Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, Venice

About Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa

Attributed to its architect, Andrea Palladio, this Renaissance retreat ensures a wonderfully unique experience in the heart of Venice. The former convent, which was abandoned for 100 years, has undergone a fabulous transformation to become a sanctuary with remarkable lagoon views. Situated on the Giudecca Island, and only 5 minutes away from Piazza San Marco with the hotel's complimentary boat ride, the property combines cultural delights with spa facilities.

The spacious guestrooms are beautifully frescoed and the bespoke Italian décor that runs throughout the hotel is characteristic of the exclusive Bauer collection. In addition, the Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa benefits from private gardens, which is a rarity in most city centres, and a variety of therapies and massages will be available at the spa (due to open this summer) for those who wish to unwind, especially after visiting the many delights Venice has to offer.

Guests are also welcome to dine at the Bauer's renowned De Pisis restaurant, which is near Piazza San Marco and also affords magnificent views of the Grand Canal.

Accommodation:

Rooms are warm and welcoming with décor in soft pastels and beautiful detailing throughout. Facilities include a bath and shower in the marble bathroom, air conditioning, satellite television, minibar, hairdryer, safe, wifi and complimentary bathrobe. Please note that all rooms have double beds.

Double with Lagoon View
This room has a beautiful lagoon view in addition to the above facilities.

Junior Suite
The Junior Suite is spacious and beautifully decorated with patterned floor tiles, ornately painted walls and tapestries.

Supplements (from):

Double with Lagoon View £67. Junior Suite £62. Weekend (Fri-Sat) £41. Double for Sole Use £114.

Facilities:

Garden Bar Restaurant
Bauer Palladio Spa with Turkish hammam, Jacuzzi, gym and beauty treatments (payable locally)
Lift
Private landing stage
Complimentary eco shuttle water bus B Mare to Bauer Hotel and Bauer Il Palazzo

Please Note:

Waterbus stop: Zitelle.

Information:

Buffet breakfast. Minimum stay 1 night (2 nights for Fri & Sat arrivals and stays including 19 Jul, and 3 nights for stays including 22 Mar & 7 Sep).
The hotel has 50 air-conditioned rooms.
Transfer time from Marco Polo airport: 45 mins.
Child prices apply to ages 2-11 years.
Official Rating 5 Star

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.