This, on the heels of a beer-drinking contest that pitted an American against a Canadian and a guy from the U.K. The loser--the Brit--climbs into an enclosed waterslide that snakes along the restaurant's ceiling and sloshes into the lagoon outside.

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The luxury hotel is also notable for its Cips restaurant, where Daniel Craig parked his yacht in Casino Royale, and has unparalleled views across the lagoon to the Campanile, the bell tower that dominates central Venice.

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