This stay was absolutely fabulous, from the moment we arrived to our departure. It made me appreciate boutique style hotels,(I usually go for the chain hotels) with the touch of pampered elegance, while still being friendly and inviting, even offering umbrellas for the rainy days of Venice (which were many) . A seating room complete with grand piano you could play, Murano glass wall mural & a full dress costume from the Carnival of Venice (more stunning than I thought ). It's compact but the room was quite large & full of amenities, beautiful rain shower, bidet, walk in closet, robes, safe, mini refrig, nice tv, small canal from our window ,tour books & very comfortable bed & a few cookies. But nothing compared to the breakfast which was prepared by the staff and cooked entirely by the owner every morning. I had nutella crepes and my husband had fresh poached eggs with a sliver of fried sardines that added that venetian touch. And I won't tell you about all the pastries the owner made. pear tart, orange muffin, chocolate pear mini cake, cream puff...delicious. I'd go back just for the breakfast. I cannot forget Renato at front desk who helped us throughout with the friendliness of a family member and even with arrangements in the middle of the night to get a water taxi because of a family emergency and we had to cut short our trip. I'm just happy things worked out well and this was the impression of which I take home from Venice. Thank you, Hotel Corte di Gabriela.