Luna Hotel Baglioni

We had the pleasure of staying at this 5 star hotel in Venice recently. We had 3 rooms for the 8 of us. We went by water taxi to their private jetty just in front of the hotel which is situated a stone's throw from Piazza San Marco. Our check-in was quick and efficient. I had purchased a private tour through City Wonders to visit Murano. We didn't make it on time as we were held up in traffic driving from Banja Luka, Bosnia.  Unfortunately, the tickets were non refundable. I explained this to the man on the desk and he informed me that the hotel can arrange a private tour for us and would take us all the way to Murano and back for free whenever we wanted. We were delighted by this news! We got to our rooms and were very pleased by the appearance and the welcome plate of chocolate covered strawberries, gooseberries meringues and fruit tarts all of which we consumed.

Reservations were made for our first evening at Canova, the hotel's fine dining restaurant. See my food blog for details: http://solittlethyme.blogspot.com/2014/09/canova.html

Breakfast which was included was a buffet served at a beautiful and elegant room which is reserved for private parties and weddings. This was not your typical buffet in America. It was more about quality than quantity. I always love the eggs in Europe as they taste so much better than American eggs. The yolks are vibrant orange. Even the bacon was exceptionally good; not crispy but very flavorful. The salmon was fresh as can be and the mozzarella balls were nice with the different slices of meats. Of course there was fresh fruit which I completely ignored (can get those anywhere). The pastries were as good as L'Amande Bakery; first class.

I had a list of restaurants to investigate and Pierluigi took my list and went down the line until he was able to make the reservations for the following evening. We had planned to visit Padua. Pierluigi made the necessary arrangements for a minivan to take us there. Our trip was so enjoyable because of the driver that was the best guide and ended up taking us to a restaurant which was out of the way in Padua and where we had one of the best dining experience.

Our 5 nights in Venice went by so fast and our stay at the Luna Hotel Baglioni was like a dream. The service was truly impeccable and unlike any hotel we have ever stayed. This is when the saying: "You get what you pay for" is a fact. We couldn't have expected anything more. They went above and beyond the call of duty. 

A member of my family left his reading glasses in the room. I called them up 2 days after and offered to pay for postage to mail it back. They sent it within a few days with their complements. Now, that's a real five star hotel!

Molte Grazie Pierluigi Santini. 

Luna Hotel Baglioni's address is San Marco, 1243 30124 Venezia, Italia.