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PALAZZINA GRASSI HOTEL & RESIDENCE VENICE, ITALY |
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The melancholy grandeur of Venice, steeped in history, finds a smartly updated complement in the Palazzina Grassi, a layer-cake of ancient, medieval and hypermodern design standing on the Grand Canal. The façade is a classical 15th-century shell, behind which generations of noble and haute-bourgeois families lived; several centuries earlier, the site served as a Roman spa. Classical references abound in the hotel’s public spaces, including a restored central colonnade and modern columns, but the interior is otherwise geometrically designed, pushing abstraction as far as it can go in this classical context. But it is the 32 guestrooms that best show the marriage of ancient and futuristic, especially the Attic Suite with its wood beams, sloping roof and spectacular views of Venice through ancient colonnaded windows. Other rooms offer glimpses of the lagoon landscape and the Canal Grande. Suites are provided with LCD screens and Internet access. Lines are always simple and pure with minimal ornamentation; this echoes the Grassi Bar and the hotels’ lobby/lounge, which are designed as interlocking public spaces. Venice has never been seen through such a highly modern prism. |
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LOCATION OF PALAZZINA GRASSI, VENICE |
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| Palazzina Grassi is ideally located in the historical heart of Venice, directly on the Grand Canal. Only a few minutes walk from St. Mark's square and the Rialto Bridge. Very close to the major museums and art galleries, such a Palazzo Grassi, Guggenheim Collection, Theatre La Fenice, Accademia Galleries and Ca' Rezzonico |
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