The Hotel Gabriella Sandwirth occupies a 14th century palazzo, furnished in period style with Murano glass, and overlooking the Bacino di San Marco with magnificent views over Venice and the lagoon. It is located on the Riva Degli Schiavoni, 150 meters from Arsenale vaporetto stop. The 102 air conditioned guestrooms feature 19th century Venetian furnishings of the 19th Century and include hair dryers, direct dial phones, cable television and minibars.
A buffet breakfast is available each morning, and the hotel restaurant serves a range of Italian and international dishes, served either in the candle lit atmosphere of the palazzo courtyard with it's views of St Mark's Canal, or in the chandeliered, indoor dining room. Guests can relax on the terrace solarium looking out over St Mark's canal, sip cocktails in the bar, with its polychrome marble walls and floors, or take a stroll in the flower garden between the Lebanese cedar trees and rosebushes. The hotel can cater for conferences and banquets, and further amenities include a 24 hour front desk, air conditioned public areas and a library. The famous Bridge of Sighs is only 500 meters from the hotel as is the School of St.George of the Dalmations, built in 1551 and housing masterpieces by Carpaccio. The easiest way to get around Venice is on foot, by vaporetto, or water taxi. Venice Marco Polo Airport is 16 kilometers away, approximately 40 minutes by vaporetto.