Nolinski Venezia - Evok Collection

Our room was upgreded but the one upgraded was very very dark with the windows on the wall and it was hidden somewhere in a hidden corridor of the hotel (like for servants) which I didn't like.

the room was dark and had windows on the wall

This hotel on first appearance strikes you as very luxurious. However, you soon realise comfort, convenience and practicalities have been sacrificed in the name of style. Having paid a very high premium to stay over new year you suddenly find yourself living out of a suitcase like a student in a hostel. Half the wardrobe is taken up with a full size fridge. There are no drawers or shelves to put your smaller items such as underwear. There is no space for toiletries in the bathroom. A huge brass sink which I’m sure housekeeping must love to polish every day with no space around it or even an edge to balance things in. We counted more than 30 art books in the room. The shelf space below the TV could have been better utilised with a chest of drawers. There was one chair in the room forcing the other guest to sit on the bed. The bar area is very small so every evening there were dozens of guests spilling out into the lobby in order to get a drink. We felt the the small pool on the roof was really a waste of space that would have been much better suited as the bar area with views over to the Campanille. In fact the only space in the hotel with any views. No idea how many people use it was completely dead when we went up there. The breakfast room was huge and again not used at any other time of the day, another possible location for the bar over flow? We booked in for the New Year’s Eve meal at the restaurant. Food was exceptionally good, although we did think €80 for a steak they could have given you a little bit of vegetable! All in all not a bad stay but think they need to address storage issues the room.