I have to disagree with the OP. We just returned and loved our Priceline stay at the Hilton Molino Stucky. We were treated very well at check in and no mention of PL was made. Since we are a family with two small children and I had booked two connecting rooms. While our rooms did not have a view of the canal, they were beautifully appointed and very roomy. The entire hotel has only recently been completed and it is fabulous from one end to the other. It is a very large complex. The outside pool was closed (as we stayed in March) but the upper terrace lounge and patios were open and in the evening provided a wonderful view. The hotel offers free shuttle boat service, with the shuttle going directly across the Giudecca canal twice and hour and once an hour it goes to St. Mark's square. I will agree that the cost of food and beverage at the hotel is astronomical, it was easy to find the local "Coop" (grocery store) and buy milk, soda, beer, rolls and cold cuts. The hotel was very kind about emptying one of our minibars. I hope the next time we go to spend more time exploring Giudecca. There were wonderful pastry shops and local restaurants and shops just a five minute walk from the hotel. We took the vapparetto to and from the train station and that was easy and very inexpensive. If you prefer, private water taxis were available with round trip to the train station running about 100 euros. We just loved this hotel and would return in a heartbeat. Our PL price was $125 per night. And again, the staff could not have been any kinder or more polite.