FabulousFidel
May 28, 2024
From the moment the excellent Chiara welcomed us from our taxi it was clear this hotel was going to be wonderful. The hotel was simply perfect and it was the attention to detail and the warmth of the staff that really enhanced the quality. For example while Chiara showed us our room for our approval we said we would need more coffee pods of a certain type. These were immediately sent to the room. Even though these ran out the day before we left, house keeping remembered to replace them. So the communications and systems must all be in perfect harmony. Very impressive. Rooms and public areas SPOTLESS even with the decadent Venetian decoration. Breakfast was A La Carte. This is an excellent touch and it works far better than the boring buffet style which must surely lose any hotel money. Breakfast staff were great. We ate dinner in the hotel one night and it was in a word sumptuous. If you are not staying at this hotel you can eat dinner there and every aspect was delicious. I will gladly write a separate 5 star review for the restaurant. It's not always easy to get great food in Venice, Palazzina Grassi executes this effortlessly. This brings me to the Hotel's brilliant secret weapons; restaurant manager Michaele, who is ably supported by Philippo and Frederico. The hotel is extremely lucky to have these guys. They make the experience beyond extra special. They have the rare ability to read their customers perfectly; building a wonderful rapport while still offering the very highest quality service, seemingly effortlessly, and at times hilariously. Seriously this must be the best service team in Venice. I am sure though, that even these ambassadors of fine Venetian service are the focal point of the customer experience, they are surely supported by all members of their team. Honestly there is not a single bad thing to say about this truly top class hotel. Finally Venice has a truly world class luxury hotel. See you next year J&L.