40.17 San Marco

40.17 San Marco is shaping up as a boutique guest house with Venetian charm, location, and personalized hospitality. Compact in size but ambitious in scope, it wants to provide a lodging experience founded on warmth, beauty, and convenience to Venice's top attractions. Its reputation is that of an elegant refuge rather than a large hotel, for visitors who value ambiance along with service.

Location & Arrival

The guest house is located in the San Marco sestiere at Calle San Paternian, 4017, placing it in the very center of Venice's historic district. It is just steps from Teatro La Fenice, a brief walk from Piazza San Marco, and within easy access of the Rialto Bridge.

Guests arriving by water taxi have nearby canals and can walk the final tide of steps and alleys to the entrance. Or, vaporetto travelers disembark at local stops and stroll Venetian calle to the property. A vaporetto and walking option from Santa Lucia Station or Piazzale Roma ensures scenic arrival. The guesthouse markets itself as being only 5 minutes from Rialto, and 10 minutes from San Marco on foot along pedestrian routes. Its mid-historic position optimizes connection and relative quiet, away from the most trafficked waterfronts.

Heritage & Building Character

The hotel is situated in a historic palazzo, which is known to have hosted the Venetian patriot Daniele Manin, and is identified by a commemorative plaque to record that connection. The guesthouse makes a point of saying that it maintains traditional Venetian stylistic elements: wooden flooring, antique furnishings, Murano glass chandeliers, ornate decor, and period details.

Public areas are constrained and graceful: corridors and receptions resonate Venetian tradition with simple, contemporary lines. The design objective is to put the guest into Venetian ambiance—the sensation of being in a building with a past—without overwhelming them in museum decor. Restoration and adaptation features are balanced to preserve character without sacrificing comfort.

Rooms & Accommodation

40.17 San Marco contains seven rooms, all of which have been created to blend Venetian style and modern comfort. There are doubles, junior suites, and possibly deluxe rooms with canal views or small terraces. Interiors include silk adornments, warm wood, traditional fabrics, parquet floors, and Venetian elements in furnishings and lighting.

All rooms are air-conditioned, with free WiFi, flat-screen television, minibar, and private bathroom with shower or equivalent amenities. Some rooms are more spacious, others smaller—a natural result of converting historic palazzo space to guest rooms. 

Canal-view or street-view rooms offer urban visual stimulation; interior or courtyard rooms offer quieter repose. Soundproofing is used to moderate exterior sound, although rooms with windows that open onto bustling alleyways or canals can anticipate hearing ambient sound during busier times.

Shared Spaces & Guest Comfort

The guesthouse contains cozy shared areas consistent with its boutique scale. A reception lounge or sitting room offers a place to sit, read, or gather before venturing out. Breakfast (or light morning service) is taken in a shared room or area, with the potential for guests to have views out to the canal or into adjacent windows. When the weather permits, portions of breakfast or morning tea can flow toward terrace or window edges to capture waterlight ambiance.

The design of the building avoids large public halls; intimacy, not grandeur, is the aim. There's luggage storage, and public areas are appointed in the same decorous, comfortable, consistent decorative sensibility as guest rooms.

Service & Operational Features

40.17 San Marco service is designed to be friendly, personalized, and accommodating. Guesthouse staff manage check-in (typically from 14:00), check-out by 10:00, and can organize arrivals outside normal hours by request. They also provide tourist information, booking of excursions (Murano, Burano, etc.), and organize airport or station transfers.

Housekeeping is unobtrusive and daily, maintaining cleanliness and order. Other facilities include express check-in/out, free WiFi throughout, non-smoking property, luggage storage, and multilingual assistance. The property does not have a large staff complement, and thus each gesture—hosting, local guidance, small adjustments—makes a big impact on guest satisfaction. The absence of an elevator is noted in reviews, and stairs can be a factor for guests with heavy or bulky luggage or mobility concerns.

Guest Impressions & Reputation

Guest reviews frequently cite the property's great location—close enough to Venice's sights for walking convenience but secluded in canal-side silence. A number of guests comment on character and immaculateness of rooms, with praise for comfortable beds, chic décor, and pleasant ambiance. Staff are frequently complimented on friendliness and service.

Negative feedback addresses small room sizes in lower grades, minimal storage capacity, and variability of room view or layout. A few guests comment that canal- or street-side rooms can catch background rumble during rush hour. 

Others comment that breakfast selections are limited, unlike in full-scale hotels. Nevertheless, general opinion is positive: a number of guests find 40.17 San Marco to be a gem—a source of value, rest, and handy location. Scores often refer to top grades in location, staff service, and cleanliness.

Conclusion

40.17 San Marco offers a deliberately intimate, personalized, and place-embodied Venetian boutique experience. With its old palazzo, refined rooms, canal nearness, and welcoming host attitude, it welcomes visitors who prefer their hotels to also feel as though they have been lived in, as opposed to branded. 

In the quiet mornings by the canal, the echo of footsteps in the alleyway, and the corridors adorned with Venetian textures, guests may perhaps grasp not only Venice's exterior, but something else: a home inside the city's rhythm.