AFFORDABLE GETWAYS CATEGORY: L RATE CODE: PRO MANY EPOQUE HOTELS OFFER INDUSTRY DISCOUNTS TO TRAVEL AGENTS AND AIRLINE EMPLOYEES. THE DISCOUNT AMOUNT VARIES FROM HOTEL TO HOTEL AND FROM SEASON TO SEASON. SOME HOTELS WILL ALLOW YOU TO BOOK THE RATE THROUGH YOUR SYSTEM USING THE *TVL* RATE CODE. A TRAVEL INDUSTRY RATE MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED IN THE /SI- FILED OF YOUR BOOKING WHICH WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE HOTEL WITH THE RESERVATION. TRAVEL AGENTS AND AIRLINE EMPLOYEES MUST PRESENT A VALID COMPANY ID AND PHOTO UPON CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL. -SMALL DOGS AND OTHER PETS ALLOWED WITH A CHARGE OF 30 EUROS. SAFETY: -SMOKE DETECTORS -CHIESA DELLA MADONNA DELLA SALUTE . . .0. MI/0 KM -FIRE FIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. MI/1 KM -FONDAZIONI CINI . . . . . . . . . . . .0. MI/0 KM -GALLERIE DELL ACADEMIA . . . . . . . . 0 MI/0 KM -GIUDECCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 MI/0 KM -GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION . . . . . . . . .0. MI/0 KM -IL LIDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. MI/1 KM -MURANO BURANO TORCELLO . . . . . . . . 3 MI/4 KM -PALAZZO GRASSI . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 MI/0 KM -PIAZZA SAN MARCO . . . . . . . . . . . 0 MI/0 KM -PONTE RIALTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MI/1 KM -SAN GIORGIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. MI/1 KM -TEATRO LA FENICE . . . . . . . . . . . 0 MI/0 KM -VENEZIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. MI/0 KM -APT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. MI/1 KM -CARABINIERI . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.6MI/0 KM -COMUNE - CITY HALL . . . . . . . . . . 0.5MI/0.8KM -HOSPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MI/1 KM -POLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MI/1 KM -PROVINCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0. MI/0 KM -SOVRINTENDENZA BENI ARTISTICI. . . . . 0.5MI/0.8KM PET POLICY |HOD/OTHR SAFETY |HOD/OTHR ************************************************************** EP EPOQUE HOTELS EP ************************************************************** ADDRESS: EPOQUE HOTELS 800 WEST AVE 35 MIAMI BEACH FL 33139 HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:00AM TO 5:00PM (U.S. PACIFIC TIM PHONE: 1-866-LUXE-411 (UNITED STATES AND CANADA) 1-310-440-3090 FAX: 1-310-440-3890 -NO MEAL PLANS OFFERED 2 ROOMS OR MORE MUST BE CONFIRMED THROUGH THE HOTEL DIRECT OR LUXE WORLDWIDE HOTELS GROUP SALES DEPARTMENT. EXTRA ADULT CHARGE - 80.00 EURO EXTRA CHILD CHARGE - 50.00 EURO ROLLAWAY BED CHARGE - 80.00 EURO CRIB CHARGE - 30.00 EURO NO PROPERTY INFORMATION THIS KEYWORD: FREQ SOME OF OUR HOTELS OFFER CORPORATE RATES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TO CHECK FOR THESE RATES, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR ENTRY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIER: EP/C-C SEARCHING FOR ALL RATES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS POSSIBLE BY USING THE FOLLOWING QUALIFIER: LE/C-ALL PLEASE ADVISE ALL TRAVELERS BOOKED AT CORPORATE RATES THAT VALID BUSINESS I.D. MUST BE PRESENTED UPON CHECK-IN. BOOKING ERRORS TO AVOID: TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CLIENTS DO NOT EXPERIENCE ANY CONFUSION UPON CHECK-IN, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU AVOID THESE COMMON ERRORS... 