Hotel Lux (Venice, Italy)

If the hotel has anything, it has the right location! Everything you can name that you want to see in Venice is accessible via this hotel location. It's easy to reach by water taxi as well.

The hotel is old but if you can overlook the various flaws in the décor and only looking for a place to lay your head, you can't beat it for value.

The rooms are a pretty nice size compared to the usual European standard.

The hotel is a bit tricky to find. It's located in a tiny back street, which takes you ages to locate. After you find it and check-in, you have to climb flights of stairs to get to your room and they have no concierge service. In addition, once you get to your room you may find nothing really works the way it's supposed to!

The laundry service is unpredictable, the beds mattresses are thin, and you may find mould in your room as well. Fixtures are hanging from the wall along with cracks in the furnishings. It's a bad look overall and the smell leaves much to be desired. However, you might get lucky and get booked into a nicer room if there are any available.

Wi-Fi is not included in the price, which adds insult to injury as you are probably clearly upset with your accommodation, and now this! In today's world, Wi-Fi is a necessity and hotels should at least include it with the room price.