La Dimora di Lady J A San Marco Townhouse

NEW LISTING!

A San Marco townhouse of the most distinguished kind,
Curated by ArchFlorence and elegance defined!

Peacefully embraced within the bosom of the refined San Samuele district – once home of libertine Casanova, ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’ poet Lord Byron and Venetian painter Veronese, and today to a super-chic clique of residents, socialites and sophisticates who just might prefer to remain anonymous! – this serendipitous new discovery embodies timeless Venetian luxury and hosts 12 guests within 6 exceptionally charming en suite bedrooms.

Comfortingly intimate yet expansive, indulgently sumptuous yet cosy, La Dimora di Lady J really is the stuff of dreams!

Named in honour of the aristocratic and enigmatic ‘Lady J’ who, once upon a time long ago, came to Venice, fell in love and left a piece of her heart here forever, and who can sometimes still be spotted, if only by those with a keen eye, silently retracing her steps along the tranquil backwaters she knows so well, this newly restored 3-floor townhouse gazes out from a façade that only whispers ‘sotto voce’ of the sheer opulence within.

Fruit of the limitless artistic talents of our design partners at ArchFlorence, expertly honed into superb shape over a 3-year period, and replete with high-end touches, rich colours and fine textiles, our carefully chosen team of artisans and stylists have totally exceeded our brief in bringing you a property that delivers (and some!) pure Venice holiday pleasure.

Overlooking the genteel Salizada San Samuele with its collection of chic little galleries – a silver seam of near silence and solitude running parallel with the busier beaten path, and a much lesser-known route helping link the Accademia Bridge with the Rialto – and within moments of the Palazzo Grassi Museum of Modern Art, the sunny outdoor cafes of Campo Santo Stefano (people-watching heaven!) not forgetting the take-your-breath-away wonderful attractions of St. Mark’s Square just a short stroll further on, La Dimora di Lady J offers Wi-Fi and air-conditioning throughout its hugely covetable accommodation comprising:

Your very own private front door leading into the entrance hallway (more of which later!) with stairs* rising to the 2nd floor (the top of the house) where we find the majority of the living and sleeping accommodation spread across one level:

2nd Floor, where we enter...

A bright and elegant sitting / TV room where Venetian terrazzo flooring, a beamed ceiling and marmorino walls serve as a characterful backdrop to the large ochre-velvet sofa, raspberry-red seating and an exquisite wall-size panelled mirror lit softly by a gorgeous pair of golden shell-shaped silk lamps. Abundant light streams into the room from the pair of floor-to-ceiling glazed French doors opening onto a wrought-iron Juliet balcony overlooking the salizada below and which combined serve as an enormous picture frame for the pretty serliana windows adorning the palazzetto opposite

Overlooking the peaceful rear of the dimora and dressed in similarly delightful fashion, a warm and welcoming semi-separate dining space where, lit by a rather splendid rectangular pleated-silk ceiling lamp, a photographic portrait of a distinguished gentleman in period attire with ruff (who some of you might recognise!) holds court at the head of the large oval glass-topped dining table

Just to the side of the open dining area sits...

La Dimora di Lady J’s well-equipped kitchen / breakfast room showcasing wooden parquet flooring, bespoke cabinetry with integrated wine cooler, streamlined units with SMEG and Siemens appliances, and a breakfast area with upholstered L-shaped banquette seating and breakfast table lit by a traditional garnet-red Murano glass chandelier suspended from the timbers above... not forgetting the pair of photographic portraits of the ‘Contessas of the House’ in their period finery casually observing the comings and goings of their 21st-century house guests!

A guest bathroom flamboyantly dressed in black marble and Cole & Son’s Afrika Kingdom wallpaper – endlessly fascinating! – with wash-hand basin and loo

Returning to the sitting room at the front of the house, on one side we discover...

A sweet and very darling beamed 1st double bedroom with double bed and inbuilt wardrobe, gorgeous Little Greene ‘Bird and Bluebell’ wallpaper (a design created from fragments of wallpaper found in the 17th-century Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk – a little slice of Old England in Venice!) and a space where the plush fabrics in a striking colour combination illustrate, to utterly charming effect, that ‘blue and green should ALWAYS be seen!’ The pristine en suite bathroom has a shower and is beautifully presented in matching green with marble fittings

To the opposite side of the sitting room, we come to...

