Monaco and Grand Canal, Venice

About Monaco and Grand Canal

The Monaco & Grand Canal is a former 17th century palazzo that has been flawlessly converted into a classic hotel with excellent service.

Overlooking the Grand Canal, the hotel lies very near to Piazza San Marco. The elegant surroundings, steeped in history, even provided Giacomo Casanova with the ideal backdrop for his conquests. The guestrooms are of a high standard of comfort enjoying either Grand Canal views or some majestic views to the church of Santa Maria della Salute and the island of San Giorgio.

Outside, the terrace is a special feature of the hotel and, weather permitting, is an ideal setting where you can enjoy an aperitivo whilst taking in the unique atmosphere of the Grand Canal. If staying in, the hotel's Restaurant Grand Canal serves traditional Venetian cuisine.

Recently restored, the beautiful Monaco & Grand Canal cleverly blends the contemporary with the historic for the ultimate base in the heart of Venice.

Accommodation:

Rooms with bath or shower, television, minibar, hairdryer and safe. Superior Doubles, Junior Suites and Suites with bath.

Supplements (from):

Superior Canal View £62. Junior Suite Canal View £94. Suite Canal View £151. Single £41. Weekend (Fri-Sat) £18. Half Board £57.
Please note: A compulsory Gala Dinner supplement applies for New Year's Eve.

Facilities:

100 air-conditioned rooms
Restaurant with waterfront terrace (terrace opens end Apr)
Bar
Lounge
Lift

Please Note:

Continental breakfast.
Minumum stay 1 night (2 nights for Fri & Sat arrivals and 3 nights for arrivals 28 Dec-1 Jan & 1-3 Feb).
Waterbus stop: Vallaresso.

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

26 Jan-5 Feb 2008

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.