Hotel Carlton on the Grand Canal

<b>Location.</b> The family-run Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal is located in Venice, Italy, in the Santa Croce quarter on the Grand Canal promenade, 50 metres from the waterbus stop and 250 metres from the Jewish Ghetto. Rialto Bridge is 15 minutes away by waterbus, and St Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace are a 20-minute ride away. Piazzale Roma, Venice's main entry point, is within 250 metres. Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) is 13 kilometres from the hotel. <br><b>Hotel Features.</b> The four-storey Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal has a terracotta facade with 100 windows. This renovated, 18th-century palazzo is lit up at night. Multilingual concierge and 24-hour front desk staff provide guests with advice and sightseeing tips.<br><br>Leaded-glass windows, 18th-century Venetian chairs with silver trims, and rich fabrics decorate the Bar Carlton Café which overlooks the Grand Canal promenade. Coffees, cocktails and snacks are served on the outdoor terrace during warmer months. Complimentary buffet breakfasts are served.<br><br>The Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal offers conference rooms, meeting rooms for small groups, business services and onsite garage parking.<br><br>The hotel has a relaxing courtyard area for guests to use. A 15-minute waterbus ride away is Venice Lido, which offers, beaches, watersports, tennis, bike hire and golf. <br><br><b>Guestrooms.</b> Murano glass chandeliers, damask wall fabrics, curtains and bedcovers and 18th- century Venetian-style gilt-edged, floral furniture decorate the Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal's climate- controlled guestrooms. Renovated in 2004, all rooms have satellite television, minibars and safes. Modern, tiled bathrooms have bath/shower combinations and complimentary toiletries. <br><br><b>Expert Tip.</b> Just 400 metres away is the 14th-century church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari which houses Titian's masterpiece, 'Assumption of the Virgin'.;
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