This is a hotel of many parts. The main Bauer Hotel occupies an ugly 1940s extension of the original 18th-century hotel building; inside, the vast hall with...

Open since 2007, this Grand Canal palazzo dating back to the 15th century is as much a museum as a hotel, with a magnificent double staricase, a huge rococo...

Set amidst verdant gardens, the Cipriani has great facilities as well as a private harbour for your yacht and a good chance of rubbing shoulders with a film...

Whether or not you're staying at this Venetian classic, twirl through the revolving door to gawp at the magnificent reception hall. The Danieli is split...

Thomas Mann wrote, and Luchino Visconti filmed, Death in Venice in this glorious art deco hotel set in its own park with private beach and tennis courts. If...

There's a studied air of old-world charm and nobility about this 15th-century palazzo. Refined and opulent, adorned with antiques and fresh flowers, each...

This Grand Canal classic is a curious hybrid. The lobby and bar area is a fussy mix of classic and modern, the rooms in the main building are untouched by...

The open vistas of the Giudecca canal provide the backdrop for meals taken on the terrace of this hotel, a view shared by the bedrooms at the front of the...

Some people might argue that there's no point in going to Venice and staying on the island of Torcello, but this famous green-shuttered inn is special...

It's no wonder that Tchaikovsky found this hotel - with no fewer than 100 of its bedroom windows facing San Giorgio Maggiore across the lagoon - a congenial...

In a 15th-century palazzo, this hotel has little remaining period decor, with the exception of the original frescoes and stucco decorations in the...

Of all the grand hotels that crowd this part of the riva, the Metropole is arguably the most characterful. Owner-manager Pierluigi Beggiato is a passionate...

Well placed for piazzale Roma and the railway station, this hotel somehow avoids the total anonymity that chains such as owners Accor-Sofitel often serve...

Over time, the island of San Clemente has hosted a hospice for pilgrims, a powder store, an ecclesiastical prison for unruly priests and, more recently, a...