Sleep Cheap at Francesca's BnB

Pros:

only location

Cons:

bed bugs (told her but didn't do anyhitng)

chinese owner, doesnt understand english

too dim lit including bathroom, lights can be added but she doesnt

No locker

Small and dirty room, terrible showers, staff does not speak english or italian, breakfast is rubbish. Only if you are terribly short on money. The only good thing is the location, in Cannareggio district.

By far one of the worst hostel experiences. Not only was the place dark, dinghy and weird-smelling, I also got bed bugs. I woke up with horrific bites all over my face, arms, legs and back and felt absolutely gross. And no it wasn't due to mosquitos as I saw the little bastards crawling all over the place. The only thing good about this place was the location, although the instructions made it really difficult to find. Don't stay here, you will regret it.

Simple place for affordable money

Hot water was not available in the toilet and shower room was terrible and cold.

for my need- perfect.

maybe for someone else who is a bit picky not the average hostel.

But seriously everything is good, like at home :)

The room was clean, stuff was very nice, even though they speak only basic english. For the price you have everything you need - basic breakfast, fridge, microwave and bed linen. Plus supermarket is only few streets away. Also you can leave there your lugugge after check-out. Overall - for this price I can only recommend.

People are gentle and pacient. The showerbox is too small and it's very hot inside the room.

we had ssome problems with the reservation, but the staff was so nice and they gave us another room.

Sleep cheap at francesca's B&B does NOT exist anymore! When we arrived we were let it by a Chinese lady who was quite rude. She said Francesca's B&B was finished. She had taken over a very small apartment and rented the rooms, PHOTO's ARE INNACCURATE! We had to sleep with 6 in a room for 4 which we had booked for just us 4. Myself and 2 friends had to sleep in small twinbed and the other on a thin matrass on the floor. Only 1 toilet and 2 showers for a total of about 16 people! bathroom could not even be locked. No lockers to stash belongings whatsoever. Breakfast was the worst I ever had, soggy bagged bread, broken toaster, stale cereals and instant coffee. In the end we only payed for 3 people, which was still too much for this horrendous experience.

Even when she had already accepted the advance on the payment via internet she never called or emailed us to explain the situation. This woman is a fraud! This "hostel' should be closed forever. DON'T BOOK!

It was a great stay. I enjoy it:) the shower and bed was good and warm. The ofer you breakfest (milk and cereals, toast, butter and gem, Also coffee and Tea:) They are nice and friendly:)) Insae them twice(when i got There and when i lived) if you want a plce just to sleep and Take a shower with morning breakfest, ITS good:) i enjoy the time There:) no fancy, no VIP :) just normal people, like u and me :)

If you are lookin for a cheap hostel, it's ok for only one night. It's not very clean and you dt feel comfortable there. But it's ok

The owners are not really the kindest in the world, but i think it is just because they dont speak good english. The place its ok for the price and it is clean.

I payed only 25€ for a bed for the New Years eve night. So I wasn't excepting much. It's run by some smiling orientals, and it has a fantastic location.

Its decent considering how hard it was to find something cheap in Venice. Its close to the train station but its a good walk to get to the main sights in Venice.

Neat room in a 300 year old building, very comfortable bed, elementary breakfast and located in the heart of Venice. Would probably be crowded if fully occupied. Make sure you use the mosquito repellent provided in the flat in the night.

clean bed, bright ventilated room,

crappy breakfast, no "hostel" facilites, dirty bathroom.

Cheap and simple location in old house downtown. Good for a sleep and shower while you spend your time seeing the fantastic city of Venice. 8 min walk from railway station Venezia Santa Lucia, good description delivered to find. Nice staff will hand you the keys for house and room. Cook your cup of coffee in the morning, bread, marmelade, cornflakes are ready, WIFI worked well.

I really loved everything about this hostel. We were welcomed very friendly. The rooms were clean and the beds were good. No complains at all. An ideal location to visit Venice and (in our case) the Biennale !

Just place to sleep. Bathrooms - too few, too small, bedrooms clean. Hostel close to the trains station and cheap.

Bed bugs bite me during my stay. Had to leave on the last night. Stay here if you like getting bitten :)

It is a very clean hostel with friendly and helpful staff. Positioning is great: not so far from main streets and no noises that distract from relaxing. However, this hostel should have something like locked cupboards to keep valuable belongings. Was quite disappointed about the breakfast. But all in all, the hostel is great!

If you are just looking for a place to spend the night and your expectations with regards to cleanliness/privacy are not all too high Francesca's B&B is perfect. The owner is lovely, the location could not be better and the area is nice and quiet. Been there twice now and would definitely book a bed in this hostel again :-)

Breakfast was quite bed. Staff unfriendly and wasn t really able to speak englisch. Difficult to find the house, cause there was no sign at all

Good

Close to the railway station, about a 5 to 10 minutes walk. Friendly staff and a good price.

