that the weather was lovely in the beginning of June. And to be honest that was one of the reasons why I booked this hotel as I thought it would be nice to have a breakfast outside… Also, the breakfast itself was pretty poor. The food was good (cheese, ham, pastry), but the selection of it was very poor. It was the same breakfast every day. There were no mosquito nets on the windows, so, mosquitos were killing me at night. Frankly speaking, I personally think that this hotel is a bit overpriced, but I guess it’s the general problem of the hotels in the city center.