Metropole Hotel
Occident meets Orient
08/02/2024 Reading time: 2 Minutes
Home away from home is a very overused term. Nevertheless, it is appropriate when a hotel spontaneously conveys the feeling of being in your own living room and simply feeling at home. The Metropole Hotel is the perfect place for guests who like oriental, opulent outfits, who enjoy being pampered by personal service and falling into soft pillows. The boutique hotel on the Riva degli Schiavoni is not only in a prime location directly on the Laguna with a view of San Giorgio Maggiore. The 14th century palazzo, once an orphanage where Vivaldi gave music lessons and composed the "Four Seasons", later became a hotel for famous guests from Sigmund Freud to Thomas Mann and Marcel Proust. As today's guests, we are whisked away to the heyday of the Serenissima, when the Doges secured their trading power between the Orient and the Occident.
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With a great deal of personal commitment, a passion for collecting and a sure feeling for effective yet cozy decoration, hotel owner Gloria Beggiato has transformed her boutique hotel into a treasure chest. Behind the white façade with golden letters, we discover a Venetian-Oriental romantic world with 67 relatively small and, in our case, somewhat bright, but all individually designed rooms, a lounge area with piano music, a gourmet restaurant and an atmospheric palm garden.
The passion for opulence is unmistakable, with Venetian Bevilacqua fabrics, Murano chandeliers and antiques being just as present as oriental spices, candles, cushion covers and chandeliers. As guests, we can share in the hotelier family's passion for collecting; in glass cabinets we discover valuable and curious collections ranging from pearl-embroidered evening bags, corkscrews, business card holders and bookends to one of the most extensive crucifix collections in Europe.
The lady of the house's love of detail is evident everywhere, be it in the presentation of the sumptuous breakfast buffet or the decorations on the grand piano and coffee tables, or in the atmospheric garden with its orange and lemon trees. In the rooms, we are greeted with orchids, fresh apples and lovingly designed welcome letters and are given aromatic, typically Venetian herbal pastilles as a bedtime treat. The decor is lavish but never disorderly, creating an atmosphere that is as cozy and comfortable as it is elegant and sensual.
The service in the cocktail lounge is so welcoming that you will only leave it to explore the city. The fact that such an unusual hotel also has unusual guests can be seen in the VIP regulars such as Grace Jones, Annie Lennox and Milva, Italy's grande dame of chanson. Until recently, the hotel was also a celebrity gourmet meeting place.
Also brand new: the private spa for exclusive use with hammam, pool and Emotion Shower.
The passion for opulence is unmistakable, with Venetian Bevilacqua fabrics, Murano chandeliers and antiques being just as present as oriental spices, candles, cushion covers and chandeliers. As guests, we can share in the hotelier family's passion for collecting; in glass cabinets we discover valuable and curious collections ranging from pearl-embroidered evening bags, corkscrews, business card holders and bookends to one of the most extensive crucifix collections in Europe.
The lady of the house's love of detail is evident everywhere, be it in the presentation of the sumptuous breakfast buffet or the decorations on the grand piano and coffee tables, or in the atmospheric garden with its orange and lemon trees. In the rooms, we are greeted with orchids, fresh apples and lovingly designed welcome letters and are given aromatic, typically Venetian herbal pastilles as a bedtime treat. The decor is lavish but never disorderly, creating an atmosphere that is as cozy and comfortable as it is elegant and sensual.
The service in the cocktail lounge is so welcoming that you will only leave it to explore the city. The fact that such an unusual hotel also has unusual guests can be seen in the VIP regulars such as Grace Jones, Annie Lennox and Milva, Italy's grande dame of chanson. Until recently, the hotel was also a celebrity gourmet meeting place.
Also brand new: the private spa for exclusive use with hammam, pool and Emotion Shower.
