| | Facilities within the Property |
 Our lounge: Amidst classic Venetian style, here you can spend your quiet moments in a warm and comfortable atmosphere. In the mornings come here for your buffet-style continental breakfast and coffee, milk or cappuccinos served by our staff. When you return from your wanderings through Venice, you can relax here, listen to music of our stereo, watch your favourite television program, or enjoy a drink from our cafe. |
 In the evenings you can meet your friends here to take a drink or a coffee together.
Our staff is always available to answer any questions you might have. Also available concierge service, room service, elevator, city map and internet point. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Bar | Internet Point | | Lift | Satellite/cable TV | | Telephone | | | |
From the hotel, it's only a two minutes' walk along St. Mark's basin (where you can watch gondolas bobbing peacefully in the lagoon) to the "Campanile" , the famous tall bell tower in the corner of "Piazza San Marco" (St. Mark's square). From the top of the Campanile you can enjoy a spectacular view of Venice and its lagoon.
Go on to visit the "Basilica of San Marco", one of the most beautiful churches in Europe, and admire the famous "Pala d'Oro" (the Golden Altarpiece) and the beautiful mosaics for wich it is renowned. In a small museum inside the Basilica you will find the famous four gilded bronze horses, copies of which stand majestically on the facade.
Be shure to also visit the "Tesoro" (Treasury). From the Basilica, it's only a few steps to the "Palazzo Ducale" (Doge's Palace). Enter through the ornate Gothic "Porta della Carta" (Gate of Paper) and climb the impressive "Scala dei Giganti" (Stairway of the Giants) to admire the famed "Scala d'Oro" (Golden Staircase) designed by Sansovino.
Visit the "Sala del Gran Consiglio" (Great Council Hall) and walk along the magnificent arcade as the "Dogi", the former rulers of Venice, did in the days of the "Serenissima Republic's" greatest glory. In the Palace you can also visit the terrible Piombi prison, where Casanova was once imprisoned. Cross the "Ponte dei Sospiri" (Bridge of Sighs) to the "Prigioni Nuove" (New Prison) just as those being led to their deaths by execution once did.
Near the hotel you can take the waterbus to visit the island of San Giorgio Maggiore and admire from there the "Riva degli Schiavoni" and San Marco square in all their splendor. At few meters there are: San Marco square, San Marco's Basilica with its treasure, San Marco's Tower, Doge's Palace, Museum Correr, San Zaccaria Church, Vivaldi's Church and all main boat stations, water taxi station and gondolas.
In the evening, dine in one of the wonderful nearby restaurants near the hotel, where you can sample the most delicious traditional Venetian specialties and enjoy the finest wines. |
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