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Springfield, Ohio – Elizabeth McGuire, class of 2010 from Springfield, Ohio, needed to complete a directed research project for her minor in marine science and was unable to afford the time or the expense of a trip to the Duke Marine Lab semester or the Bahamas summer field study.
To make it possible for McGuire to work on the project, Associate Professor of Biology Jim Welch collected specimens at Ward's Creek in Beaufort, N.C. McGuire then worked on the project on Wittenberg's campus throughout spring semester of her junior year.
Her problem: three species of fiddler crabs co-occur on the East coast of the United States. As adults, they occupy different habitats based on sediment grain size and salinity. At Ward's Creek in Beaufort, N.C., the adult fiddler crab population is exclusively U. minax. McGuire's challenge was to discover whether that occurred by selective settlement by larvae or random settlement of all three species followed by post-settlement mortality.
"We extracted DNA from the specimens using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction technique developed by Dr. Welch," McGuire explained. "After some practice, we were able to manage up to 24 at a time."
This product was then placed in a gelatinous substance and subjected to ultra violet light to determine the species of the fiddler crab larvae.
"If settlement is random, then we expect the species distribution of the settlers to reflect the distribution in the plankton," McGuire said. "However, if selective settlement is occurring then the settlers should be primarily U. minax. We found larvae of all three species in the plankton, but all settlers identified were U. minax. This indicates that U. minax settles selectively at Ward's Creek."
McGuire presented her research titled "Fiddler Crab Larval Settlement at Ward's Creek in Beaufort, N.C." at the Benthic Ecology Meeting at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in March.
"It was an awesome experience," McGuire said. "We had a really long day of research presentations from 8 a.m.to 5:30 p.m., and the poster session and a film festival of current marine research. I met and socialized with Wittenberg alumni who have similar interests to mine, and was introduced to people who will be involved with my next career objectives."
McGuire's research was supported by National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Awards and by Wittenberg University Faculty Research Fund Board grants.
"I would not have been able to do my project without their generous support," McGuire said.
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One of three children, Leo grew up in the small town of Hochneukirch, 20 miles northwest of Cologne. As an adult, Leo entered his father's cigar manufacturing business, "Isak Falkenstein and Sons." Leo and his wife, Bertha, lived in a house next to Leo's parents. Leo and Bertha had six children whom they raised in the Jewish faith.
1933-39: Our daughter Johanna has brought her two girls to live with us for a while here in Hochneukirch. Johanna's husband, Carl, has been having trouble finding employment, partly because of the increased discrimination against Jews since the Nazis came to power a few years ago. The girls enjoy playing in our large backyard and helping their grandmother gather fruit from the orchard and flowers and fresh vegetables from the garden.
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He often felt that it was something that wasnt said enough, but the life of a techno-husk was a tough one. Once the Nanorabies plague got a hold of you, you found that almost all of your friends and family are no longer your friends or willing to see you and be there for you. In fact it seemed that once the infection had finished its annexation of your nervous system, very few people wanted to know you at all.
Sure he had made some acquaintances through his work with the other members of the horde, but having meaningful conversation with them was a difficult proposition. Whenever he went out on a limb and tried to strike up a conversation, all he got in response was a string of monosyllabic grunts and moans. If he was lucky. He thought it was almost as though he spoke another language to everyone; its like no one knew he was alive. The others tolerated him shambling along whenever they hit the town, but he thought it was like none of his fellow infectees had any clue what to do. Were they just all shy, he wondered on a regular basis.
To be honest, he wasnt entirely sure if he was doing himself justice either. Whenever he thought he could break the cultural silence; he got all tongue tied and muddled. He had never been particularly good at making new friends. He wished his companions could try a bit harder though. He knew that his existence before infection had been somewhat interesting and that there were stories and anecdotes he could use to breach the silence, but he couldnt remember quite what it was. Ever since he had been bitten by the strange rugged looked man with jet black eyes and luminous green flecks running under skin where the veins were; he had struggled to remember much of the... before times.
He tried to remain optimistic about things though, and view his exile from mainstream society as an opportunity to make new friends. He was getting to travel quite a bit too; albeit on foot. He did all the things the others in his horde did. He painstakingly rambled along somewhere towards the back of the group, shuffling along with the others (although he suspected that whoever was leading the group had no clear path laid out for them and no idea where to go). He noticed that the others all seemed to be on a mission to give a big friendly bear hug to all the non-infected that they came across, even try to give them a kiss and playfully nibble their necks; he supposed that this was just a normal part of the hordes cultural exchange program and all entirely platonic in nature. So he joined in. He found it amusing just what peer pressure could make one do. He had little success making friends that way however; the non-infected seemed repulsed by him and ran away, often whilst crying. It was crushing for his self confidence.
One day the horde was passing through a beach side town. The letters on the town sign looked vaguely familiar, but he couldnt quite process them. He concluded that it must be a foreign town that he didnt know of. He was surprised that the horde had walked so far, especially given the sedate pace that they moved. He did sometimes want to hurry them all up and start jogging or even running, but none of the others ever seemed to want to do so too and he was too self-conscious to start it. Besides, his legs were far too tired to run in the first place. He always seemed so tired these days. He could only trust that those at the front of the pack knew what they were doing.
It looked to him like the town had recently hosted a party. There was debris in the streets, clouds of smoke billowed from impromptu celebratory fires and there were shops and home windows that had been boarded up. He imagined that they must have had a parade of some description. There was no one to be seen on the streets. He thought he saw the odd face at a higher window, but they were quickly gone when he went to bang on the buildings door and ask how they were. It must still be too early for everyone as they slept off the party.
He couldnt tell if it was his heart soaring or if a conglomerate of nano-particles was clogging up his decaying cardiovascular system, but he felt a surge of something when is feet stumbled on to the sand of the beach. A trail of a hundred infected husks led out down the beach by the towns pier. He tried his best to follow quickly but stumbled a few times and struggled to get back up. His fears of being alone and cut off from his crowd was allayed somewhat by the sight of a few other stragglers. Something had changed however; he was now the leader. He knew that this was his big chance. He had to take it and do something. He spotted a beach house in the opposite direction to the hordes tracks. They were slowly moving away, yet were far enough away that any chance of catching them up was a hopeless task. He would have to get them to come to him somehow. He turned and started off towards the beach house; the other stragglers content to follow his lead.
The beach house seemed nice. A wooden hut on supports, with a few steps leading up to it and a collection of surf boards resting against the side. It was obviously open house too as some kind soul had left the door open. He climbed the stairs slowly and thoughtfully; not wanting to startle anyone who was inside. Pushing the door open, he was greeted with the sight of a cosy open plan lounge and kitchenette, with a few closed doors leading off to the rest of the house. He uttered a greeting but then realised that being in an apparently foreign place, his greeting would probably sound like a load of moaning gibberish to anyone inside.
