Although the use to which this Palace, which once occupied so large a place in the glories of the history of Venice, has been put during the present century is very different from that which it was built, it has always been kept most worthily, first by Danieli, then by his daughter Alfonsina, the wife of Vespasiano Muzzarelli; then by his granddaughter, Giuseppina Roux, and, last, by S.S.  Genovesi and Campi, so that it had the honor, which it still possesses, of being chosen by Emperors, Kings, Princes and Ambassadors, and by great men of all countries whose artistic travels bring them to this incomparable city, so justly called the «Pearl of the Adriatic».

The delightful impression made on those who inhabit the Hotel Royal Danieli has been expressed over and over again to their friends, and they have often said to the proprietors that they have rather felt as if visiting in the house of a friend, or in a princely mansion, than in an hotel, even though in the greatest hotel in the world.

[Illustration:  SANSOVINO HALL]

In this lovely palace the traveler feels at home.  All is artistic and poetical.  No long passages, painted in imitation marble, cold and draughty, and dreary!  No long endless tables and big red velvet divans, as in a cafe!  No long rows of rooms in which the furniture is so much alike that you cannot tell if you are in your own room or someone else’s!  Here is nothing conventional, nothing that is to be seen everywhere—­whether among the mountains of Switzerland or on the boulevards of Paris, and which makes the traveler’s life monotonous wherever he may be.  Here, on the contrary, he finds himself in an atmosphere of home, of comfort, and of suitability to his position, however exalted that may be, and one in keeping with his romantic surroundings.

This has been the aim of those who have directed the decorations of the Hotel Royal Danieli, and they are happy in the thought that they have succeeded to the satisfaction of the visitors.

To sum up.  The Hotel Royal Danieli, now entirely restored and embellished from ground to roof and decorated by the best Venetian artists, arranged with all the most modern appliances for comfort, can offer the following conveniences for travelers:—­

  POST OFFICE. 
  RAILWAY OFFICE. 
  MONEY EXCHANGE AND BANKING OFFICE. 
  TWO LIFTS. 
  ELECTRIC LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM. 
  STEAM HEATERS. 
  BATHS AND DOUCHE BATHS ON EVERY FLOOR. 
  STEAM BOILERS FOR HOT WATER. 
  PRIVATE LAUNDRY. 
  COURT OF HONOR, OR ATRIUM. 
  READING-ROOMS.
  WRITING-ROOM. 
  SMOKING-ROOM AND AMERICAN BAR. 
  PUBLIC DRAWING-ROOM. 
  LADIES’ DRAWING-ROOM. 
  CONCERT HALL. 
  BALL ROOM. 
  MUSIC ROOM. 
  BILLIARD ROOM. 
  RESTAURANT, AT EVERY HOUR. 
  TABLE D’HOTE, AT SEPARATE TABLES, &c., &c.

[Illustration:  STEPS AND RENAISSANCE VESTIBULE]