Il Palazzo Experimental
Venice · Italy
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Character and identity
Set on the Zattere promenade in Dorsoduro, with a front-row view of the working traffic along the Giudecca Canal, Il Palazzo Experimental occupies a restored palazzo a vaporetto ride from the main tourist drag. Designer Dorothée Meilichzon has shaped the 32 rooms and the public spaces with a playful 1920s seaside vocabulary, candy-coloured nods to Death-in-Venice bathing huts running through the lobby and the restaurant. The canal-level cocktail bar pulls a serious mixology crowd, while Adriatica, from the duo behind London's Italian Supper Club, works the length of Italy's east coast. Service is suave, stylish and clued-in.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and solo travellers who want Venice with a cocktail-bar pulse rather than a Grand Canal address. Anyone drawn to Dorsoduro's galleries (Accademia, Guggenheim), serious aperitivo culture, and a hotel that feels of the city but slightly apart from its tourist crush.
Should look elsewhere:
Families wanting a kids' programme, and first-timers who want to step out of the lobby into St Mark's. The Giudecca-side location means vaporetto hops to the major sights, and the sophisticated bar-scene vibe isn't built around children, though they're accommodated.
Bottom line
The defining proposition is mood: a Meilichzon-designed playground with one of Venice's best cocktail bars attached, in a neighbourhood that rewards walkers more than tickbox tourists. Book if you want style and a drink in your hand over proximity to the Rialto. A canal-facing room is the one to ask for, and the rear garden and private jetty are worth lingering in.
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What this place offers
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Table service
- Room service
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Smoke-free property
- Credit cards
- NFC mobile payments