Sure enough, there were people who responded to his arrival. Two young women appeared, both looking tired and wide eyed at him. They must be recovering from the town party, he thought. One of the women held what he recognised as a cricket bat in a shaking hand and yelled something at him and his fellow stragglers. He couldnt tell what they were saying, but he wanted to assure them that he meant them no harm and just wanted to wait somewhere for a while whilst he tried to figure out how to attract the rest of the horde. He took a step forward. The women took a step back. His foot scuffed the floor and kicked something that had been left discarded and forgotten in the grime that had collected on the ground. He picked it up and stood staring at it in his hands for several minutes trying to remember what it was. Eventually it came to him. A Frisbee! He remembered these. He remembered playing with one of these with his old four legged furry creature. Now what were those called? As he thought about it, something in him stirred and his instincts took over. He threw the Frisbee at the girl not holding the cricket bat. She caught it and looked surprised. One of the other stragglers entered the house. The girl shrieked and threw the Frisbee at the latest arrival. It tried to catch the plastic disc, but in doing so lost a few fingers as the Frisbee sliced them off. The newest arrival also took a few minutes to examine the object before throwing it back to their leader.
Unfortunately he missed the catch, by several seconds, and the Frisbee disappeared off behind a table to the side of the lounge. He went to collect it whilst the rest of the stragglers entered the house. As he searched for the downed Frisbee, he knocked the table and jostled the blocky device that sat on top. A layer of dust, or maybe soot, billowed up from it. Curious, he decided to temporarily abandon his search for the Frisbee and further examine the object on the table. He tried to wipe away more of the residue that had built up on it, but was slightly embarrassed when he only managed to thump it in a rather cack-handed way. A strange pounding rhythm erupted from the device as it lit up upon contact with his fist. It was a banging of something with lots of wheezing and whirring noises that seemed strangely pleasant. Yes, this sounded familiar. Something he recalled from dulled memories of the before times. The stragglers also seemed to have recollection of it. One of them shuffled involuntarily. Its right leg fell off but the straggler continued to shuffle on the floor when he fell over. Gradually the beat resonated around the other stragglers turgid synapses and soon they were all shuffling along to it.
He found the Frisbee and returned it to the women. Although still looking alarmed and surprised by the arrivals, one of them took the Frisbee. She didnt seem to know what to do with it. She looked quizzically at her cricket bat wielding friend, who shrugged. He knew that he needed to encourage her to throw it. He tried to say it too, but his nerves got the better of him and he could only moan vaguely. One of his fellows looked up expectantly; the girl twitched and threw the Frisbee at them. His fellow caught it and groaned in pleasure before throwing it back.
Slowly, the gloriously bright warm yellow disc in the sky gave way to the pale glowing disc in the darkened sky. One of the girls had gone to check if the houses back door was locked and boarded up; no doubt to secure it in case of unwanted marauders. Besides that brief interlude the Frisbee antics and pounding beat sounds from the odd object on the table continued apace. One of his fellows managed to knock over a lamp; it blew into life as it hit the floor; beaming out across the lounge and illuminating the bodies of the mini-horde. The nano-particles housed within their cold bodies began to glow green and gently blink, pulsing a sickly green effervescence that radiated around the room. Following the beacon of light and sound, a drip feed of other stragglers began to arrive, followed by the main horde.
He was pleased to see that his fellows had come to find them and join the festivities. He was slightly dismayed to see some of them make a pass at hugging the two women, as they would have to other non-infected whilst out on the town under normal circumstances. He could see that the women didnt appreciate such advances. Apparently it was not their custom and he felt that they should all respect their hosts wishes not to partake in hugging, kissing or playful nibbling by the hoard members. So he kept close by to the women and pushed anyone away that got too close. The girls seemed grateful for it and remained close to him, even when he went to mingle. He was learning that actions can transcend language difficulties and that even the hordes biggest personalities were beginning to respect the girls personal space.
The coolness of total darkness enveloped the beach outside the house. Only the lamp and the green glow illuminated the interior. He was pleased to see that so many of his fellow horde members had chosen to join them all, and more were arriving every so often. Groups of them congregated both inside and out, losing themselves in shuffling or playing Frisbee. None of them were particularly good at the game, but all seemed to enjoy it. Suddenly the crowds parted to reveal a group of worried looking non-infected men and women. Some of them were covered in a sticky red substance that looked delicious. He had to stop himself from being rude and investigating the red further. He decided that they must have been body painting or something. That was something the non-infected did wasnt it? Their culture fascinated him. Had he been like them once? He wasnt sure. The leader of their small group carefully stepped forward towards the girls in the beach house whilst the rest of them (who all looked like theyd been partying hard themselves) held up what he eventually recognised as baseball bats. They looked liked theyd been painted red too. Were they challenging the horde to a game of baseball? It was no good; he didnt know how to play and was sure his fellows wouldnt either.
The girls and the non-infected group leader talked briefly in their strange almost-familiar language. The group leader then took the hand of one of the girls and led them both away; out of the house. One of the horde members stood forward to stop them, but he pushed his fellow back again. If it was their time to go, then it was their time to go. There was no point ruining a perfectly nice evening by demanding that their new friends stay longer. Of course he would have liked them, and the rest of them, to stay longer but it seemed that the group of non-infected had come to take the girls to another party. He had enjoyed their company but understood that theyd want some alone time too.
And so the horde was left to their own devices in the beach house. It must have been an open time share property that had been passed on to them. He wondered how long they had it for now. The other horde members seemed to understand that they should let their non-infected friends go without pestering them. He got a little tongue tied as usual when he tried to explain why to his fellows, but they comprehended his point. He felt very good about himself because of it. He decided then that when it was next time for the horde to move on to the next town, hed try to join the leaders at the front of the pack. For now though he wanted this beach party with his friends to go on forever.I have a new book out. Fancy some cynical fantasy comedy? Check it out:
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Sobekhotep wrote:Neqitan wrote:Then just don't use the the Pinyin IME provided by Microsoft, it only supports jian characters.
I've been told that Google's Chinese IME is pretty good and widely used:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/04/1 ... om-google/
http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/200 ... ut-method/
(For traditional characters press Ctrl + Shift + T, or go to Tools/Properties and select the option for traditional characters.)
Since when does Google make IMEs? Do they have any for other languages?
