Top location, just a few metres from the Arsenale and a short walking distance from piazza San Marco. Via Garibaldi is around the corner, with lovely bars, cafés, typical osterie and supermarkets. The room was of good size, spotlessly clean, with a very comfy bed and pillows...so cosy! Minibar with water and soft drinks, essentials for breakfast... all for free... Bath towels were replaced daily. The room service staff was attentive and polite. Giampaolo (the main host) is courteous, always available for any questions regarding our stay and gave us plenty of recommendations about places to eat and have a nice aperitivo. He also gave us some lovely Venetian biscuits before our departure! I can't recommend Porta da mar enough. Will definitely come back in future for another lovely stay in the beautiful city of Venice!

With all my efforts, can't find a single fault!

Top location, far from the tourist crowds but still easily accessible from the city center. The canal view from our room was breathtaking! Room was spacious and clean. The host was very polite and welcoming, also, thank you for the Venice biscuits!

Great location. Giampaolo is a very friendly host with valuable recommendations for you. Our room (no. 3) had a beautiful view of the sea. It was so nice, you could stay in the room all day long if you wanted to. The room cleaning service was outstanding and highly valued. In the fridge are some snacks and cold drinks and tea, which they refill daily . At our checkout, Giampaolo even gave us a bag of local cookies!! We felt very welcome .

If there is one thing to say, it was a fresh wet patch on the bathroom ceiling. However, judging by our impression of the place, it will soon be taken care of.

Porta da Mar is pure Venetian charm! A big lounge when you arrive, with gorgeous Murano chandeliers! The balcony has an amazing view, located a pleasant distance from the sights, instructions to get the keys are very clear, easy to access, and easy to find. The room was clean, there were refreshments and snacks in the minibar. The contents of the minibar were included in the room price. The room was cleaned daily and the towels were changed. There was a very comfortable bed, a perfect shower, spare blankets in the wardrobe, kettle, iron, safe, hangers etc… The heat worked properly, the TV, etc…, Gian Paolo was very polite and helpful, my mother and sister felt at home! I recommend it very much and hope to stay there again when coming back to Venice. È stato un soggiorno molto piacevole, Grazie mille!

Giampaolo is a very friendly and helpful host. He is there in the mornings. The location can be reached by direct boat (blue line B) from the airport (just over 1 hour of sightseeing); you only have to cross 1 bridge. Spacious room and good size bathroom. Excellent location for the Biennale.

We had not realised that there was a basic breakfast in the fridge. Like any place in Venice it is never cheap.

Best place so far I have been after visiting Venice for more than 20years. No steps from Vaporetto to apartment, original high ceiling villa in front of the laguna, spacious room with everything inside, no classic breakfast but I never eat in the morning, so if you need more than sweets and coffee, right next door sit outside and have your eggs in front of the water, slept like a baby, though it is central, it was quiet like heaven! And best house keeping, very kind!!

Great view of the lagoon from the room and a lovely walk to st marks by the lagoon. Sunsets are incredible from this location. Very clean everything you needed in the bathroom with a large shower. Although they didn't do breakfast they gave you orange juice /tea/coffee/water and packets of toast and all complimentary. I would throughly recommend staying here.

Quite expensive but it would be a lot more to get the view from a hotel.

Porta da mar was a delight! From the lovely staff, to the spotlessly clean and elegantly furnished accomodation - it was all just really lovely! Everything had been thought of and the owner/manager was there every morning providing help in getting to know Venice. They provided excellent recommendations for restaurants and places to see that are perhaps not well known. porta da mar is situated in the Arsenale district which is a little quieter and a good place to catch the water bus as it is a quieter stop. I cannot recommend this accomodation enough 😊.

As always we enjoyed our stay in Porta da mar. We like the high quality large room with its beautiful lamps and view towards San Giorgio and San Marco. We appreciate the fine bathroom, the quiet place in the middle of commotion, its neighbourhood with many places to eat and enjoy a drink, as well as the close stop for the Alilaguna line from and to the airport.

All is fine.

The staff were very helpful. Before our stay we asked about restaurants that would be open on Christmas for dinner. The host replied with a few options in the immediate vicinity and offered to find out more that were a bit further if none of these were of interest. The restaurant we ended up booking based on the recommendation was amazing. On Christmas day we woke up with migraines and the reception staff very kindly assisted us in finding a pharmacy that would be open to get some pain killers. The location is perfect for travellers not wanting to stay directly in the hustle and bustle of Venice but within a short walk - 5-10 minute walk away from St Marks Square.