Anne's World of Wonder

In December l was invited to attend a 3-day travel professionals’ conference in Venice, sponsored by 150 fine hotels and villas all over Italy.

Invitees were accommodated in various hotels around Venice for 3 nights during the event, and l was fortunate to stay at the boutique Hotel Palazzo Stern, facing the Grand Canal.

https://www.palazzostern.it/en/surrounded-art-0

For years, I have been charmed by this small hotel as l passed it by from the water. I was attracted to its unusual “Moorish” architecture and its sunny outdoor terrace right in front. Here guests can enjoy a breakfast, snack, an aperitivo at the end of the day, as twilight casts its rosy glow on the canal. 

Since I had never been inside the hotel l was unprepared for how beautiful it is. Filled with the Stern family’s collection of ancient art and artifacts from far away places – statues, mosaics, carved columns climbing up the staircase in the intimate lobby – I felt l had stepped into a cabinet of curiosities!

My room and bathroom were lovely. The service was thoughtful and gracious. Breakfast was fabulous; cooked to order (scrambled eggs perfectly soft, the way l asked for them, a generous fresh fruit bowl, yogurt, crisp warm croissants and more😋)

The Palazzo Stern is in a perfect location near the Peggy Guggenheim Museum,

the pedestrian Academia Bridge,

and next door to the Ca’ Rezzonico museum.

P.S. There is a vaporetto water taxi stop right in front of the hotel!

And this!😋Need I say more?