Unique, eternal, the Serenissima island fleet between the Grand Canal and the lagoon.
Beyond the kitsch clichés, it satisfies aesthetes as well as epicureans, literary people and lovers of beautiful stones.
Taken in the interlacing of its canals, its bridges, its opalescent lights, we always discover new attractions and pretty addresses.
Proof by ten.
To discover
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Hotel Bisanzio: Saint-Marc district, brick and ocher
The hotel is very close to the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Square.
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A four-star hotel in tones reminiscent of palace facades.
Very close to the Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Square, ideal for exploring the historic heart on foot.
To enjoy perfect calm and above all "float" above the rooftops, book one of the superior rooms on the 5th floor (501 for example) with beams and terrace or better, for a few euros more, a junior more spacious suite.
To recuperate between two visits or in the evening, sit down with a glass of spritz in hand on the charming patio.
Hearty breakfast with lots of fruit.
55 charming rooms, classic from €140, junior suite €168.
Hotel Bisanzio, Calle de la Pieta, 3651, 30122 Venezia.
Such.
: +39 041 520 3100.
Hôtel Canaletto: Piazza San Marco, marble and canopy
The Venice of postcards with its 18th century decorative rooms.
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A handful of rooms, along a quiet canal, a few minutes walk from the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square, in the very quiet area of Castello.
The Venice of postcards with its 18th century decorated rooms, its friendly owners and staff taking pleasure in speaking French and its history, that of the painter Giovanni Antonio Canal aka Canaletto who lived there in the middle of the 18th century.
We fell in love with rooms 132 and 135 with their small terrace.
The receptionists recommend excellent visits, good little restaurants and bars.
The copious breakfast, presented as a buffet, prepares you for long walks in the city.
Access to the Canaletto is very easy by vaporetto and of course by gondola.
From €120.
Hotel Canaletto, Calle de la Malvasia, 5487, 30122 Venezia Tel.
: +39 041 522 0518.
Londra Palace: St. Mark's Square, Lagoon side
St. Mark's Square is a stone's throw away, as are vaporetti and gondolas to explore the canals.
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For 170 years, this 5-star Relais & Châteaux has been scrutinizing the lagoon not far from Piazza San Marco.
Its staff, very stylish and attentive, strives to punctuate each stay with surprises, offering to set up a table for two on the
altana
, Venetian wooden terrace, with a special setting or to prepare a picnic with champagne, suggesting a place to taste it.
Obviously who says romance says room on the lagoon with its breathtaking colors, and perched if possible on the 4th or 5th floor.
Velvet, brocades, flowers, marble, second-hand furniture, the magic of Venice pervades every corner.
If the main restaurant has been closed since Covid, with no reopening announcement, the “Bistrot By Do Leoni” is very pleasant for a dinette, a tea and the “Londra Bar” for cocktails from the bartender, a personality.
From €250 and €500 on a high floor with lagoon view.
Londra Palace, Riva degli Schiavoni, 4171, 30122 Venezia Tel.
: +39 041 520 0533.
Ca' Sagredo Hotel: Rialto Bridge, a past so present
The 42 very Venetian rooms and suites all enjoy a view of the Grand Canal.
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Another splendid 15th century palace, listed as a National Monument, now a 5-star boutique hotel.
Between Ca' D'Oro and the Rialto Bridge, the brick facade and high windows drown with colorful grace in the waters of the Grand Canal.
Inside, the ballrooms display endless frescoes, including the most beautiful by Tiepolo.
Its 42 very Venetian rooms and suites all enjoy a view of the Grand Canal, Ca' D'Oro, Campo Santa Sofia or the Rialto market.
"L'Alcova", a gourmet restaurant extended by a panoramic terrace and "l'Incontro", a cozy chic bar add to the charms of this Small Luxury of The world.
Admittedly, not everything is straight-forward, the history of the places prevailing over modernity,
the wifi seems out of breath and the silks faded by the repeated caresses of the sun.
But emanating from these walls such an atmosphere, such an impression of plunging into the 18th century, that one goes beyond to enjoy this little palace.
From €297.
Ca’Sagredo Hotel, Campo Santa Sofia, 4198/99, 30121 Venezia.
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: +39 041 241 3111.
Aman Venice: Rialto, Tiepolo and Clooney
Set along the Grand Canal, near the Rialto, this luxury establishment revives the splendor of Palazzo Papadopoli.
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For the romance impossible to match the Palazzo Papadoli on the Grand Canal!
A splendor of the 14th century that Amal and George Clooney chose for their wedding night in 2014. Two palaces in one, the winter one and the summer one overlook a garden overlooking the canal.
To save the Palazzo, which was sinking little by little into the waters, its owner, Count Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, entrusted its management to the Aman group, which delegated the Denniston architectural firm of Jean-Michel Gathy to renovate it.
