The Best Hotels in Italy: BAUERs Il Palazzo, Venice This hotel’s opulent, gothic-style facade teases passersby with a small glimpse of the grandeur that lies within. There are dripping Murano glass chandeliers hanging from trompe l'oeil ceilings, gilded mirrors set against silk-lined walls, 18th-century Venetian furnishings—no luxury has been spared here. Many of its 38 guest rooms and 34 suites offer panoramic vistas over the Grand Canal, where there’s a private dock