Firstly going into the hostel, anyone might be a little bit surprised. Essentially, it is a flat with a kitchen, living space, two bathrooms and two bedrooms that have the beds in them. The rooms, though, are roomy and there was never an issue with waiting for the toilet because at any one time there would only be 10 or 11 guests. Very friendly. I doubt that you would be able to find anywhere in Venice so central at such a good price. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. It is easy to walk anywhere on the island from the hostel and, amazingly, it is on a street where there are not thousands of tourists all the time. It can be confusing finding the hostel, so try to arrive with a map in the day timeç1 That being said, even after my friend and I got lost going to it, the manager came out to find us when we called him. Which was very lovely of him.

The hostel is located near the Train station And is perfect for People Who want to spend a couple of days in Venezia.the staff speaks in English But the man is learning Italian as Well. The two rooms are Clean. The two Bathrooms are Small And there is just a shower. They don't allow guests to use the kitchen. Breakfast is ok: cereals, tosts, coffee, Milk, tea. No lockers.

Merhaba Venedik merkezde kalabileceğiniz kahvaltı dahil en hesaplı yerlerden. It is a little bit difficult to find the building. The builing is very old, has intersting entrance and staircase.

It is one story, small hostel with 2 rooms. You can use the kitchen, that is a privelege because nearby there is supermarket.

It is a very silent place.

Don who is the staff, is a very friendly person. I strongly recoomend it. Have nice time in Venezia.

My first impression was pretty bad. I get lost in the little streets to arrive at the hostel and a tiny signs on te door said that it was there ... I was a bit scared ! And "Francesca" happenned to be a Chinese man. So I was disapointed.

But after this first impression, the man n charge was helpful, the place quiet and clean (except the really tiny and not that clean bathroom). So yes, I think I would recommend it for the price but that's all.

I am from Asia traveling alone in Venice. I feel safe to be in this hostel because the owner is always there at the entry of the hostel, so whoever will enter my room has to pass him. The owner is very friendly and helpful. The hostel is in the center of the city and comfortable. However, The final street to go to the hostel is a bit narrow that I thought not the way to the hostel and got lost. But when I called him he came out and pick me up. That's very nice of him. Maity from Laos

Location was fantastic and very easy to get to from Venezia SL. Had a great stay he two nights I was there!

The only positive thing about this hostel is that it is probably the cheapest place offering bed+breakfast+freeWi-Fi, in whole Venice, however my friends and I had a terrible experience with the owner.

Negative things:

-The hostel is more like a house with two bedrooms, the owner sleeps on the upper floor and spends his all day in the hostel's kitchen (I think that's his living room). Each night he was waiting for us to come back to the hostel and then he was off to sleep.

-The photo of the backyard shown on this website is not in the hostel, it is the view we had from the room.

-There is no balcony, so the owner told us that we can smoke close to the window in the hall, but the next day he was yelling at us for smoking there.

-The toilet/bathroom is next to the kitchen; you need to go through the kitchen to use the toilet while someone is having a breakfast.

-The owner spends his nights sitting in the kitchen on his computer, so if you are a group of friends coming back to the hostel after a long night, you can't just sit and chat because his wife won't be happy with the noise and he yells at you.

-There is no common area or a living room like most hostels have.

-The owner charged us for the tourist tax but didn't ask for our passports, names or any identification.

Overall, we saved money sleeping in this Hostel, but we wouldn't go there again.

Not the best place. Entrance is very odd and confusing. The bed and sheets was clean. Breakfest was the worst. The owner is strange and his wife owns the downstairs hostel. Can't use any appliances cause he his cheap. Oh and the shower is disgusting. I'd recommend paying more and going someplace better. Guess we all make mistake.:-/

A bit hard to find-this was literally an apartment with two large bedrooms. About 5 beds in each. Was interesting but at least the beds were VERY comfortable! Location was pretty good but be aware stairs to get into the place are not too solid.

Well located to view the city, and reach the station.

Beds were comfortable.

Bathrooms poorly ventilated, and so often damp.

Kitchen poorly serviced.

I slept very well in the hostel, it is near the train station, but a little not easy to find. The owner is nice. I really like this hotel.

The position is really good, next to everywhere and in a quite place. The beds are confortable, very clean and new, but the place is too old to keep it 100% clean. The staff is very correct and the breakfast is plenty. Maybe the price is a little bit high for the facilities offered.

It was a dive and my partner had bed bug bites that traveled with her for the rest of the trip, really gross!

The owner leaves during the night and the doors to the bedrooms don't even have locks on them. I didn't feel safe there not to mention the hostel can be found down an alley. Definitely would not recommend to others.

Really dirty and ugly interior.

Good place in the centre.

Warning there are bed bugs in this hostel. I had terrible experience and the manager is being so disrespectful.

The Chinese staff is quite rude and unpolite making my day being ruin. Shit.

Clean sheets and comforable beds, breakfast however can be much improved for future! Cold milk would be nice. Kitchen cleanliness was quite poor.

Did the job of a place to sleep for our visit.

Very good hostel,clean and nice. I recomended ;)