Great Hotel...Amazing Views...Timeless Elegance
Just back from a wonderful trip to Venice, including one night at the Danieli.
Pros
1. Views: The Lagoon/Grand Canal views from all three of the Danieli buildings are among the most spectacular in Venice...meaningfully better than the views from the Gritti Palace, for example, because the location of the Danieli is beyond the end of the Grand Canal, looking back toward the big church and Grand Canal with great sunset views, or across the Lagoon with so many other great Vistas. It's also fun to watch the hustle and bustle of the gondolas and tourists, based, etc. below. If you can get a Lagoon view room with a walk out balcony, you Coen hours just absorbing and watching. Keep the patio doors open and you'll be entertained by gondoliers signing opera. Note: there are on 8 rooms and 2 suites with Lagoon view balconies.
2. Lobby: Grand elegance.
3. Concierge/staff.
4. Restaurant: we only had breakfast, but very nice and in spring/summer, roofdeck would be amazing (closed during off season).
5. Location: right in front is all major transportation: bus stop, water taxis, gondolas, etc., and just around the corner is Doge's Palace, St. Marks Square, etc.
Cons
1. Bathrooms and small and bathtub showers are tight, awkward.
2 Rooms are small.
3. Hotel is disjointed, combines 3 buildings with interior walkways up and down stairs. Difficult to wheel your own luggage. Windy corridors to get to lobby.
4. Low Tech: tiny flat screen TV in corner of room, no outlets next to bed for recharging.