Palazzo Morosini Brandolin Dimora Romantica

Palazzo Morosini Brandolin Dimora Romantica

At Palazzo Morosini Brandolin Dimora Romantica in Venice's San Polo district, the day can start with an aperitif taken with your feet almost in the water, from the private wooden pier that opens straight onto the Grand Canal. The building dates to 1450, a Venetian Gothic palace that once housed Doges and princesses, and its history is still visible in every room even after a careful refurbishment that added modern comforts and adaptable furnishings. The whole 190-square-metre apartment is rented as one unit: a living and dining room, a small kitchen with a bar, two double bedrooms dressed in Italian linen, two extra beds for children, three bathrooms and a closet, sleeping up to four adults and two children under seventeen. What sets it apart is the private dock itself, an exclusive mooring with direct entrance from the water, letting a boat bring guests straight from the Grand Canal into the palace. An elevator serves the building, Wi-Fi covers the property, a tour desk can arrange excursions, and staff answer in English or Italian. Hotel-style service comes through a partnership with Hotel Orologio, though the apartment itself is managed by a private host. That suits couples, families with children, or small groups renting the whole apartment for a private event, and it will frustrate anyone wanting daily housekeeping or a lobby to sit in. Check-in runs from 4pm, check-out by 11am, and the palace does not take hen or stag parties. Few doors in Venice open directly onto the Grand Canal from your own boat. A 15th-century Gothic palace on Venice's Grand Canal, rented whole, with a private dock that lets a boat bring you straight to your own door. It sleeps up to four adults and two children across two bedrooms and three bathrooms, with hotel service through Hotel Orologio.