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Places to Stay: Venice's Palazzo Barbarigo Hotel

Written by Lucy Fennings: There’s not really much point in arguing with the sentiment that Venice (and here you must affect the nasal sing-song and shaggy-haired nod of number-one Venice fan Francesco da Mosto) is the most beautiful city in the world. It just is.

What’s that? You want evidence? What about all those Baroque, Renaissance and Rococo facades, moodily reflected in a network of waterways? The elegant barks firmly punted under mediaeval bridges by stripey-topped gondolieri like so many Turkish slippers? The mists of autumn wreathing over landing stages and around window frames? Venice is a visual, sensual, historical treat, and if its maze of alleyways and many surprising sights fails to quicken your pulse, you may as declare game over right now. Someone visiting such a splendid setting requires suitably splendid accommodation: and Palazzo Barbarigo is happy to oblige. Click Read More for additional information and photos.

With a private landing stage on the Grand Canal, this 16th-century palace has had a slick contemporary refurb and is perfectly placed for a swish arrival by motor launch – just channel your brooding inner James Bond and sweep in looking as moody and good-looking as possible, and you’ll be totally in tune with the dark marble floors, polished stone reception desk, black velvet bar stools and seductively dim lighting. Whisk your partner in crime-fighting upstairs, and you’ll find Palazzo Barbarigo has equally atmospheric bedrooms, with saucy feathered lampshades adding a touch of burlesque whimsy to the theatrical drapes and art deco-style cocktail cabinets. If that all sounds a bit too period-drama, things are brought back into the 21st century with flatscreen TVs, WiFi and extra TV monitors embedded into the bathroom mirror. Best of all, every room and suite has glorious canal views.

Hotel Details

Palazzo Barbarigo
2765 Sestiere San Polo
Venice, Italy
To book this hotel, call Mr & Mrs Smith 1.866.610. 3867