How do hotels keep the stays of celebrity guests under lock and key? One of the hippest new hotels in Europe told Page Six how the hotel keeps VIPs private – from contracts to secret side doors.
“It’s very easy for us, we often have to deal with this situation,” says Christophe Mercier, General Manager of the Italian hotel brand VRetreats, which is currently a new Venetian hotel, Ca ‘di Dio.
“We have a lot of private areas in the hotel so it’s pretty easy. Then of course we use different names so that they never come up with their real name and you make sure that there is no communication with anyone, ”he told Page Six.
Celebs recently visited Venice are Beyoncé and Jay-Z, as well as Jennifer Lopez.
Mercier of Stars, who spend the night in his hotel: “So you have an addendum to your contract in which we are not allowed or allowed to name any names. But on top of that, if someone says … ‘I don’t want to be known’, then you know that we are obviously very secretive, we have dealt with it many times. For celebrity guests, I just want them to have a good time. “
And when it comes to concealed entrances and exits to escape the paparazzi in Venice: “Water taxis and gondolas are an important part of Italian culture,” says Mercier. “So we also have a private side door where the taxi can pick you up and drop you off without prying eyes. The only downside to this is that the outfit style you have chosen cannot be seen for the day and we are very much in vogue on this side of Europe. “
About the 13th century room, he added: “The hotel was a mission, then it was a hospice. Originally it wasn’t supposed to be a hotel; It was supposed to remain a hospice for women, but the space was never available to convert it into a Venetian house. ”
Ca ‘di Dio is the liveliest new hotel to open in Italy this year and Mercier is hoping the hotel will boost the economy after Italy was hit hard by the pandemic.
The Post previously reported that the venue has 66 rooms arranged around two courtyards and that the upcoming 2022 Venice Biennale art exhibition is expected to attract an artistic audience.
“I wasn’t worried about the hotel being okay,” Mercier told us, despite the property opening during the pandemic. “The response is already very good. Check out the Essentia and Vero restaurant today, the Alchemia bar has a larger capacity than we expected. Now we’re all looking forward to next year. “
