It was the end of the 14th century, when a magnificent building was raised in Venice, in calle delle Rasse overlooking the Riva degli Schiavoni. The owner was a noble Venetian family, the Dandolos, there were four Dogi in the family. From the historical chronicle, Palazzo Dandolo was one of the most pompous and richly decorated buildings where there were always social events.As early as in the XVI century the building was split between family members and in the XVII century the Mocenigos and the Bernardos are the new owners, and the luxuries, as well as the social events, continue. In 1629 the Proserpina Rapita by Giulio Strozzi with music by Monteverdi was performed for the wedding of Giustiniana Mocenigo with Lorenzo Giustinian. The building still belonged to these two families when the Venetian Republic fell in 1797.Time left obvious marks on the building even if it managed to keep its grandeur. The 24th October 1822 Mr Giuseppe Dal Niel, an hotel-keeper from Friuli nicknamed "Danieli", rented the second floor of the Palazzo Dandolo, turning it into a hotel. Soon enough, the 25th February 1824, thanks to his commercial success, Giuseppe Dal Niel managed to purchase it. Mr Dal Niel immediately realized the importance of the building as a meeting place, the core of the town's cosmopolitan splendour; therefore he spent a lot of money and with great love he started some radical and accurate restoration.
(From the Official website of the Hotel)