I stepped out of the revolving door and was met by a lavish and exquisite main lobby. It was decorated with pink marble columns and an elegant rich red carpet. It had a bar and a piano was playing to entertain the guests. The guests were scattered around lazily just relaxing in the luxurious embroidered chairs. The Danieli was great.
The marble staircase had a statue of Cupid on the foot of it. It was carpeted with a posh deep maroon carpet. It was decorated with various flower arrangements and cabinets with Venetian glass, since, after all, Venice is famous for it's glass.
We walked down the lush and imposing hallway till we reached our room. My mum opened the door with the really charming key. My jaw rocketed down at an inhuman speed. It was really opulent! It was only now that I remembered two things. Firstly, that the Danieli was one of the best hotels in Venice, and, secondly, that this was the hotel that Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp had stayed in during their performance in the movie The Tourist. So, now I realized why every thing was sooooooooo posh.
The room was very ornate. It had a lavishly embroidered closet on one side of the room, coloured green and red, and on the other side of the room, an old fashioned but still elegant desk, with windows that had absolutely fantastic views of the Bacino San Marco by either side. In the centre of the room was a huge, soft, downy bed with a luxuriously patterned bedhead, also green and red. With the decoration and the service provided in the room, I felt very special and very important.
Our 4-day stay in Hotel Danieli at Venice coincided with the 2011 Venice Film Festival. There were lots of movie stars and directors in the hotel. I was hoping to see Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Robert Pattinson, Johnny Depp or Madonna. However, celebrities spotting luck wasn't on my side. On the other hand, my mum, a big fan of Hong Kong films was very excited as she saw and met many famous Hong Kong movie stars and directors every day.
It was hard to say good bye to the glamorous Hotel Danieli at the end of our stay. But... I'm sure I will be back!
Danieli Hotel - We arrived by boat
Reception Entrance
Comfy bed! Unfortunately mine was the small one next to it...
Sitting on the windowsill enjoying the lagoon view
With Mum's idols from Hong Kong! Sean Lau & Amy Kwok
Awesome I've always wanted to go to Venice.
ReplyDeleteHey Soph, maybe, when we are a little older, we can go to Venice and other places in Europe together! Wouldn't it be nice? What do u think?
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