The beamed 2nd double bedroom exquisitely attired in playful botanical wallpaper and fabric and with its own private entrance vestibule, a pair of inbuilt wardrobes and a total of 5 windows overlooking the salizada. Twin beds (which can be made into a double at your request) are beautifully upholstered in cerulean blue and vivid tangerine, while a series of framed ornithological prints grace one of its walls and the sparkling en suite bathroom with shower is a picture in green marble

To the rear of the apartment, we find...

The calm, restful and very grown-up principal double bedroom in elegant duck-egg blue and burnt orange with wooden parquet floor, bespoke cabinetry, a pair of concealed wardrobes with mirrors to the rear of the double bed, and a rather stately en suite bathroom in cool grey with twin wash basins and shower in gorgeous russet-red marble, and a luxurious bathtub for some relaxing ‘me time’ prior to your next social event

And to the centre of this floor...

Enjoying a side view over the peaceful Salizada Malipiero, the apartment’s adorable beamed 4th double bedroom, masterfully presented in tranquil shades of teal blue and silvery sage with opulently upholstered double bed (which can be made into twins at your request), a mirrored wardrobe adding additional light and a sense of space to the room, a series of framed botanical prints and a splendid en suite bathroom in matching colours with shower and hexagonal ceramic tiling

Returning to the sitting room and descending the stairs to the...

1st Floor, we come to...

The carissima and very characterful 5th double bedroom decorated in lively apricot, orange, and bold taupe stripes, with whitewashed beams, wooden flooring, a double bed with a concealed wardrobe, a contemporary chaise longue, and a cocooning en suite bathroom in terracotta with shower

La Dimora’s di Lady J’s 6th double bedroom enjoying an evocative view over the salizada to the front and yet another complete joy of a sleeping space – light, bright, fabulously dressed in dramatic deep ocean-green and ivory stripes and showcasing whitewashed beams, wooden flooring, twin beds in sumptuous blue velvet (which can be made into a double at your request), inbuilt wardrobes and an incredibly stylish en suite bathroom in matching colours with shower (2 steps up) and sparkling hexagonal ceramic tiling

Descending the stairs to the...

Ground Floor, where we started our tour of La Dimora di Lady J, we find...

The apartment’s entrance hallway with its atmospheric deep blue walls, at the centre of which, thrillingly, sits you’re very own pool table in red baize – just the ticket for a spot of post-dinner fun when you’ve had an eventful day and just fancy chilling out before retiring to bed!

And completing this extraordinary property’s extensive accommodation...

A handy storage cupboard and a laundry room with utility sink and combined washing machine / tumble dryer – ideal for larger gatherings, longer stays or when visiting Venice as part of an extended tour

*Please bear in mind that the property covers 3 floors and there is no lift

OUR COMMENT
An eminently superior San Marco townhouse – a place to call your very own – with oodles of space to hang out together in luxury and privacy.
Sharing its distinctly upmarket neighbourhood with some of the city’s most coveted residential addresses and palazzi and ideally placed for the first time or regular visitor to Venice who appreciates peaceful surroundings yet who’d like to stay close to many of Venice’s star attractions (including those at St. Mark’s Square just a short walk away!)

Within a stone’s throw of the Accademia Bridge crossing the Grand Canal over to the district of Dorsoduro and within moments of traditional bars and osterie, a wine shop, a local grocery/delicatessen and a very well-stocked Despar supermarket (and a cinema!) just a little further on.

Antique shops, small galleries and little boutiques are right on your doorstep including Palwer Jewellery, Artion Galleries, Atelier Elizabetta Zanutto, interior designer Chiarastella Cattana – a discreetly sophisticated showroom of fine and distinctively woven textiles and furnishings – and, for scent-lovers, the Venice outlet of the famous Florentine ‘Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella’ (one of the oldest pharmacies in the world and one time fragrance maker to Catherine de’ Medici).

Also close to two vaporetto (water bus) stops – San Samuele (Line 2) and Sant’ Angelo (Line 1) – for foot-friendly exploration of the city, and moments to the local traghetto at Garzoni which, during operating times, ferries passengers by gondola across the Grand Canal to San Toma in the district of San Polo.