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ABOVE: Our Venice for Visitors Playdate of the
Month checks out the bed in Room
108 of the Luna Hotel Baglioni.
Single, double, and twin rooms
The Luna Hotel Baglioni has 115 rooms and suites, all with
central heating and air conditioning. My son and I recently spent three nights
in a twin room, No. 108, just one flight up the grand staircase or
elevator from the hotel's atrium lobby.
 From
the hallway with its marble balustrade and inlaid stone floors, we
stepped into a small wood-paneled entrance foyer with doors on both sides. This
in turn led into the huge bedroom, which had a pair of twin beds at one end and
a seating area with two upholstered chairs and a small sofa. The walls were
decorated with silk damask and delicate plaster moldings; a Murano glass
chandelier hung from the ceiling.
 Another
door gave access to a wood-paneled dressing room with a triple mirrored closet.
From there, we could enter the bathroom, which had a toilet, bidet, heated towel
rack, dual sinks (set into a long marble countertop), a Jacuzzi tub, and a
separate glass-doored shower stall. A stained-glass window provided natural
light, and the entire room was lined with slabs--not tiles--of gold-veined
marble.
 Our
room had three windows overlooking the
Calle Larga dell'Ascensione. Looking to the left, we could see the southeastern
entrance to the Piazza San Marco; to the right were the Royal Gardens, the
hotel's private boat landing, and the waters of St. Mark's Basin and the Grand
Canal.
Every room at the Luna Hotel Baglioni is unique, so your decor
and square meterage may vary. Single rooms come in classic or superior versions;
doubles and twins are available in classic, superior, or deluxe price ranges.
All but a handful of rooms have outside views. (For example, room 501, a
superior double, has a view of the
Campanile di San Marco over nearby rooftops from one window and a line of
statues from another.)
In 2004, rates are €206 to €373 for
singles and €316 to €620 for two-person rooms, depending on room category and
season. Rates include a buffet breakfast, but 10% VAT is extra.
Next page:
Suites
Photo: Baglioni Hotels. Used by permission.
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