Hotel San Zulian

If a nightmare had a child with a giant scam and fish smell, this hotel would be the result. Since the very bizarre welcome at the reception till the end - we were scammed. Receptionist asked is if we are a couple and situated the room in different building then hotel itself. The checkin was one of the most awkward encounters of my life Unpleasant jokes and passive aggressive behavior is not my thing. Room was nothing like on the picture from booking. It was out of the building. The alley leading to the hotel smelled like piss and fish - situated in front of the kitchen of some restaurant. Room was very small with mysterious curtain half hanging from the ceiling. I opened the door and found a technical room with bunch of dust and AC unit. Bed was horrible and barely holding together. Walls were full of mysterious stains so were the night lamps. Only thing that kept us there was that we needed to sleep somewhere and surprisingly clean bathroom. Breakfast were even more bizarre. Very little selection, no veggies at all and pile of ham with fork next to it. On the checkout we were offered to keep the luggage there, there is no luggage room it is a hallways where all the random people walking around. So security is basically non existent. Hotel San Zulian is a giant scam. I would love to ask the owners to invest a bit so people will not have experience like us and many others.

Reserved rooms at Hotel San Zulian, however on arrival there was a note stating for us to go to another hotel, Antico Panada just down the street.

We check in and the bellboy takes down what I can only equate to as a labyrinth. Go up 2 flights of stairs, hang a right, go up a small ramp, a left, right, left, down a set of narrow stairs, through 2 security doors, up another set of stairs, but make sure you pick the correct ones otherwise you'll go to the wrong floor(??). Welcome to your room. It's such a strange building layout that Google thought I was staying in the neighboring hotel during my stay.

The room AC unit sounded like it was about to take off like a jet engine. Bathroom splashed water everywhere. Our upstairs neighbor was wearing concrete shoes everywhere he went. Pillows felt hard and stiff. Otherwise, it had a nice amount of space.

I failed to mention earlier in my description of the labyrinth that there are 2 elevators but they are the slowest, smallest elevators I have ever seen. You could easily go up and down the stairs faster with 2 broken legs and a luggage in tow than take the elevator. And they can only fit 2, maybe 3 people if you are nuts to butts.

The provided breakfast is subpar. If it wasn't included, I'd skip it entirely. The dining area is so cramped and cluttered, with one lady cleaning and restocking everything.

The location overall is great, tons of great food and shops with in just a minute or two of walking, however when it takes 5 minutes just to get out of your hotel, it makes the trip not as convenient.

I would never book this hotel again, even if it was the last hotel available in Venice.

The worst choice I made with this hotel. On the first day, I was accommodated in room 99, and my friends in room 98. Both being on the ground floor. These cameras are actually something of a horror. The intense smell of mold, the old furniture full of cobwebs, the floor was directly cement without even putting a carpet, without even providing some disposable slippers. I wanted to ventilate, I opened the window in the room and it was facing a wall... the same thing in the bathroom. At 6 o'clock in the morning, the hotel employees prepare breakfast and slam everything they have at hand, otherwise I can't explain the noise they were making, the coffee cups and plates fell from their hands. I asked for another room immediately the next morning. They made us sit with our luggage in the hall until another room was released. we were moved to the first floor, where it was better just for the simple fact that the smell of mold and noise was no longer so intense. otherwise the same. my friends had room 207 and the door didn't lock...basically anyone could walk into their room. I'm not the type to do bad advertising, but I don't want anyone else to go through this experience, considering that the price is not a small one. about 100 euros per night for something like this seems to me a lack of common sense.