Hotel Santa Chiara - Venice

For a fabulous stay in Venice, look no further than Hotel Santa Chiara. This historic property is blessed with coveted Grand Canal views, stylish interiors and a Santa Croce postcode, which makes sightseeing a breeze. There is also a breakfast room with Nutella pastries and sizzling omelettes and a sky bar serving a selection of cocktails made with Veneto’s prized prosecco.

Overlooking the Constitution Bridge on the world-famous Grand Canal, Hotel Santa Chiara is also close to the Floating City’s top sights. Just one mile away, you will find the picture-perfect Rialto Bridge, as well as Basilica Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, which features vivid frescoes by Italian greats like Bellini and Titian. For Venetian opulence at its finest, St Mark’s Square is just over a mile away. Here you can admire the basilica’s gold mosaics, gaze at Veronese’s frescoes at the Doge’s Palace or snap shots of gondolas gliding beneath the Bridge of Sighs. Venice’s Santa Luzia train station is only 400 metres from the hotel, ready to whisk you to Giotto’s mesmerisingly blue frescoes in Padua or Juliet’s Balcony in Verona, 28 and 75 miles away respectively. Venice Marco Polo Airport is eight miles away.

Boasting 500 years of history, including time spent as a monastery, Hotel Santa Chiara’s facade remains quintessentially Venetian with its blood orange walls, intricately arched windows and teal shutters. Meanwhile, its interiors tell a different story with heaps of contemporary decor. The rooms feature glossy wooden floors, silk patterned wallpaper and cream-coloured bedding with a vintage upholstered headboard. They also keep you refreshed with tea and coffee making facilities, and a minibar containing buttery biscuits and prosecco. If you’re after pretty vistas, opt for the Deluxe Grand Canal View room to admire the historic rooftops and imposing domed churches, like San Simeone Piccolo.