Hotel Bauer

Don't let the modern lobby throw you. This inn, just a few blocks from Piazza San Marco, is one of the top deluxe hotels in town and the only one not owned by a large chain. That means Francesca Bortolotto Possati, the chairman, chief executive, and sole owner of the Bauer Hotel Group, and her attentive staff are more likely to give you personal attention. In 1998, a massive hotel restructuring divided the hotel into two parts: the rather disappointing (especially at these prices) 1950s Hotel Bauer, with its standardized rooms and terrace on a side canal, and the Bauer il Palazzo. This 19th-century palace on the Grand Canal behind the modern wing enjoys views of Santa Maria della Salute across the way. The Palazzo is aiming for boutique-hotel status, with a more intimate reception area, a restaurant opening onto a terrace thrust over the Grand Canal, walk-in closets, and antique Venetian style (genuine 18th-c. wherever possible). The higher the price, the classier the accommodations, with patterned chipped-stone floors, elaborate stuccoed walls and ceilings, engraved mirrors, frescoed bedroom ceilings, and marble bathrooms.

Facilities:
2 Venetian/Mediterranean restaurants; 2 bars; babysitting; concierge; fitness center; Jacuzzi; room service; sauna; spa; smoke-free rooms; executive-level rooms (the Palazzo suites)

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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