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 The Veneto
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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Rifugio Ristorante Peziè de Parù
Veneto Dolomites
This idyllic Alpine hut sits in a meadow encircled by a crown of high peaks. In summer, guests lounge on the lawn with the cow, then retire to the terrace…
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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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Cortina d’Ampezzo
A 10km, forest-shaded drive from Cortina, this stylish place is astounding value, with spectacular mountain views from its large rooms. The well-regarded…
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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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The Veneto
This home-away-from-home offers three rooms with river views in a historic palazzo. Rooms are furnished with great care: vintage finds, mid-century modern…
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Treviso
This hybrid hair salon, beauty spa and contemporary hotel is delightfully unconventional and super-smart. Rooms have every imaginable mod con: Netflix…
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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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The Veneto
This elegant neoclassical villa, renovated by architect-owner Graziano, sits in the shadow of the grand Villa Contarini degli Scrigni, to which it was…
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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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Verona
Make friends with the chickens, ducks and horses as you wander through San Mattia's olive groves, orchards and vineyards, then sit back on the patio and…
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Vicenza
Set your bags down in this friendly Vicentine house, whose owner has decorated it with colour and flair. The 600-year-old house was once owned by a count…
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The Veneto
Even for ridiculously charming Asolo, the Albergo del Sole is super-romantic. Overlooking the main square the 16th-century pink villa houses 23…
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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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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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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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Verona
This former Della Scala palace exudes luxury from the velvet-clad sofas in the cavernous lobby to walls clad in tapestries. Suites for the deep of pocket…
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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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Verona
One of the city’s top addresses and also one of its most romantic, the Gabbia d’Oro features luxe rooms inside an 18th-century palazzo that manage to be…
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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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Cortina d’Ampezzo
Right in the heart of Cortina, this friendly, vintage 1920s Alpine hotel offers simple but well-maintained rooms. Facilities include a ski room with a…
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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…
