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Views of Venice

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Venice shop windows

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Venice Masks

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Venice flooded

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Venice Carnival

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Hotel Caneva

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tel. 041 522 8118

Some tourist agencies consider it of no prestige to deal with one-star hotels. All for nothing. Unlike many three-stars hotels, half of the windows at Caneva hotel go out to a picturesque Venetian canal with bridges and gondolas. No doubt, somebody could call the furniture in the rooms Spartan and even poor, but at the background of the traditional pretentiosity of Venetian hotels it is even a positive feature – the interior is modern and calm here. It is a beautiful hotel in the very heart of Venice, nevertheless, booking a room, don’t forget to clear out if there is a toilet in it – some of the rooms are not equipped with a lavatory.

Hotel Marconi

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S Polo 729, Riva del Vin, Venice
tel. 041 522 2068

Hotel Marconi is situated in a busy area at Canale Grande near Rialto Bridge. This is a modest but a cozy hotel, all rooms fitted out with air-conditioning. There are shops, cafes, a market nearby and you can always catch a water-taxi or a gondolier.

Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal

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tel. 041 520 0211

Appointments here are not so ornate and the prices are somewhat lower than in five-stars hotels but here you can find everything you need to be happy: 18th-century building, windows going out to Canale Grande and Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, a blooming garden, a wonderful restaurant with two terraces and San Marco Square just around the corner.

Luna Hotel Baglioni

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tel. 041 528 9840
double room 370 - 600 EUR

In the 12th century this ancient Venetian hotel was visited by knights-tampliers going to crusade. Till present days breakfasts are served here in the salon ornamented by the apprentices of the great Tiepolo. Best rooms of the hotel have private terraces with the view of Santa Maria della Salute. The atmosphere on the terraces is very intimate and romantic – real Paradise for two lovers.

Hotel Gritti Palace

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tel. 041 794 611
double room from 450 EUR
Luxurious suit looking over Canal up to 4000 EUR

In the beginning of the 16th century this palace was the residence of Doge Andrea Gritti. Today it is a luxurious hotel preferred by crowned heads and Hollywood stars. The prices fluctuate depending on the number of museum valuables in the room. Dinners are held on the terrace with the splendid view of the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute. Not to mention that this very hotel was visited in due time by Ernest Hemingway. For those who are not very familiar with Venice and doesn’t get the difference between five-stars hotels with terraces and the view of Santa Maria della Salute we make it clear: Hotel Danieli is located near Doge’s Palace on the noisy embankment Riva degli Schiavoni. The best rooms of the hotel have the view of the Lagoon, big cruise ships and luxurious private yachts. Palas Gritti discribed in this abstract is on Canale Grande. There are absolutely no embankments there at all, houses are rising up right from the water. Through the windows you see gondolas, launches, vaporettos and fronts of ancient palazzos.