No much less alluring is the intimate library bar, tucked away simply off the third-floor foyer. Its cocooning magnificence is offset by a ceiling fresco entitled Qui i ricci di mare sono stelle (which roughly interprets to “Right here sea urchins are stars”) by artist Simon Buret. The fresco affords a surrealist tackle the celestial, taking part in off the Murano glass sea creatures and metallic octopi that beautify every room. As befits a library bar, the partitions are lined with over 4,000 books, nearly half of that are about artwork, sourced by unbiased e book supplier Anatole Desachy. For those who’re actually there to learn, every night the bar includes a completely different subtly flavored water—however the cocktails are unmissable, as creative as they’re scrumptious.

Though Venice isn’t historically considered the culinary capital of Italy, the meals on the Nolinski is value making a visit for. Overseen by Philip Chronopoulos, the chef at two-Michelin star restaurant Palais Royal in Paris, the fare on the Nolinski affords a vibrant, fashionable spin on Italian delicacies. Il Caffé, the ground-floor restaurant is open for all-day eating in its plant-filled courtyard and serene indoor area, and serves Venetian meals with a pan-Mediterranean twist. Begin with cicchetti—Venice’s model of tapas—and progress by way of significantly scrumptious yellowtail carpaccio and gnocchi cacio e pepe.