The rooms and suites are decorated with traditional Venetian furnishings.

Breakfast is served al fresco in the traditional courtyard, with its large pool and geranium-filled tubs.

The hotel offers 76 guestrooms and suites in a four-story terra cotta colored building with dark shutters, wrought-iron balconies, and flower boxes. Rooms are individually decorated in richly colored brocades, antique Venetian furniture, and carpeted or terrazzo floors. Hallways with painted floral bands, lace curtains, antiques, and displays of Murano glass art herald rooms' ambience.

Contemporary tile bathrooms include scales, heated towel racks, and shower/tub combinations. Conveniences include minibars and safes.

Smoking is not permitted in guestrooms. What to expect: Evocative of its 19th-century origins, the family-owned-and-operated hotel exudes a hospitable, home-like ambience in the peaceful Cannaregio District for guests seeking a quiet, pretty haven away from crowds at the city's principal attractions. Amenity highlights: Classical/opera music is piped into public areas, which contain original 19th-century construction such as a cream-and-rose marble floor and rustic ceiling beams, and complementary decor such as Murano glass chandeliers, Oriental rugs, brocade fabrics, stucco molding, and bottle-glass windows. An indoor garden and coffee/tea room contains a huge chandelier created in 1904 by master Murano glassmaker Archimede Seguso. Insider tip: On request, the hotel provides a little book containing a charming narrative of a 19th-century beauty, Ilde Scarpa, who thrilled Venetian society despite being a member of a mere confectioner's family. She spurned noble suitors and married into another confectionary family, inherited this hotel, lived for nearly a century, and bequeathed the hotel to a granddaughter and her husband. Complimentary dial-up Internet access in available in the hotel's bar. The hotel staff speak English. A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in a breakfast room with Murano glass fixtures, bottle-glass door panels, delicately painted foliage and murals on white walls, rose-and-gray brocade seating, and linen-draped tables.