Liassidi Palace

Newly created from an 600-year-old Italian palazzo the Liassidi Palace Hotel embraces the future while enjoying a love affair with the past. Soaring ceilings wrought iron screens Gothic windows and marble floors proclaim the grandeur of Venice while sumptuous furnishings and state-of-the-art facilities bring the hotel straight into the 21st century. Arrive by water taxi and pass through huge wooden doors into a flower-filled courtyard now with a cosy outside bar. Clever use of sheer glass walls maintain the balance of old and new and the public areas have elaborate Murano glass chandeliers rich fabrics and carpets to evoke the opulence of medieval Venice. In contrast the bedrooms are stylishly contemporary with designer furnishings complemented by Venetian glass and art. The intimate waterfront restaurant is perfect to inspire the romance for which Venice is famed.