I was also surprised when a guy from Unilang told me about it. I have no idea if they have IMEs for other languages, I'm only into Mando and MSA, you know that. ^^ The stuff for Arabic is very interesting too.


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WRAG Barn professional Martin Sell lies tied fourth after the first day's play at Redlibbets Golf Club in Kent.
The Jamega Tour order of merit leader enjoyed a bogey-free front nine which included a birdie on the par five seventh hole.
Birdies at 10 and 14 took Sell to three under par for the day before a dropped shot proved the only blotch on his card.
Sell parred his way into the clubhouse to finish with a two under par 70 and in a tie for fourth place.
Pentwortham's Ryan O'Neill leads the way at the half-way point despite carding two bogeys on the back nine.
His haul of six birdies ensured he finished the day one shot ahead of James Webber and David Dixon, who are both currently tied for second place.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 12/10/2011 (2142 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As the Winnipeg Airports Authority rolls out its communications strategy leading up to the opening of the new airport terminal at the end of October, the dark side of the story is the fate of the 1964 terminal.
Last year, CBC reported the airport terminal would become the new home of the Western Canada Aviation Museum. This was quickly modified to say that no decision had yet been made on what would happen to the old terminal.
Since then the airport authority has said only that it wants to demolish the building.
So what happened? The Free Press reported in November 2006 that Barry Rempel for the airport and Shirley Render, the museum's executive director (and an airport board member) were working with Arni Thorsteinson of Shelter Corporation on a proposal to use the airport terminal. All parties were aware of the building's condition audit.
In March 2007, Treasury Board President Vic Toews announced $90,000 in funding for the museum "to examine the viability of an enhanced facility as part of an upgraded Winnipeg International Airport."
The feasibility study, Aviation Adventure, recommended readaptation of the north end of the terminal building plus a new addition to accommodate some of the museum's collection.
The remaining three-quarters of the terminal was for "commercial development." Three months later, the airport quietly dropped the proposal, telling Thorsteinson it would not meet its needs.
In September 2007, the airport's landlord, Transport Canada, followed Treasury Board policy by asking the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office to carry out a heritage character evaluation of the Winnipeg terminal.
Architectural historian Andrew Waldron produced a thorough report on its historical and architectural value. But before the evaluation could be completed, Treasury Board halted the process, citing a new interpretation of the ground lease between the airport and Transport Canada. Neither the airport nor the federal government cared to know about the heritage value of the building. The airport board has refused to meet with members of the boards of Heritage Winnipeg and the Manitoba Historical Society. The airport did not answer numerous queries from Culture Days requesting permission to tour the airport building.
Transport Canada went far in the 1950s and 1960s to commission a number of sleek, state-of-the-art airport buildings that would announce Canada to world travellers. The Winnipeg terminal was renovated with sensitivity in the 1980s. Winnipeg's airport is the last, most complete terminal in Canada remaining from this innovative period.
Architecture buffs are unanimous in their admiration for the airport. Herbert Enns, University of Manitoba architecture professor and designer of the book, Winnipeg Modern Architecture 1945-75, identifies three particularly outstanding Manitoba modernist buildings -- the Faculty of Architecture (John A. Russell Building, 1959), the Manitoba Health Services Building (now Blue Cross Building, 1959) and the Winnipeg International Airport.
One of Henry Kalen's eloquent black-and-white photographs of the airport graces the cover of the book. Bernard Flaman's chapter gives further insight into the inspiration and history of the airport. Hal Kalman, author of A History of Canadian Architecture, endorses and reinforces this praise for the airport terminal.
Recently, sensible institutional owners have made major reinvestments in several Winnipeg modernist buildings. The U of M has restored the integrity of the John A. Russell building at a cost of $6 million, bringing it up to modern standards. The result is a beautiful, much loved, fully used building.
Blue Cross put out a request for proposals for a new office building. Out of 20 responses, they chose 599 Empress St., a building they had occupied before Manitoba Health Services and which had been vacant for some time.
They made extensive renovations at a cost of $12 million. Blue Cross has kept the modernist intent of the building while ensuring the building suits its needs.
The Workers' Compensation Board building (the Monarch Life Building at 333 Broadway) is another modernist gem that is undergoing repair and renovation of its outer walls. The black granite facade has been temporarily removed, panels numbered and stored while the building envelope is brought up to modern standards. WCB could have taken a cheaper route but it chose to stay true to the original building.
These three properties have no formal heritage status. They have enthusiastic owners working with local architects and designers who appreciate the utility, flexibility and attractiveness of modernist buildings.
Together, creative teams have found ways of restoring and enhancing them for future generations.
Successful examples of airport re-use include Le Bourget Air and Space Museum in Paris, the Crowne Plaza Liverpool-John Lennon Airport hotel and Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, Texas.
Times have changed since the airport authority's initial request for expressions of interest. The Canadian Air and Space Museum has just been evicted from its Downsview, Toronto building and may be looking for a new home. How many other potential users would like an opportunity to consider using this landmark?
Heritage Winnipeg, the Manitoba Historical Society and the Heritage Canada Foundation continue to urge Transport Canada and the airport to solicit business proposals to rehabilitate and re-use the Winnipeg airport building. There should be no rush to demolish until a serious and concerted effort is made to explore all possibilities.
Elizabeth Fleming is a Winnipeg
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>Racing>Goal of Sub-3 Hour Marathon
Non-Stroller-Still Crazy
Whenever I have good workout on the track I question sometimes if the track is short (like I somehow trust my Garmin more than a measure track )
Recap for week ending Sun 9/7/08:
Sun – 14 miles including 10-mile race:
6:35, 6:33, 6:32, 6:35, 6:31, 6:31, 6:32, 6:33, 6:34, 6:34 (1:05:30 chip)
1st 60-64, 33/~450 overall. It was a warm day with no clouds but not nearly as bad as I had feared. I was happy with this one and how I was feeling during the week.
Things are coming together...
Runners run.
Ham & Egger
I'll say. Are you sure you don't want to take a crack at a marathon before December?
That is funny!
On a track my Garmin is worthless. It never gives me accurate laps at all. However, on the road courses I have found it to be very useful. It seems that the tight turns of the track confuse it.
Right on Hereford...
F am: 5x1600m@HMP>15KP, 200mR (6:15, 6:13, 6:14, 6:06, 6:05), 12.3M in 88:30
Total: 94M in 12:00:00.
Things are coming together.
Wow, tusca...I'll second that!
With a half marathon pace of 6:15 (1:21:56) and 15k pace of 6:05 (56:42), combined with a 94-mile week that seemed quite reasonable for you, you're looking at predicted marathon times of around 2:51. Are you sure you're not setting your sights a little low with the sub-3 goal?
