Londra Palace, Venice

About Londra Palace

A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the Hotel Londra Palace enjoys a prime location on the Riva degli Schiavoni, one of Venice's longest waterfront promenades, stretching towards Piazza San Marco.

With wonderful views of the lagoon and only a few minutes' walk from the hub of Venice and the Bridge of Sighs, the charming Hotel Londra Palace dates back to 1860. Illustrious guests have included Tchaikovsky, and the Hotel Londra Palace staff can even tell you which room he stayed in.

At the beautiful Hotel Londra Palace, each guestroom is individually decorated with fine silks and brocade, reflecting Venice's exotic styles. Take the opportunity to try out the high standard Restaurant Do Leoni, which serves excellent cuisine. The Hotel Londra Palace's restaurant name is derived from two lions, one being the lion of St Mark and the other, its English counterpart. In fine weather, guests can even enjoy their dinner on the veranda that stretches out onto the Riva degli Schiavoni, almost reaching the lagoon.

The Hotel Londra Palace is a perfect choice for your stay in Venice and although classified as a 4*, it really lives up to 5* standards and provides excellent value for a hotel of this style and quality.

Accommodation:

Rooms with bath and shower, television, minibar, hairdryer and safe.

Supplements (from):

Deluxe Lagoon View £36. Junior Suite Lagoon View £76. Twin for Sole Use £102. Weekend (Fri-Sat Apr-Jun & Sep-Oct) £20.

Facilities:

53 air-conditioned rooms
Restaurant
Bar
Lounge
Lift

Please Note:

Buffet breakfast.
Minimum stay 1 night (2 nights for Fri & Sat arrivals and 3 nights for arrivals for 2008 stays including 31 Dec).
Waterbus stop: San Zaccaria.
Hotel will be closed for renovation works during 4 Jan-15 Feb 09.

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.

CARNIVAL

5-16 Feb 2010

During this stunning extravaganza, the entire city becomes a stage set for vibrant pageants, concerts, dinner-dances and spectacular masked balls, culminating on Shrove Tuesday in a fabulous ball, dancing in the piazza and a magnificent firework display over the Bacino di San Marco.