Castello Historic hotels in Venice, Italy

I have travelled all over the world but our 4 night stay this July at The Metropole in the unique city of Venice takes the award! To appreciate The Metropole you have to understand that Venice is unique in it's waterways (no traffic!), beauty of landscape and buildings and that nothing has really changed since the 17th century.. The Metropole reflects this in the lushness of the interior..the Oriental bar and main lounge was a wonder to the senses in it's antiques, quirky ornaments, different shades of red..our room had the most ornamental l Italian furniture and both my husband and I gasped when we entered the room...on each floor of the hotel there are historical objects that are very interesting and the display of antique purses and card holders downstairs caused a few oohs and aahs! This is the hotel where Vivaldi taught his music lessons and Freud and Proust stayed! The Met restaurant for it's michelin starred menu (5 course taster meal with wines for my birthday)..the best meal we have ever had..Stefano Dorz the Maitre is a man with an ethos that the guests need to leave the restaurant happy..He certainly achieved that.. The location is right on the water by all the bridges and water taxi landings and St Mark's is 5 minutes away.