PALAZZO SAN GIORGIO
Central Venice, Air-Conditioned
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Guests at Palazzo San Giorgio are very near the Piazza San Marco where some of the city's most remarkable treasures are found, including its famous Basilica and Campanile, as well as the Museo Civico and the Palazzo Ducale. The well-known Bridge of Sighs connects the Palazzo Ducale with its prisons, and the "sighs" are said to be those of erstwhile prisoners, though it has also been said that they emanate from the lovers who pass under the famous bridge in a gondola. Running along the waterfront from the Palazzo Ducale is Venice's popular site for a sunset stroll-the Riva degli Schiavoni. Italians call the time-honored custom doing laps, and there is no better place to do it.

Palazzo San Giorgio has apartments in an elegant pink palace that offer both the privacy and flexibility of an apartment stay and the luxury and amenities of a first class hotel. The location, overlooking a canal near the Piazza San Marco, is ideal-both quiet and central (and near a vaporetto stop). The building is equipped with an elevator. Its apartments, named after important Italian artists, are beautifully furnished with marble floors, tasteful rugs and antiques. Each has air conditioning, color TV, direct phone, and a hair dryer, as well as daily maid service and fare for continental breakfast. In addition, there is a reception room and breakfast room for the guests staying in one of the other 5 rooms with bathrooms (no kitchens) also in the Palazzo. Twenty six is the maximum number that can be accommodated at San Giorgio if we include the sleep-sofas.

Carpaccio (sleeps 4+2), one flight up, sleeps four in two majestic double bedrooms (in which the beds can be made as doubles or pairs of singles). The large, well-lit living room with wood-beamed ceiling and exquisite chandelier offers a sleeper sofa for two and also yields a pleasant dining area for six. A fully equipped kitchen, including microwave, and a bathroom with shower complete the picture.

Tintoretto and Tiepolo (sleeps 2+2), also one flight up, each offer accommodation for two guests in a double bedroom (double beds or pair of singles) and the option for an additional two on a sleeper sofa in the living room. Each of these two attractive apartments also has a modern kitchenette with stove and refrigerator and a bathroom with shower.

San Giorgio Studio (sleeps 2) offers cheery comfort for two. Living and dining area share one airy space with a distinctive red and white checked marble floor. The living area doubles as a bedroom when its comfortable sleeper sofa is laid out. At the other end of the room is the modern kitchenette with refrigerator and stove. The bathroom is adjacent. The studio also has a washing machine.

Prices on request; please inquire.

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