Here's my (unimpressive) week for comparison...
Mon: off
Tue: 6.9, with 5 x (800 + 400R) at 5k pace (3:03, 3:04, 3:03, 3:03, 3:03)
Wed: 6.2 easy (8:31 pace)
Thu: 5.2 easy (8:08 pace)
Fri: 8.3, with 6 miles at HMP (6:50, 6:51, 6:55, 6:33, 6:27, 6:34)
Sat: 5.2 easy (8:12 pace)
Sun: 10.3 easy (8:54 pace)
Total: 42.1 mi
I'm tapering for the Chicago Half this Sunday...
The Logic of Long Distance
Wow! it's great to see some familiar faces from the coolrunning days!
I'm going to throw my attempt in the mix. NYC Marathon sub-3.


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WWDC 2013 Keynote Live Blogby Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 6/10/2013 12:12 PM EST
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coreai - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkcoffee before keynote for timcook ... hope he doesnt have hallucinations about a 5inch iphone on stage .. :D Reply
xinthius - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkI would prefer it if they stayed with Nvidia for the 15" rPro, CUDA cores are still very important for us pro users. Reply
vol7ron - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkagreed, unless Iris is a viable alternative, in which case, I can accept the reduced heat, size, and power consumption of not having it Reply
dillonnotz24 - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkGot the Apple TV ready for streaming! I have good feelings about this keynote... Reply
coreai - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkmarissa mayer also spotted Reply
Moizy - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkWould love to see the WiFi spectrum analysis you always do, Brian, unless the failing internets foil your upload :) Reply
mdonatas - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkJeeez! It's impossible to read Live blog coverage from the beginning... it keeps scrolling all the time :/
Why not add sort-order? Reply
SeeManRun - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkThanks for the blog Anand. Feels like it should scroll the other way though; so when you read the screen doesn't keep jumping on you. Have oldest content at the top like a normal website. The part at the top was written before the stuff on the bottom :) Reply
Rand - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkAgreed, it's very frustrating to read when the screen keeps jumping around on you and you have to scroll downwards again just to fine your place every 15 seconds or so.
It's also rather unintuitive to read from the bottom upwards. Reply
WeaselITB - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkI'll toss my hat in on this as well - frustrating to read it "backward" and then have it constantly jump on me. Reply
gevorg - Monday, June 10, 2013 - link"always encrypted (256-bit AES) on device when pushed, only on trusted devices"
Is NSA a trusted "device"? Reply
designerfx - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkwho said they're letting you make that decision? intel has already enabled it on chip, and if you're buying intel, you've already made your decision. Reply
BSMonitor - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkVerizon willingly gave up this data. The NSA did not hack into it. Reply
tipoo - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkThese battery life and UI GPU improvements, I wonder how far back these will go? Like, C2D/320M? Reply
whyso - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkSeriously. When you are done with the updates please but the posts on this page in a first to last order. Reply
warezme - Monday, June 10, 2013 - link2GPU's in Mac...oooh, so lame Reply
whyso - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkOld Mac Pro as dual GPU. Reply
dusty5683 - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkI'm disappointed they didn't mention anything about the rMBP. Reply
evilspoons - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkYeah, no kidding. I was hoping for Haswell so I could make up my mind on my next laptop... Reply
xTRICKYxx - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkIts coming with their Macbook Pro refreshes. Reply
ahamling27 - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkMaybe I'm just ignorant, but I'm not seeing why my 4s can't do the share sheet stuff. Seems like a forced upgrade feature for sure. Reply
evilspoons - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkI think part of the automatic direct peer-to-peer networking relies on a feature in the WiFi radio chipset. They restricted AirDrop on OS X to newer Macs as well when they introduced the feature. Reply
krazyderek - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkc'mon anandtech MBA in depth review!!!! Reply
joel4565 - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkI really hope that the auto-app update in IOS7 is not forced. I know there are some apps that I don't want to update. In fact, I would appreciate if they added a button for skip update/hide update like Windows updates do.
I know one app in particular I don't want updated is AVplayer HD. When I bought it, it had support for Ac3, DTS, etc, and slowly the codec support is going away. So I have refused the last several updates, to retain the codec support I want.
I have not found a good video app for the Ipad that has hardware acceleration and still actually supports all of the popular codecs. Its such a nagging issue that I am considering jailbreaking the Ipad2 to run VLC or switch over to an Android tablet when I need a new tablet. Reply
CaedenV - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkOf all the things in the keynote it may seem a little silly, but I am pretty excited/curious about the new form factor for the Mac Pro. The design really reminds me of some rather old articles about the 'future of computing' where PCs would eventually become modular, making upgrades of your core (CPU, RAM, program storage), GPU, mass storage, and other drives separate purchases. I guess what we do not know yet is what the expansion kits will look like. If they will be their own individual silos, or if the whole setup will be stack able.
Also, I find it interesting that Apple's stock rode high through the keynote, and is currently tanking afterwards, while MS's stock tanked during their keynote but has now recovered most of it's losses. I find that most interesting as I found apple's keynote to be pretty good with a lot of unexpected additions, while MS's was predictable and boring.
Lastly, iOS7 seems to be extremely reactionary to WP. Theres a lot of WP features in there that they snuk in, which I find very interesting as WP is really not in a competitive position yet. The WP team had better keep up with their 3-4 month GDR updates for a good long time to keep the pressure on iOS and Android, otherwise they will just be the company that brings up the good ideas that the others copy and perfect. Reply
Awful - Monday, June 10, 2013 - linkThe new Mac Pro is the Power Mac G4 Cube all over again (No surprises - Also a J. Ive design). Gimmicky, expensive. Belongs in designer home offices. Not really a power user's PC... Reply
anirudhgargi - Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - linkMost of the IOS7 features looks copied from Cydia repos , but polished.
Control centre, swipe, gestures.. Who says apple doesn't do market survey... Reply
hypopraxia - Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - linkNow if only I could get folders in folders, my reasons for jailbreaking would be expunged. Reply
mailtotrinathtiru - Friday, June 14, 2013 - linkIOS 5->IOS 7 completely changes the whole thing its same looks like an Android mobile
http://www.pricecheckindia.com/price-list/mobiles/... Reply


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Some friends and I have started up a group photoblog, take a look some time.
Check out JPG Magazine. Also photoschau here. If you want some more beautiful photos, definitely look at: Wink, headphoneland, and brant slomovic photographs. The entire collection over at Puja Parakh is great; also Elaine Photoblog.
