Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal

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

Score 82.11
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.
Cost Doubles from $720, including breakfast.
Contact 1332 San Marco
39-041/520-0211
www.hotelmonaco.it

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“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” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2004