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With the Peggy Guggenheim, Punta della Dogana & Accademia Art Gallery as neighbours, the hotel is a firm favourite in the artistic quarters' of Dorsoduro. There are many reasons for liking this hotel – one being that it is locally owned by a family with cultural interests and the other being the fab location – thankfully just off the main “must do I'm a tourist” radar - a more subdued, quietly sophisticated place, from which to meander or just jump on the next vaporetto and loose yourself.

Interiors capture the mood of the 30’s & 40’, it’s a clever use of elements from the Italian Futurist movement and the velocity of the Art Deco that flavour the hotel. An exceptional eye for detailing, such as the marquetry and accuracy mixed with mod cons create a rather glamorous den. Worth a mention is the wine & cheese bar -La Rivista, crammed full of delicious Italian specialities.

A bold rest bite from the flamboyant “classical overload”, abundant in this floating city.

Venice's other Biennale will begin in just a few weeks. No, not the art one. No, not the film one either. The architecture one. With Venice's cycle of Biennales it's sometimes hard to keep track, but it also means that they've got putting together large-scale well organized events down pat.