Considering the Ca' Malipiero Suite in Venice?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting Venice:
The ultimate photo op location by jglsongs
At the foot of Piazza S.Marco along the Grand Canal, there's a gondola station. From this vantage point, there's a beautiful view of the canal, the parked gondolas and Dorsoduro and the church.
Everyone and their brother has taken this picture or has seen this view on postcards and screen savers, but like any good vantage point, it's worth it.