Hotel Ca' Formenta

Located on the waterfront in the Castello district of Venice, my partner, our friends, family member, and I had the opportunity to stay at this historic 18th-century boutique hotel at the beginning of our memorable trip in September on Via Garibaldi.

Hotel Ca' Formenta is a cute two-story pink facade with 14 guest rooms concealing equally unassuming yet clean and pleasant interiors. Upon entering their tiny lobby adorned in traditional Venetian style with gleaming tile floors, columns, and elegant blue upholstered seating, we were greeted by Elena and made to feel welcome.

The room was small and spotlessly clean with Venetian charm to it. We were glad to have great water pressure in the shower and a nice working air conditioner. A complimentary buffet-style breakfast is served daily with a good selection. The staff is always available and wanting to help.

Overlooking the Venetian Lagoon, it's a scenic spot, and the nearest vaporetto (water bus) stop is just a three-minute walk away from the hustle and bustle of Piazza San Marco, which is only a 10-minute walk away. There were plenty of dining options and bars in the area, as well as shops.

This was chosen by our travel agency, and we cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone reading this review.

To the Lady Receptionist working on October 15, 2025 at around 21:30-22:00pm
We wanted to say a huge thank you!!! Although we never stayed at your hotel, your help when we arrived frustrated and exhausted after our non-existent booking was a true lifesaver! Suggesting and then personally calling nearby hotels to find us a room went far beyond what we expected. We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and professionalism.

To the Hotel Management
She is a credit to your team!!!

Had a pleasant stay here. Staff was excellent, rooms were well furnished, clean and it is very close to Arsenale ferry point and walkable from San Marco square.

We spent 10 days at hotel ca formenta. It was perfect. The staff always available and wanting to help, the rooms were cleaned daily. Bathrooms spotless. Breakfast had a really good selection of buffet food.
Fantastic location at the quieter end of venice, beautiful parks to explore and walk through, and only a very short walk to the hustle and bustle of st marco. Highly recommend and would definitely stay there again, and hope to do so one day.
Thank you hotel ca formenta for helping make my holiday amazing x

Stayed for a night, great experience, clean room, great location with breakfast included.
We enjoyed the walks to/from hotel to city center. Really recommend this place.

This hotel was the perfect location for the Venice Biennale. An easy walk to both the pavilions and the arsenal, and right in between them both. I had the front corner room that looked out onto the water and a canal on the side window. A lovely view. The staff was really helpful in giving directions on getting around on the water taxi and recommended a good restaurant with vegan option right down the street.

-Good & convenient location, friendly, professional staff, cozy hotel.

However, our room was just above the canal to lagoon entrance, which at first sounded romantic; however it was extremely busy all night: non stop traffic of the incoming water cargo, etc. Sleep was interrupted many times, and the sound isolation was very weak.

We did not stay here but they were very kind and let us use their phone for free to call out credit card. (Beautiful location too!!)