Veraz is a blogger and freelance writer who writes travel articles for various travel sites and blogs. After travelling extensively in Italy, she began her own site on luxury hotels in Venice. Find out more about accommodation in Venice at her site. A great reference tool for those who love to travel and stay in luxury hotels in Venice .
One of the most well known luxury hotels in Venice has to be the famous Hotel Gritti Palace. Located on the Grand Canal with a most superb view of Venice, the Hotel Gritti Palace once the home of Andrea Gritti, the Doge of Venice is one of the most famous and celebrated luxury hotels of the world.
Originally constructed in 1525 for Andrea Gritti, it was to became the official residence of the Vatican's ambassadors to the city of Venice. Even today, the Hotel Gritti's visitors continue to be the attraction of members of the elite classes of this world. Ernest Hemingway, a noted guest of the Gritti , described this famous hotel as "as the best hotel in a city of great hotels". Other guests of the Gritti Palace included the Duke of Windsor, the British Royal Family, the Princes of Monaco and many well known Hollywood actors.
The public areas of the hotel present to the guest painted wood beams hung with the paintings of past doges, walls of stone and marble covered with fabrics. Carriage clocks adorn the walls as time vanishes. Antique Venetian mirrors hang from the walls of the Bar Longhi leading to The Club del Doge restaurant serving up a superbe menu of gourmet Venetian delights on the terrace overlooking the famous Grand Canal.
The Hotel Gritti Palace offers 91 large rooms and six suites tastefully decorated in cool blues, creams, marble floors and gilt hallways. Some rooms are a light yellow, with windows opening up to a view of the Canal with hand sculpted headboards to the bed. The lovely antique furniture and exquisite design lend to atmosphere atmosphere of comfort, luxury, and elegance. Murano glass Venetian chandeliers hang from the ceilings and mighty curtains dress the windows which open to the splendid scenes of Venice. Superior service and supreme courtesy is the response to all your requirements and awaits you as a visitor to the Gritti, one of the most wonderful luxury hotels in Venice you could possibly stay in.
Making the choice to stay at the Gritti Palace is a correct choice and the concierge services are excellent. Choosing the Gritti Palace Hotel for your holiday in Venice and staying at one of the best luxury hotels in Venice is a decision you will never regret and worth every penny.
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