The Gritti Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice
Venice · Italy
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Character and identity
Set on a prized stretch of the Grand Canal directly opposite Salute church, the Gritti Palace is a 1475 Gothic palazzo with 82 rooms and a deeply traditional Venetian sensibility. A $50 million restoration by Chuck Chewning brought back the frescoes, antique mirrors, Rubelli fabrics and Murano chandeliers that define the public rooms and suites. Club del Doge handles the cooking (squid ink risotto and other Venetian classics under chef Daniele Turco), the Riva bar pours aperitivi over the water, and the Sisley Paris spa offers hammam, aromatherapy and double treatment suites. Service is warm, discreet and properly polished.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples and design-literate travellers who want classical Venetian opulence rather than a contemporary boutique aesthetic, with a Grand Canal terrace for sunset dinners, a private water-taxi jetty, and an enviable position five minutes from La Fenice and a short walk from St. Mark's. Festival-goers (Biennale, Carnival, Film Festival) gravitate here.
Should look elsewhere:
Families with young children and anyone after minimalist, modern interiors will find the heavily decorated period rooms a lot. The immediate streets sit on the busy Accademia to San Marco tourist route, so guests seeking seclusion or a resort footprint (pool, gardens) should look to the lagoon islands.
Bottom line
What you're paying for is the address and the room product: a genuinely historic palazzo on the best stretch of the Grand Canal, restored without stripping out the Venetian character. Book a canal-facing room (the interior-facing categories miss the whole point), and consider timing around a festival if seeing the city at full theatre matters more than a quieter rate.
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What this place offers
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in public areas
- Public internet workstation
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Table service
- Room service
- Smoke-free property
- Credit cards
- Front desk
