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( 041 520 48 17;
www.hotelaidomori.com
; Calle Larga San Marco 658; d €50-150; ; San Zaccaria)
Artist's garrets just off Piazza San Marco, each snug as an Arsenale ship's cabin. Book
ahead to score upper-floor rooms with sloped wood-beamed ceilings, parquet floors, wall
tapestries and close-up views of basilica domes and the clock tower's Do Mori (bell
ringers) in action. Ask for No 11, with a private terrace - but pack light, because there's
no lift.
LOCANDA CASA PETRARCA €
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( 041 520 04 30;
www.casapetrarca.com
; Calle Schiavine 4386; d incl breakfast €105-155, with shared bathroom
€80-125; ; Rialto)
A budget option with heart and character, this family-run place offers
seven unfussy, sparkling rooms in a historic brick apartment building, with breakfast ser-
enades from passing gondolas. Five rooms have air-con and ensuite bathrooms; rooms fa-
cing the side canal are brighter and slightly bigger. Fair warning: the route to nearby
Piazza San Marco is lined with tempting boutiques.
PALAZZO PARUTA €€
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( 041 241 08 35;
www.palazzoparuta.com
;
Campo Sant'Angelo 3824; d incl breakfast €90-320; ;
Sant'Angelo)
Kissing frogs won't get you princely palace getaways like this: lantern-lit court-
yard staircases beckon to silken boudoir bedrooms with mirrored bedsteads and Carrara
marble ensuite baths. Museum-worthy suites feature velvet-draped beds, stuccoed ceilings
and parquet floors; ask for marble fireplaces and canal views. Breakfasts seduce gourmets
with fresh-squeezed juices, award-winning local cheeses and cured meats, fresh pastries,
pancakes and eggs.
Clever staff will organise water-taxi transfers, arrange tickets to exclusive events and
map backstreet routes to your desired destinations - Museo Fortuny, Palazzo Grassi, the
Accademia and La Fenice are under five minutes away on foot. Wheelchair-accessible
rooms available.
HOTEL FLORA €€
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( 041 520 58 44;
www.hotelflora.it
; Calle Bergamaschi 2283a; d incl breakfast €100-358; ; Santa
Maria del Giglio)
Down a lane from glitzy Calle Larga XXII Marzo, this ivy-covered retreat
quietly outclasses brash designer neighbours with its delightful tearoom, breakfasts
around the garden fountain and gym offering shiatsu massage. Guestrooms feature antique
mirrors, fluffy duvets atop hand-carved beds, and tiled ensuite baths with apothecary-style
