Must-see hotels in Venice

  • Gritti Palace

    Venice

    Guests at the Gritti Palace on the Grand Canal don't need to leave their balconies to sightsee. This landmark 1525 doge’s palace features Grand Canal…

  • The charming palace entrance to Hotel Nani Mocenigo

    Hotel Nani Mocenigo Palace

    Venice

    Live like a doge in a 15th-century Venetian-Gothic palace that once belonged to one of the most famous of them: Agostino Barbarigo, who was responsible…

  • Palazzo Abadessa

    Venice

    Evenings seem enchanted in this opulent 1540 palazzo, where staff fluff pillows, ply guests with prosecco, arrange water taxis to the opera and plot…

  • Locanda Fiorita

    Venice

    Few budget digs can match this smart 10-room hotel with flower-draped terraces and dreamy views of Chiesa di Santo Stefano from its rooms. Petite bedrooms…

  • Corte di Gabriela

    Venice

    Corte di Gabriela is a 19th-century palazzo, but there’s nothing traditional about its 11 rooms, which inventively play with the palace's historic…

  • Al Ponte Antico

    Venice

    Like a courtesan's boudoir, this 16th-century palazzo (mansion) is swathed in damask wall coverings, heavy silk curtains and thick, plush carpets. A…

  • Al Ponte Mocenigo

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    A doge of a deal near the Grand Canal, this historic palazzo is just steps from the San Stae vaporetto stop. Reached via a petite bridge, this little…

  • Ca' Barba

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Hidden down a quiet lane just around the corner from Rialto Market, this B&B offers exceptionally good value with four spacious rooms with wooden ceiling…

  • Novecento

    Venice

    Run by the Romanelli family for more than 50 years, this hotel is a home away from home. Nine individually designed rooms are inspired by designer Mario…

  • Rosa Salva Hotel

    Venice

    Run by the same family as the well-regarded Rosa Salva pastry shop next door, this high-standard hotel features contemporary rooms the colour of a good…

  • Cima Rosa

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Although many B&Bs promise a ‘living in Venice’ experience, Cima Rosa, in the northern reaches of Santa Croce, delivers it in spades. There are just two…

  • Residenza de L'Osmarin

    Venice

    This B&B is good value, especially considering it is barely 300m from Piazza San Marco. Rooms – one with a roof terrace and another with a courtyard…

  • Hotel Moresco

    Venice

    A complimentary glass of prosecco at check-in and a daily happy hour in the walled garden will give you an idea of the welcoming and friendly service you…

  • Murano Palace

    Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands

    Come here for designer fabulousness at an outlet price. Jewel-toned colour schemes and (naturally) Murano glass chandeliers illuminate high-ceilinged,…

  • Hotel Canal Grande

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The 24 sumptuous rooms are split between a Grand Canal palazzo and a humbler building a few doors down, but both swirl with old Venetian glamour. There…

  • Il Giardino di Giulia

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The three atmospheric guest rooms at the bottom of this tower-like house have wooden beams and antique furniture, and each has its own theme: maritime,…

  • Villa Lina

    Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands

    Finding 16th-century Villa Lina in the grounds of the Nason Moretti glassworks is like chancing upon a wonderful secret. The home of Carlo Nason and his…

  • DD724

    Venice

    A flock of lacy black butterflies greets guests at this artsy retreat, tucked behind the Guggenheim. Art is liberally strewn about the six luxurious rooms…

  • Locanda Ca' Le Vele

    Venice

    The lane may be quiet and the house may look demure but inside it's Venetian glam all the way. The six guest rooms are a surprisingly stylish riot of…

  • Giardino dei Melograni

    Venice

    Run by Venice's Jewish community, to which all proceeds go, the 'Garden of Pomegranates' is a sparkling kosher residence. You don't have to be Jewish to…

  • Ai Tagliapietra

    Venice

    Ai Tagliapietra is exactly what a B&B should be: well located, welcoming, unpretentious, comfortable and very reasonably priced. This is all down to…

  • Sina Centurian Palace

    Sina Centurion Palace

    Venice

    This beautiful five-star property on Venice’s Grand Canal is further from some of the city’s more heavily touristed areas, but it’s steps from some of its most…

  • The gateway entrance to Palazzo Venart

    Hotel Palazzo Venart

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Glamorous yet discreet, this 16th-century Grand Canal palazzo has hidden gardens front and rear, and its own Michelin-starred restaurant. The 18 rooms and…

  • The Palazzo Veneziano stands on the south-facing Zattere in Dorsoduro

    Palazzo Veneziano

    Venice

    Overlooking the Giudecca Canal at the front and the impossibly picturesque Ognissanti canal at the rear, this large hotel offers a large variety of swish…

  • Hotel Danieli

    Venice

    As eccentric and luxurious as Venice itself, the Danieli has attracted bohemians, minor royalty and their millionaire lovers for more than a century. The…

  • Hotel Flora

    Venice

    Down a lane from glitzy Calle Larga XXII Marzo, this ivy-covered retreat quietly outclasses brash designer neighbours with its delightful tearoom and…

  • B&B Al Teatro

    Venice

    With La Fenice opera house for your neighbour and a chorus of singing gondolieri passing beneath your windows, you’ll need to book early to nab one of the…

  • Hotel Galleria

    Venice

    Occupying a floor of an 18th-century palazzo alongside the Accademia bridge, this classic hotel is decked out with floral silk wallpaper and imposing…

  • Palazzo Cristo

    Venice

    This stunning palazzo offers three extravagant suites with eye-popping views of the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Despite dating to the 13th-century, the…

  • Oltre Il Giardino

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Live the dream in this garden villa, the 1920s home of Alma Mahler, the composer's widow. Hidden behind a lush walled garden, its six high-ceilinged guest…

  • Ca’ dei Dogi

    Venice

    Even the nearby Bridge of Sighs can’t dampen the high spirits of the sunny Ca’ dei Dogi, with guest-room windows sneaking peeks into the convent cloisters…

  • Santa Croce Boutique Hotel

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Close to the train and bus stations, this hotel is nevertheless a quiet haven. It offers just 15 rooms and suites, tastefully furnished with velvets,…

  • Campiello Zen

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Hotels would have you believe Venetians live a twee existence in fussy brocade-upholstered pink salons, but this B&B in a traditional family home treats…

  • Ca' Maria Adele

    Venice

    If your vision of Venice includes a palace full of crushed velvet, gold wallpaper, mad Murano chandeliers and marbled bathrooms, then this decadent…

  • Fairbnb Venice

    Venice

    A community-powered home-sharing platform founded on the sustainable principle of one home per resident host. Book accommodation here and you'll be warmly…

  • B&B San Marco

    Venice

    Alice and Marco welcome you warmly to their home overlooking Carpaccio's frescoed Scuola Dalmata. The 3rd-floor apartment (no lift), with its parquet…

  • La Chicca

    Venice

    It's neatly wedged between Dorsoduro’s trifecta of museums – Accademia, Peggy Guggenheim and Punta della Dogana – yet all you’ll hear at night in this…

  • 3749 Ponte Chiodo

    Venice

    This charming little B&B offers six sweet rooms with period furnishings, views over the canal and a private front garden. It takes its name from the…

  • Ca' della Scimmia

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The My Venice Apartment crew rents units in six locations around Venice, but we particularly like this block for its back-lane location right at the…

  • Ai Cavalieri di Venezia

    Venice

    Venetian glam is dialled up to the max in this luxurious palazzo (mansion) hotel, yet it somehow avoids slipping into tackiness. Rooms are dripping in…

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