Everything is splendor, the main staircase, the works of Tiepolo and Cesare Rotta, the wrought iron, the marble busts, the leather and the wood, the spa… And the cuisine of the starred chef.
The price is worth it… From €1,250, with breakfast, anyway!
But love excuses the blows of madness...
Aman Venice, Palazzo Papadopoli, Calle Tiepolo, 1364, 30125 Venezia.
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: +39 041 270 7333.
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Ca' di Dio: Arsenal district, warm cocoon
Housed in a 13th century building, the hotel is on the banks of the Rio de la Ca' di Dio canal.
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A newcomer, this five-star hotel was born in a 16th century residence originally intended to welcome Pilgrims leaving for the Holy Land and Rome, then destitute women.
To enhance its boutique hotel, the V Retreats Collection has chosen designer Patricia Urquiola.
Everything here oozes Venetian charm, from hand-blown crystal fixtures by LP Glass Murano, to Rubelli fabrics and The Merchant of Venice spa.
And above all, from most of the 66 rooms and suites, glimpses of the most beautiful views of Venice.
From €420.
Ca' di Dio, Riva Ca' di Dio, 2183, 30122 Venezia Tel.
: +39 041 098 023.
Ca'Pisani Hotel: Dorsoduro, Art Deco touches
This Art Deco-style hotel is a 15-minute walk from Piazza San Marco.
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Here, no grandiloquent decor, no gold, no moldings but furniture and works of art from the 1930s and 1940s, collected with passion, which blend in and awaken this 17th century palace.
This boutique hotel is one of the few in town to play this highly refined offbeat decor card.
The Serandrei family, owners of the place, endeavor to receive their guests with generosity and to reveal their collection of works of art to them, such as the very beautiful painting by Fortunato Depero,
La Rivista
, which sits enthroned in the eponymous restaurant.
All rooms are stylish, elegant and pleasant.
Honeymooners love those under the roof and those with a jacuzzi.
From €202.
Ca' Pisani Deco Design Hotel, Rio Terrà Foscarini, 979A, 30123 Venezia.
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: +39 041 240 1411.
Palazzo Barbarigo: Dorsoduro, feathers, mirrors and tralala
Wonderful to wake up on the Grand Canal, listening to the silence of dawn in the lagoon.
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Two ways of approaching the Palazzo on foot via a small, very dark alley or via the canal.
Whoever lands on the pier of Palazzo Barbarigo, built in 1569, succumbs to the black magic of this jewel embedded in the Grand Canal.
Debauchery of black marble and lacquer accented with the muted red of the lampshades ruffled with swan feathers, jet-black velvet poufs perched in front of the bar, delicate console tables with perfect curves, mirrors to envy.
In the bathrooms, Venetian Renaissance mirrors, illuminated with gold, hide the television.
In the lobby and bar, mirrors soar to the ceiling capturing the life of the canal.
We would spend our time on the small terrace of the bar watching the comings and goings of the boats.
From €250.
Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo, alle Corner, Sestiere San Polo, 2765
Venezia.
Such.
: +39 041 740 172.
Charming House DD724: Dorsoduro, design and poetry
This elegant hotel is located in an artistic district, in a narrow lane leading to the Rio de le Toreseie canal.
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Who in this narrow passage on the Dursoduro, detects directly above the Guggenheim Foundation, this pocket hotel?
A former merchant's house in one of the most pleasant neighborhoods, preserved from cohorts in shorts and sneakers, the DD724 has its living rooms on the third floor of a narrow building.
Works of art, sixties furniture, state-of-the-art high-tech equipment, library stuffed with art books, the perfect address for those who seek out places like no other, secrets, close to fashionable restaurants and bars and Zattere, along the Giudecca Canal, where Venetians like to stroll at sunset.
From €280.
Charming House DD724, Dorsoduro, 724, 30123 Venezia Tel.
: +39 041 277 0262.
Ca Maria Adele, Dursoduro: confidential
The Ca Maria Adele is housed in a building that housed salt merchants in the 16th century.
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Facing the Church of Santa Marie delle Salute, near the Pointe de la Douane museum, a very intimate residence and a most charming mini-palace.
The two united under the same entity have only twelve rooms and suites all different, all rococo, with their damasks, their busts, their mirrors.
Loaded, very loaded but so enveloping, so seductive.
Ca Maria Adele has been repeatedly honored with the title of "Venice's most romantic hotel".
Tea time in a pretty lounge or on the terrace is sacred, as is aperitif time with the Grand Canal in the background.
Ca Maria Adele, Sestiere Dorsoduro, 111, 30123 Venezia Tel.
: +39 041 520 3078.
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