dirty, creaky and cold - Archie's (Dog) House 1 April 2002
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(Review ID: 4341)
Most of the factual information in the 1980 review is correct but we would like to include some slightly more up to date information.We went in the end of March, which was still cold in Venice. But no heating was provided so we slept with long pants and shirts and 4 blankets. The place has a friendly dog but as a result, the whole place smelled of that dog. You have to pay for showers - 1 euro for 5 minutes, in a grungy dirty shower which smelt of urine. The toilets also ran out of toilet paper.Just note that there is a 2 night minimum stay, there is no lockout and no curfew. There are also no kitchen facilities except for a microwave (so no fridge for the breakfast cereal milk).One consolation was that it was just off the Strada Nova with lots of shops and stalls and close to the rail and bus station. Archie was nice enough and as far as we know it is the most economical place in Venice.
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Stayed there in Feb/1980 but if it's the same place... 3 February 2002
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It's a brilliant place. Archie, the owner/operator,spoke either 7 or 11 languages and I believe his wife was Asian, I think. I am still not sure how I came across Archies but itdefinately made up for a coolish drizzly Venicianwinter. I cannot remember a lot because we came toexperience and compare the Venetian Carnival to theLucerne Carnival. However, Archie and his wife, I think, welcomed us into his house and made everyonewho stayed there feel like a part of there family.A wonderful place to stay and if the Archie, from back then (1980), is still there I am sure it isstill a warm and inviting place to stay. The pricesmight have risen a bit in the past 22 years but I the suspect it is well worth it.
