the luxury hotels of Venice
Jun 12, 2019, 12:07 am
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Jun 12, 2019, 5:25 am
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Another negative is the fact that as you exit the hotel on the land side, you are on the Strada Nuova, with its masses of tourists and cheap souvenir shops. Agree that Gritti is a far better choice. I had a private tour of Aman and lunch there. I have no desire to ever stay at that Aman.
Jun 12, 2019, 5:28 am
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To be fair the one in Bologna nearly looked equally bad.
Jun 12, 2019, 5:30 am
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Jun 12, 2019, 5:34 am
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Thanks for the review. I found this hotel to be a fabulous value by Venetian standards. We had a lovely stay a couple of years ago. I agree with you about the breakfast although we had a wonderful server every morning who redeemed the average food with her fantastic personality and service.
Jun 12, 2019, 5:35 am
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I think it’s clear that the Gritti and Aman are the nicest properties in town...with the new St Regis coming this winter (renovated from the former Westin) and the Danieli giving Marriott a pretty powerful voice in the luxury arena here.
For the record, even as we ordinarily love Aman, we definitely prefer the Gritti here. No contest for us. The service at the Gritti was easily as wonderful as at any Aman. The Gritti’s Riva bar and terrace, plus terrace Michelin restaurant, not to mention the better location, make it an even easier choice.
For the record, even as we ordinarily love Aman, we definitely prefer the Gritti here. No contest for us. The service at the Gritti was easily as wonderful as at any Aman. The Gritti’s Riva bar and terrace, plus terrace Michelin restaurant, not to mention the better location, make it an even easier choice.
Jun 12, 2019, 9:37 am
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Offerendum - Just been reading/scrolling through your Italian trip over on the other forum. Marvellous coverage of the various churches, chapels etc. I found the mosaics of Ravenna especially impressive - that's one of the few Italian cultural hot-spots I've not been to.
I stayed at Ca'Sagredo and also at the Baglioni and I Portici in Bologna. I really liked Ca'Sagredo but can't recommend either of the Bologna hotels. We really HATED I Portici and its ghastly sterile decor though we had an excellent dinner at their *Michelin restaurant. The Baglioni was amusing because of its old world grand hotel ambience. Full marks to you for driving into Bologna - we always park at airports and take transport in.
Despite our liking of our dinner at I Portici, overall I think it's a mistake to follow Michelin in Italy - those *** places like the one in Modena strike me as a complete joke. I'd rather have one of those gelatos any day!
I stayed at Ca'Sagredo and also at the Baglioni and I Portici in Bologna. I really liked Ca'Sagredo but can't recommend either of the Bologna hotels. We really HATED I Portici and its ghastly sterile decor though we had an excellent dinner at their *Michelin restaurant. The Baglioni was amusing because of its old world grand hotel ambience. Full marks to you for driving into Bologna - we always park at airports and take transport in.
Despite our liking of our dinner at I Portici, overall I think it's a mistake to follow Michelin in Italy - those *** places like the one in Modena strike me as a complete joke. I'd rather have one of those gelatos any day!
Jun 12, 2019, 12:13 pm
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Offerendum - Just been reading/scrolling through your Italian trip over on the other forum. Marvellous coverage of the various churches, chapels etc. I found the mosaics of Ravenna especially impressive - that's one of the few Italian cultural hot-spots I've not been to.
I stayed at Ca'Sagredo and also at the Baglioni and I Portici in Bologna. I really liked Ca'Sagredo but can't recommend either of the Bologna hotels. We really HATED I Portici and its ghastly sterile decor though we had an excellent dinner at their *Michelin restaurant. The Baglioni was amusing because of its old world grand hotel ambience. Full marks to you for driving into Bologna - we always park at airports and take transport in.
Despite our liking of our dinner at I Portici, overall I think it's a mistake to follow Michelin in Italy - those *** places like the one in Modena strike me as a complete joke. I'd rather have one of those gelatos any day!
I stayed at Ca'Sagredo and also at the Baglioni and I Portici in Bologna. I really liked Ca'Sagredo but can't recommend either of the Bologna hotels. We really HATED I Portici and its ghastly sterile decor though we had an excellent dinner at their *Michelin restaurant. The Baglioni was amusing because of its old world grand hotel ambience. Full marks to you for driving into Bologna - we always park at airports and take transport in.
Despite our liking of our dinner at I Portici, overall I think it's a mistake to follow Michelin in Italy - those *** places like the one in Modena strike me as a complete joke. I'd rather have one of those gelatos any day!
Driving was indeed a mess in Bologna, looking forward which fine I got as it was in the end of the trip and I thought I knew which way to drive. As a base for trips to the surroundings as I used it I definitively can´t recommend it.
Ca´ Sagredo had it´s pros, but I didn´t really get warm with it.
Nov 2, 2019, 3:04 pm
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I wish there were more professional pictures available online of the bathrooms. (And a lot of the rooms as well.). Some of the amateur shots on TripAdvisor look promising (with large marble showers with dual rain shower heads), but it's hard to get a sense of the layout. I wish they had floorplans on the Marriott site.
There's a vast excluded middle ground between the in-room aesthetic of Gritti vs. Aman. All else being equal, I tend to prefer modern but Aman went too austere IMO. I'm interested to see where StR Venice lands in the continuum between "Marriott bland" and "modern with good execution."
Edit: mobile posting mulched all formatting for some reason...
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Nov 13, 2019, 6:01 am
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I guess this is press Gritti is not too happy about. At the moment it's definitely not the time to be in Venice.
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...de-in-50-years
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...de-in-50-years
Nov 13, 2019, 6:17 am
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I've always been partial to staying at the Danieli and Gritti hotels.
When was the last time either one or both of these two hotels had flooded lobbies?
With rising sea levels over time, I can't but help to expect that this kind of stuff will become increasingly frequent in the coming years.
When was the last time either one or both of these two hotels had flooded lobbies?
With rising sea levels over time, I can't but help to expect that this kind of stuff will become increasingly frequent in the coming years.