Bruce Brothers

Review of Nh Hoteles - Laguna Palace

Don't expect too much from the Hotel NH Venezia La...

Don't expect too much from the Hotel NH Venezia Laguna Palace. As are most NH Hotels, the facilities and rooms are plain and lacking any decor. And from this particular hotel, your stay may be very "uneven".

The hotel is on the outskirts of Mestre and straddles a marina, so if you have an interior room, you have a pleasant view of the canal and marina. Outside rooms feature a view of an industrial park, or streetview of Viale Ancona.

Getting into Venice is relativity easy by the 4L bus, but includes an 800-meter walk from the hotel into Mestre and the bus-stop, right across the street from the very good Pam Supermarket. You will walk past a gigantic Interspar Supermarket on this route as well.

This was my second stay at this hotel and my experience was poor. Yes, it's hot in Italy this time of year, and so it is inside this hotel. The entry lobby, restaurant, and my room (#473) were hot. The A/C could not keep up and my room "cooled" to only 24-Celsius. The nice front desk person promptly had an oscillating fan delivered to my room. I had to have the fan right on me for sleep.

The room had a refrigerator, but it could not keep anything cool either. One side of the toilet flush was broken and did not work.

Nice things I could say are the room and bathroom were clean and tidy, but the bath-towels are low quality. Wifi is strong. I did not eat in the restaurant, but my colleagues reported it to be "okay".

I have generally had good experiences in NH Hotels around Europe, but if you are looking for the genuine Venetian experience....try somewhere else.