Thank you for the informative reviews! I have never been to Venice and would like to plan a cruise from Venice to Athens in the next year or so. Your review gives me a good place to start in choosing a hotel to stay at. I'm looking forward to reading your review of the Hotel Lungarno in Firenze. We have only stayed at the St. Regis (the old "Grand Hotel") during past visits, but since their renovation, rates have soared. Any idea when/if Virtuoso will add the Hotel San Regis in Paris to their program? It's an Andrew Harper property, of which I know Virtuoso "shares" many properties with. Safe travels!