Every one else has stayed there too, but these are the classic guests.

If you want to see what Danieli's was like before it became a hotel you have only to look at No.

940 in the National Gallery by Canaletto.

This picture tells us also that the arches of the Doges' Palace on the canal side were used by stall-holders.

To-day they are merely a shelter from sun or rain and a resting-place, and often you may see a gondolier eating his lunch there.