[Nov. 2024] We stayed at the Duomo Hotel in Chioggia, Veneto, Italy.
It is called a boutique hotel, but it doesn’t feel like one at all.
The main hotel is far away, and the reception is not open 24 hours a day.
The room we were first given was too cold because the heating didn’t work, so we moved the room next morning.
I think that in such a case, the room would be upgraded, but I was a little dissatisfied because the new room was smaller.
However, the hotel staff were friendly and I didn’t have a bad impression of the hotel itself.
After all, it is a service industry, so the customer’s impression depends on the employees.
Even if there are some imperfections, if the service is good, it will be rather favourable.
As the name suggests, this hotel is directly opposite the Duomo.
It is in a good location in the middle of the town.
For breakfast, we had a breakfast voucher and ate at the bar next door.
On the first night, we decided to take a walk along the canal behind the hotel, Canale della Vena.
As we walked, we realised that this was a down-to-earth version of Venice, where people live their lives on the ground.
Many of the buildings looked Venetian, and the streets with many arches were also similar to Venice.
The reflections at night were also fantastic and beautiful.
There were so many boats moored that it seemed like every household had one.
But what were all those boats moored for?
Unlike Venice, cars were running on the main streets in this town.
Even though it was November, most of the bars had tables set up outside for aperitivo, and people were gathering there.
It was a bit too cold for us, so we wandered around looking for a place to drink indoors.
The bars along the canal were lovely, but we couldn’t get in, so we ended up sitting inside a small bar along Corso del Popolo, the main street where the hotel is located.
Three glasses of spritz and two cicchetti came to €18, very reasonable.
It reminded me of Dubrovnik again, where a spritz was astonishing €17.
