---
title: "Antico Panada vs Casa Sant’Andrea"
description: "San Marco three-star against Santa Croce guesthouse — neither carries POI rows, but headline scores split 7.1 against 8.1 with very different cleanliness stories."
url: "https://travelshifu.com/hotels/venice/compare/antico-panada-vs-casa-sant-andrea/"
type: "hotel comparison"
reviewed_on: "2026-08-06"
source: "TravelShifu"
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# Antico Panada vs Casa Sant’Andrea

San Marco three-star against Santa Croce guesthouse — neither carries POI rows, but headline scores split 7.1 against 8.1 with very different cleanliness stories.

## Why this pair

A genuine budget either/or without landmark pins. One sells San Marco proximity in guest prose; the other sells value, breakfast praise and a cleaner headline from 4,296 reviews.

## Verdict

Casa Sant’Andrea unless San Marco proximity alone justifies a 7.1 headline — cleanliness 8.11 against 6.43 and room quality 7.57 against 6.39 favour the guesthouse, and neither has POI rows.

Neither property has POI distance rows in this seed, so we do not invent a kilometre table for either pin. Antico Panada location scores 8.94 against 8.62 at Casa Sant’Andrea — the San Marco hotel wins the location category on guest analysis alone.

Headline supplier ratings favour Casa Sant’Andrea hard: 8.1 from 4,296 reviews against 7.1 from 7,032, both captured 12 December 2025. Cleanliness 8.11 against 6.43 and room quality 7.57 against 6.39 tell the story; food and beverage 8.11 against 5.93 reinforces it.

Facilities split conventional hotel against guesthouse. Antico Panada lists restaurant and bar; Casa Sant’Andrea lists family rooms, pets allowed and minimarket — no restaurant, no elevator, with lack of elevators named as a con.

**Best for:**
- Budget travellers choosing between San Marco prose and Santa Croce value scores
- Anyone who accepts no POI pins and reads category detail, not just location prose

**Not for:**
- Anyone who needs verified landmark kilometre claims — neither hotel has POI rows
- Guests who need a four-star canal base — compare H10 or Carlton instead

## Head to head

| Criterion | Antico Panada | Casa Sant'Andrea | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Official classification | 3-star | No star recorded — guesthouse band | Antico Panada |
| Position | Calle Degli Specchieri, San Marco. No POI kilometre rows in seed; location score 8.94/10. | Santa Croce 495. No POI kilometre rows in seed; location score 8.62/10. | Antico Panada |
| Supplier rating (our hotel data provider, /10 — display only) | 7.1 from 7,032 reviews, as of 12 December 2025 | 8.1 from 4,296 reviews, as of 12 December 2025 | Casa Sant'Andrea |
| Location (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 8.94 — San Marco proximity named in prose | 8.62 — location praised in pros | Antico Panada |
| Cleanliness (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 6.43 — poor cleanliness named | 8.11 — positive in most reviews | Casa Sant'Andrea |
| Room quality (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 6.39 — small, old rooms named | 7.57 — uncomfortable beds named | Casa Sant'Andrea |
| Food and beverage (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 5.93 — lacking variety and freshness | 8.11 — breakfast praised | Casa Sant'Andrea |
| What guests complain about | Poor cleanliness; room quality issues | Uncomfortable beds; basic amenities; lack of elevators | tie |
| Restaurant on site | Restaurant and bar listed | Not listed in cited amenity facts | Antico Panada |
| Review sample size | 7,032 reviews | 4,296 reviews | Antico Panada |

## Which has better guest scores?

Casa Sant’Andrea on the headline — 8.1 from 4,296 reviews as of 12 December 2025 against 7.1 from 7,032 at Antico Panada on the same date. Cleanliness 8.11 against 6.43 and food and beverage 8.11 against 5.93 favour the guesthouse hard.

## Which is closer to San Marco?

We cannot quote kilometres — neither hotel has POI rows in the ingest, so we will not invent a walk. Antico Panada location scores 8.94 with San Marco proximity named in guest prose; Casa Sant’Andrea scores 8.62 on location. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.

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