Set a short walk from St Mark's Square but on a peaceful side street, this small hotel is perfect for visitors looking for a 'home away from home'. It is owned and run by the Romanelli family, who have worked as hoteliers for almost 50 years and also own the Hotel Flora; Gioele and Ruggero Romanelli personally run this 9 bedroom boutique hotel and ensure that each visitor has all their personal needs met. The hotel is decorated in an Oriental-chic style, inspired by the family's travels to Morocco, Pakistan and Asia, and as well as multi-ethnic furniture dating from the early 1900s. The rooms and public areas feature rich tapestries and silk-lined walls, and original Venetian marble floors. Some find the rooms on the small side and dimly-lit, however. A home-made continental breakfast, included in the room rate, is served in a pretty interior courtyard, and a free afternoon tea with cakes and pastries is offered every afternoon in the reading room. There's also an honesty bar. Of special interest at the hotel are the regular art exhibitions arranged by the owners, whereby different artists from Venice showcase their work.