During a multi-million dollar renovation, owner Francesca Bortolotto Possati divided the Bauer Hotel to create the super luxurious Bauer il Palazzo in the building's 18th-century wing in 2000. Plush rooms, lavish suites, young staff and excellent service have been attracting high… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Don't waste this hotel on your mother (sorry, mum). Sumptuous fabrics, dark brooding damask walls, timber ceilings, luxurious bathrooms and beds that are asking for it mean you simply may not want to leave your room. It's perfect for stressed urbanites who want a chic escape. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This hotel has a lofty aim - to fuse accommodation and Modern Art into a unique experience - and it's well on the way to achieving it. Large canvases painted by Michele Pornaro, the owner (Nicola)'s brother, span the walls, and interesting sculptures and light installations dot t… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Nestled up a quiet, narrow alley right next to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum is this contemporary design hotel named after its address. With just seven rooms and buckets of modern art, it feels intimate and stylish. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Tucked up a little alley, this hotel is well placed for the Jewish Ghetto and Museu Ebraico and is walking distance from the train station. Rooms are a good size and feature unusually colourful bathrooms, including one with a pillar-box-red toilet seat. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Composed of three adjacent buildings of differing age, the Hotel Danieli lords it over the San Marco basin. Converted into a hotel during the 19th century, it has long been a favourite with royalty, artists and other celebrities. A stay here will make you feel a million dollars (… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The Gritti Palace was originally built in 1525 to house a Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti. Since opening as a luxury hotel in the last century it has played host to royalty of both the crowned and Hollywood variety and is considered one of Venice's best places to stay. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal showed its new face in 2004 after a major overhaul involving restoring and opening the Ridotto wing, moving the entrance, redesigning the lobby and redecorating the rooms. The new face looks good - it manages to be slick, modern and historical all a… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The small reception area doesn't look like much, but this hotel has beautifully decorated rooms upstairs. And sitting on the road that joins Rialto and Piazza San Marco, you can't really argue with the central location. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Guests have been staying here since the mid-19th century. Aim for one of the three spacious waterfront rooms with sweeping views across the lagoon through grand picture windows. Other rooms, which look onto Campo San Zaccaria or a small garden, can be almost half the price and ar… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

With some of the feel of an Alpine chalet, this grand country house set in luxuriant gardens is a wonderful place to call home. Rooms of varying types and sizes are graced with iron bedsteads and in some cases balconies. You can dine indoors or in the gardens, which also house a … Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The six rooms in this cheerful pensione are white, bright and roomy, with tiled floors and attractive, functional furniture. It's a little out of the way up near the Fondamente Nuove, but that is part of its charm. Take breakfast on the little balcony. Prices rarely hit the quote… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Located on a busy campo (square) 100m north of Piazza San Marco, this refurbished mansion offers tastefully presented and generous rooms. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes (some with classic terrazzo alla Veneziana - a mixture of finely fragmented marble chips and plaste… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

In a restored former abbey just a few minutes' walk from the train station, 50 lovely rooms are spread across this seemingly endless, rambling hotel. Some face onto a blooming central garden where you can take breakfast. The better ones all have a different primary-colour scheme,… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

A charming villa set in lush gardens only a short walk from the vaporetto stop, the Villa Cipro offers spacious, elegantly decorated rooms, some with balconies that overlook the charming grounds. A highlight is taking breakfast in the leafy courtyard. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The rose-coloured buildings of the restored one-time monastery and madhouse of San Clemente make a unique setting. The hotel has 205 rooms and suites, two swimming pools, tennis courts, a golf course, conference space and wonderful gardens. The views out over the lagoon towards s… Full Lonely Planet Review ›