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Castello 4196, Venice, Veneto
0.1 mi from
extremely professional staff, wonderful room, amazing location, a simply extraordinary hotel nothing
comfort and design of the room,view breakfast is too expensive
The Terrace Breakfast
The fantastic views across the venetian lagoon - main reason for choosing it. Service was also very high - they really wanted to help, even when the hotel was busy. A true 5* luxury hotel for a special occcasion. Everything was very expensive but it is a 5* hotel in Venice so you can expect nothing else! having a room ovrlooking the lagoon was great but you also get the noise - there is a major waterbus stop just outside (24 hour service) and a continuous flood of tourists passing so you are right in the middle of the bustle of Venice. Choose a room without the views ora hotel in a location away from San Marco if you want peace and quiet.
the location, the history and interior fittings of the room,we did not really use any of the facilities we were not there long enough the receptionist said we had a restricted view, this actually meant no view , you could touch the building opposite, this was very dissapointing
Location and nice hotel restaurant. We could celebrate the second birthday of our granddaughte with the song of the staff. Expensive
extremely professional staff, wonderful room, amazing location, a simply extraordinary hotel nothing
This is a superb hotel, in a cracking location, litterally a couple of minutes walk from St Mark's Square, and seconds from the airport water bus stop.. The room and public areas were lovely. We saw no evidence of the staff being unhelpful, quite the contrary, they were very efficient, friendly and welcoming. Recommended. Nothing
comfort and design of the room,view breakfast is too expensive
The courtesy of the staff, nothing was too much trouble, the room was fabulous and the food superb. The location was just right, the hotel itself was a fantastic building and the decor was out of this world. No
Definitely the location and the cadre, interior opulent surroundings. Professional and courteous concierge service. Comfortable large bed. The magnificent rooftop terrace. The only reservation was our room which although very large with high ceiling yet was quite dated, some worn out furniture, rusty heating grills, insufficient lighting, and mosquitoes. The bathroom was especially not up to par and to the high standard we expected.
Doing nothing for a week
One of the most beautiful hotels that I had the pleasure of staying in Just perfect Not a thing
When we were checking-out the money for our staying the hotel took twice from my credit card.
Location of the hotel. Room Front desk staff not freindly though!! Charge eight euro for room service whatever the order is!
everything no
Conceive is well trained & good -Hotel charges for hot water €7/-!! in room for taking my medicine/ Quality of food for Breakfast not of high grade - similar to canteen
One of the most beautiful hotels that I had the pleasure of staying in Just perfect Not a thing
fine hotel with fair price -
Lovely hotel very close to St marks but quiet ( we visited end Feb ), great service and nothing was to much for the staff. Would stay their again without hesitation!
Location was great. Hotel was beautiful.
Excellent staff help, great position on St Marco, and very near excellent shopping.lso water taxis available right on the doorstep Because of the atreet , the rooms on the canal can be quite noisy.
Everythig was absolutely perfect!!!!!!!
The hotel was in a good position which enabled us to move around easily. Hotel staff were polite and efficient. Hotel offered 5 star quality and service,
Location ... close to San Marco Square Service was poor. Room facing is poor.
When we were checking-out the money for our staying the hotel took twice from my credit card.
Friendly, great service,comfortable room Difficult to find hotel
The dependent at the lobby was rude. The room they gave was not ready, there was an empty champaigne bottle with the corresponding dirty glasses. To make matters worse, it was time consuming to resolve. The room we ended up with had two full size beds together, with separate linen for each, instead of a king/queen size bed. The waiters at the bar and common areas were rude. My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary. In 30 years this is the most we ever paid for accommodations AND the worst service we've received.
The hotel is beautiful like a palace. Location is excellent. They give you the feeling that your money is the most important thing for them. The ask you to sign several forms, preauthorize you credit card, and, it's a shame, lock your minibar during the last night of your stay!
This hotel was really very great, exactly as you see in the photos and can boast about it's location and all of its qualities. Overall i could only find very minimal points to be picky about which are: 1. the hotel is quite tricky to find (as with a lot of places in Venice), you would think directions would therefore be highlighted/mentioned on their website or when you are sent your booking details. 2. Half of the the breakfast staff were useless and not concerned with helping at all (the other half were completely the opposite and couldn't do enough to help and make it as peasant as possible). 3. The hotel decor and furnishings were probably very finely done at one stage, but things are starting tyo tire and wall trimmings etc starting to peel away, scratches and bumps in too many places.
The Hotel has excellent location and very good service There are multiple type of 'Canal view' rooms that may not always fit the description.
Very luxurious. Staff wonderful. Central Location on the canal with superb views and private water taxi station right in front. Room service excellent! The Westin sets the bar very high! TV channel selection poor.
The hotel staff were cold and rude. The room service was very poor.
Friendly, great service,comfortable room Difficult to find hotel
the whole experience,the terrace off our room was perfect the cost of the cheese and ham toasties at 4:00 am !!
Spacious Room, Ease of access to St Marco Square and bottle of champagne was given for our special stay. Booked a deluxe double room but was given a room on first floor facing another building which is under total renovation, noise starts from 8:00AM, can't sleep well and there is no view from this room, not even city view. Ask for ice buckets at 11:30PM, No one picks the call in Service Express.
Westin Europa & Regina is a wonderful place right on the canal with an amazing staff and facilities Nothing
The location was excellent and staff was very helpful and supportive. The hotel is well maintained and charming. The room was well serviced. The hotel met all our expectations--beautiful premises in a charming part of Venice, well connected to visit near and somewhat distant sites of interest to tourists. Yes, the wall was water stained. I informed the manager by a note and received no confirmation or follow up.
The location was wonderful! The attitude of some of the staff was snooty and the check in and check out process took forever. We were getting off a cruise coming in and there were many people arriving at the the same time but leaving I was left standing for 10 minutes while the clerk fiddled on her computer and noone else was around. To be fair it was the same woman. The conciere also had staff that was either extremely helpful or curt and unresponsive to inquires. The staff was either very pleasant or very disdainful.
The dependent at the lobby was rude. The room they gave was not ready, there was an empty champaigne bottle with the corresponding dirty glasses. To make matters worse, it was time consuming to resolve. The room we ended up with had two full size beds together, with separate linen for each, instead of a king/queen size bed. The waiters at the bar and common areas were rude. My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary. In 30 years this is the most we ever paid for accommodations AND the worst service we've received.
Very easy walking distance to everything. Breakfast was included in our stay. Champagne was served on Sunday. Great variety of foods to select from and coffee was amazing. The view of the Grand Canal cannot be any better. Hotel room key and safe were old world.
Staff was not friendly nor attentive. The bed was old and had a broken spring.
Well appointed. Classic beauty with modern convenience. The heat control!
