Monaco & Grand Canal in Venice | Travel + Leisure
1332 San Marco
Venice
www.hotelmonaco.it
39-041/520-0211

COST: $$

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From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2004

“The Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal reminded me of a Benetton sweater I once owned that looked great on the shelf but didn't wear well at all. On the Grand Canal in Venice, it is a merger of a former hotel with a neighboring palazzo. The public spaces are stunning; the sweeping glass, stone, and steel lobby by architect Piero Lissoni is skylighted and studded with Le Corbusier lounge chairs...” MORE>>

–Michael Gross, “Hotel Couture”

From the T+L 500

Sixteenth-century palace with sophisticated 21st-century polish on the city’s main thoroughfare.

Stats:
98 rooms; 1 restaurant; 2 bars.
Competitive Edge:
A seamless mix of Baroque and modern design.
Rooms to Book:
Upgrade to an atmospheric Double Superior on the Grand Canal ($140 extra).
Don't Miss:
The Antico Ridotto Pubblico room—the site of the world’s first casino in 1638.

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