Must-see hotels in The Veneto

  • Hotel Montana

    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…

  • Palazzo Cristo

    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…

  • Rifugio Averau

    Veneto Dolomites

    The Rifugio Averau, a rough-hewn cabin tucked dramatically under the rocky spears of the Averau peak, has a hostel-style dormitory where guests can spend…

  • Oltre Il Giardino

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Live the dream in this garden villa, the 1920s home of Alma Mahler, the composer's widow. Hidden behind a lush walled garden, its six high-ceilinged guest…

  • La Caminella

    The Veneto

    This pretty B&B is housed in an old stone structure once used for drying tobacco leaves. Now it’s been transformed to provide chic accommodation in…

  • Ca’ dei Dogi

    Venice

    Even the nearby Bridge of Sighs can’t dampen the high spirits of the sunny Ca’ dei Dogi, with guest-room windows sneaking peeks into the convent cloisters…

  • Santa Croce Boutique Hotel

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Close to the train and bus stations, this hotel is nevertheless a quiet haven. It offers just 15 rooms and suites, tastefully furnished with velvets,…

  • Campiello Zen

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Hotels would have you believe Venetians live a twee existence in fussy brocade-upholstered pink salons, but this B&B in a traditional family home treats…

  • Rifugio Scoiattoli

    Veneto Dolomites

    In 1969 Alpine guide Lorenzo Lorenzi built this rifugio, and it is still managed by his family today. Accessible by foot from the Cinque Torri chairlift,…

  • Ca' Maria Adele

    Venice

    If your vision of Venice includes a palace full of crushed velvet, gold wallpaper, mad Murano chandeliers and marbled bathrooms, then this decadent…

  • Fairbnb Venice

    Venice

    A community-powered home-sharing platform founded on the sustainable principle of one home per resident host. Book accommodation here and you'll be warmly…

  • B&B San Marco

    Venice

    Alice and Marco welcome you warmly to their home overlooking Carpaccio's frescoed Scuola Dalmata. The 3rd-floor apartment (no lift), with its parquet…

  • La Chicca

    Venice

    It's neatly wedged between Dorsoduro’s trifecta of museums – Accademia, Peggy Guggenheim and Punta della Dogana – yet all you’ll hear at night in this…

  • 3749 Ponte Chiodo

    Venice

    This charming little B&B offers six sweet rooms with period furnishings, views over the canal and a private front garden. It takes its name from the…

  • Ca' della Scimmia

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The My Venice Apartment crew rents units in six locations around Venice, but we particularly like this block for its back-lane location right at the…

  • Hotel Palladio

    Vicenza

    The top choice in central Vicenza, this renovated Renaissance palazzo delivers crisp, contemporary rooms with beamed ceilings, polished wooden floors and…

  • Parco Dolomiti Fisterre B&B

    Belluno

    This three-room B&B offers one of the warmest welcomes in the Dolomites, with extremely friendly and helpful owners, tasty breakfasts and a tranquil…

  • Palazzo Valmarana Braga Rosa

    Vicenza

    Designed by Andrea Palladio in the 1560s, this elegant palace was raised for noblewoman Isabella Nogarola Valmarana in memory of her husband Giovanni…

  • Ai Cavalieri di Venezia

    Venice

    Venetian glam is dialled up to the max in this luxurious palazzo (mansion) hotel, yet it somehow avoids slipping into tackiness. Rooms are dripping in…

  • Venice Prestige

    Venice

    The crème de la crème of Venetian apartments to rent, located in aristocratic palazzi in the best locations in town. Add-on services include private chefs…

  • The breakfast room at Villa Ines has a rustic elegance

    Villa Ines

    Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands

    Gorgeous gardens surround this quintessential Liberty-style villa. It belongs to the Seguso family, one of Murano's most famous glass-blowing dynasties,…

  • The street entrance to Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo is tucked down a back alley