When making our plan to visit Venice we did not know that the place is an island. The sight of water scared us at first on arrival .It became fun and visit to wonderland. The hotel met our expectation as big and reputable shops are within easy reach. we enjoyed our breakfast which provided good scenery of Venice. Nothing
Location and personal attention
If you like the boutique looks with no essence; then you will not mind this hotel. Nothing really works and the staff don't know how to fix it. ,If you like the looks and
Staff was not friendly nor attentive. The bed was old and had a broken spring.
Location is very good. It is a expensive hotel, the service was not very nice with the exception of concierge, that they did a great gob. The shower was leaking water so every time you use it, there was water all over the restroom, the hair dryer did not work, Just details that you take for granted at that price range hotels.
Very friendly and professional initial welcome. Helpful advice from concierge
Profesionalism and kindness of staff.Location on Canal Grande 2 minutes walking distance from Canal Grande;
Location Internet and telephone net were very weak Casanova side was not good to stay
Very easy walking distance to everything. Breakfast was included in our stay. Champagne was served on Sunday. Great variety of foods to select from and coffee was amazing. The view of the Grand Canal cannot be any better. Hotel room key and safe were old world.
I stayed at the Casanova Suites which adjacent to the Bauers and for a family of four was great!! The location is just the greatest. The rooms were huge and they offered everything including 2 bathrooms!!! If you are traveling with young adults and spending time in Venice, this place is it. It was not cheap and it shouldnt be but well worth it!! Your on the main canal and yds from St Marks square. I will recomend it to my friends. Needed more TV sets in the bedrooms.
Luxury hotel Location in the heart of Service Modern ambience Great breakfast Service was 5 star They helped us book museum tickets, dinner reservations etc Concierge Raphaela was just amazing No negatives.
great location, helpful staff, beautiful rooms, very comfortable bed
The location The aircondition didn't work well,so the room was a bit cold.
The location The aircondition didn't work well,so the room was a bit cold.
Our room was great. It was big, we were on the top floor so we had really high ceilings and lots of windows since we had a corner room. The location was great... close to the Grand Canal and San Marco's Square. The room very new and clean... we loved everything about it. When I see how expensive Venice is in general the hotel rate doesn't seem as unreasonable when you see what you get. When we booked the breakfast room was not finished so breakfast was not included in our rate. They offered us breakfast at the hotel for 15 euros per person. We thought it was a little expensive, but one morning we tried to find breakfast on our own on the streets of Venice and never found anything that good and it was still expensive. Venice is simply an expensive city.
The Rooms were excellent, clean, comfortable, excellently furnished and location Th bar area seating was too open, the middle bar had a television on which was not showing much and should idealy be turned off and replaced with music. Lack of complementary water in the room. The instructions to get to the hotel are inaccurate and hotel could be more clearly sign posted
Very nice and fancy place Nothing everything was excellent
I thought at 370 euro a night breakfast should be included,I noticed American package holiday clients were being given a voucher for breakfast.
The fact that we got what we asked for
great location, helpful staff, beautiful rooms, very comfortable bed
This was a lovely stay in venice, the new refurbished room was excellent, The staff were very friendly and helpfull, no breakfast as that part of the hotel was closed at the time of our stay, but was not a problem as it is close to many resturants & cafe's. I would book this hotel if I went to venice again.
The degree of engagement which respected our privacy needs. The location and comfort in heating, need for a quiet room and range of fresh foods at breakfast.
We checked in early and the hotel provided a complimentary upgrade to a Canal View room, so we experienced the "post card" view of Venice from the room. The bathroom was 5-stars. We enjoyed our stay, but the breakfast could be improved to match the overall quality of the hotel.
Location Friendly Staff Comfort Cleanliness Did not receive Early Mornight Call on morning of departure We had to awaken staff to pay our Bill - not a bad complaint Lucky we had our own Alarm Clock or flights would have been missed First Class hotel otherwise would re - book and recommend
Staff members are polite and friendly, rooms were clean and spacious. Had their own dock and good location close to San Marco Square. Would recommend.
its location. I was very disappointed with the room and bathroom , extremely small and in my opinon it was very expensive. it was very misleading and for almost 600 euro it was not worth it. Was expecting a little luxury !!!!!
Friendly staff, interior decoration of the room and lobby The hotel is currently under construction and I could not see out of my window
Location and the fact that they upgraded our room from Standard double to Deluxe double having a canal view whih was exciting and pleasant. Nothing
The room given to us was amazing! It was clean, the beds were comfortable and we had the best view of one of the canals! The breakfast was very nice for italian standards, various pastries, fresh cappuccino, toast, meat and cheese, eggs, bacon and fruit and yogurt. The cleaning lady tried to come in in the morning even though we only stayed one night and hadn't checked out yet.
Its Venice! whats not to like???!!! But really, anything there is overpriced, but the staff was nice, our room was just fine, good size, clean. The restaurant was very good and its just the best location! They have a great outdoor area where you can listen to the piano every night while you eat or have a cocktail.....just wonderful. I didnt like that it was across from Giorgio Armani, literally! Spent too much!!!!
its location. I was very disappointed with the room and bathroom , extremely small and in my opinon it was very expensive. it was very misleading and for almost 600 euro it was not worth it. Was expecting a little luxury !!!!!
The location was perfect. There was an incident where some waste water was dumped in the canal when we had breakfast on the terass. could have been timed better as the smell what not nice.
Location, food, shopping. Find the makers to see the range of fresh fish. Go to a restaurant with fresh fish on ice displayed outside. Excellent! WiFi was not available in the room. Computer in lobby did not work. Internet through TV in room did not work.
very good hotel, nice location, good facilities, good customer service. no
Staff members are polite and friendly, rooms were clean and spacious. Had their own dock and good location close to San Marco Square. Would recommend.
Comfortable elegance at it's best. Warmest staff you will ever find anywhere in Venice. The staff could not do enough for us. Nothing was to much trouble. Spotless rooms, and nice views. The oriental bar is superb. We will always return to the Metropole when visiting Venice. After 10 days leaving was very hard.
Location Hotel old and decadent, the rooms have rickety furniture, dirty carpet, outdated bathrooms, and in general everything seems to be consumed, requiring renovation rather than a renewal. Absolutely not a 5 stars hotel, not a 4 stars, not a 3 stars, and so on...
The staff were excellent and helpful. The location of this hotel is fabulous. I emailed the hotel twice to confirm the booking and they did not respond until a third email. Breakfast is limited to one hot drink and the choice of food was not that extensive considering the cost of the room.
after my short stay i felt so relaxed the hotel is one of the best i have stayed in.the resturant was superb great location to wonder around.
