I cannot recommend the Anastasia highly enough. I have absolutely no complaints about it at all!
First, the location is superb. Once you find it, that is! It is about 3-4 minutes from the San Marco Alilaguna stop. Bear in mind you will be dodging and weaving through tourists and up and over 2 bridges to get to the hotel. So pack light!
A directions cheat sheet: Find Harry's Bar once you get off the boat at San Marco (head left off the boat). Harry's Bar is on the corner of Calle Valleresso. Go down Calle Valleresso until you need to turn. Go left. Pass American Express office. Go up and over the next bridge (in front of San Moise Church) and immediately go left past the San Moise Gondola station and head under the arch for Hotel Violino d'Oro. You have to go right at this point, and the next little passageway on the left will take you to the Anastasia.
The hotel itself is tucked away behind another hotel, but once you figure out where it is, it's literally a minute or so to the far end of Piazza San Marco (opposite the basilica). The hotel is situated on a quiet square, so you have none of the noise or foot traffic of the nearby canal or gondola station. There are restaurants nearby and San Marco has plenty to offer in terms of food, shopping and sightseeing. There are two ATMs nearby that I located: one about halfway down Valleresso, tucked into a hole on the left. Another is on the left side of Calle Larga XXII Marzo, which is to the left when you come out past the San Moise gondola station.
The room I had (second floor in front of the elevator) was immaculately clean and absolutely silent (I had my doubts about the elevator). The bathroom is huge -- almost bigger than the bedroom -- clean and comfortable. The room had a tv, minibar, closet and a comfortable bed.
Be sure to figure out how to plug in the mosquito repeller if you're going to sleep with the windows open (which I did in early May).
Breakfast is included in the room price and was wonderful -- juices, yogurt, cereal, cornetto, coffee/tea/chocolate.
The staff are extremely friendly and helpful.
I'd stay here again in heartbeat.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Families with young children, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, People with disabilities, Great pool scene, Pet owners