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Family · September 202510/10
The Locanda Vivaldi is a beautiful, authentic Viennese hotel, fronting onto the Venice lagoon. It is superbly situated for seeing Venice island and the surrounding areas. It is about 100yds from the D...The Locanda Vivaldi is a beautiful, authentic Viennese hotel, fronting onto the Venice lagoon. It is superbly situated for seeing Venice island and the surrounding areas. It is about 100yds from the Doge’s Palace and St Marks Square. There are public transport stations outside and it has its own private pier.
We arrived at the hotel by private water taxi and docked at the small pier at the side. Our room, no. 207, was a good size at the side of the hotel overlooking both the small canal where we had docked, and the lagoon. It was wonderful being able to sit in bed and watch the boats and people coming to and fro. The decor again was authentic Venetian, with beautiful Murano glass chandeliers on the walls and a beautiful Murano glass mirror. Staff were all attentive and charming and nothing was too much trouble. The rooftop terrace, where breakfast was served, and a bar in the evening, was a lovely place to sit and watch the hustle and bustle.
We had planned to go to Murano to see the glass blowing and had seen from reviews that the hotel would arrange a private water taxi if requested. This was all arranged and we were astounded to find out that the hotel, not only arranged for a taxi to collect us, we were taken directly to a factory where we were met by a very charming guide who gave us a private tour. We were shown a demonstration of glass blowing and also glass sculpting, and were given a detailed history and explanation. It was very private and relaxed. We were then taken up to their gallery and were allowed to wander around freely, and enjoy the amazing glass, which was for sale, but well out of our price range. We were taken into their showroom where more affordable glass was available to buy. There was no hard sell and it was a lovely experience. When we were finished we were then taken back to our hotel by the private water taxi which was waiting for us. To make this experience more amazing was the fact that this was arranged for us and was completely free, as a courtesy from the hotel. Yes, we didn’t get to see the rest of Murano island, but we could have gone back if we’d wished.
We thoroughly loved this hotel which was full of beautiful glass, and so Venetian. If I go back to Venice in the future, I will certainly go back to Locanda Vivaldi.
I would definitely recommend it.Show More