1. PLEASE INDICATE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THE PARTY. 2. PLEASE SELECT THE PROPER RATE. IF YOU ARE BOOKING 2 GUESTS INTO ONE DOUBLE ROOM, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BOOK THE DOUBLE RATE. 3. PLEASE BOOK THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN TRAVELING AND THEIR AGES. 4. PLEASE BOOK ONLY THE ACCEPTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE INTO A ROOM. FOR EXAMPLE, DO NOT BOOK 4 PEOPLE INTO A ROOM THAT CAN ONLY ACCEPT 2 PEOPLE. AS ROOMS VARY FROM HOTEL TO HOTEL, PLEASE REFER TO EACH PROPERTY DESCRIPTION TO DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY ALLOWED PER ROOM TYPE. 10 PERCENT TRAVEL AGENT COMMISSION IS PAID BY THE HOTEL ON QUALIFIED RATES. DEPOSIT IS ONLY REQUIRED IF STAYING 5 NIGHTS OR MORE. ALL RESERVATIONS REQUIRE A VALID CREDIT CARD AND EXPIRATION DATE AT TIME OF BOOKING. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED ARE AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTERCARD, VISA AND DINERS CLUB. DD.724 IN THE SESTIERE OF DORSODURO- ON THE RIO TORRESELLE AND ON THE FONDAMENTA VENDREMIN CALIERGI A PRE-NINETEENTH CENTURY BUILDING WAS OPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2003- THE CHARMING HOUSE DD724 AN INN WITH CHARM AND MODERN DESIGN- CREATED BY THE ARCHITECT MAURO MAZZOLINI WHO HAS COMPLETED THIS PROJECT AFTER MANY OTHERS IN ROME AND IN UMBRIA- WHERE HE RESIDES. DD724 IS SITUATED NEXT TO THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION- A FEW STEPS FROM THE CINI PALACE- THE GALLERIA DELL ACCADEMIA AND THE CHIESA DELLA SALUTE IN THE HEARTH OF VENICIAN ART. ONCE HE HAS PASSED THROUGH THE ENTRANCE- THE GUEST IMMEDIATELY FINDS HIMSELF SURROUNDED BY MONUMENTS- THE LAGOON AND THE ALLURE OF THE CITY. THE EYES ARE DRAWN TO WORKS OF ART BY SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT REPERSENTATIVES OF ITALIAN PAINTING- SUCH AS RAIMONDO GALEANO- WHOSE ARTISTIC RESEARCH BEGAN AS A FORM OF PICTORIAL EXPRESSION BASED ON THE STUDY OF THE IMAGE USING TRUE CLASSICAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES- STEFANIA ORRU- NAZARENO LUCIANI- TERENZIO EUSEBI- GIANNI TERLI AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PIERO ROI. GAMES WITH LIGHT -DESIGNED TO CREATE SPECIFIC ATMOSPHERES IN SINGLE ROOMS- AND AN AVANT-GARDE TECHNIQUE IN FURNISHING WHICH HARMONISES FUNCTIONALITY AND ORIGINALITY OF DESIGN. THERE ARE ALSO CLEARLY SPECIAL AND SOUGHT-AFTER DETAILS SUCH AS NEW GENERATION HIGH-TECH- LIQUID CRYSTAL TVS- INTERNET ACCESS WITH ISDN CONNECTION IN SINGLE ROOMS AND AN INTERNET POINT WITH AN ASDL CONNECTION IN THE RECEPTION OF THE HOTEL.. EVEN THE WAY IN WHICH THESE MODERN