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New to Venice: Rooftop Pool and the Largest Spa

Where: Giudecca 753, Venice , Italy, 30133

We've been watching it for a while, and now it's finally open: the all-new (but in an old building) Hilton Molino Stucky Venice. Hilton bought up an old flour mill in a pretty delightful neo-gothic building and they've turned it into a something-special luxury hotel. Well, let's put a proviso on that: the first guests are still sleeping, so we'll wait for more confirmation, but it certainly sounds good.

Why? Well, if you believe the hype, you can get fantastic views over Venice from the rooftop pool. That's the first (and only) rooftop pool in Venice, and we know that any views over super-photogenic Venice from a reasonable height are pretty spectacular. And this is one of Venice's tallest buildings. The Hilton Molino Stucky also has a 7000-square-foot spa--the largest in the city--all done up in old Turkish bath style.

There are five restaurants in the new hotel complex, and chef Franco Luise is promising to source at least 80% of the ingredients from fresh local produce, including some seafood, of course. The cheapest room you can get will be 295 Euros (almost $400) in low season, 750 ($1000) in high; if you're thinking presidential suite, think 12,000 Euros or $16,000 (but the butler's included).

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