“It is a pleasure to do a tour in this space because it is open to the public, so anybody can come in and admire the works of art that constitute this collection which is quite unique,” says art historian and guide, Alexandra Massina.

She adds: "We range from Beauvais tapestries like the ones here to paintings by Tiepolo, to followers of Caravaggio, to sculptures, to magnificent pieces of furniture because it is a collection that comprises about a thousand pieces of art throughout the hotel." 

In the reception hang four canvases by Giuseppe Zeis, one of the most illustrious Venetian landscape painters of the 18th century, whose paintings are housed in London's National Gallery. In the lobby, a commode that belonged to the King of Poland. Next to the lifts, you'll find the stage costumes of the famous Soviet-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. And a bronze by Bertel Thorvaldsen, the marble twin of which is in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.