Venezia, one of a kind. When you plan your next luxury trip to Italy make sure you are guided by professionals as the “unique” features of Venice can easily turn into challenges. Our Italian Concierge team frequently visits the places where we send our guests and we personally test services, restaurants, transportation, etc. Sometimes we test how our partners might react to an unplanned or unexpected situation such as requesting a taxi without notice, a porter at the Train Station, requesting a car rental or a drive to the airport; that is why in Venice the location of your hotel is very important, based on your personalized Itinerary. For instance, if you are staying on an outer island and you have a cooking class or a tour near San Marco, your transfer plan cannot be left to the last minute.
If you are flying out of Venice early in the morning you may need a transfer by car or by boat depending on the month of the year, on the weather conditions and the location of your hotel. Venice hotels are mainly in ancient buildings, most of them originally private houses, convents or commercial buildings. The size of the rooms may vary even within the same category, the bathroom layout may be different as well within the same category and simply swapping a shower to a bathtub may not be so easy. Some rooms may have a view on the canals or on a “calle” (pedestrian street).
While some properties have their private pier or direct access from the water, funny enough some are far away also from a taxi stop or a vaporetto stop (ferry), but not so funny if you have to carry your bags up and down the bridges above the canals. So, location in most cases is key. Let us share some details of a few hotels in Venice however, but to pick the best one for your case ask your Italian Concierge travel advisor.
Novecento Boutique Hotel is just at 5 minute walk from San Marco square.
The entrance is off of a small “calle” and is not facing the water making this location very quiet even if you are right in the middle of the “action”. Your stay here will have the feel of a private house from the early 1900’s with a lot of the furniture still original of that period
Just 5 minutes away from Rialto Bridge we have selected for your luxury sojourn Ai Reali, a Venetian style palace overlooking a small canal. The rooms and suites were recently renovated and are decorated in classic Venetian style. Restaurant and SPA in house as well. This property is part of the “Small Luxury Hotels of the World” network.
Standing right on Grand Canal facing the water with a private dock and just minutes away from the Accademia Bridge (which has a very particular story going back to the 1800’s), Palazzo Stern is an original 15th century Venetian palace. The classic Venetian windows display a marvelous contrast between the light color of its marble stone and the rich tones of the bricks. The Palazzo was purchased and restored by Ernesta de Hierschel Stern, writer and arts collector, in the early 1900’s. The palace still holds about 100 masterpieces from her private collection and there is also a hidden chapel in the property. In the morning breakfast is served on a terrace overlooking the Grand Canal … what better idea to start your day other than in a location where a lifetime would not be enough to discover it completely: during your stay here you will always be surrounded by the water and the view of the canal, breakfast lunch dinner or aperitivo they all have the gorgeous view.
Standing right on Grand Canal facing the water with a private dock and just minutes away from the Accademia Bridge (which has a very particular story going back to the 1800’s), Palazzo Stern is an original 15th century Venetian palace. The classic Venetian windows display a marvelous contrast between the light color of its marble stone and the rich tones of the bricks. The Palazzo was purchased and restored by Ernesta de Hierschel Stern, writer and arts collector, in the early 1900’s.
The palace still holds about 100 masterpieces from her private collection and there is also a hidden chapel in the property. In the morning breakfast is served on a terrace overlooking the Grand Canal … what better idea to start your day other than in a location where a lifetime would not be enough to discover it completely: during your stay here you will always be surrounded by the water and the view of the canal, breakfast lunch dinner or aperitivo they all have the gorgeous view.
Our favorite rooms here start with a Deluxe Gran Canal View, simply Venetian style décor.
We have purposefully not mentioned some classic and historic properties in Venice such as Hotel Danieli, Gritti Palace, Belmond Cipriani and some new or renovated properties such as Orient Express Venezia or Airelles Palladio: we would need a book to write about all of them. We are happy to share our knowledge about Venezia when you are ready to organize your Luxury Italian Escape and to create a customized itinerary for you preparing the best experience ever.