The hotel is situated on the border between the two districts of San Polo and Dorsoduro, along the Fondamenta del Forner in a quiet and secluded area, only a short walk from the ferry port San Tomà, the church Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and the Scuola di San Rocco (School of Saint Rocco). In the immediate vicinity visitors will find Ca'Foscari, the seat of the University of Venice, Ca'Rezzonico, site of the Museum of Eighteenth Century Venetian Art and Campo Santa Margherita, where many Venetians, tourists and students go for the typical ""spritz.""