Hotel Londra Palace

The Location

Located just a few steps from Piazza San Marco, along the Riva degli Schiavoni, a short stroll from the many luxury shops, museums, churches and palaces, the Londra Palace?is sited in a convenient position that can be?easily reached from the Marco Polo airport, from the train station of Santa Lucia, from Tronchetto or from Piazzale Roma for those arriving?by car

The Marco Polo International Airport (35km) is?25 minutes by taxi motorboat and?will take you directly in front of the?public vaporetto stop of San Zaccaria, which is a short distance from the hotel.?A 55 minute journey awaits those who wish to arrive at this hotel via the scheduled shuttle service that operates from the airport.

Nearby Attractions

Piazza San Marco - 0.5 km
Doge's Palace - 0.5 km
Bridge of Sighs - 0.5 km
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni - 0.5 km
San Giorgio Maggiore Church - 1 km
La Fenice (opera house) - 1 km
Rialto Bridge - 1 km
Accademia Gallery - 1.5 km
Peggy Guggenheim Museum - 2 km
Ca' d'Oro - 2 km
Palazzo Grassi - 2 km
Jewish Ghetto - 3 km

Inside the hotel

Occupying three snow-white 19th-century buildings, this romantic hotel overlooks the Venetian Lagoon and was the venue in which in 1877, Tchaikovsky created the first three movements of his Fourth Symphony. Palladio's 16th-century San Giorgio Maggiore Church stands directly opposite, while the famed Rocco Magnoli, architect of Versace's boutiques, oversaw the hotel's extensive 1999 renovation.

The stylish lobby area is adorned with ornamental columns and a mixture of traditional and contemporary Venetian glass, while the ?'Ristorante Do Leoni` serves sophisticated Venetian cuisine in a handsome room with a stone-mosaic floor and a wall of windows overlooking the lagoon. The outdoor waterfront terrace is popular in summer, and the 'Gallery Wine Bar' - and its Barman Marino Lucchetti?expertly mixes house cocktails that are well worth sampling. The light-filled lounge area just off the lobby and decorated with period furniture is perfect for relaxing after a tiring day of sight-seeing or business. A sumptuous buffet breakfast? is laid out each morning, general facilities of Concierge Service, tour desk, handicap facilities and rooms service is also at the disposal of guests.

Inside the rooms

The 18 deluxe twins, doubles overlooking the lagoon, 8 superior twins and doubles overlooking the roofs of Venice and the 17 Junior Suites all overlooking the lagoon boasts high-ceilings and come appointed with silk-covered walls, 19th-century Biedermeier furniture, and gilt-framed original oil paintings. Each room also features a 21-inch satellite TV with internet access (surcharge), mini bar, en suite bathroom facilities that include bathrobes, slippers, telephones, makeup mirrors and heated towel racks.