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Venice Map: Hotel MetropoleHotel Metropole Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
Castello 4149
Location Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello/Riva Degli Schiavoni
Transportation Vaporetto: S. Zaccaria (walk right along Riva degli Schiavoni over 2 footbridges; the hotel is next to La Pietà church)
Phone 041-520-5044
Fax 041-522-3679
Web site www.hotelmetropole.com
Room Information 72 units
Prices 500€-650€ ($650-$845) double; 700€ ($910) jr. suite; 1,000€ ($1,300) suite. Buffet breakfast included. Rates about 30%-40% lower in off season
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, minibar, hair dryer, safe

Frommer's Review

Vivaldi lived here from 1704 to 1738, when it was the chapter house of La Pietà church next door and he was its violin and concert master. The quirky palazzo that has evolved from that church building is now a member of the Romantik hotel association -- and aptly so. The owner has tried to outfit his hotel as a Victorian-style home, packed with quirky collections of curios (fans, purses, bottle openers, crucifixes, cigarette cases), and its public salons are tucked with cozy bars and sitting niches. Personalized service is taken very seriously here; there are 67 staff members for 72 rooms. Accommodations vary widely in true Romantic style; you may find such details as Burano glass lamps and Murano chandeliers, inlaid wood furnishings, Romantic-era watercolors and prints, or even twisting marble columns and frescoed putti behind the bed. Since every room is different, the true choice here is picking a room overlooking the Bacino San Marco, or at least the side canal where water taxis pull up, rather than the courtyard housing the lovely garden restaurant enlivened by nightly keyboard music. To the rates below, you'll have to add 104€ ($135) for that bacino view, but they make it up to you by offering free car parking (to everyone, not just lagoon-side renters) if you let them know you need it before 8pm the day you arrive.

Facilities:
Venetian/Italian restaurant; bar; concierge; tour desk; car-rental desk; business center; 24-hr. room service; massage (in-room); babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning (same day); nonsmoking rooms

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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