Hotel Giovannina Reviews

Well, The area is pretty much dodgy, the toilet to small, no hot water, I would recomend only if you are travelling with a low budget and only if all you need it's a bed to rest your tired body, I was really glad to leave this place!!!

First of all, I think many reviewers are mistaking the owners' personality with rudeness. They're not rude; just regular Italian guys. The location is in Mestre, 2 min. from the train or bus to the islands of Venice, costing only 1,20 euro and 10 mins. Staying in Mestre is a BARGAIN--you can go back and forth easily! That said, this is more a hotel than a hostel. No kitchen. Wi-fi worked downstairs perfectly. But no hot water for days. That sets my score down. Great for camping out cheaply!

It is not on the island, but it two blocks away from a major bus stop/station. It has wifi, something that is hard to come by in Venice. The rooms were spacious and clean. The people there were really helpful and friendly.

I was very unhappy about the staff quality.... they are rude. There are no kitchen in the hostel you can't even make hot water, but you pay for what you get.... their rent is cheap so you don't get much either, which is fair. Just tell the staffs we try to safe money but we are not cheap nor easy.

No hot water in hotel !

The location is great ( few steps to the train station), but our bedroom wasn't very clean, and also and most important: the bedroom DOESN'T look at all like we saw at the website. No hot water in any of the 2 days we were there.

The hotel was conveniently located at the center however, the facilities are incredibly not right. The room is very old, no tv, and worst, i cant find any heater ... not good for winter. It is not really that clean. The staff are ok, they can speak english.

There were no towels in the room. Everything else was good.

just a little water in the showers, and not very hot

the hotel was clean and warm, close to the train station, exactly what you expect from the one star. no insects, warm shower :) location is good, reception open 24 hours. the staff is little bit weird, but helpful.

The common rooms had only one key. I doesnt seem that difficult to produce more keys! They could have cleaner areas, change the destroyed blankets and the pillows with holes (that unfortunately we used). In general the location is convenient but they could have better prices cause the place is a total mess, dirty, unfriendly and spooky.

the location is quite good, just beside the railway station. and the shuttle bus to airport is about 10 minutes` walk.but the surroundings seem to be dangerous, maybe because there is construction site near..... facility bad.....basically only a bed.....warming not warm enough.....hot water not so hot.....the bathroom was used when i check in.....that is terrible..... btw, wifi not good......

Would have been better if there was a computer to use! The trains into venice are frequent and cheap which makes it easy to travel into and out of the city from Mestre!

Burned out lightbulbs, poor shower (water was not very warm), no common room or computers. Very good value for the price and a good choice for someone on a budget in Venice. Staff is helpful.

The shower was freaking cold! Also, there were used soap bars in the shower, and the bathroom overall was not quite clean; despite having an extra blanket, I got cold at night, because the heating didn't work properly; the staff was not very nice.

It is not the most perfect place to be in.it is so dirty, we are still asking ourselves how it is 1 star hotel with this bad smell and dirty

The rooms were freezing, the showers were cold. The staff were friendly but acted extremely strange at times. I was glad to leave. Cheap, but you get what you pay for.

need to take a bus/train from/to venice center which takes about 10 minutes. the staff were funny and kind, the room was fine but one thing that bothered me so much was the 'shower'. there's no door lock to the bathroom and the shower stall is aweful as its broken and extremely small. no hot shower either. please do something about the shower and you'll get fine reviews. :)

generally not too bad, I stayed just for one night but really unfortunately, no hot water in the whole apartment (I heard from my room mate that it was't the first day which no hot water supplied); there is also no heater in the room, very cold

water was very cold... rooms are very cold...! internet is until 11 pm just in reception. but it is cheap and well....except cold water and room.