The room and location can't be beat. The room was large and very nicely decorated. The breakfast was fabulous and the service at breakfast was wonderful. We loved the lounge and ambience of the hotel.
Location Hotel old and decadent, the rooms have rickety furniture, dirty carpet, outdated bathrooms, and in general everything seems to be consumed, requiring renovation rather than a renewal. Absolutely not a 5 stars hotel, not a 4 stars, not a 3 stars, and so on...
Good location, excellent service, friendly staff.
Fantastic staff, great location, cool hotel design and décor, great bar and food. Will definitely stay there again.
The hotel had personality. It was not part of a bland international chain. Each room is individually decorated with antique furniture. The staff were charming. It was very well located. It provides an excellent breakfast. It rained.
Warm friendly attmosphere in unusual and pleasant surroundings.Very relaxed and the gardens were a pleasant addition to a great experience
very inviting place like you were not staying in a hotel.
the room was wonderful and the in hotel restaurant was phenomenal.
Comfortable elegance at it's best. Warmest staff you will ever find anywhere in Venice. The staff could not do enough for us. Nothing was to much trouble. Spotless rooms, and nice views. The oriental bar is superb. We will always return to the Metropole when visiting Venice. After 10 days leaving was very hard.
Good location, nice view, beautiful decoration, helpful staff, very good breakfast, romantic atmosphere, best restaurant in town. Carpeting is a bit tired.
The best hotel in Athens. We ended up eating both at the roof top Restaurant and Main follow breakfast room and had excellent food, service and views. Highly recommend! Surrounding neighborhood wasn't very upscale
the place is not five stars it s three stars. The terrace is not covered so the birds take all your food, the bathrooms are tiny and the water spills all over, the internet slow.
friendly staff, excellent breakfast (very nice terrace!), nice room (though a bit small), good design,
I thought the hotel staff was extremely pleasant and accomodating. Everything was terrific, however, there was one item to note. One evening while sitting in the bar lounge we ordered an appetizer. For 30 Euro's we got what one could only describe as a match-stick sized spring roll. I thought the portion and price were not consistent. However, the breakfast bar was fantastic.
Fantastic hotel with a stunning location in Venice.
location,design,very friendly staff nothing
Very helpful and friendly staff, excellent and quiet location, well equpped and comfortable room with a beautiful view Bathroom on the small side
Very quiet room and very stylish/modern interiors. Breakfast was very good, too. Not particularly
The best hotel in Athens. We ended up eating both at the roof top Restaurant and Main follow breakfast room and had excellent food, service and views. Highly recommend! Surrounding neighborhood wasn't very upscale
i like the design of the hotel and the staff were very friendly and very helpful No
the place is not five stars it s three stars. The terrace is not covered so the birds take all your food, the bathrooms are tiny and the water spills all over, the internet slow.
Very central location to all that Venice offers and yet the right side of the Grande Canal to get away from all of it and unwind. Right next to Salute water taxi stop. Room was fabulous and staff were very attentive
Good location. Staff friendly & helpful. Breakfast excellent. Service always readily available. Room small & expensive for what it was. Air conditioning iffy.
kindness of the staff they where working in our hallway with more than 5 persons, ceilings opened etc.
this hotel was 5 minutes walk from St Mark,s square and the view from the balcony was stunning.
We had a deluxe room overlooking the lagoon - wonderful position, beautiful large room, charming staff. Our second visit and we'll be back.
ALL of the staff were excellent in their attitude, courtesy and commitment - absolutely first class. The food was outstanding - the best hotel food we have tasted in years. No
Very good locatiion and fantastic view ! Neatly decorated room and nice breakfast room with canal view. Quick service.
The location was excellent, the view from our room was Grand. The cafe setting in front was not occupied by guests or customers enough, empty when other places had more customers, not sure how hotel could remedy it. Also the key to the room while impressive would have made us a target if we had dropped it somewhere, perhaps changing to a bar coded card would be better served to guests.
excellent service, excellent location none
Staff was uniformly professional. Perhaps a bit more warmth. Professionalism tends to leave relationships a bit rigid.
Much better hotel than any other 4 star hotels I stayed at Venice before
Location. View of rooms facing the canal.
Location Breakfast Very dirty furniture.
Beautiful old hotel. small rooms, but efficient and comfortable for 2 people. Great decorative touches in the room. Our room had views of the grand canal, with windows that could've opened for a fresh breeze off the water. Breakfast included in the price of stay, and was delicious, with many options on the buffet, fresh made cappuccinos, and views of the water. Extremely easy access to vaporetto, minutes walk from San Marco and many restaurants and shops. Very friendly English speaking staff A con for some: we had to climb 2 flights of stairs to our room even after taking the elevator, which was fine for us, but may be problematic or some; the elevator was tiny, which seems fairly standard for Italy, but good to know. In general recommend packing light, no matter where you stay as navigating over bridges in the city can be challenging with big bags!
Location. View of rooms facing the canal.
The location of the hotel was ideal. It is a very short walk to Piazza San Marco. The hotel is also right next to some water ferry stations, which makes transportation easy. The staff serving breakfast were great. Air conditioner was not working.
It is a great place to stay because it is a stone throw away from St. Marks Square. The water bus that took us to the airport stopped right in front of the hotel, which made the it easy for us to travel to the airport with our big suitcases.
The hotel is located right in the middle of the tourism.boat access was simple and walking along waterfront at night was delightful. Hotel room was small but upgraded bathrooms were clean and nice. Gym was high tech with treadmill bike and weights but many runners opt for the waterfront unless too late in the day and the crowds make it impossible to get around Upgrade carpets and Bedspreads tv had very spotty reception Ac unit would click 3times and turn on
Take a water taxi to Piazza San Marco and you are only a few steps to the hotel. The hotel included a free boat trip to Murano to see a glass blowing studio and they also offer a one-hour boat tour around town in the afternoon for only 25 Euros per person. A decent hot and cold breakfast buffet was provided by the restaurant out front. We also enjoyed a dinner of traditional Italian specialties at the same restaurant in the evening. Our room was an inside room, so our view was only the courtyard area - but that was okay because all we had to do was step out the front door of the hotel and we were in the heart of beautiful scenery. If you request a waterfront room you will have gorgeous views. Our room seemed to be recently updated because everything looked clean and brand new. The bathroom was small but very modern with a relatively large walk-in shower - and it also looked like it had been recently renovated. The hotel common areas were undergoing renovations during our stay, but it did not disturb our visit at all. The hotel thought of everything - like a selection of soap products, hair dryer, mirrors, convenience packs, robes, etc., but it took up a great deal of space in an already tight bathroom.