    Palazzo Barbarigo

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Brooding, chic and seductive, Barbarigo delivers 18 plush guestrooms combining modern elegance and intrigue – think dark, contemporary furniture,…

  • The entrance to Silk Road is tucked down a quiet street

    Silk Road

    Venice

    Breathe easy along the Giudecca Canal in this clean, hassle-free hostel, complete with communal kitchen and, best of all, no curfew. Both of the airy,…

  • The hotel entrance is on the intersection of residential streets

    Hotel Sant'Elena

    Venice

    Once a convent, then a navy-owned holiday resort for admirals and now a Best Western, this hotel's quiet location, spacious halls, grassy cloister and…

  • This ex flour mill is now home to Hilton Molino Stucky

    Hilton Molino Stucky

    Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands

    Built in the late 19th century, this highly unusual and surprisingly ornate high rise originally functioned as a flour mill and pasta factory. The Hilton…

  • Even the front door at Le Terese is lovely

    Le Terese

    Venice

    Join architectural duo Antonella and Mauro in their 18th-century granary on the Rio Terese for a dose of local living. There are just two rooms…

  • The Hotel Palazzetto Madonna stands on a lovely canal close to the San Toma' boat stop

    Palazzetto Madonna

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The rooms at this beautiful hotel are sumptuously decorated, with a tasteful mix of antique and contemporary features. Some overlook the pretty canal,…

  • Rifugio Cinque Torri

    Veneto Dolomites

    This summer-only refuge enjoys a spectacular location right at the base of the 5 Torri. Run by the Lelo family since 1937, it has hosted world-famous…

  • Villa Spinosa

    The Veneto

    This agriturismo (farmstay accommodation) and winery is located at the foot of the Masua hills just south of the centre of Negrar. Accommodation is in two…

  • Ca’ Pisani

    Venice

    Sprawl out in style right behind the Accademia, and luxuriate in sleigh beds, Jacuzzi tubs and walk-in closets. Mood lighting and sound-proofed walls make…

  • Casa Burano

    Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands

    Wake up in one of Burano's famous candy-coloured houses, courtesy of the stylish folks at Venissa who have converted five classic homes into an albergo…

  • Villa dei Vescovi

    The Veneto

    Renovated by the British Landmark Trust, Villa Vescovi is one of the best-preserved pre-Palladio Renaissance villas in the Veneto, and staying in one of…

  • Relais Ca’ Muse

    Vicenza

    Impossible to categorise, this gallery-hotel-social experiment in an old stone farmhouse is well worth the 15-minute drive from Vicenza for its serene…

  • La Vigna di Sarah

    The Veneto

    This biodynamic vineyard, which harvests the grapes for its Grappoli di Luna by moonlight (due to more beneficial lower temperatures), offers equally…

  • La Calcina

    Venice

    This little hotel offers breezy roof-garden breakfasts, a canalside restaurant, and panoramas of Palladio's Redentore church across Giudecca Canal…

  • Hotel Al Vivit

    Mestre

    Facing on to buzzing Piazza Ferretto is this characterful three-star hotel, which has large, smart rooms decked out in extravagant faux-Venetian decor…

  • We Crociferi

    Venice

    In contrast to the bombastic Gesuiti church next door, this convent-turned-barracks-turned-hostel provides minimalist white rooms overlooking a cloister…

  • B&B Bloom & Settimo Cielo

    Venice

    Occupying the top floor of a historic home overlooking Santo Stefano, Bloom has glam-rock rooms in shocking scarlet, fuchsia and gold damask, with leather…

  • Alla Casetta

    Feltre

    It may take the navigation skills of an Alpinist to find this rustic, ecofriendly patch of paradise on the Caorame river, but persevere. Hosts Christian…

  • Ca’ del Brocchi

    Venice

    A colourful character inhabiting a quiet side street in Dorsoduro’s museum district, Ca’ del Brocchi has small yet over-the-top baroque-styled rooms –…