AusEuroFlyer

I'm trying to decide between the Westin Europa & Regina or Danieli for a two-day visit to Venice.

It's for a bit of a random city break. Looking at the photos, they both look quite nice, and while Danieli looks more traditional, we don't mind either way.

Could someone comment on the service level at one of both of them please, and anything else remarkable?

Thank you!

abk

in years past i have stayed in both and thought the danieli more interesting historically but the e and u better location wise. however in the travel magazine that was in my mail today ( can't remember which it was ) it had the best places to stay in the world and i thought it was interesting that the e and r was listed for venice and the danieli was not.

chanp

I've stayed at the Daneli and recommend it. Nice upgrade with a great view.

Tak

Architectually, the lobby of Danieli is so unique and interesting.
But for the view, I prefer E&R if you have Grand Canal view room(some grand canal view rooms are very small, though).
Danieli have wide open ocean view with a lot of traffic(people and boats).
E&R have direct grand canal view in front and ocean view if you see left side.
One time, I had choice of large room with partial canal view and very small room with canal front view.
Since I stayed only two nights, I had a small room with fantastic view.
Another occasion, I got a suite facing canal.

tripelite

Of the two, I have only stayed at the Danieli. Others have mentioned the great location, but there's another interesting perk to this - in almost any painting of Piazza San Marco in Venice (dating back hundreds of years), you can see the building that is now the Danieli. I have gotten a minor thrill out of going to museums and pointing to a specific window in a painting and thinking (or saying), "I stayed in that room." It has made the fond memories of the trip last longer

planecrazy63

Of the two I have only stayed at the Europa / Regina. Great view of the grand canal, but can be tricky to find the first few times you are looking for it (but what in venice can't be :-)). We got an upgrade to a canal room and it was fun to be able to step out on the balcony and enjoy the sights / sounds of venice.

Speechlady

Stayed recently at the Europa/Regina and found it to be delightful. As a Platinum Starwood guest, I was upgraded to a very large two room suite which was well furnished and had a Grand Canal view. Received a nice bottlw of wine served with cheese and crackers for my amenity. Enjoyed the whole experience. Would highly recommend it not only for the rooms but for the great location.

Life_Platinum

The Danieli has not been maintained as well as the E & R. Mrs. L.P. and I would rate the E & R as the best of the three Starwood properties in Venice. From my previous review of the upgrade success of Platinums, we concluded that the E & R also has the best record.

rischa

Hello Colleagues,

I am planning on stay in Venice for 2 nights (end of my euro trip) and would like some advice on staying at a spg hotel.

My only real prerequisite is having breakfast included with my stay.

I am finding the hotels part of Venice pretty expensive some costing $500 euro a night?

I was wondering if anyone knew the best approach here to combine promotion(s) to stay at one of the hotels.

Best regards,
Rischa.

Shantanu

In the summer, you should be able to get the E&R for about Eur 250 per night. I'm not a fan of the property. Forget breakfast there......go somewhere else local for a Venetian experience.....otherwise it will drive up your nightly cost hugely.....or, if you have Starpoints, use them for breakfast at the property.

Do you need a double or a single room? On AAA/CAA rates, the E&R have single rooms showing as cheaply as Eur 144 on some nights, doubles for Eur 225.

Or, use cash & points?

These promos also work:
"Save 20% on a two night stay.
When you go to the link and click on the city, a pop-up window shows all cities offering the rate. Not all hotel properties in the city will necessarily offer the promotional rate.

To enjoy this special offer:
• Arrive on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday for a 2-night stay for hotel stay; any night for resort stay
• Book anytime up to the first day of your stay

Participating Resorts - Z2R"

AND:

"Eternal Summer in Europe, Africa, Middle East
Book between May 6 and July 31 for stays thru Sept 30 in Europe, Africa, and Middle East
2 nights gives 20% discount, 3 nights 30% Booking code ETERN"

See the promos sticky on the forum for these!

rischa

June 18th to the 20th

rischa

thx for the advise! I was hoping the Eternal Summer would apply to Venice, but it didn't

how many starpoints does breakfast usually cost?

Shantanu

Z2R does apply for your stay.....have you tried it?

If you call or mail the E&R, they will let you know the points cost for breakfast. You should find out about Breakfast on Instant Awards.

The contact details:
[email protected]
OR
Phone: (39)(041) 240 0001

Good luck!

convict

I stayed at the E&R in late March - wonderful stay. I believe the breakfast costs 2k points per person- but double check. I don't think its worth it... There are are plenty of breakfast spots within a 5 minute walk of the hotel, that are a far greater value.

FlyingDoctorwu

alright bumping this thread. what do people think about an award stay in March for a plat? Where woud they stay. The E&R is significantly cheaper (12K). I am not super interested in spending 30K/night for the Gritti if I have to... but maybe the Danielli I could be talked into...