ART DECO INFLUENCED DESIGN IN THIS PALATIAL VENICE HOTEL Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo overlooking Grand Canal is an exclusive waterside hotel, next door to the famous Palazzo Pisani-Moretta, close to the Ponte di Rialto and just a 20 minutes stroll from Piazza San Marco. Built in 1569, the hotel is a fantastic example of contemporary architecture and design, updated in an Art Deco style with the latest modern facilities. Guest rooms overlook the Grand Canal or Rio di San Polo and the property represents an ideal venue for those seeking romantic seclusion - be they on honeymoon, celebrating a special anniversary, or simply with romance in their heart. Inside, guests encounter more surprises: a chaise longue, loveseats facing each other, a glass bar back-painted black with long, lithe legs, a headboard covered in a gauze bearing the traditional Fortuny Venetian design. The same design is silk-screened in black to frame the bathroom mirrors that feature a built-in 9-inch touch screen TV that transmits the shows being watched in the bedroom. Plenty of artificial lighting gives a theatrical touch to the large-sized bathrooms, like the lamp pole that juts down from the ceiling and illuminates your face for make-up. Bathroom design has been carefully thought out to include a spacious shower with illuminated showerhead, instead of a bath tub and Corian sinks set in a silhouette vanity unit. Capturing the calm, silver reflections of moonlit nights along the Canal Grande or the hues of the Venetian autumn mist is no easy task, but the hotels dove grey and warm chocolate tones, accentuated with bright tassels, highlights and Art deco twists gives guests new and familiar a WOW! when they visit. Palazzo Barbarigo offers 12 rooms and 6 Junior Suites, spread over two floors, overlooking the Grand Canal or the Rio San Polo. Rates
are from Euro €210 (classic double room in B&B) to €800 (Junior Suite Grand Canal, the most spacious room with the most amazing view on the Grand Canal). The spacious rooms are decorated and furnished in an Art Déco style, interpreting the spirit of the city and fitting perfectly with the hotel's location. Services available to guests include wifi internet connection, cable TV, safe and minibar. A meeting room with a wonderfully decorated ceiling is additionally available for small gatherings up to ten people. The lounge area is the perfect place for private functions, cocktail parties, events and exclusive ceremonies. The entire palace, with its unique characteristics, is available for rent to celebrate weddings, anniversaries and special occasions for those who really know how to celebrate in style!
UHOTW recommend reaching the hotel by Vaparetto or Water Taxi directly from Marco Polo airport wet basin to the hotel entrance hall. The hotel will be glad to reserve a transfer that includes a shuttle from the arrivals terminal to the wet basin, and then the motorboat to the hotel (30 min.) “Arrival by boat is a requirement, with a private dock available to guests on the Grand Canal and a water transfer service on request” Palazzo Barbarigo Sul Canal Grande • Breakfast provided San Polo 2765 • Restaurants nearby 30125 Venice Veneto Italy www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/PalazzoBarbarigo 107