DETAILS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER WITH THE FURNISHING IS DISTINCTIVE. TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL FUNCTIONALITY IS ADDED THE WARM ATMOSPHERE WHICH IS CREATED IN 7 ROOMS BY FEATURES SUCH AS THE SMALL FIREPLACE- EXPOSED BEAMS IN THE CEILING- AND GLIMPSES OF THE CHARACTERISTIC VIEWS OF THE MOST AUTHENTIC VENICE- THE VIEW OF THE RIO AND ITS GONDOLAS BELOW- A FRESH VISTA OF THE GIUDECCA CANAL AND THE GARDEN OF THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION. THE ATMOSPHERIC LIGHTING CONTRIBUTES TO THE SILENCE AND ELEGANCE OF THE PLACE- CANDLES SHED LIGHT AS IF TO CONTINUE TO THE MAGIC HEART OF THE CITY AND ITS FASCINATION FOR ART AND CULTURE. THIS ASPECT IS HIGHLIGHTED BY A SMALL BUT SELECTED LIBRARY OF BOOKS OF ART AND COUNTYSIDE AND URBAN VIEWS- THERE TO DELIGHT THE GUEST ON GREY WINTER DAYS WHILST SIPPING TEA FROM THE WIDE SELECTION AVAILABLE AT THE HOTEL. IN FACT- THE MAIN AIM OF THE CREATOR OF DD724 WAS TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE EVER MORE DOMINANT CONVENTIONALITY OF MASS TOURISM- WITH A LOVE OF WHAT MATTERS IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY. THE IDEAL IS STILL THAT OF PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL COMFORT WITH THE ADDED OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS EVOKED BY THE PLACE- BY OFFERING A MORE AUTHENTIC WAY OF EXPERIENCING IT. PRACTICALITIES- BREAKFAST IS SERVED EITHER IN THE DINING ROOM WITH A WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION OR ROOM SERVICE WITH CHARACTERISTIC CHINAWARE EVOCATIVE OF TRIPS ROUND THE WORLD- THE VAST CHOICE OF BREAD- HOT CROISSANTS- JAMS AND HONEY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY WILL WAKE THE GUEST IN THE MOST PLEASANT WAY. THE HOTEL ALSO OFFERS THE OPTION OF HAVING LUNCH OR SIMPLY A DRINK OR SNACK ON A SPLENDID RAFT- AT LA PISCINA OWNED BY THE SZENERE FAMILY- NOTED IN VENICE FOR THE FAMOUS LA CALCINA PENSION. THE INCOMPARABLE VIEW- THE HIGHEST GASTRONOMICAL STANDARDS AND THE ELEGANCE OF BOTH STYLE AND SERVICE MAKE ANY DRINK OR SNACK IN THE RESTAURANT UNFORGETTABLE. THE STYLE AND THE HIGH QUALITY OF COMFORT WHICH THE OWNER- CHIARA BOCCHINI- AFTER MANY YEARS OF WORKING IN HER OWN HOTEL IN MILANO MARITTIMA- CALLED TRIONFAL- DECIDED TO PROPOSE A NEW AND SIMPLE WAY TO LIVE AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY IN VENICE. CATEGORY- LUXURY OPEN- ALL YEAR ROUND. SETTING- 7 ROOMS- STANDARD DOUBLE- SUPERIOR AND EN-SUITE. ALL EQUIPPED WITH INDIVIDUAL AIR CONDITIONING- DIRECT TELEPHONE LINE- DIRECT INTERNET CONNECTION ALSO USING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL SCREENS- SATELLITE TV- MINI-BAR- SAFE BOX- DESIGNER LINEN AND 100 PCT NATURAL COMPLIMENTARY PRODUCTS. COST- FROM 180 EURO TO 330 EURO SERVICES- ROOM SERVICE- SMALL MEETINGS ROOM -12 PEOPLE- BOOKING OF RESTAURANTS- MUSEUMS- THEATRES- SHOWS AND EVENTS AND TAXIS. BOAT RENTAL -ON REQUEST. NOTE- CHARMING HOUSE DD724 IS PART OF THE DESIGN HOTELS AND ALBERGHI DELL ARTE CHAIN. ACCEPTABLE CREDIT CARDS GUARANTEE AX CA DC VI DEPOSIT FORM OF PAYMENT AX CA DC VI