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    San Cassiano-Ca'Favretto | Vanessa Kaoukji
    San Cassiano-Ca'Favretto holds a dominating position on the Grand Canal exactly opposite the Ca' d'Oro. Built in the 14th-century and once home to the Venetian painter Giacomo Favretto, this luxury hotel now displays it antiques with pride. The...
  • St Martins Lane | Vanessa Kaoukji
    St Martins Lane is a slick design hotel only minutes from Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square and attracts a mixture of theatre enthusiasts, media types, and young trendies. Public areas are fascinating: molar shaped stools; giant chess pieces;...
  • Jumeirah Beach Hotel | Vanessa Kaoukji
    The Jumeirah Beach Hotel is a luxury hotel in Dubai designed to look like a breaking wave. The luxury hotel has managed to perfect catering toward couples, families and friends alike. There is something for everyone at this architecturally striking...
  • One Aldwych | Vanessa Kaoukji
    Most of London will have noticed the gigantic oars of the Boatman sculpture as they walk past the triangular building on the north side of Waterloo Bridge. Some of them may know that this is not the centrepiece of a gallery but a feature that...
  • Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni | Vanessa Kaoukji
    Sitting at the very tip of the promontory that is Bellagio, the luxury hotel Villa Serbelloni is a grand 19th century building that dominates the town. If you can, try to arrive at Bellagio by ferry - the scenery is certainly more impressive than if...
  • Miller's Residence | Vanessa Kaoukji
    The best time to arrive at Miller's Residence is in the evening so that, although it will be harder to find the discrete entrance identified only by a small plaque, the sense of theatre will be greater. At night hundreds of candles are lit and as...
  • Charming House DD724 | Vanessa Kaoukji
    Given the vast number of hotels in Venice, very few of these are 'designer' boutique hotels. This is hardly surprising as the majority of visitors to the islands want a taste of traditional Venice. However, if you've had your fill of heavy dark...
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