Londra Palace Venice, between Art Deco and contemporary hospitality

For those who choose Venice looking for location, character and a high level of service, the Londra Palace Venice today offers a more contemporary reading of its history. The hotel, overlooking St. Mark's Basin and a few steps from St. Mark's Square, has renovated common areas, rooms and gastronomic proposals in recent years, intervening on the overall experience of the stay rather than just on the image.

Inaugurated in 1853 and developed in the twentieth century from the union of the historic Pension d'Angleterre and Pension Beau Rivage, the Londra Palace has 52 rooms and suites, all different, and 100 windows overlooking the lagoon. The recent project works on this heritage with a specific goal: to make comfort more current without standardizing the rooms or losing the character of the residence.

One of the main distinctive elements remains the view. The front on the Riva degli Schiavoni allows you to experience one of the most iconic areas of the city while maintaining a direct relationship with the water and the Island of San Giorgio. The value is not only scenic. The location allows you to quickly reach the monumental heart of the city, but at the same time offers interior spaces designed to slow down the pace: lounges, reading areas, dehors and a panoramic roof terrace reserved for guests.

The interior design is signed by the Venetian studio Ruberti & Cutillo, which has chosen Art Deco as a reference. The project does not replicate a historical language in a literal way, but uses geometries, materials and light to build environments consistent with the identity of the building. The Istrian stone façade, the reflections of the lagoon and the relationship with the Riva degli Schiavoni become part of the design.

The Lounge has been redesigned as a contemporary living room, with boiserie, mirrors, Murano glass and craftsmanship. Inside there is the Zecchin Lounge, dedicated to the Venetian artist Vittorio Zecchin and the private collection of books and works of art of the Babini family. The result is an environment closer to the size of a private residence than to that of a large international hotel.

Among the most recognizable interventions is the Salomè fabric, made by Rubelli to a design by Ruberti & Cutillo and inspired by the works of Vittorio Zecchin and the figure of the peacock. The same dialogue with local manufacturing returns in the LPV Restaurant, where golden mosaics made by local artisans are flanked by Fortuny lamps, Rubelli fabrics and Murano chandeliers. This specificity makes the difference: materials and details do not build an indistinct international identity, but clearly refer to the place.

The renovation also involved the 52 rooms and suites, maintaining the most interesting feature of the offer: none is identical to the other. The most representative accommodations include the Junior Suites dedicated to Gabriele d'Annunzio and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the Verne Suite and the Borges Suite, linked to some of the famous guests who have stayed in the structure. Natural light, refined materials and views of the Island of San Giorgio define an experience that favors individuality and atmosphere over the repetition of a standard format.

The gastronomic proposal is led by Executive Chef Daniele Galliazzo, with a cuisine built on local ingredients, seasonality and products also from the islands of the lagoon. The menu is developed between sea, meat and vegetable components, with an approach that maintains the link with tradition without transforming it into a tourist repertoire. Next to the restaurant, the LPV Bar has its own identity. Head Bartender Marino Lucchetti, who has been active in the city's mixology for over twenty years, signs a menu that alternates reinterpreted classics and signature cocktails such as Americano 4.1, Spritz Achille and LPV Martini.

Led for over twenty years by Maître de Maison Alain Bullo, the Londra Palace works on a hospitality model that focuses less on spectacularization and more on continuity of service, on the recognizability of the environments and on the relationship with the city of Venice, for a more intimate, intimate and hospitable stay. A member of Relais & Châteaux, which brings together 580 independent hotels and restaurants in 65 countries, the Londra Palace Venezia is part of The Hospitality Experience, an Italian family-owned and managed collection that also brings together The Place Firenze and Borgo dei Conti Resort.

By the editorial staff, Avion Luxury Magazine

Text source and photos: Copyright © Errani Studio Press Office / Londra Palace Venice