Hotel Danieli, Venice

About Hotel Danieli

One of the finest hotels in Starwood's Luxury Collection, the world famous Danieli embodies pure luxury only a minute's walk from Piazza San Marco.

As the former palazzo of the Dandolo family, its décor is exquisite throughout and includes a magnificent atrium that plays host to a stunning golden staircase. Sumptuous and lavish interiors run throughout the guestrooms, with those in the original building furnished in a traditional style that captures a regal Venice. Enjoy some regional cuisine at the hotel's rooftop restaurant Terrazza Danieli, which commands some spectacular views of the city and the lagoon.

The palazzo that houses the Danieli was built during the 14th century and sits behind the San Zaccaria vaporetto stop. Since the beginning of the 18th century, the hotel has been accommodating Venice's visitors searching for pure indulgence with that Venetian flair.

Accommodation:

Rooms are richly furnished in the classical style of the historic Italian empire and at 20 square metres in size they are comfortable, yet intimate. The rooms have a grand and luxurious feel thanks to the velvet materials, wing backed chairs and heavy drapes in soft blues, pale greens, warm yellows and deep reds. The room includes air conditioning, 32 inch flat screen satellite television, minibar, hairdryer, safe and wifi (payable locally). The bathroom is accessed through a separate door off the private corridor and it is fitted with chrome fixtures and a combined shower and bath as well as complimentary toiletries, bathrobe and slippers and a salon style hairdryer. All rooms are twin but double beds are available on request. Interconnecting rooms are available and it is possible to add an extra single bed for a third guest.

Junior Suite
This exquisite suite is 30 metres squared in size and the furnishings reflect the magnificent Venetian craftsmanship. The deep regal reds and vivid yellows of the antique furniture will make you feel like you are staying in a palace. Floor to ceiling drapes frame a fantastic view of Rio del Vin and the original, hand-blown glass chandelier in the seating area makes the suite completely unique. The marble bathroom includes a spacious shower and bath, make-up mirror, salon style hairdryer, complimentary toiletries, direct dial telephone, bathrobe and slippers. The Luxury Collection twin beds are equipped with pure white cotton sheets, plump duvets and feather pillows.

Supplements (from):

Grand Deluxe Double Lagoon View £57. Junior Suite £114. Double for Sole Use £60. Weekend (Fri-Sat) £16 (specific dates apply, please check at time of booking).

Facilities:

Rooftop restaurant Terrazza Danieli
Bar Dandolo
Bar Terrazza (seasonal)
Lounge
Lift

Information:

The hotel has 225 air-conditioned rooms. Transfer time from Marco Polo airport: 40 mins. Child prices apply to ages 2-6 years. Official Rating 5 Star Deluxe. Minimum stay 1 night (2 nights for arrivals 30 Dec-1 Jan, 5-6 Feb, 12-13 Feb). Waterbus stop: San Zaccaria.

About Venice

Built on stilts and forming an archipelago of 117 small islands, Venice reposes on a liquid tapestry of calm canals and lazy lagoons 2,5 miles (4km) from Venice's mainland. The city's luminous quality is glimpsed from gliding gondolas and explored on foot through narrow calli, linked to one another by ornate stone bridges. Painted palazzi, Byzantine basilicas and Baroque domes compete with the dove-flocked piazzas that reach the ultramarine waters.

The wealth of Venice is evident in Piazza San Marco and alludes to when the Venetian republic was a dominant mercantile power, trading silks, spices and gemstones carried overland by Bedouin caravans and shipped to Mediterranean ports. Nowadays, modern craft navigate between six ancient sestieri, bearing carefree stowaways to St Mark's Basilica, the Palazzo Ducale and on up the Grand Canal to the Rialto, where palazzi lining unhurried channels display architectural styles spanning five centuries.

Become tempted by Venice's food market below the Rialto Bridge and after having enjoyed a meal head to the shopaholic joys of the Mercerie, which runs between Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge. Perhaps cross the short stretch of water that leads to the glass-making island of Murano and the lace and linen enclave of Burano.

Venice Lido is the largest island here and benefits from an 8 mile (13km) long beach, which at the turn of the 19th century, created a premier resort for international aristocrats. Regular vaporetti, exclusive motor launches and public water buses transport visitor to another world in the time it takes to drink a cappuccino. Venice is a permanent carnival, rejoicing in a masked ball in February that swirls visitors into a sensual atmosphere peopled by gallant heroes and bewitching courtesans.