Palazzo
Historic palace hotels on or near the Grand Canal. Frescoed ceilings and a private water entrance.
Palazzo
About the palazzo list
A palazzo hotel is a converted Venetian palace, usually 15th to 18th century, usually with a water entrance and at least one frescoed ceiling left intact. You are paying for the bones as much as the room.
Twelve we rate. Start with the Grand Canal names if the view is the point, and the quieter palazzos if you want a ceiling to remember without a terrace full of honeymooners.
Palazzo
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12 hotels worth a closer look.
San Marco · Palazzo
Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel
Opulent hotel in a restored 16th-century property offering ornate rooms, fine dining and canal views. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.8 on Google (230 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Palazzo Abadessa
Posh hotel in a former 16th-century palace offering breakfast and Wi-Fi, plus a garden courtyard. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.5 on Google (300 reviews)
Giudecca · Palazzo
The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice
Sophisticated rooms and suites in a palatial canal-side hotel, plus an elegant restaurant and terrace. In Giudecca, across the water from the Zattere, ten minutes by vaporetto. Vaporetto-dependent, which is fine once you have the timetable. The return view of Venice at night is the trade-off.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.6 on Google (1,318 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Bauer Hotel
Refined hotel set on a canal offering free breakfast, plus a posh Mediterranean restaurant and a bar. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.5 on Google (1,078 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Ruzzini Palace Hotel
Venetian-style rooms in an upscale hotel offering a breakfast buffet and a sophisticated bar. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.8 on Google (914 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Venezia Palazzo Barocci
Elegant hotel offering upmarket quarters and canal views, plus a garden, a cafe-bar and a private dock. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.6 on Google (769 reviews)
Dorsoduro · Palazzo
Palazzo Veneziano – Venice Collection
Chic rooms and suites, some with in-room whirlpool tubs, in a high-end hotel offering lagoon views. In Dorsoduro, within walking distance of the Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim. Quieter at night than San Marco, with real dinner options around Campo Santa Margherita.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.7 on Google (1,505 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Hotel Palazzo Vitturi
Elegant hotel in an 11th-century palazzo offering breakfast, parking and canal views. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.6 on Google (492 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Duodo Palace Hotel
Polished hotel in a 17th-century building along a canal, offering complimentary Wi-Fi and a cozy bar. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.1 on Google (781 reviews)
Dorsoduro · Palazzo
Hotel Palazzo Stern
Elegant hotel offering Grand Canal views and a rooftop terrace with a hot tub, plus free Wi-Fi. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.7 on Google (280 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Sina Palazzo Sant’Angelo
Regal rooms, some with canal views, in an opulent, old-world setting, offering free Wi-Fi and a bar. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.8 on Google (238 reviews)
San Marco · Palazzo
Palazzo Giovanelli
Refined 16th-century palace-turned-hotel with canal views, a polished bar and breakfast. In San Marco, a few minutes from St Mark’s Square. Expect foot traffic and bell sounds by day; the sestiere quiets down once the last day-trip boat leaves at 6pm.
- Special-occasion stay where history is the point
- You want a ceiling you will photograph and send home
- You are happy with formal service and a dress code at dinner
4.5 on Google (320 reviews)
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