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Concierge.com's insider take:
When it first opened, around the corner from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, in 2003, DD724 was considered a huge departure (some say a refreshing one) from the traditional damask-and-chandelier lodgings elsewhere in the city. Nowadays, though its neutral tones and wenge wood don't seem so shocking, it still attracts those who can't take another fresco or brocade swag. The owner's collection of contemporary Italian art hangs on the walls, and chairs covered in checked Frigerio prints add a touch of mod. Most of the six bedrooms are spacious enough (unit G overlooks a walled garden, and B has a pretty view out of windows on two sides), but the bathrooms, breakfast room, and corridors all feel cramped. Finding the hotel entrance can be a bit challenging, too: The sign high on the wall of the cul-de-sac is easily missed. The hotel now has two sister properties: DD694, a large suite even closer to the Guggenheim, with original terrazzo flooring that adds a splash of antique Venetian warmth to the cool shades-of-brown design mix; and newly arrived IQs, a four-suite luxury home-from-home with its own porta d'acqua (water-level entrance) in a Gothic palazzo north of St. Mark's. Daring to be dark in this city of light, the suites' sober decor is enlivened by splashes of color (a red Moroso armchair, a vase of flowers) and given depth by rich materials (leather, mosaic, fur, and crystal). In winter, the somber color scheme can feel oppressive, but in summer it's a soothing refuge from the heat and glare outside.
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