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Above: This suite has a private terrace
overlooking the hotel's walled gardens and vineyard.
Rooms and suites
First, a confession: We haven't stayed overnight at the Hotel Cipriani, but
we did have lunch and toured the premises while visiting the hotel during a
Silversea Mediterranean cruise. One of the things that impressed us most was
the intimacy of the Cipriani: The main building has just 42 double rooms, 26
junior suites, 16 suites, and four singles, with a layout that feels more like a
villa than a hotel.
Rooms come in a variety of decorating styles that range from classic (and
formal) Venetian to lighthearted Mediterranean-fantasy rooms where walls are
painted to create the illusion of a garden.
One suite, the Meridiana, has a private garden with a tented seating area
overlooking the hotel's filtered saltwater pool. An even grander suite, the
Palladio, made its debut several years ago, and we were treated to a Lives of
the Rich and Famous tour while the suite was being cleaned between guests.
Occupants of the Palladio Suite can make themselves at home with two
bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garden with heated Jacuzzi, a dining area with
private butler, a hidden computer center, projection TV, a 180-degree panoramic
view of the Venetian lagoon, and a garden path leading to a private dock where a
launch and captain are available for the occupants' exclusive use six hours a
day. (The daily rate for such decadence is just
over €8,000 during high season, although guests can economize by renting the
suite with one bedroom or visiting during the low-season months of April and
October)
The main building of the Hotel Cipriani is open
from early April until the end of September; the adjacent
Palazzo
Vendramin and Palazzetto Nani Barbaro are open year-round.
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