Best hotels and hostels in 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 rooms with Rubelli silk damask lining, antique fainting...

As eccentric and luxurious as Venice itself, the Danieli has attracted bohemians, minor royalty and their millionaire lovers for more than a century. The hotel sprawls through three landmark buildings: the...

Evenings seem enchanted in this opulent 1540 palazzo, where staff fluff pillows, ply guests with prosecco, arrange water taxis to the opera and plot irresistible marriage proposals. Classic guest rooms feature...

Down a lane from glitzy Calle Larga XXII Marzo, this ivy-covered retreat quietly outclasses brash designer neighbours with its delightful tearoom and breakfasts served around the garden fountain. Guest rooms...

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 offer a chic, updated take on Venetian style, with...

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 three rooms in Eleonora’s 15th-century family home....

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 features. Frescoed ceilings and terrazzo floors meet with...

Like a courtesan's boudoir, this 16th-century palazzo (mansion) is swathed in damask wall coverings, heavy silk curtains and thick, plush carpets. A smiling host greets you at the padded, golden reception desk...

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 oasis offers elegant guest rooms, some with Murano chandeliers...

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 beams, black-and-white Venice photographs, modern...

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 Fortuny and come finished with Turkish kilim pillows,...

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 for commissioning some of the most significant buildings on...

Occupying a floor of an 18th-century palazzo alongside the Accademia bridge, this classic hotel is decked out with floral silk wallpaper and imposing period furnishings. Book ahead, especially for rooms 7 and 9,...

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 cappuccino, finished with beautiful parquet floors, large...

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 doubles and one suite in this 15th-century palazzo, all...

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-facing terrace – are quaintly decorated with quilted...

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 suites are exemplars of luxurious contemporary design,...

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 rooms and suites marry historic charm with modern...

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 next door. Streamlined, modern rooms look like ship...

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, silks and Murano glass, and sleek bathrooms with designer...