Luna Hotel Baglioni

The oldest luxury hotel in Venice would have to be the Luna Hotel Baglioni located in the center of Venice on a quiet street at 1243 San Marco 1243, a looking to St. Marks and St. Giogios Island. This classic hotel was built in 1474 but dates in history to the 12th century as a shelter for the Knights of Templar. In 2001, it was restored faithfully with an eye to its history.

The hotel has a total of 97 rooms and 18 luxury suites for its guests to this splendid hotel. Each suite is decorated exquisite with silk drapery, antique furniture and gilded beds. Many of the suites have balconies or terraces where you can sit and drink your cognac or sherry as you gaze upon the beauty of Venice, its tiny streets, its rooftops or the St Mark's lagoon and the island of San Giorgio.

This famous luxury hotel in Venice has twice made it to the Condé Nast Traveller Gold list as one of the most fabulous hotels in Venice to visit.

The Luna Baglioni is one of the most esteemed and elegant hotels available in the city of Venice. The hotel became known as the Locanda of the Luna and later in the 18th century its famous Marco Polo Lounge was painted with frescoes by the students of the Gianbattista Tiepolos School. You will be overwhelmed by this luxury hotel in Venice. Venetian Murano glass chandeliers suspended from the frescoed tall ceilings, antique furniture, paintings on the walls by famous artists, huge mirrors, low lighting and vibrant flowers will make you feel as if you have died and gone to paradise.

The immense lobby with its Oriental carpet, a work of art in itself is one of the public rooms which will make you awestruck. Gournet cuisine is delivered by the professional staff in the delightful Canova restaurant on the St. Mark lagoon. Vintage wine, Italian cuisine and an international foods are whipped up by the famous chef Giampaolo Cosimo and his staff.

In the Salon Marco Polo, enjoy one of the best breakfasts in you'll ever have. This frescoed room which seats up to 170 people, has held many of the most fabulous weddings banquets, and parties in all of Venice. Many a celebrity has wined and dined in this exact room in this marvellous hotel in Venice.

Small dogs are allowed at the hotel. Guests of the Luna Baglioni Hotel will have all of the comforts and amenities they would require. The hotel is close to Piazzo San Marco, shopping, theatres, fine dining, and everything that vital in Venice. This luxury hotel in Venice is surely one hotel you will not regret visiting.