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Londra Palace Venezia Relais & Chateaux Hotel 5*
Address: Riva degli Schiavoni 4171, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
Tariffs: 400 – 550 Euro per room per night (in February when the Carnival is)
Built in 1853 in the very close vicinity of Piazza San Marco, this hotel accommodated personalities like: D’Annunzio, Tchaikovsky, Verne, Borges, and Brodsky. You can easily reach the gondolas and vaporetti. The hotel features two Venetian cuisine restaurants:
- LPV Ristorante
- Creative cooking
- Chef: Daniele Galliazzo
- Sommelier: Sante Malizia
- Rates and services:
- Menus 70-120 EUR per guest, service included
- Carte 50-90 EUR per guest, service included
- LPV Bistrot
- Bistrot
- Fantastic fresh salads, gourmet sandwiches, vegetarian dishes
- Rates and services:
- Carte 16-34 EUR per guest (Quick Meals – Snack Bar – Local flavours)
Villa Franceschi Relais & Chateaux Hotel 5*
Address: Via Don G. Minzoni, 28, 30034 Mira VE, Italy
Tariffs: 229 Euro per room per night (in February when the Carnival is)
Situated next to Venice’s Lagoon, this used to host the Doge’s jewellers. Within a large forested park, the villa preserves many of the original rooms decorations and serves al fresco Venetian cuisine:
- Margherita Restaurant
- Cooking classics
- Chef: Remigio Dal Corso
- Rates and services:
- Menus 65-95 EUR per guest, service included
- Carte 45-75 EUR per guest, service included
- L’Oleandro Bistrot
- Bistrot
- Traditional Italian but creative cuisine
- Aperitives and lunches served in the terrace offers charming views towards the gardens and pool.
- Rates and services: From 10-25 EUR per guest
Ai Gondolieri Restaurant
- Address: fondamenta de l’Ospedaleto, sestiere Dorsoduro 366, Venice, 30123, Italy
- €€€
- Venetian, Regional Cuisine
Alle Corone Restaurant
- Address: campo della Fava, sestiere Castello 5527, Venice, 30124, Italy
- €€€
- Modern Cuisine
The best hotels in Cortina/Dolomites Italy
Faloria Mountain Spa Resort
Address: 46 Zuel di Sopra, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Rooms: 48
Style: Modern Design
Atmosphere: Quiet
Located in Cortina, one of the most well known ski towns in Italy and host of Winter Olympics of 1956, Faloria is one of the most notable of hotels in town.
Completely redesign, today, Faloria Mountain Spa Resort offers contemporary luxury at high levels: traditional Alpine allure, stylish contemporary interiors, enormous windows overlooking the impressive scenery of Cortina d’Ampezzo…
At a short ride away from central lifts of the ski resort, the hotel also features an impressive wellness and spa center and a lounge and restaurant in the Italian lodge’s style.
Grand Hotel Savoia & Spa
Address: 62 Via Roma, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Rooms: 135
Style: Contemporary Classic
Atmosphere: Lively
This stylish luxury Alpine hotel, accommodated from prime ministers of United Kingdom to American presidents.
Renovated in 2009, it became contemporary, with a cosmopolitan charm in neutral palette, hardwood floors and Italian furnishings. The hotel is equipped with a restaurant, winter garden, cigar bar, wellness center and indoor pool.
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The Club House at Fontanelle Estate
Great for rolling vineyards and one of the best new luxury hotels in the world and 3rd in Europe
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Ristorante Enoteca Pinchiorri 3 Michelin Stars 2023
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