This hotel is located right next to the square, across a quaint stone bridge. The outside is golden yellow, and most rooms are on the canal. Our room was three stories up and overlooked a small street. It was not spacious, but was very romantic with a pretty glass chandelier, rich green curtains, and small cute tables. The shower was American style, though the bathroom was a bit smaller than the average American one. We had a stocked minibar with very reasonably priced items.The hotel features marble stairways, elevators, gold and glass doors (which are a bit narrow and sometimes difficult to get in and out of!), and an exit on the canal where the hotel will have a water taxi pick up guests. There is a bar that is open late, and they have a list of 20 different drinks in English with descriptions. There are many tables and chairs in the bar area, and there is also a television. Here we watched "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" in Italian and tried to figure out the questions and answers (with the help of the staff who would translate bits and pieces for us). This bar was the perfect place to relax and have a daiquiri with my mom, to reminisce and zone out after long days of walking.
The hotel claims to have a restaurant, but the restaurant only serves breakfast (continental is free, or you can order hot items). The breakfast includes croissants, cereal, juice, coffee, hot tea, yogurt and fruit. This actually happened at both of our hotels. A restaurant was featured on its list of amenities, but the restaurant was never open!
We were very impressed with the service and the style of this hotel. The Italian staff spoke fluent English, and the rooms were cozy and beautiful. Even our view of the street was romantic. In the picture here you can see a little covered hallway between the hotel and another building. Our room overlooked this area, and the street below was always quiet. We could open the windows wide, which is needed in Italian hotels. In the winter, they turn the heat up very high, it felt like 80 degrees. And the individual room controls don’t seem to have any affect on the temperature.
You can get special deals when staying at this hotel if you book your room online at aavacations.com. The published prices are very expensive, but we paid about 2/3 of the price or less. We had a room with a queen size bed for about $150 per night. That’s still very expensive, but this is a world class hotel. If you book more than four nights, you get one night free, and the nightly charge after that night drastically decreases. If traveling alone, book a double room instead of a single. The double room is only $10 more per night, and the room and the shower are twice as large.
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