"Venice's best kept secret - a well-priced, charming, 17th-century palace with enchanting gardens, located near the Grand Canal."
The Pensione Accademia, a delightful rambling patrician 16th-century palace with its own docking point in Venice, is just a few steps from the Grand Canal. This luxury hotel is owned and managed by the Salmaso family, who also have the Ala and the Do Pozzi.
The facilities
The Pensione Accademia has been long feted by the guidebooks, and you can see why: this luxury hotel is blessed with not just one garden but two. They are full of people lazing under banana trees reading Howards End, just too happy to be there to be bothered to traipse around. The garden in the back is full of roses and deckchairs, with a delightful ivy-clad arbour leading to a small fountain, while statuary graces the front. Breakfast is taken here in fine weather.
The rooms
The 29 rooms at the Pensione Accademia are done in Venetian style, with antique furnishings, cool, plain walls, good-looking framed prints, parquet floors, and little Venetian chandeliers. Perhaps the best rooms to book are in the garden, if you are not on too much of a budget.
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Address: Villa Maravege, Dorsoduro 1058, 30123 Venezia, Venice 30123, Italy
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Address: Villa Maravege, Dorsoduro 1058, 30123 Venezia, Venice 30123, Italy
Booking info
Arrival:
Thu 21 Aug 2008
Departure: Fri 22 Aug 2008
No. adults: 2
Departure: Fri 22 Aug 2008
No. adults: 2
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Who stays here
This hotel is the perfect romantic getaway for honeymooners and couples alike.
Come for
- Two delightful perennial gardens
- Peace and quiet
- Great value
- The garden rooms
Not suitable for
- The disorganised - it is so popular, you need to book at least a year in advance
Children
Extra beds for children and baby-sitting services can be arranged.
Eating in
There is no restaurant but a full breakfast buffet is served every morning in the garden.
