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…
Must-see hotels in Venice
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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Venice
Down a lane from glitzy Calle Larga XXII Marzo, this ivy-covered retreat quietly outclasses brash designer neighbours with its delightful tearoom and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Venice
If your vision of Venice includes a palace full of crushed velvet, gold wallpaper, mad Murano chandeliers and marbled bathrooms, then this decadent…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
