Featured Harper Auction: Hotel Gritti Palace, Venice

© Hotel Gritti Palace

This week's featured auction is a two-night stay in the legendary Hotel Gritti Palace (a retail value of $1,550) for an opening bid of $905. From the Harper Collection: "Legendary hotel housed by a landmark 16th-century palazzo in a perfect location on the Grand Canal with views of Santa Maria della Salute, five minutes’ walk from St. Mark’s Square. The 91 opulent rooms and suites are individually decorated with Murano glass light fixtures, rich fabrics, marble tiles, fine antiques and original gold-trimmed ceilings; some of the marble baths have double sinks and separate showers. Additional patrician furniture and museum-quality paintings enhance the elegant public salons, refined bar and lovely Mediterranean restaurant that flows out to a spellbinding terrace overlooking the Grand Canal."