Hotel Donà Palace
The Hotel Donà Palace is housed in a fully refurbished antique Venetian palazzo overlooking the rio spanned by the Bridge of Sighs, just around the corner from the lovely sights of St. Mark's Square.
Just a stone’s throw from Venice 's bustling historic centre, this elegant charming hotel offers its guests quiet exclusive surroundings and the gracious competent service you would expect from a 4-star hotel .
The Hotel Donà Palace was opened in 2004 following a three-year restoration project.
The 14th-century palazzo now housing the hotel was the former residence of the Donà, a noble Venetian family that gave the Most Serene Republic one of its most famous doges.
The Gothic façade features two rows of splendid lancet windows, while the piano nobile has carefully restored original marble and fine wood appointments.
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The hotel is perfect for guests seeking tranquil and secluded accommodation in a central location.
It is situated in the heart of the sestiere of San Marco , next to St Mark’s Square and just a stone’s throw from the city’s most famous monuments and museums: the Ducal Palace , St Mark’s basilica , the Correr Museum and many others.
The building housing the hotel overlooks the Rio di Palazzo Ducale with the famous Bridge of Sighs joining the Ducal Palace to the prisons.
The hotel Donà Palace is a short walk away from the Rialto district, the Accademia gallery and Palazzo Grassi . Whether you want to take a leisurely trip down the Grand Canal or visit the lagoon islands, you’ll find all the main vaporetto landing-stages near St Mark’s .
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The Hotel Donà Palace has 27 rooms furnished in Empire-style and decorated with the colour scheme favoured by the Venetian doges, from the deep red carpet to the warm yellow tones of the draperies.
The hotel offers its guests a choice of rooms and price ranges: Double Standard, Double Deluxe, Junior Suite, Suite, Executive Suite and Royal Suite.
All the rooms are spacious and equipped with various amenities including Wi-Fi access, satellite television with LCD screen, telephone with direct outside line, minibar, safe, hairdryer, individual air-conditioning.
Some rooms have a view of the canal or the city roof-tops, others overlook the calle or the hotel’s lovely inner garden.
Marble bathrooms with black granite washbasins, hairdrier, telephone, and welcome kit.
The bathroom in the suites have jetted tubs.
The Executive Suite has its own private terrace with an enchanting view of the city and with a jetted tub where guests can spend a romantic evening à deux.
The Royal Suite on the piano nobile with its original 16th-century coffered ceiling is the perfect choice for guests seeking exclusive deluxe surroundings.
Every morning the hotel offers its guests an abundant American-style breakfast buffet.
The drawing room on the piano nobile has a lounge bar featuring a timbered ceiling and view of the canal where guests can leaf through the newspapers on display, enjoy tea and Venetian pastries in the afternoon, or sip cocktails, wine or canapes before dinner.
Although there is no in-house restaurant, the hotel offers its guests special discounts in the various restaurant owned by the hotel in the neighbourhood.
As well as the standard 4-star hotel services the Hotel Donà Palace offers its guests the following amenities:
• 24 hour reception desk
• Congress hall
• Private landing-stage for motorboats
• Room service from 8.30 am to 11.30 pm
• Laundry service
• Dry-cleaning service
• Free daily newspapers
• Free wi-fi access
• Medical service
• Meeting room (small groups)
• Porter service
• Tour booking service (ask at reception desk)
• Umbrella
• Wake-up call
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