Location Breakfast Very dirty furniture.
Location, super nice staff, new rooms. For the price we were expecting a better view on the room. On the contrary we were situated on a back building
My room was amazing Overlooking water Great decor Bathroom was awesome Loved everything. Really!
Everything was amazing at the Palace Bonvecchiati, location is great, Staff so helpful! Would definately go back!
What I preferred in the hotel was the location. The room was nice, spacious and clean. The view from the room was not good. The breakfast was poor.
location, comfort and service. the coffee at breakfast was awful. strange when everything else was so good but even the germans were drinking tea instead!
The rooms are well designed and the bedding and towels etc exemplary I think the breakfast could be much improved, it was a let down.Making the Internet connection was difficult.
atomosphere and comfort, very accomodating. Good service from staff
What I preferred in the hotel was the location. The room was nice, spacious and clean. The view from the room was not good. The breakfast was poor.
Went to celebrate 20th anniversary. Stayed in a 3 star hotel in Venice before and this was certainly more posh and the price tag reflected that as well. Nice amenities that we were not aware of: breakfast was included at the restaurant, 30 minutes per room of private sauna, jacuzzi or steam sauna time per day. Hotel is a 5 minute walk to St. Mark's Square etc. Staff are very well dressed and say the right words, but I never sensed any authenticity, warmth, friendliness, etc.. I asked for assistance on several occasions from different people related to getting to the airport, a restaurant recommendation, directions, etc and the responses were typically curt and robotic. The only exception was the porter/bellhop from the Philippines, he was great. I would expect more from a 4-star hotel when I'm paying $400-500 per night. It was as if they didn't like their jobs. The same experience was noted in the restaurant which was located in the sister hotel next door. Doubt I will return given the opportunity.
Everything was amazing at the Palace Bonvecchiati, location is great, Staff so helpful! Would definately go back!
Great location, great staff and nice room. For the price, the breakfast was quite poor. Needed to be more choice of fruit, breads and cereals.
the quality and good taste of the decore. the sauna and swimming pool not working and the lack of apology or compensation for it
Location, Confort No Complaints
Holiday/friends wedding
The staff was very courteous and helpful. The room was more than I expected and very comfortable.
Great location, nice and hysteric hotel
Staff was very rude We had lot of luggage there was no one to help take the luggage through the stairs. Charged extra fee If 2 person stay in the room. Gave us 2 twin bed room.
staff were amazing
Unhelpful staff.
Staff was very rude We had lot of luggage there was no one to help take the luggage through the stairs. Charged extra fee If 2 person stay in the room. Gave us 2 twin bed room.
There was nothing tol like about the hotel itself. The location was good. The hotel was not clean by any stretch of the imagination.Didnt like the dirt on the walls or the mould in our bathroom.
What was there not to like; an excellent location, well appointed rooms complete with beautiful Murano glass chandeliers, polite staff who were multi-lingual with excellent communications skills. Hotel Rialto is an ideal location for exploring Venice. The hotel is central to all major tourism attractions as well as shopping, restaurants etc. Water buses and water taxis are readily accessible from right outside the front door, making the hotel particularly easy to find for first time visitors to the city. I'd highly recommend Hotel Rialto. One very minor gripe, but not enough to spoil an otherwise enjoyable weekend stay; visitors to the hotel are offered a complimentary visit to a glass factory on the island of Murano. Guests should be aware that there is no such thing as a free meal, or in this case a free trip. You will be expected to put your hand in your pocket and purchase some of the very expensive glass products. Having said that, the glass is spectacular and you may well want to make a purchase on its merit, just be advised that this is a hard sell. Expect to budget at least €200 though it would be easy to spend much more.
Perfect location. Bathroom was spotlessly clean. Small room with no view - not what we thought we had booked. Breakfast could have had a wider selection. Interior beginning to look a bit tired, and we only had one pillow each. Still cant understand Italian reticence to use duvets rather than blankets.
location and price no
friendly staff supply of gluten free food
Great location, nice and hysteric hotel
Location is good We were placed in what is called "the Annex" - never stay there - it is accessed by a dimly lit alley way filled with garbage - no evalators and no view whatsoever. The Hotel Rialto should be embarrassed to count this as part of their establishment.
the quality of the room, the central location and the helpful staff
The staff is not customer service oriented. AC was not working and we were above 40C (110F). Couldn't sleep at all
Excellent service and hotel location. Constantly felt a part of Venice
Understated luxury
location location location the hotel staff - do like they care but they really don't!
Location & staff. The staff is excellent and very friendly. Cost.
The rooms were just like Venice itself - fairytale like. Our daughter aged 8 felt like a princess. Our room overlooked a rather ugly covered inner courtyard.
Great location, attentive staff and service was great. The bar menu on the terrace could have offered some more choice and was a little expensive but the views were amazing. Would have been nice to have some wine in the mini bar and maybe some spirits available.
Meals on the balcony overlooking the Grand Canal and the location. No
Wonderful settings, excellent location, a beautiful building. Enjoyed the delicious "Corto Maltese" cocktail at the fabulous bar. The cost of the breakfast buffet at 110 euro per person a bit high to digest !
The position of the hotel is right in the centre and it takes nearly 3 minutes to st.Marks sqr. And also the private transfer from the airport was so comfortable.
very good design of hotel breakfast was not good enough
Good Location, Very Good Rooms
very good design of hotel breakfast was not good enough
The location is great you are literally next to the Plaza and the Basilica. There are many great places to eat and you can walk anywhere. Also, the location is close to the water buses and taxi's. It's not glamorous but serviceable for a few nights. Rooms can get a little tight and getting to your room can be an adventure
Friendly, helpful staff. Close to major attractions in Venice. The hotel was spread out over several buildings. It had joining corridors on different levels and so there was a lot of walking, stairs and lifts to negotiate to access your room.
location, our room 121 is biggest one, bed cover is clean a bit of smelly, everything is historied, desk, chair, sofa, even bed sheet (but the underlying bed cover is clean)
Loved the location,very central. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The air conditioning throughout was brilliant. Enjoyed our stay very much. The breakfast was disappointing . We found the selection and quantity quite poor.
Good Location, Very Good Rooms
very good location for visiting any place in Venezia
Central position Breakfast very basic for the price.
price insect
The room was excellent with a good view. There was not a good selection of food for vegetarians, which was disappointing considering the cost of staying at the hotel.
Lovely room with good facilities including jacuzzi Excellent location Very limited breakfast Kept waiting about 45minutes before we were taken to our room after we checked in Staff could have been friendlier


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