Comments on the style saloniste: Travels with The Style Saloniste: Dreaming of Venice and the Belmond Hotel Cipriani

J-- I would love to see you in a gondola! Now tha...

2018-04-04T11:31:38.177-07:00

J--

I would love to see you in a gondola! Now that would be something.

Hotels in Venice...I must say I do want to see the water...a Bacino or a canal...or THE GRAND CANAL...and I've stayed at a lot of different...BAUER used to be great...fantastic location...now it has faded and is I think under new ownership...too bad. HOTEL SPLENDID VENEZIA is lovely...I had a wonderful room overlooking several canals...it is also in the middle of everything and near the Fortuny....
DORSODURO where L'Academia is located is great...I love it over there...adore...so quiet and surrounded by all the galleries and churches...location is everything...walking, walking...
so happy you liked this post of CIPRIANI...which I adore..with gardens...jasmine and rose scented...so beautiful...a vineyard even...and of course the CIPRIANI LAUNCH...the most glamorous...happy days to you DIANE

I gave up on the Danieli a long time ago for the r...

2018-04-04T09:54:35.751-07:00

I gave up on the Danieli a long time ago for the reasons you mentioned. The last three times I stayed at the Cipriani, for all you mentioned but also being able to sit outside, almost in front of the Salute, and watching Venice go by with a drink in my hand. Oh, and most important, the proximity to Harry's Bar and being able to walk there at night by myself. Whenever I was in Europe on business I always scheduled my weekends in Paris or Venice.
I once stayed at L'Accademia when I went to a party at the Pisani Moretta Palazzo. That was something, the party, not the hotel. quaint but so so. I'll have to post a photo on FB of my arrival in a gondola.
Loved visiting with you. xxoxo J

Yes, Dear--I know you will love the Cipriani. It&#...

2018-04-02T17:48:49.679-07:00

Yes, Dear--I know you will love the Cipriani. It's very low-key...and it's better than ever now. The cuisine is the best it has been...more modern and fresh and very seasonal and special.

In particular...I used to love the Danieli and it is looking very tired. And...as you depart and come and go...there is a ramp (perhaps it was temporary) outside the front entrance so that goods and strollers can roll up to the Bridge of Sighs overlook...and it is such a crowd there. Not my favorite.

Of course there is the Aman...beautiful location.

The Gritti is still very beautiful...and superbly located. I love that 'side' entrance near the gondoliers with their traghetto....and the quiet square...water front rooms. I once stayed at the Hemingway Suite...corner...looking along the canal in each direction. It was incredibly beautiful. Decor by Rubelli and Donghia and of course the Longhi Bar not to be missed.

The Cip is more like a resort...looking out to sea, in a glorious garden. I love walking along Giudecca as well...that's a lovely hideaway. Nice people, understated. Elegant...and still lovely.

I hope you are traveling well and traveling soon. Please keep me posted...as always so diving to hear from you. XXX D

I needed this today...thanks! I've always stay...

2018-04-02T15:17:51.449-07:00

I needed this today...thanks! I've always stayed at the Danieli or Gritti thinking I would have more freedom to come and go as I wished. But you just changed my mind. I must experience this at least once in my life!