Bauer Palladio & Spa, Venice

Advantages: Looking for a quiet place? Venice
Disadvantages: You can't drive your vehicle through water.

...it took advantage of te fall of the Byzantine Empire to transform a anumber of them into territorial colonies. **MISTRESS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN** As early as the 12th century, Venice's vast shipyards were turning out fully equiped galleys at the rate of one every few hours. Local industry produced glass and luxury fabrics--Lace, brocade, damask, and velvet. From the west, venetian and foreign merchants bought arms, horses, amber, furs, timber, wool, honey, wax, and slaves. Imported from the muslim Levant, on the other hand were gold, silver, silk, spices, cotton, dyes, ivory, perfumes, and a host of other goods. The city officials ensured that duties were exated on all the goods that entered and left it's markets. Beutified by various architects and artists--such as Palladio, Titian... Read review

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Advantages: Location, decor and super-efficient concierge
Disadvantages: Pricey for some

...and meat dishes and several types of pasta were on the menu - this is NOT a pizza joint! I had a decent terrine with rabbit and vegetables which was tasty and interesting. Italian hotels tend to have a lot of sweet stuff for breakfast (cakes, biscuits etc) in addition to a spread of cold cuts and cereals. The Londra Palace is no different although, as you would expect, the quality is higher than average. Other facilities Well, pretty standard really. No fitness or spa facilities (these come at a real premium in Venice). Reception/concierge will give you information about events, travel etc. but will not actually book for you. Laundry on Monday to Friday and there was room service although the size of Venetian rooms tends to make this even more of a balancing act than usual if you choose to order any. The usual standard facilities... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful, unique, hasn't disappeared yet
Disadvantages: Daily budget - ouch

...CINQUE GIORNI A VENEZIA I’ve not previously spent long in Italy, apart from brief forays into the north whilst ‘doing the passes’ from Switzerland, and a couple of docking manoeuvres courtesy of a cheapo-cruise in the Med. (I’m the person who took one look at the queue for the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and went and had a beer instead) It is therefore fitting, that in the year I start to add Italian to my list of “languages of wine-growing nations” to which I can lay at least some claim to speak, that I should actually go there too. It was school half-term last week, and Mrs. Nibbles had been her usual profligate self with the holiday bookings, although to be fair, this was all done and dusted nearly a year ago, when she announced those momentous words “I’ve booked us 5 days in Venice next February”. “DOV’È?” – Or “I... Read review

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